The 2023 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. They were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his fourteenth season. They played their home games at Riggs Field. This was the team's 63rd season playing organized men's college soccer and their 36th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Tigers started the season with a loss to and a draw with . These results saw them fall from their preseason ranking of ninth to unranked. They followed up with non conference wins over rival and . They started conference play with a loss to Notre Dame. They would go on to win their next three games, including a conference match-up with Duke. Their first conference loss came at Wake Forest on September 22. That match would be the last match that Clemson would lose for the remainder of the season. They won three straight games before drawing at Syracuse. They would follow that with a win and a draw to close out the regular season with a 9–3–3 overall record and a 4–2–2 ACC record. They were runners up in the Atlantic Division.
The Tigers were the fourth overall seed in the ACC Tournament. They defeated fifth seed Duke in penalties in the Quarterfinals and ninth seed Louisville in the Semifinals to reach the Final. There they faced off against seventh seed North Carolina. The match finished 1–1 and Clemson prevailed in another penalty shootout to win their fifth ACC tournament title. The tournament victory earned Clemson the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. There they were selected as the ninth overall seed. They defeated in the second round, eighth seed in the third round, and sixteenth seed in the Quarterfinals to reach the College Cup. A victory over fifth seed saw them reach the national title match against fellow ACC foe Notre Dame. Clemson went on to avenge their regular season loss to Notre Dame and win the title 2–1. The goal allowed in the title match was the only goal allowed by Clemson in the NCAA Tournament. The national title was the fourth in program history and second for head coach Mike Noonan. It was Clemson's second title in three years following their 2021 title.
Previous season
The Tigers finished the season 13–7–1 overall and 3–4–1 in ACC play to finish in fourth place in the Atlantic Division. As the eighth overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Notre Dame in the First Round, top seed Duke in the Quarterfinals, fourth seed Wake Forest in the Semifinals and became the lowest seed to reach the final in ACC Tournament history. They came up short in the final losing to eventual National Champion Syracuse 2–0. They received an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were awarded the sixth overall seed. After a First Round bye, they lost to UCLA in the Second Round to end their National Title defense.
Player movement
Players leaving Players Leaving Trevor Manion 1 GK 6'3" 190 Junior Phoenixville, Pennsylvania — Dawson Malcolm 4 DF 6'3" 190 Freshman Clover, South Carolina — Hamady Diop 5 DF 6'0" 186 Junior Dakar, Senegal Selected First Overall in 2023 MLS SuperDraft Dylan Sullivan 6 MF 5'9" 160 Senior Wappingers Falls, New York Graduated Tim Ströbeck 7 FW 6'0" 165 Sophomore Hässleholm, Sweden Transferred to Seton Hall Elton Chifamba 8 MF 5'9" 145 Sophomore Blacklick, Ohio Transferred to Syracuse Joey Skinner 13 DF 6'2" 155 Sophomore Charlotte, North Carolina Selected thirteenth overall in 2023 MLS SuperDraft Derek Waleffe 16 MF 5'11" 167 Graduate Student Madison, Wisconsin Graduated Alvaro Gomez 18 MF 5'8" 150 Senior Toledo, Spain Graduated MJ Petry 24 MF 6'3" 155 Freshman Mount Pleasant, South Carolina — Isaiah Ried 27 FW 5'10" 150 Senior Rock Hill, South Carolina Graduated; Selected thirty fourth overall in 2023 MLS SuperDraft Ben Erkens 28 DF 6'2" 180 Junior Greenville, South Carolina —
Players arriving
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers Joran Gerbet 6 MF 5'11" 160 Junior Valence, France Oregon State Alex Meinhard 15 FW 6'0" 178 Senior Tartu, Estonia Tulsa Jackson Wrobel 23 MF 5'9" 162 Junior Madison, Alabama Wofford Gael Gibert 27 DF 6'0" 184 Graduate Student Theirs, France Oregon State
Recruiting class
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating Oviedo, Florida Atlanta United 2 Spartanburg, South Carolina Charlotte FC Academy San Diego, California Albion SC Birmingham, Alabama Briarwood Christian School Dakar, Senegal N/A
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Team management Athletic Director Graham Neff Head coach Mike Noonan Associate head coach Philip Jones Assistant Coach Camilo Rodriguez Assistant Coach Malick Mbaye Director of Operations Rob Thompson
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Goals Record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total 1 10 MF Ousmane Sylla 7 3 3 13 2 15 FW Alex Meinhard 6 1 0 7 3 9 MF Mohamed Seye 5 0 0 5 17 FW Tyler Trimnal 2 2 1 5 25 MF Nathan Richmond 5 0 0 5 6 11 MF Brandon Parrish 2 0 2 4 27 DF Gael Gibert 2 1 1 4 8 6 DF Joran Gerbet 3 0 0 3 7 FW Isaiah Easley 2 1 0 3 30 FW Remi Okunlola 2 1 0 3 11 2 DF Pape Mar Boye 2 0 0 2 23 MF Jackson Worbel 2 0 0 2 31 DF Arthur Duquenne 1 0 1 2 14 20 DF Shawn Smart 0 0 1 1 Opponent own goal 1 0 0 1Total 42 9 9 60
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total 1 20 DF Shawn Smart 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 2 2 DF Pape Mar Boye 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 DF Adam Lundegard 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 6 MF Joran Gerbet 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 9 MF Mohamed Seye 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 10 MF Ousmane Sylla 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 25 MF Nathan Richmond 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 27 DF Gael Gibert 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 33 DF Arthur Duquenne 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 10 7 FW Isaiah Easley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 MF Elton Chifamba 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 MF Brandon Parrish 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 17 FW Tyler Trimnal 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 1 GK Joseph Andema 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 DF Enrique Montana 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 FW Alex Meinhard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 FW James Kelly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 MF Jackson Worbel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 DF Will Cain 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 FW Remi Okunlola 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Total 300170011004801
Awards and honors Alex Meinhard Pre-Season Hermann Trophy Watchlist August 24, 2023 Ousmane Sylla Pre-Season All-ACC Team August 26, 2023 ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 10, 2023 Ousmane Sylla All-ACC First Team November 8, 2023 Brandon Parrish All-ACC Second Team Joran Gerbet All-ACC Third Team Pape Mar Boye Nathan Richmond Pape Mar Boye All-ACC Freshman Team Ousmane Sylla ACC Tournament MVP November 12, 2023 Gael Gerbet ACC All-Tournament Team Ousmane Sylla Joran Gerbet Alex Meinhard Ousmane Sylla NCAA Tournament Offensive MVP December 11, 2023 Pape Mar Boye NCAA Tournament Defensive MVP Ousmane Sylla Hermann Trophy January 5, 2024
2024 MLS Super Draft
Brandon Parrish D.C. United 2 36 MF Ousmane Sylla Houston Dynamo 2 55 MF Nathan Richmond Charlotte FC 3 70 MF
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