2025 Furman Paladins men's soccer team

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ConferenceSouthern Conference
CoachesNo. 3
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 3
Record16–2–5 (4–0–1 SoCon)
2025 Furman Paladins men's soccer
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 3
Record16–2–5 (4–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Associate head coachBret Boulware (10th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brandon Tucker (9th season)
  • Charlie Arndt (31st season)
Captains
  • Caleb Johnson
  • Landon Hill
Home stadiumStone III Stadium
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13т Furman †‡4–0–116–2–5
Mercer3–1–15–9–4
No. 18 UNCG +3–2–012–5–6
ETSU2–3–02–9–4
VMI1–4–03–12–3
Wofford1–4–06–11–2
As of December 12, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: SoCon

The 2025 Furman Paladins men's soccer team represents Furman University during the 2025 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Paladins are led by 31st-year head coach Doug Allison and are competing in the Southern Conference.

So far, the season is to date the most successful season in Furman history, as the program has advanced to the College Cup (Final Four of men's soccer) for the first time in program history. It was also the first season since 1999 that the program advanced to the quarterfinals (Elite Eight).

Preseason SoCon awards and honors

Preseason awards were announced in August 2025.[1]

Preseason All-SoCon Team
Player No. Pos. Class
Lloyd Wamu SnellNo.FWSenior
Wilfer BustamanteNo.FWSophomore
Luke HutzellNo.MFSophomore
Ryan Wagner5DFSophomore
Aaron Salinas1GKJunior

Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released on August 18, 2025. Furman was picked to finish second place in the preseason poll.[1]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted
finish		 Team Points
1UNCG24 (4)
2Furman22 (2)
3Mercer16
4ETSU13
5Wofford10
6VMI5

Personnel

Roster

As of December 6, 2025[2]

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 Max Miller
1 GK  USA Aaron Salinas
2 DF  USA Reece Fragle
3 DF  USA Trip Campbell
4 DF  USA Connor Dunnigan
5 DF  USA Ryan Wagner
6 MF  USA Luke Hutzell
7 MF  ENG Ben Boxall
8 MF  USA Wesley Siegel
9 FW  ENG Lloyd Wamu Snell
10 MF  USA Diego Hernandez
11 MF  USA Caleb Johnson
13 MF  USA Wesley Goodwin
14 MF  CUB Miguel Sosa
15 DF  USA Jack Travis
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  USA Grayson Travis
17 FW  USA Wilfer Bustamante
19 MF  USA Landon Hill
20 FW  USA Ryan Reid
21 FW  USA Jackson Price
22 DF  ITA Gianluca Rizzo
24 DF  USA Connor Stout
25 DF  USA Braden Dunham
26 DF  USA Beck Dean
27 MF  USA Luke Munson
29 MF  JAM Malachi Grant
30 GK  SVK Ivan Horvat
31 GK  MEX Andrew Laplaca
33 DF  USA Gabe Cox

Coaching staff

2025 Furman Paladins men's soccer coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Furman		Alma mater
Doug AllisonHead coach2University of South Carolina (1987)
Bret BoulwareAssociate head coach10Presbyterian College (1991)
Brandon TuckerAssistant coach9Presbyterian College (2007)
Charlie ArndtGoalkeeping coach31University of South Carolina (1990)

Transfers

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

There were no incoming transfers.

Incoming recruits

2024–25 Furman Recruits
NameNat.NumberPos.HeightWeightHometownHigh SchoolClub teamSource
Grayson Travis USA16MF5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)143 pounds (65 kg)Louisville, KYTrinity (KY)Louisville City[3]
Gianluca Rizzo ITA22DF5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)171 pounds (78 kg)Eastchester, NYCity Football Academy (NY)New York City FC[4]
Connor Stout USA24DF5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)164 pounds (74 kg)Fairfax, VAFC Cincinnati AcademyFC Cincinnati[5]
Braden Dunham USA25DF6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 pounds (75 kg)Peachtree City, GAMcIntoshAtlanta United[6]
Luke Munson USA27DF5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)165 pounds (75 kg)Little Elm, TXInternational Virtual Learning AcademyCharlotte FC[7]

Departures

Offseason departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ivan Agyaakwah6MF6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 pounds (86 kg)SeniorLondon, ENGGraduated
Christian Kraus22FW6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 pounds (93 kg)SeniorFenton, MOGraduated

Schedule

Preseason exhibitions

August 9 No. 13 High Point 2–1 Furman High Point, NC
18:00 EDT Daniel Lugo 10', 26' Report Wilfer Bustamante 54' Stadium: Vert Stadium
Attendance: 284
August 16 Furman 1–0 Lees–McRae (D-II) Greenville, SC
18:00 EDT Wesley Siegel 63' Report Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 308

