| Sport: | men's soccer |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Team: | Clemson Tigers |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 16–5–2 |
| Conf Record: | 5–3–0 |
| Head Coach: | Mike Noonan |
| Hc Year: | 12th |
| Asst Coach1: | Philip Jones |
| Ac1 Year: | 9th |
| Asst Coach2: | Camilo Rodriguez |
| Ac2 Year: | 6th |
| Stadium: | Riggs Field |
| Conf Champ: | ACC Atlantic Division Champions |
| Tourney Result: | Champions |
| Nscaarank: | 1 |
| Tdsrank: | 1 |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
The 2021 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. They were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his twelfth season. They played their home games at Riggs Field. This was the team's 61st season playing organized men's college soccer and their 34th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Tigers finished the season 16–5–2 overall and 5–3–0 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first in the Atlantic Division. As the second overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated North Carolina in the Quarterfinals before losing to Duke in the Semifinals. They received an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were awarded the eight overall seed. After a First Round bye, they defeated Denver in overtime in the Second Round and Kentucky in the Third Round. In the quarterfinals, they face off against top seed Oregon State, who they defeated on penalties to advance. Penalties were required again to defeat Notre Dame in the Semifinals. In the Final Clemson defeated Washington to win their third National Title in program history.
See main article: 2020 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team.
The Tigers' 2020 season was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which curtailed the fall season and caused the NCAA Tournament to be played in spring 2021. The ACC was one of the only two conferences in men's soccer to play in the fall of 2020. The ACC also held a mini-season during the spring of 2021.
The Tigers finished the fall season 8–2–1 and 3–2–1 in ACC play to finish in third place in the North Division. They won the ACC Tournament by defeating Virginia Tech, Virginia and Pittsburgh in the final. They finished the spring season 4–1–1 and 4–1–1 in ACC play, to finish in first place in the Atlantic Division. They received the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after defeating Pittsburgh in a game for the bid. As the first seed in the tournament, they defeated American in the Second Round before losing to Marshall in the Third Round on penalty kicks to end their season.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Fisher | 0 | GK | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| 9 | FW | 6'1" | 160 | Senior | Declared for 2021 MLS SuperDraft, drafted 4th overall by D.C. United.[1] | |||
| 11 | FW | 5'9" | 165 | Junior | Signed Home Grown Player contract with Sporting Kansas City[2] | |||
| Chris Matlashewski | 19 | FW | 6'0" | 155 | Sophomore | — | ||
| 20 | MF | 5'7" | 135 | Sophomore | Declared for 2021 MLS SuperDraft, drafted 3rd overall by the Colorado Rapids[3] | |||
| Stirling Russell | 24 | MF | 5'11" | 165 | Junior | Graduated | ||
| Matthew Boberg | 28 | FW | 5'5" | 140 | Freshman | Transferred to Boston University[4] |
The Tigers added seven players across two signing days, one in November and one in March.[5] [6]
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [7] | |||||
| [8] | |||||
| [9] | |||||
| Charlotte Soccer Academy | [10] | ||||
| Minneapolis United | N/A[11] | ||||
| Real Monarchs SLC | N/A | ||||
| Club Atletico Talleres | N/A | ||||
| N/A |
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Athletic director |  Dan Radakovich |
| Head coach | Mike Noonan |
| Associate head coach | Philip Jones |
| Assistant coach |  Camilo Rodriguez |
| Director of Operations | Rob Thompson |
Source:[13]
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| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Regular Season | ACC Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | | FW | Isaiah Reid | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2 | 10 |  | MF | Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | 3 |  | DF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 9 |  | MF | Mohamed Seye | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 21 |  | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 17 | | MF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 5 | | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 7 | | FW | Tim Ströbeck | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 8 | | MF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 18 | | MF | Alvaro Gomez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 23 | | FW | Josh Hallenberger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | 20 | | MF | Brandon Parrish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 42 | 2 | 7 | 51 | |||||
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Regular Season | ACC Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | | DF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 8 | | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 3 | | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | DF | Justin Malou | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 15 | | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | 1 | | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | FW | Mohamed Seye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | | MF | Elton Chifamba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 2 | | DF | Ben Erkens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | DF | Dylan Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | MF | Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 |  | FW | Camilo Comi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | | MF | Brandon Parrish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | | FW | Isaiah Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Oskar Ågren | Preseason All-ACC Watchlist | August 18 | [16] |
| George Marks | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | August 31 | [17] |
| ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 14 | [18] | |
| Charlie Asensio | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | October 5 | [19] |
| Quinn McNeill | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | November 2 | [20] |
| Oskar Ågren | ACC Co-defensive Player of the Week | ||
| Oskar Ågren | All-ACC First Team | November 10 | [21] |
| Hamady Diop | All-ACC Second Team | ||
| George Marks | |||
| Ousmane Sylla | |||
| Quinn McNeill | All-ACC Third Team | ||
| Quinn McNeill | ACC All-Tournament Team | November 15 | [22] |
| Oskar Ågren |
See main article: 2022 MLS SuperDraft.
| 1 | 13 | DF | |||
| 2 | 35 | DF | |||
| 2 | 42 | MF | |||
| Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador | 2 | 44 | MF | ||
| 3 | 57 | GK | |||
| John Martin | 3 | 64 | MF |
Source:[23]
See main article: 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings.