| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| Sport: | soccer |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 18–3–0 |
| Conf Record: | 7–1–0 |
| Head Coach: | Bobby Muuss |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach1: | Steve Armas |
| Ac1 Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach2: | Dane Brenner |
| Ac2 Year: | 8th |
| Stadium: | Spry Stadium |
| Champion: | ACC Regular Season Champions Carolina Nike Classic Champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Third Round |
| Nscaarank: | 6 |
| Tdsrank: | 9 |
The 2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 72nd season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's fourth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.
See main article: 2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team.
The 2017 Wake Forest men's soccer team finished the season with a 19–2–2 overall record and a 7–0–1 ACC record. The Demon Deacons were seeded first–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, and they went on to win the tournament. The Demon Deacons earned an automatic bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament for winning the ACC Tournament. As the first–overall seed in the tournament, Wake Forest defeated Columbia and Butler, before losing to eventual champions Stanford in the Quarterfinals.
At the end of the season, three Demon Deacons men's soccer players were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Jon Bakero, Ema Twumasi and Luis Argudo. Bakero and Twumasi were both taken in the first round.[1]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | MF | 5'8" | 135 | Senior | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 67th overall by Columbus Crew | |||
| 4 | DF | 6'0" | 170 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| 7 | FW | 6'3" | 165 | Senior | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 5th overall by Chicago Fire | |||
| 15 | MF | 5'9" | 145 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| 22 | MF | 5'8" | 160 | Sophomore | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 11th overall by FC Dallas |
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Dynamo Youth | [2] | ||||
| Pateadores SC | [3] | ||||
| Dix Hills SC | [4] | ||||
| Columbus Crew Academy | [5] | ||||
| [6] | |||||
| Minnesota Thunder | [7] | ||||
| [8] |
Updated:August 3, 2018[9]
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Athletic director | Ron Wellman |
| Head coach | Bobby Muuss |
| Assistant coach | Steve Armas |
| Assistant coach | Dane Brenner |
| Assistant coach | Matt Poplawski |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Michael White |
| Academic Counselor | Brooke Taylor |
| Strength & Conditioning Staff | David Bass |
Source:
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| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Lapa | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | August 28, 2018 | [11] |
| Omir Fernandez | September 10, 2018 | [12] | |
| September 17, 2018 | [13] | ||
| Bruno Lapa | United Soccer Coaches Player of the Week | October 2, 2018 | [14] |
| Logan Gdula | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | October 22, 2018 | [15] |
| Bobby Muuss | Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year | November 7, 2018 | [16] |
| Omir Fernandez | Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Offensive Player of the Year | ||
| Bruno Lapa | Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Midfielder of the Year | ||
| Omir Fernandez | All-ACC First Team | ||
| Bruno Lapa | |||
| Brad Dunwell | All-ACC Second Team | ||
| Sam Raben | All-ACC Third Team | ||
| Aristotle Zarris | All-ACC Freshman Team | ||
| Machop Chol | All-ACC Tournament Team | November 11, 2018 | [17] |
| Sam Raben | |||
| Bruno Lapa | United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American | December 6, 2018 | [18] |
| Omir Fernandez | |||
| Brad Dunwell | United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American |
See main article: 2019 MLS SuperDraft.
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | DF | |||
| 3 | 56 | MF |
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[21] | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | None Released | 6 | ||||
| TopDrawer Soccer [22] | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 |