| Sport: | men's soccer |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Team: | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 12–5–5 |
| Conf Record: | 3–2–3 |
| Head Coach: | Jay Vidovich |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Asst Coach1: | Michael Behonick |
| Ac1 Year: | 7th |
| Asst Coach2: | Bryce Cregan |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Ambrose Urbanic Field |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Semifinals |
| Nscaarank: | 8 |
| Tdsrank: | 4 |
| Prev Year: | 2021 |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
The 2022 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Panthers were led by head coach Jay Vidovich, in his seventh season. They played home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This was the team's 69th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 10th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Panthers finished the season 12–5–5 overall and 3–2–3 in ACC play to finish in third place in the Coastal Division. As the sixth overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated eleventh seed NC State in the first round before losing to third seed Virginia in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were an unseeded team. They defeated in the First Round, in the Second Round, first overall seed Kentucky in the Third Round, and in the Quarterfinals to make the College Cup. There they lost to Indiana to end their season.
See main article: 2020 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team.
The Panthers finished the season 13–5–2 overall and 5–2–1 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first place in the Coastal Division. They won a tiebreaker with Duke to be awarded the first overall seed in the ACC Tournament. They earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated Virginia Tech before losing to eventual champions Notre Dame in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were awarded the fifth overall seed. After a First Round bye, they defeated Northern Illinois in the Second Round and Hofstra in the Third Round before losing to Notre Dame on penalties to end their season.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | GK | 6'2" | 182 | Graduate Student | Graduated | |||
| 2 | DF | 5'5" | 146 | Graduate Student | Drafted 81st overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft | |||
| Raphaël Crivello | 3 | DF | 5'9" | 165 | Junior | Transferred to UCF | ||
| 5 | DF | 6'2" | 174 | Senior | Graduated; Drafted 39th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft | |||
| 13 | FW | 5'8" | 150 | Graduate Student | Graduated | |||
| Sito Sena | 14 | DF | 5'11" | 177 | Graduate Student | Graduated | ||
| Lucas Mort | 15 | FW | 5'10" | 152 | Sophomore | — | ||
| Soshun Shigaki | 18 | MF | 5'5" | 157 | Sophomore | — | ||
| 19 | MF | 5'10" | 164 | Junior | Left the University[1] | |||
| Matt Bailey | 20 | MF | 5'7" | 145 | Graduate Student | Graduated | ||
| Max Brown | 22 | DF | 6'2" | 186 | Freshman | Transferred to Cleveland State | ||
| Cade Hagan | 23 | FW | 5'11" | 175 | Freshman | Transferred to DePaul | ||
| Anthony Harding | 27 | DF | 5'11" | 165 | Junior | Transferred to Duquesne | ||
| Louis Spicer | 28 | MF | 5'10" | 168 | Sophomore | — |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yanis Leerman | 5 | DF | 6'2" | 175 | Graduate Student | UCF | ||
| Ideal Shefqeti | 15 | MF | 6'0" | 178 | Graduate Student | Fairleigh Dickinson | ||
| Henrique Gallina | 16 | DF | 6'1" | 180 | Graduate Student | South Florida | ||
| Josh Luchini | 19 | FW | 6'0" | 165 | Graduate Student | Lehigh |
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAFC So Cal | [2] | ||||
| Philadelphia Union MLS Next | [3] | ||||
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds | [4] | ||||
| Century V FC | [5] | ||||
| Sockers FC (Academy) | [6] |
| Position | Staff | |
|---|---|---|
| Athletic Director | Heather Lyke | |
| Head coach | Jay Vidovich | |
| Assistant coach | Michael Behonick | |
| Assistant coach | Bryce Cregan |
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| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Walti | Pre-Season ACC Watchlist | August 16 | [9] |
| Valentin Noël | Hermann Trophy Pre-Season Watchlist | August 25 | [10] |
| Bertin Jacquesson | ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week | August 30 | [11] |
| Jackson Gilman | ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week | September 13 | [12] |
| Valentin Noel | All-ACC First Team | November 9 | [13] |
| Filip Mirkovic | |||
| Bertin Jacquesson | All-ACC Second Team | ||
| Jackson Walti | |||
| Jackson Gilman | ACC All-Freshman Team |
See main article: 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings.
See main article: article and 2023 MLS SuperDraft.
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | FW | |||
| 1 | 20 | MF | |||
| Jackson Walti | 2 | 56 | MF |
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