| Sport: | soccer |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Team: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 8–6–5 |
| Conf Record: | 2–2–4 |
| Head Coach: | Carlos Somoano |
| Hc Year: | 12th |
| Asst Coach1: | Grant Porter |
| Ac1 Year: | 12th |
| Asst Coach2: | Michael Harrington |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | First Round |
| Prev Year: | 2021 |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
The 2022 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 76th season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels were led by twelfth year head coach Carlos Somoano and played their home games at Dorrance Field.
The Tar Heels finished the season 8–6–5 overall and 2–2–4 in ACC play to finish in fourth place in the Coastal Division. As the seventh overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Boston College in the First Round, before losing to eventual champions Syracuse in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As an unseeded team, they lost to in the First Round to end their season.
See main article: article and 2021 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team.
The Tar Heels finished the season 11–7–2 overall and 4–4–0 in ACC play to finish in fourth place in the Atlantic Division. As the seventh overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Syracuse in the First Round, before losing to Clemson in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As an unseeded team, they defeated Loyola (MD) via penalty shoot-out in the First Round before losing to sixth seeded New Hampshire in the Second Round.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 6'2" | 190 | Graduate Student | Drafted 62nd overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft | |||
| Filippo Zattarin | 2 | DF/MF | 5'9" | 168 | Graduate Student | Graduated | ||
| Joe Pickering | 4 | DF | 6'0" | 175 | Graduate Student | Graduated | ||
| Lucas del Rosario | 7 | FW/MF | 5'10" | 150 | Graduate Student | Graduated | ||
| 9 | FW | 5'10" | 160 | Graduate Student | Graduated | |||
| 10 | FW | 6'4" | 205 | Freshman | Signed a Homegrown Contract with Portland Timbers | |||
| Antonio Lopez | 11 | MF | 5'8" | 137 | Junior | Transferred to Duke | ||
| J.P Philpot | 12 | GK | 6'5" | 195 | Sophomore | — | ||
| Jonathan Jimenez | 16 | FW | 5'10" | 169 | Junior | Signed Homegrown Contract with NYCFC[1] | ||
| Alex Rose | 21 | FW | 6'1" | 157 | Graduate Student | Graduated | ||
| Jake Schick | 30 | GK | 6'2" | 172 | Junior | — | ||
| 32 | DF | 5'8" | 148 | Sophomore | — | |||
| Garrett Kessel | 33 | MF | 5'10" | 150 | Sophomore | — | ||
| 35 | MF/DF | 6'1" | 151 | Junior | Transferred to DePaul | |||
| Jacques Bouvery | 37 | MF | 5'8" | 155 | Junior | Graduated | ||
| Gerit Wintermeyer | 39 | FW | 6'3" | 205 | Graduate Student | Graduated | ||
| Chris Sullivan | 41 | MF | 6'0" | 160 | Graduate Student | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Cordes | 1 | GK | 6'1" | 190 | Freshman | Portland | ||
| Til Zinnhardt | 2 | DF | 6'2" | 175 | Graduate Student | Tulsa | ||
| Juan Caffaro | 10 | MF | 5'6" | 150 | Sophomore | Barry | ||
| Hilli Goldhar | 11 | MF | 5'9" | 150 | Graduate Student | Syracuse | ||
| James Person | 16 | DF | 6'0" | 160 | Graduate Student | Saint Mary's | ||
| Sebastian Schacht | 23 | MF | 6'0" | 175 | Graduate Student | Saint Mary's |
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Armour | [2] | ||||
| Chattanooga Red Wolves | [3] | ||||
| Black Rock FC | [4] | ||||
| Richmond United | [5] | ||||
| [6] | |||||
| North Carolina FC | [7] | ||||
| PDA | [8] | ||||
| North Carolina FC | [9] | ||||
| [10] |
| Position | Staff | |
|---|---|---|
| Athletic Director | Bubba Cunningham | |
| Head Coach | Carlos Somoano | |
| Assistant Coach | Grant Porter | |
| Assistant Coach | Michael Harrington | |
| Volunteer Assistant Coach | JR DeRose |
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| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Schacht | Pre-Season ACC Watchlist | August 16 | [13] |
| Milo Garvanian | All-ACC Second Team | November 9 | [14] |
| Sam Williams | ACC All-Freshman Team |
See main article: article and 2023 MLS SuperDraft.
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See main article: 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings.