| Sport: | men's soccer |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Duke Blue Devils |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 11–7–2 |
| Conf Record: | 5–3–0 |
| Head Coach: | John Kerr |
| Hc Year: | 11th |
| Asst Coach1: | Michael Brady |
| Ac1 Year: | 11th |
| Asst Coach2: | Chris Rich |
| Ac2 Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | Koskinen Stadium |
| Champion: | John Rennie Nike Invitational Champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Third Round |
| Nscaarank: | 11 |
| Tdsrank: | 13 |
The 2018 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach John Kerr, in his eleventh season. They played home games at Koskinen Stadium. The team was founded in 1935 and currently plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
See main article: 2017 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team.
The 2017 Duke men's soccer team finished the season with a 13–4–3 overall record and a 4–3–1 ACC record. The Blue Devils were seeded fourth–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost to Clemson in the Quarterfinals. The Blue Devils earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the sixth–overall seed in the tournament, Duke hosted FIU in the Second Round. Duke won 2–1 and progressed to face Fordham at home. Duke was upset on penalties after the game ended 2–2 to end their season.
At the end of the season, three Blue Devils men's soccer players were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Brian White, Carter Manley and Markus Fjørtoft.[1]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Hanson | 0 | GK | 6'4" | 200 | Graduate Student | Graduated | ||
| 2 | DF | 5'11" | 170 | Senior | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 23rd overall by Minnesota United FC | |||
| Kevon Black | 4 | DF | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| CC Uche | 5 | DF | 6'1" | 175 | Sophomore | N/A | ||
| Cameron Moseley | 6 | MF | 6'4" | 208 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Noah Snyder | 13 | MF | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Markus Fjørtoft | 21 | DF | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 45th overall by Seattle Sounders FC | ||
| 24 | MF | 5'11" | 180 | Senior | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 16th overall by New York Red Bulls | |||
| Cody Brinkman | 25 | MF | 5'11" | 180 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Joe Ohaus | 30 | GK | 6'0" | 180 | Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossfire Premier SC | [2] | ||||
| Golden Touch Soccer | N/A[3] | ||||
| Cedar Stars Academy | [4] | ||||
| [5] | |||||
| Redlands East Valley | [6] | ||||
| [7] | |||||
| St. Louis FC | [8] |
Updated August 6, 2018[9]
| Position | Staff | |
|---|---|---|
| Athletic director |  Kevin White | |
| Head coach |  John Kerr | |
| Associate head coach | Michael Brady | |
| Assistant coach and recruiting coordinator | Chris Rich | |
| Volunteer Assistant coach | Kieran Hall | |
| Volunteer Director of Operations | Noah McKonon | |
| Volunteer Director of Operations | Sonny Mukungu |
Source:
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| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issa Rayyan | Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Freshman of the Year | November 7, 2018 | [11] | |
| Daniele Proch | All-ACC First Team | |||
| Will Pulisic | All-ACC Second Team | |||
| Brandom Williamson | ||||
| Issa Rayyan | ||||
| Ciaran McKenna | All-ACC Third Team | |||
| Issa Rayyan | All-ACC Freshman Team | |||
| Aedan Stanley | ||||
| Will Pulisic | All-ACC Tournament Team | November 11, 2018 | [12] | |
| Brandon Williamson | ||||
| Daniele Proch | United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American | December 6, 2018 | [13] |
See main article: 2019 MLS SuperDraft.
Duke did not have any players selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.
See main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2018 Top 25 coaches poll.
| Tied with team above or below also with this symbol --> | |||||||||||||||||||
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Soccer[14] | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 10 | None Released | 11 | ||||
| TopDrawer Soccer [15] | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |