2025 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

2025 Clemson Tigers men's soccer
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–6–3 (4–2–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Philip Jones (13th season)
  • Camilo Rodriguez (10th season)
  • Gaye Diadie (1st season)
Home stadiumRiggs Field
2025 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Virginia †+ 5 0 3 12 2 5
No. 8 Stanford + 5 2 1 14 4 2
No. 11 NC State + 4 1 3 16 3 4
Clemson + 4 2 2 8 6 3
Duke + 4 2 2 10 4 6
Syracuse + 4 3 1 9 8 3
No. 25 SMU 3 2 3 11 5 4
Notre Dame + 3 3 2 9 7 4
North Carolina + 2 2 4 9 5 6
Wake Forest 2 3 3 7 4 6
Virginia Tech 2 3 3 7 4 5
California 2 5 1 8 8 2
Pittsburgh 1 4 3 6 7 5
Louisville 1 5 2 5 7 5
Boston College 1 6 1 7 9 1
As of December 15, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The 2025 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2025 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his sixteenth season. They played their home games at Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina. This was the team's 65th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 38th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

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 Wake Forest, 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 Providence 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.

Player movement

Players leaving

Players Leaving
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Patrick Donovan 0 GK 6'2" 190 Junior Westport, Connecticut Transferred to Boston College[1]
Adam Lundegard 3 DF 6'2" 170 Junior La Plata, Maryland Graduated
Galen Flynn 4 DF 6'0" 165 Junior West Hartford, Connecticut Graduated
Terry Watson 5 DF 6'2" 170 Junior Blythewood, South Carolina Transferred to Gonzaga[1]
Joran Gerbet 6 DF 5'11" 160 Senior Saint-Laurent-du-Pape, France Graduated, selected 27th overall
in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft[2]
Mason Lamb 8 DF 6'3" 190 Senior Clermont, Florida Graduated
Tyler Trimnal 9 FW 6'3" 175 Junior Lancaster, South Carolina Transferred to South Carolina[3]
Jackson Wrobel 10 MF 5'9" 162 Senior Madison, Alabama Graduated
Charlie Reed 12 GK 6'3" 195 Freshman Austin, Texas Joined Clemson Tigers football[4]
Mathieu Brick 13 DF 5'8" 158 Sophomore Oviedo, Florida Transferred to Duquesne[5]
Titus Sandy Jr. 14 DF 6'0" 165 Graduate Student Charlotte, North Carolina Graduated
Alex Meinhard 15 FW 6'0" 178 Graduate Student Tartu, Estonia Graduated
Antonio Illuminato 17 MF 5'10" 150 Graduate Student Cardito, Italy Graduated
Noah Behrmann 21 MF 5'10" 172 Junior Charlotte, North Carolina Transferred to High Point[1]
Will Cain 28 MF 5'10" Sophomore Hartlepool, England Transferred to Gardner–Webb
Rafael Borlido 29 DF 6'0" 153 Sophomore Belo Horizonte, Brazil Transferred to Queens[6]
Logan Brown 31 GK 6'1" 178 Sophomore Spartanburg, South Carolina
Samir Dishnica 34 MF 5'10" 151 Sophomore Cheshire, Connecticut Transferred to Lafayette[7]
Paulino Paz 35 MF 6'0" 150 Freshman La Paz, Bolivia Transferred to American[8]

Players arriving

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Olafur Floki Stephensen 4 DF 6'4" 172 Sophomore Garðabær, Iceland Virginia Tech[1]

Recruiting class

Source:[9]

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Kwaku Agyabeng
MF
GHA Kumasi, Ghana Cedar Stars Rush [10]
Augustine Asante
DF
GHA Kumasi, Ghana Montverde Academy [11]
Andres Beirute
FW
CRC San José, Costa Rica LD Alajuelense II N/A
Caleb George
MF
RSA Cape Town, South Africa SIMA [12]
Cooper Hineline
FW
USA Denver, Colorado Real Colorado [13]
Abdou Mane
MF
SEN Dakar, Senegal Montverde Academy [14]
Kyle Mattis
FW
CRC San José, Costa Rica LD Alajuelense II N/A
Reid Raintree
MF
USA Aiken, South Carolina South Carolina United FC [15]
Justin Ross
GK
USA West Chester, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Union [16]
Ivan Schmid
GK
USA Weston, Florida Inter Miami CF II [17]
Xander Sevian
FW
USA Boulder, Colorado Real Colorado [18]
Seamus Streelman
DF
USA Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta United FC [19]

Squad

Roster

As of August 26, 2025[20]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK  USA Aiden Hampton
1 GK  GHA Joseph Andema
2 DF  ISL Lukas Magnason
3 DF  FRA Arthur Duquenne
4 DF  ISL Olafur Floki Stephensen
5 DF  GHA Augustine Asante
6 MF  GER Daniel Bunk
7 FW  GHA Wahabu Musah
8 MF  GHA Kwaku Agyabeng
10 MF  GHA Ransford Gyan
11 MF  JPN Misei Yoshizawa
12 GK  USA Justin Ross
14 FW  USA Cooper Hineline
15 MF  GHA Abdou Mane
16 MF  USA Mason Jimenez
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  RSA Caleb George
18 DF  USA Matthias Leib
19 FW  USA James Kelly
20 FW  CRC Andres Beirute
21 MF  ITA Gabriel Santuari
22 MF  CRC Kyle Mattis
23 FW  USA Duncan Wilson
24 FW  USA Vitor Geromel
25 MF  USA Nathan Richmond
26 FW  ITA Marco Garcia
27 DF  USA Seamus Streelman
28 FW  USA Xander Sevian
30 FW  USA Remi Okunlola
31 GK  USA Ivan Schmid

