2021 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team

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ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. CoachespollNo. RV
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 22
Record11–7–2 (4–4–0 ACC)
2021 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. RV
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 22
Record11–7–2 (4–4–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Grant Porter (11th season)
  • Will Clayton (4th season)
Home stadiumDorrance Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 1 Clemson + 5 –3 –016 –5 –2
Louisville + 5 –3 –010 –7 –1
No. 17 Wake Forest + 4 –3 –113 –7 –1
Boston College 2 –4 –26 –7 –2
Syracuse 2 –5 –18 –8 –2
NC State 1 –5 –27 –8 –2
Coastal
No. 12 Duke + 5 –2 –114 –5 –1
No. 6 Pittsburgh + 5 –2 –113 –5 –2
No. 4 Notre Dame ‡ 4 –2 –214 –5 –5
North Carolina + 4 –4 –011 –7 –2
No. 19 Virginia Tech + 3 –4 –111 –5 –4
Virginia 2 –5 –16 –9 –3
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

The 2021 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 75th season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels were led by eleventh year head coach Carlos Somoano and played their home games at Dorrance Field.

The Tar Heels finished the season 11–7–2 overall and 4–4–0 in ACC play to finish in fourth place in the Coastal 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.

The teams' 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 Tar Heels finished the fall season 3–2–2 and 3–1–2 in ACC play to finish in second place in the South Division. In the ACC Tournament lost to Notre Dame in the Quarterfinals. They finished the spring season 4–2–1 and 4–1–1 in ACC play, to finish in second place in the Coastal Division. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As an unseeded team in the tournament, they progressed pass Charlotte in the Second Round via penalties, defeated Stanford in the Third Round, and Wake Forest in the Quarterfinals before losing to Marshall in the Semifinals to end their season.

At the end of the season, three Tar Heels men's soccer players were selected in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft: Matt Constant, Mark Salas and Giovanni Montesdeoca.[1]

Player movement

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Matt Constant6DF6'6"190SeniorDallas, TXGraduated
Giovanni Montesdeoca10FW5'9"167SeniorDallas, TXGraduated; Drafted 79th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas
Sam Jones18MF6'2"190SeniorCardiff, WalesGraduated
Axel Alejandre26DF5'11"FreshmanChicago, ILTransferred to Louisville
Mark Salas27DF5'10"150SeniorDallas, TXGraduated; Drafted 76th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas
Malik Henry31FW5'6"130FreshmanHamilton, CanadaTransferred to Akron
Roman Knox38MF5'10"150JuniorShawnee, KSTransferred to SMU
Taff Wadda39FW5'9"150SeniorBrackell, EnglandGraduated

Recruiting class

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Nicolas Bellini
FW
 USALehi, UTReal Salt LakeStarStarStarStar[2]
USADoral, FLInter Miami CF U18StarStarStarStar[3]
Quinn Closson
GK
 USAFairfield, CTNYCFC AcademyStarStarStar[4]
Andrew Czech
MF
 USAElmhurst, ILSockers FCStarStarStar[5]
USAAtlanta, GAAtlanta UnitedStarStarStar[6]
Luc Granitur
FW
 USAVero Beach, FLSIMAStarStarStar[7]
USAHuntsville, ALPortland Timbers AcademyStarStarStarStar[8]
Daniel Kutsch
MF
 USABirmingham, ALAlabama FCStarStar[9]
Zack Naughton
MF
 USAGoldsboro, NCWilmington Hammerheads FCStarStar[10]
Lucas Ross
FW
 USAVerona, NJPDA AcademyN/A[11]
Matthew Senanou
DF
 USAPlainfield, ILSockers FCStarStarStar[12]
Gui Vivaldini
MF
 USAChattanooga, TNThe McCallie SchoolStarStar[13]

Squad

Roster

As of January 27, 2022[14]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK  USA Quinn Colsson
1 GK  USA Alec Smir
2 DF  ITA Filippo Zattarin
4 DF  ENG Joe Pickering
5 DF  USA Julian Hinojosa
6 MF  USA Andres Cardenas
7 FW  USA Lucas del Rosario
8 MF  USA Jameson Charles
9 FW  VEN Santiago Herrera
10 FW  USA Tega Ikoba
11 MF  USA Antonio Lopez
12 GK  USA J.P. Philpot
13 FW  USA Key White
14 MF  SWE Victor Olofsson
15 DF  USA Riley Thomas
16 FW  USA Jonathan Jimenez
17 MF  USA Cameron Fisher
18 DF  USA Matthew Senanou
19 MF  USA Jonathan Sinclair
20 MF  USA Ernest Bawa
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW  USA Alex Rose
22 MF  USA Milo Garvanian
24 GK  SUI Marco Saborio-Perez
25 FW  USA Akeim Clarke
26 DF  USA Matt Edwards
27 MF  USA Andrew Czech
28 MF  GER Tim Schels
29 MF  USA Yaya Bakayoko
30 GK  USA Jake Schick
31 FW  USA Luc Granitur
32 DF  USA Aldair Sanchez
33 MF  USA Garrett Kessel
34 MF  USA Ahmad Al-Qaq
35 MF  USA Sam Moore
36 MF  BRA Guy Vivaldini
37 MF  USA Jacques Bouvery
39 FW  GER Gerit Wintermeyer
41 MF  USA Chris Sullivan
42 FW  USA Daniel Kutsch

Team management

Position Staff
Athletic DirectorBubba Cunningham
Head CoachCarlos Somoano
Assistant CoachGrant Porter
Assistant CoachWill Clayton
Volunteer Assistant CoachMichael Harrington

Source:[14]

Schedule

Source:[15][16]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 15*
8:30 p.m.		 No. 4 No. 1 Marshall T 1–1  –
 Dorrance Field
Chapel Hill, NC
August 20*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 4 Liberty L 0–1  –
 Liberty Soccer Stadium
Lynchburg, VA
Regular season
August 26*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 4 Bucknell W 7–0  1–0–0
 Dorrance Field (1,227)
Chapel Hill, NC
August 29*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 4 VCU T 1–1 2OT 1–0–1
 Dorrance Field (1,776)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 3*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 6 Georgia Southern W 3–0  2–0–1
 Dorrance Field (498)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 6*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 6 at Davidson W 3–0  3–0–1
 Alumni Soccer Stadium (2,163)
Davidson, NC
September 10
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 4 at No. 15 Pittsburgh L 0–4  3–1–1
(0–1–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,115)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 14*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 16 Campbell W 1–0  4–1–1
 Dorrance Field (538)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 19
7:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 16 No. 12 Duke
Rivalry		 L 0–3  4–2–1
(0–2–0)		 Dorrance Field (2,310)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 25
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		 at Virginia W 2–0  5–2–1
(1–2–0)		 Klöckner Stadium (2,046)
Charlottesville, VA
September 29*
7:00 p.m., FloSports		 at UNC Wilmington L 1–2  5–3–1
 UNCW Soccer Stadium (1,321)
Wilmington, NC
October 3
7:00 p.m., ACCN		 NC State W 4–0  6–3–1
(2–2–0)		 Dorrance Field (1,433)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 8
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Wake Forest L 1–2  6–4–1
(2–3–0)		 Dorrance Field (1,283)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 12*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Wofford W 1–0  7–4–1
 Dorrance Field (466)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 15
7:00 p.m., ACCN		 at Louisville L 0–2  7–5–1
(2–4–0)		 Lynn Stadium (562)
Louisville, KY
October 19*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 15 Loyola Marymount W 2–0  8–5–1
 Dorrance Field (471)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 24
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		 at No. 13 Virginia Tech W 2–0  9–5–1
(3–4–0)		 Thompson Field (1,115)
Blacksburg, VA
October 29
4:30 p.m., ESPNU		 No. 11 Notre Dame W 3–1  10–5–1
(4–4–0)		 Dorrance Field (1,481)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
November 3
8:00 p.m., ACCN		 (7) No. 18 (10) Syracuse
First Round		 W 1–0 2OT 11–5–1
 Dorrance Field (544)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 7
8:00 p.m., ACCN		 (7) No. 18 at (2) No. 9 Clemson
Quarterfinals		 L 1–2  11–6–1
 Riggs Field (2,351)
Clemson, SC
NCAA Tournament
November 18
6:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 23 Loyola (MD)
First Round		 T 0–0 (4–2 PKs)  11–6–2
 Dorrance Field (1,347)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 21
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 23 (16) No. 6 New Hampshire
Second Round		 L 1–4  11–7–2
 Wildcat Stadium (3,264)
Durham, NH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Alec Smir Preseason All-ACC Watchlist August 18 [17]
Milo Garvanian ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 26 [18]
Alec Smir ACC Defensive Player of the Week
Alec Smir All-ACC First Team November 10 [19]
Joe Pickering All-ACC Third Team
Filippo Zattarin
Ken Bellini ACC All-Freshman Team
Tega Ikoba

2022 MLS Super Draft

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