The 2024 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. They were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his fifteenth season. They played their home games at Riggs Field. This was the team's 64th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 37th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They entered the season as defending national champions after defeating Notre Dame in the NCAA Final.
As defending national champions, the Tigers opened as number one in the polls. The started the season with a win against Power 4 opponent and drew rival 2–2. This caused the Tigers to fall to number two where they lost to fifth ranked 2–3, in their ACC opener. They fell to number five where they defeated and . They later fell to number twelve in the polls where they lost a finals re-match with . This caused Clemson to fall to twenty-fourth in the polls. However, they upset number three North Carolina and shot right back up to number twelve. A defeat of saw them rise to number eight. A series of four more wins saw them finish the season ranked second. They finished the season with a tie against .
The Tigers finished the regular season 11–2–3 and 5–2–1 in ACC play. They finished in second place in the ACC. As the second seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Louisville in the First Round, Stanford in the Quarterfinals, and California in the Semifinals to return to the Final for a third straight year. They faced , who defeated them in a penalty shoot-out. The Tigers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, and were the ninth overall seed. A defeat of in the First Round, saw them match-up again with Wake Forest. Clemson lost this round 2–1 in overtime to end their title defense.
Previous season
The Tigers finished the ACC season with a 9–3–3 overall record and a 4–2–2 ACC record. They 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.
Player movement
Players leaving Players Leaving 2 DF 6'1" 196 Dakar, Senegal Signed professional contractwith Phoenix Rising FC 7 FW 6'0" 170 Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Transferred to San Francisco 9 FW 6'4" 188 Valencia, Spain Graduated 10 MF 5'8" 170 Dakar, Senegal Graduated; drafted 55thoverall in 2024 MLS SuperDraft 11 MF 5'10" 165 Nashville, Tennessee Graduated; drafted 36thoverall in 2024 MLS SuperDraft 12 DF 5'10" 162 Duvall, Washington Graduated 20 DF 5'8" 145 Apopka, Florida Signed professional contractwith Las Vegas Lights FC 27 DF 6'0" 184 Theirs, France Graduated
Players arriving
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers 4 DF 6'0" 165 West Hartford, Connecticut Saint Louis 8 DF 6'3" 190 Clermont, Florida Cal State Fullerton 11 MF 5'8" 143 Tokyo, Japan Virginia Tech 17 MF 5'1" 150 Cardito, Italy Drexel
Recruiting class
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating Wichita, Kansas Sporting Kansas City (Academy) Sunyani, Ghana Cedar Stars Academy Kópavogur, Iceland KR Reykjavik U20 N/A Accra, Ghana SIMA Austin, Texas Austin FC La Paz, Bolivia Club Bolívar N/A Columbia, South Carolina South Carolina United FC
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Team management Athletic Director Graham Neff Head coach Mike Noonan Associate head coach Philip Jones Assistant Coach Camilo Rodriguez Director of Operations Rob Thompson
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Goals record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total 1 15 FW Alex Meinhard 8 3 0 11 2 6 DF Joran Gerbet 6 1 0 7 3 7 FW Wahabu Musah 4 0 2 6 9 FW Tyler Trimnal 5 1 0 6 5 20 MF Ransford Gyan 3 1 1 5 6 11 MF Misei Yoshizawa 4 0 0 4 17 MF Antonio Illuminato 4 0 0 4 19 FW James Kelly 4 0 0 4 9 2 DF Lukas Magnason 1 1 0 2 10 MF Jackson Wrobel 2 0 0 2 30 FW Remi Okunlola 1 1 0 2 12 16 MF Mason Jimenez 1 0 0 1 33 DF Arthur Duquenne 1 0 0 1 Opponent own goal 1 0 0 1Total 45 8 2 55
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total 1 4 DF Galen Flynn 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 3 DF Adam Lundegard 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 3 2 DF Lukas Magnason 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 15 FW Alex Meinhard 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 30 FW Remi Okunlola 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 6 DF Joran Gerbet 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 FW Wahabu Musah 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 DF Mason Lamb 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 FW Tyler Trimnal 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17 MF Antonio Illuminato 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 35 MF Paulino Paz 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 11 MF Misei Yoshizawa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 DF Titus Sandy Jr 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 MF Ransford Gyan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 25 MF Nathan Richmond 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33 DF Arthur Duquenne 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 28136002003613
Awards and honors Joran Gerbet Pre-Season All-ACC Team August 14 ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 7 October 8 Alex Meinhard ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 10 October 29 Joran Gerbet ACC Midfielder of the Year November 13, 2024 Ransford Gyan ACC Freshman of the Year Joran Gerbet All-ACC First Team Alex Meinhard Ransford Gyan All-ACC Second Team Ransford Gyan ACC All-Freshman Team Lukas Magnason Wahabu Musah Joran Gerbet All ACC-Tournament Team November 17, 2024 Adam Lundegard Alex Meinhard
2025 MLS Super Draft
Joran Gerbet Orlando City SC 1 27 MF Titus Sandy Jr 2 46 DF Shawn Smart Colorado Rapids 3 68 Arthur Duquenne CF Montréal 3 73
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