The 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 73rd season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's fifth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.
Background
The 2018 Wake Forest men's soccer team finished the season with a 18–3–0 overall record and a 7–1–0 ACC record. The Demon Deacons were seeded first–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they defeated NC State in the Quarterfinals, but lost to eventual champions Louisville in the Semifinals. The Demon Deacons earned an at-large bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the first–overall seed in the tournament, Wake Forest defeated Colgate in the second round before being upset by eventual runners-up Akron in the third round.
At the end of the season, two Demon Deacons men's soccer players were selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft: Logan Gdula and Brad Dunwell.
Player movement
Players leaving Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Brad Dunwell 12 MF 5'8" 165 Senior Grand Rapids, MI Declared for 2019 MLS SuperDraft; selected 56th overall by Houston Dynamo Logan Gdula 17 DF 5'11" 160 Senior East Lyme, CT Declared for 2019 MLS SuperDraft; selected 13th overall by FC Cincinnati Sam Raben 26 DF 6'0" 165 Senior Greenwood Village, CO Graduated Tre Bailey 29 DF 5'10" 160 Senior Durham, NC Graduated
Players arriving
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating Wilton, CT NYCFC Charlotte, NC Sporting Kansas City (Academy) Wellington, New Zealand Wellington Phoenix FC N/A Dalton, GA Chattanooga FC (Academy) Mount Airy, MD Bethesda SC Academy Birmingham, AL Houston Dynamo Peachtree City, GA Atlanta United Hoover, AL Crew SC Academy
Squad
Roster
Updated:August 19, 2019
Team management Position Staff Athletic Director Ron Wellman Head coach Bobby Muuss Associate head coach Steve Armas Assistant coach Dane Brenner Assistant coach Jonathan Lagos Assistant Athletic Trainer Michael White Academic Counselor Brooke Taylor Sports Performance David Bass
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!colspan=8 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=7 style=""| Regular season
!colspan=6 style=""| ACC Tournament
!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA Tournament
Awards and honors Recipient Award Date Ref. Bruno Lapa MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 1, 2019 Michael DeShields ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 3, 2019 Andrew Pannenburg ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 16, 2019 Justin McMaster ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 30, 2019 Andrew Pannenburg ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 21, 2019 Calvin Harris ACC Offensive Player of the Week November 4, 2019 Bruno Lapa All-ACC First Team November 13, 2019 Machop Chol All-ACC Third Team Alistair Johnston Andrew Pannenberg Isaiah Parente Calvin Harris All-ACC Freshman Team Michael DeShields All-ACC Tournament Team November 17, 2019 Joey DeZart
2020 MLS Super draft
Alistair Johnston Nashville SC 1 11 DF Joey DeZart Orlando City SC 2 31 MF
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