Team management

Position Staff
Athletic Director Graham Neff
Head coach Mike Noonan
Associate head coach Philip Jones
Assistant Coach Camilo Rodriguez
Assistant Coach Gaye Diadie
Director of Operations Rob Thompson

Source:[21]

Schedule

Source:[22][23]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 9*
6:00 p.m.
No. 9 Charlotte  None Reported[24] 
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
August 12*
6:00 p.m.
No. 9 USC Upstate  None Reported[25] 
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
August 16*
7:00 p.m.
No. 9 at Georgia State W 3–1[26] 
GSU Soccer Field
Atlanta, GA
Regular season
August 21*
6:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 9 at No. 11 Indiana T 2–2  0–0–1
Bill Armstrong Stadium (6,395)
Bloomington, IN
August 26*
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 6 South Carolina
Rivalry
W 4–1  1–0–1
Riggs Field (6,536)
Clemson, SC
August 29*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 6 UAB W 6–0  2–0–1
Riggs Field (3,422)
Clemson, SC
September 5
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 3 No. 10 Pittsburgh W 3–2  3–0–1
(1–0–0)
Riggs Field (2,184)
Clemson, SC
September 9*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 VCU L 1–2  3–1–1
Riggs Field (1)
Clemson, SC
September 13
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 at SMU T 1–1  3–1–2
(1–0–1)
Washburne Stadium (2,093)
University Park, TX
September 16*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 14 Queens L 0–1  3–2–2
Riggs Field (877)
Clemson, SC
September 19
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 14 California W 3–1  4–2–2
(2–0–1)
Riggs Field (3,110)
Clemson, SC
September 26
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 13 Wake Forest W 4–3  5–2–2
(3–0–1)
Spry Stadium (2,186)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 4*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Elon W 1–0  6–2–2
Riggs Field (877)
Clemson, SC
October 10
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at NC State L 0–1  6–3–2
(3–1–1)
Dail Soccer Field (2,098)
Raleigh, NC
October 17
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 10 Duke W 3–0  7–3–2
(4–1–1)
Riggs Field (3,629)
Clemson, SC
October 21*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
UNC Wilmington W 6–0  8–3–2
Riggs Field (1,531)
Clemson, SC
October 25
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 11 Virginia L 0–4  8–4–2
(4–2–1)
Klöckner Stadium (1,267)
Charlottesville, VA
October 31
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia Tech T 3–3  8–4–3
(4–2–2)
Riggs Field (1,721)
Clemson, SC
ACC Tournament
November 5*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
(4) (13) Pittsburgh
First Round
L 0–1  8–5–3
Riggs Field (1,720)
Clemson, SC
NCAA Tournament
November 20*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Michigan
First Round
 0–1  8–6–3
Riggs Field (861)
Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Goals record

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
1 10 MF Ransford Gyan 8 0 0 8
2 25 Nathan Richmond 7 0 0 7
3 7 FW Wahabu Musah 6 0 0 6
11 MF Misei Yoshizawa 6 0 0 6
5 2 DF Lukas Magnason 2 0 0 2
6 4 Olafur Floki Stephensen 1 0 0 1
8 MF Kwaku Agyabeng 1 0 0 1
15 Abdou Mane 1 0 0 1
16 Mason Jimenez 1 0 0 1
18 DF Matthias Leib 1 0 0 1
19 FW James Kelly 1 0 0 1
20 Andres Beirute 1 0 0 1
23 Duncan Wilson 1 0 0 1
Total 37 0 0 37

Disciplinary record

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
       
1 4 DF Olafur Floki Stephensen 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
2 3 Arthur Duquenne 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
8 MF Kwaku Agyabeng 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
4 2 DF Lukas Magnason 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10 MF Ransford Gyan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
5 7 FW Wahabu Musah 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF Abdou Mane 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 Mason Jimenez 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
28 DF Xander Sevian 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 6 MF Daniel Bunk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 FW Cooper Hineline 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 DF Matthias Leib 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 FW Andres Beirute 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 MF Kyle Pennant 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 FW Duncan Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
30 Remi Okunlola 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 27 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 30 2 0

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Ransford Gyan Preseason ACC Watchlist August 13 [27]
Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 21 [28]
ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 2 September 2 [29]
ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 3 September 9 [30]
Nathan Richmond ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 6 September 30 [31]
Kwaku Agyabeng ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 9 October 21 [32]
Ransford Gyan ACC Midfielder of the Year November 12 [33]
Ransford Gyan All-ACC First Team
Wahabu Musah All-ACC Second Team
Nathan Richmond
Kwaku Agyabeng All-ACC Third Team
Misei Yoshizawa
Kwaku Agyabeng ACC All-Freshman Team

2026 MLS Super Draft

Player Team Round Pick # Position
Kwaku Agyabeng Sporting Kansas City 1 4 MF
Lukas Magnason Real Salt Lake 13 DF
Wahabu Musah Colorado Rapids 26 FW
Ransford Gyan New York City FC 27

Source:[34]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[35]963214RVRVRVNot released
TopDrawer Soccer[36]11721617109131018
College Soccer News[37]774168141516152024RVRVNot released 

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