| Sport: | men's soccer |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Team: | Clemson Tigers |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 13–7–1 |
| Conf Record: | 3–4–1 |
| Head Coach: | Mike Noonan |
| Hc Year: | 13th |
| Asst Coach1: | Philip Jones |
| Ac1 Year: | 10th |
| Asst Coach2: | Camilo Rodriguez |
| Ac2 Year: | 7th |
| Stadium: | Riggs Field |
| Tourney Result: | Second Round |
| Prev Year: | 2021 |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
The 2022 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. They were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his thirteenth season. They played their home games at Riggs Field. This was the team's 62nd season playing organized men's college soccer and their 35th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Tigers finished the season 13–7–1 overall and 3–4–1 in ACC play to finish in fourth place in the Atlantic Division. As the eighth overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Notre Dame in the First Round, top seed Duke in the Quarterfinals, fourth seed Wake Forest in the Semifinals and became the lowest seed to reach the final in ACC Tournament history.[1] They came up short in the final losing to eventual National Champion Syracuse 2–0. They received an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were awarded the sixth overall seed. After a First Round bye, they lost to UCLA in the Second Round to end their National Title defense.
See main article: 2021 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team.
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.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 6'1" | 177 | Senior | Graduated, Drafted 57th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft | |||
| 3 | DF | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | Drafted 13th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft | |||
| Justin Malou | 4 | DF | 5'11" | 175 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| 8 | MF | 5'9" | 165 | Junior | Drafted 42nd overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft | |||
| 10 | MF | 5'10" | 165 | Senior | Graduated, Drafted 44th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft | |||
| Camilo Comi | 11 | FW | 5'7" | 147 | Freshman | Transferred to VCU | ||
| John Martin | 13 | MF/DF | 5'9" | 155 | Senior | Graduated, Drafted 64th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft | ||
| 15 | DF | 5'9" | 155 | Senior | Graduated, Drafted 35th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft | |||
| 17 | MF | 5'11" | 160 | Senior | Graduated, Signed with Charlotte FC | |||
| Josh Hallenberger | 23 | FW | 5'10" | 155 | Sophomore | Transferred to Akron | ||
| James Brighton | 25 | FW | 6'1" | 190 | Junior | Graduated | ||
| Jake Barron | 26 | DF | 6'2" | 175 | Junior | Graduated | ||
| Tyler Hutchinson | 29 | DF | 5'9" | 160 | Sophomore | Transferred to Seton Hall | ||
| Giles Thaxter | 31 | GK | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Skinner | 13 | DF | 6'2" | 155 | Sophomore | |||
| Derek Waleffe | 16 | MF | 5'11" | 167 | Graduate Student | Brown |
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Beachside SC | [4] | ||||
| Alabama FC | [5] | ||||
| Connecticut Rash | [6] | ||||
| Charlotte Soccer Academy | [7] | ||||
| South Carolina United FC | [8] | ||||
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| Charlotte Soccer Academy | [11] | ||||
| South Carolina United FC | [12] |
| 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:[14]
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| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Regular Season | ACC Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |  | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 9 |  | FW | Mohamed Seye | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 11 | | MF | Brandon Parrish | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 26 |  | FW | Macro Garcia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 27 | | FW | Isaiah Reid | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 3 | | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5 | | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 7 |  | FW | Tim Ströbeck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13 | | DF | Joey Skinner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 16 | | MF | Derek Waleffe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 17 | | FW | Tyler Trimnal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 29 | | FW | Isaiah Easley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 12 | | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 18 | | MF | Alvaro Gomez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 25 | | MF | Nathan Richmond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 29 | 5 | 1 | 37 | |||||
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Regular Season | ACC Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 5 | | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | FW | Mohamed Seye | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | 8 | | MF | Elton Chifamba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | MF | Brandon Parrish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 7 | | FW | Tim Ströbeck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | MF | Derek Waleffe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | MF | Alvaro Gomez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | | FW | Marco Garcia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | | FW | Isaiah Easley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 6 | | DF | Dylan Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 27 | | FW | Isaiah Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Mohamed Seye | Pre-Season ACC Watchlist | August 16 | [17] |
| Ousmane Sylla | ACC Co-offensive Player of the Week | August 30 | [18] |
| Ousmane Sylla | All-ACC First Team | November 9 | [19] |
| Hamady Diop | All-ACC Second Team | ||
| Mohamed Seye | All-ACC Third Team | ||
| Joseph Andema | ACC All-Freshman Team |
See main article: 2023 MLS SuperDraft.
Clemson had the first overall pick for the second time in four drafts. No other school has had two top-five picks in the past four seasons.[20]
| 1 | DF | ||||
| Joey Skinner | 1 | 13 | DF | ||
| Isaiah Reid | 2 | 34 | FW |
Source:[21]
See main article: 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings.