2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team
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- Chad Riley (7th season)
- Mike Graczyk (5th season)
- Jeff Rowland (4th season)
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 7–5–5 (3–3–2 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Pittsburgh + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Clemson + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Duke + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Wake Forest ‡ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 SMU + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Stanford + | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Virginia + | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 NC State + | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 47th season.[1] It was the program's 12th season competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish were by head coach Chad Riley, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.
The Fighting Irish began the season as runners up and ranked second in the nation. They got off to a slow start and fell out of the rankings after drawing Akron and Indiana in their first two games. After defeating 15th ranked Louisville, they returned to number twenty-three in the polls. Their stay wouldn't last long as they drew Duquesne and lost to number 3 Stanford before falling back out of the rankings. Their best portion of the season followed, as the won four straight games. The only game of note was a 2–1 victory over number 12, and last year's national champions Clemson. They followed this run with two losses and drew draws. The defeated UIC and California before losing their final regular season game of the season against number 5 Duke.
The Fighting Irish finished the regular season 7–4–5 and 3–3–2 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. Notre Dame lost the tiebreaker and was the tenth seed in the ACC Tournament. They lost in the first round to seventh seed Stanford 2–3. They did not receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. They finished the season 7–5–5 overall.
The Fighting Irish finished the season at 13–3–6 overall and 6–0–2 in ACC play to finish in 1st place in the Coastal Division. As the first overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they were defeated by Louisville in the Quarterfinals by the score of 4–3. They reached the finals of the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Clemson.
Player movement
Players leaving
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Ethan O'Brien | 7 | MF | 6'0" | 170 | Graduate Student | Dublin, Ireland | Graduated |
| Matthew Radivojsa | 8 | MF | 5'10" | 150 | Senior | Oakville, Ontario | Graduated |
| Eno Nto | 9 | FW | 5'11" | 157 | Junior | Derby, England | Signed with Derby U-21 |
| Daniel Russo | 11 | FW | 6'0" | 165 | Senior | Jackson, New Jersey | Graduated |
| Mo Williams | 14 | DF | 6'2" | 190 | Graduate Student | West Orange, New Jersey | Graduated |
| Paddy Burns | 15 | DF | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | Crumlin, Northern Ireland | Graduated |
| Alex Salvino | 23 | FW | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Western Springs, Illinois | Graduated |
| Bryan Dowd | 31 | GK | 6'3" | 175 | Senior | Willow Springs, Illinois | Graduated, drafted 6th overall in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft |
| Lukas Kamrath | 32 | DF | 6'4" | 200 | Freshman | Longboat Key, Florida | Transferred to High Point[2] |
| Michael Pellegrino | 33 | MF | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | Wenonah, New Jersey | Graduated |
Players arriving
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Collin Travasos | 99 | GK | 6'3" | 195 | Graduate Student | Encinitas, California | North Carolina |
Recruiting class
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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 USA | Overland Park, Kansas | Sporting Kansas City Academy |   [3] | |
Stephen Dunphy FW | USA | Carlsbad, California | San Diego Surf | [4] |
Brady Hilden MF | USA | Reno, Nevada | Shattuck St. Mary’s | [5] |
Blake Kelly GK | USA | Holt, Michigan | Real Salt Lake Academy | [6] |
William Schroeder MF | USA | Inverness, Illinois | Sockers FC | [7] |
Ian Shaul MF | USA | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Minnesota United FC Academy | [8] |
Squad
Roster
- As of September 12, 2024[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
| Position | Staff |
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| Athletic Director | Pete Bevacqua |
| Head Coach | Chad Riley |
| Assistant Coach | Mike Graczyk |
| Assistant Coach | Jeff Rowland |
| Director of Operations | Chris Rolfe |
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