The 2024 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach John Kerr, in his seventeenth season. They played their home games at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The team was founded in 1935 and played the 2024 season in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Blue Devils began the season ranked number twenty in the United Soccer Coaches poll. They opened the season with a trip to California where they drew with 2–2, and defeated 3–2. This saw them fall out of the rankings. They lost to at a neutral site, before winning their first home match of the season 14–1 over Averett. They also won their ACC opener against Virginia. The game against Virginia was the beginning of a stretch of five straight ACC games for the Blue Devils. After Virginia, they lost to rival and eleventh ranked North Carolina 1–2. They returned to California, where they drew top ranked Stanford 2–2. They defeated NC State, and returned to the rankings at number eighteen to draw number sixteen SMU. Their stretch of conference games ended with a 2–1 defeat of . A draw against Wake Forest on October 12, would be the last dropped points of the regular season for the Blue Devils. They were ranked eleventh when they defeated , tenth when they defeated and Virginia Tech, and they ascended to fifth and defeated and Notre Dame to wrap ACC play. They entered the post-season ranked second.
The Blue Devils finished the regular season 10–2–4 overall and 4–1–3 in ACC play to finish in third place. As the third overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated First Round opponents fourteenth seed Virginia Tech in a regular season rematch. In the Quarterfinals they were upset by eleventh seed and ACC newcomer California 2–0. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were awarded the tenth overall seed. Being a seeded team, they received a bye into the Second Round where they were defeated in a regular season rematch with San Diego to end their season. The Blue Devils finished 11–4–4 overall.
Background
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.
Player movement
Players leaving Departures 00 GK 5'10" 165 Duxbury, Massachusetts Graduated 1 GK 6'6" 215 Dallas, Texas Signed for Brentford 2 DF 5'8" 140 Elmont, New York Graduated 4 DF 6'2" 170 Belfast, Northern Ireland Graduated 5 DF 6'0" 170 Las Vegas, Nevada Graduated; drafted 52nd overallin the 2024 MLS SuperDraft 10 MF 5'8" 145 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Graduated 11 FW 6'0" 165 Hamilton, Bermuda Signed with North Village Rams 14 MF 6'0" 175 Scottsdale, Arizona Graduated 15 MF 5'11" 170 Cincinnati, Ohio Graduated 17 MF 6'0" 145 Cabin John, Maryland Drafted 2nd overallin the 2024 MLS SuperDraft 18 MF 5'9" 140 League City, Texas Transferred to UC San Diego 21 FW 6'2" 178 Navrongo, Ghana Graduated 25 FW 5'9" 155 Lawrenceville, Georgia Graduated 26 FW 6'0" 175 Alameda, California Graduated
Players arriving
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers 00 GK 6'1" 175 Tampa, Florida Wisconsin 1 GK 6'7" 200 Utrecht, Netherlands Hofstra 4 MF 5'8" 150 Kansas City, Missouri Georgetown 11 MF 5'8" 145 Raleigh, North Carolina UNC Wilmington 15 MF 6'1" 160 Ann Arbor, Michigan Michigan State 21 DF 6'1" 185 Schildow, Germany Wingate 25 MF 5'11" 150 Princeville, Illinois Washington University 26 FW 6'0" 165 Santa Barbara, California South Carolina
Recruiting class
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating London, England — N/A Nolensville, Tennessee Tennessee Soccer Club Greenwich, Connecticut NYCFC Academy Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts New England Revolution Academy Kirkland, Washington O'Dea
Squad
Roster
Team management
Athletic Director Nina King Head coach John Kerr Associate head coach Michael Brady Assistant Coach Kyle Johnston Volunteer assistant coach Tristan Wierbonski
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Awards and honors Ruben Mesalles Pre-Season All-ACC Team August 14 Ulfur Bjornsson ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 1 August 27 Wessel Speel ACC Goalkeeper of the Year November 13, 2024 Ulfur Bjornsson All-ACC First Team Wessel Speel Adam Luckhurst All-ACC Second Team Kamran Acito All-ACC Third Team Kenan Hot Ruben Mesalles Jamie Kabuusu ACC All-Freshman Team
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