The 2023 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach John Kerr, in his sixteenth season. They played their home games at Koskinen Stadium. The team was founded in 1935 and played the 2023 season in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Blue Devils finished the season 11–4–3 overall and 4–3–1 in ACC play to finish in third place in the Coastal Division. As the fifth overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated twelfth seed Boston College in the First Round before losing to eventual champions Clemson on penalties in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were awarded the fifteenth overall seed. Being a seeded team, they received a bye into the Second Round where they were defeated by to end their season.
Background
The Blue Devils finished the season 13–2–4 overall and 5–0–3 in ACC play to finish in first place in the Coastal Division. As the first overall seed in the ACC Tournament, the received a bye into the Quarterfinals where they were upset at home by eighth seed Clemson. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were awarded the seventh overall seed. Being a seeded team, they received a bye into the Second Round where they defeated and then in the Third Round before being upset by unseeded in the Quarterfinals.
Player movement
Players leaving Departures Eliot Hamill 1 GK 6'2" 175 Graduate Student Scarsdale, New York Graduated Peter Stroud 8 MF 5'10" 145 Junior Chester, New Jersey Signed Professional Contract with New York Red Bulls Scotty Taylor 9 FW 6'0" 157 Senior Millburn, New Jersey Graduated Josh Kim 13 MF 5'11" 165 Freshman Whitestone, New York — Shak Mohammed 14 MF/FW 5'10" 160 Sophomore Kumasi, Ghana Drafted 2nd overall in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft Santa Ihara 17 MF 5'11" 145 Junior Tokyo Japan — Carl Fisher 20 MF 6'0" 160 Senior White Plains, New York Graduated Daniel Aguilar 21 MF 6'1" 175 Senior Baltimore, Maryland Graduated Alex Bonnington 30 FW 6'1" 180 Freshman Rotherham, England Transferred to Boston University Peter Wentzel 31 GK 6'3" 205 Graduate Student Ettlingen, Germany Graduated
Players arriving
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Cameron Fisher 14 MF 6'0" 175 Graduate Student Scottsdale, Arizona North Carolina Forster Ajago 21 FW 6'2" 178 Graduate Student Navrongo, Ghana Dayton Fahmi Ibrahim 26 FW 6'0" 175 Graduate Student Alameda, California California
Recruiting class
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating Hafnarfjörður, Iceland Hafnarfjarðar N/A Dallas, Texas FC Dallas Academy Edgemont, New York FC Westchester N/A Asker, Norway Kongsvinger N/A Issaquah, Washington Eastside FC 04 ECNL N/A
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Team management
Athletic Director Nina King Head coach John Kerr Associate head coach Michael Brady Assistant Coach Kyle Renfro Volunteer assistant coach Tristan Wierbonski
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Awards and honors Nick Pariano Pre-Season All-ACC Team August 26, 2023 Forster Ajago ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week August 29 Julian Eyestone ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 12 Nick Pariano ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 3 Forster Ajago ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week October 17 Forster Ajago ACC Offensive Player of the Year November 8, 2023 Forster Ajago All-ACC First Team Nick Pariano Ulfur Bjornsson All-ACC Second Team Amir Daley Julian Eyestone Antino Lopez All-ACC Third Team Ulfur Bjornsson All-ACC Freshman Team Julian Eyestone
2024 MLS Super Draft
Wayne Frederick Colorado Rapids 1 2 MF Antino Lopez Seattle Sounders FC 2 52 DF Ruben Mesalles Real Salt Lake 3 84 DF
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