Regular season

August 21 1 (JRNI) Furman 3–0 UC San Diego Durham, NC
15:30 EDT Report Diego Hernandez Yellow card 25'
Luke Hutzell 27'
Wilfer Bustamante 31', 59'
Miguel Sosa Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 410
Referee: Ankur Singh
Assistant referees: Jason Lenhardt
Assistant referees: Luis Martinez
Fourth official: Otto Leon
August 24 2 (JRNI) No. 10 San Diego 0–0 Furman Durham, NC
13:00 EDT Mathias Bauer Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 75'
Josh Martinez Yellow card 25'
Taj Eagleston Yellow card 53'
Steven Ramirez Red card 58'		 Report Wesley Siegel Yellow card 68'
Gabe Cox Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 107
Referee: Richard Crowgey
Assistant referees: Eion Dockery
Assistant referees: Izaiah Ciampanella
Fourth official: Patrick Schmidt
August 28 3 Furman 6–2 North Greenville (D-II) Greenville, SC
19:00 EDT Diego Hernandez 22'
Ryan Reid 31'
Wesley Siegel 39'
Gianluca Rizzo Yellow card 71' 81'
Caleb Johnson 85'		 Report Enrico Onzi 23'
Jacob Marino Yellow card 67'
Quinten Gray 89'		 Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 306
Referee: Joe Tompkins
Assistant referees: Steven Faria
Assistant referees: Daniel Taylor
August 31 4 Furman 1–1 No. 14 Duke Greenville, SC
18:00 EDT Landon Hill 38'
Luke Hutzell Yellow card 54'
Ryan Wagner Yellow card 83'		 Report Aleksandar Vukovic Yellow card 37'
Kenan Hot 51'
Aridon Racaj Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 2,828
Referee: Jason Kent
Assistant referees: Dumitru Gasan
Assistant referees: Jonathan Giraldo
September 4 5 (GGMG) Furman 3–2 Davidson Greenville, SC
18:00 EDT Ryan Wagner Yellow card 7' Yellow-red card 12'
Wesley Siegel Yellow card 15'
Diego Hernandez 22', 42'
Connor Dunnigan Yellow card 58'
Wilfer Bustamante 84'		 Report Pablo Linzoain Red card 12'
Myles Culley 83'
Nico Quanbeck 88'		 Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 390
September 9 6 No. 14 Virginia Tech 0–0 Furman Blacksburg, VA
18:00 EDT Report Luke Munson Yellow card 63'
Gianluca RizzoYellow card 74'		 Stadium: Thompson Field
Attendance: 774
Referee: Daniel Shenkmoreno
Assistant referees: Justin Weinstock
Assistant referees: Dustin Marks
Fourth official: Richard Crowgey
September 12 7 No. 7 Gardner–Webb 1–4 Furman Boiling Springs, NC
18:00 EDT Samson Kpardeh Yellow card 14'
Breno Correia Yellow card 45'
Alejandro Carrillo Yellow card 56'
Robbie Lyons 65' (pen.)		 Report Ryan Reid 3'
Caleb Johnson 4'
Ryan Wagner Yellow card 5'
Connor Stout Yellow card 21'
Luke Hutzell Yellow card 57'
Wilfer Bustamante 71'
Furman Team Yellow card 79'
Gianluca Rizzo 80'		 Stadium: Greene–Harbison Stadium
Attendance: 250
September 16 8 No. 15 Furman 0–1 College of Charleston Greenville, SC
18:00 EDT Luke Hutzell Yellow card 31' Report Noah Gold 44'
Charleston Team Yellow card 65'
Ezra White Yellow card 68'
James Watson Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 465
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
Assistant referees: Honorio Ojeda
Assistant referees: Joe Tompkins
September 22 9 No. 15 Furman 1–0 Charlotte Greenville, SC
19:00 EDT Trip Campbell 82'
Luke Hutzell Yellow card 82'
Ryan Wagner Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Michael Mor Yellow card 66'
Samuel Manufor Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 322
Referee: Ashton Miller
Assistant referees: Steven Faria
Assistant referees: Kenneth Ayers
September 30 10 No. 25 Furman 6–1 USC Upstate Greenville, SC
19:00 EDT Connor Dunnigan 6' Yellow card 74'
Diego Hernandez 22', 25'
Braden Dunham 33', 67'
Gabe Cox Yellow card 52'
Landon Hill 73'
Ben Boxall Yellow card 89'		 Lucas Bergfors 38'
Caedon Reynolds Yellow card 40'
Oskar Kaufmann Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Phil Conway
Assistant referees: David Bradbury
Assistant referees: Jason Kent
Fourth official: Steven Faria
October 4* 11 (SoCon) Mercer 1–1 No. 25 Furman Macon, GA
19:00 EDT Gavin Morgan 15'
Grant Hampton Yellow card 20'
Ehi Aimiuwu Yellow card 22'
Manza Masamuna Yellow card 23'
Eli Bannister Yellow card 77'		 Report Braden Dunham Yellow card 35' 77'
Trip Campbell Yellow card 38'
Ryan Wagner Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Betts Stadium
Attendance: 535
Referee: Blake Williams
Assistant referees: Gunwan Park
Assistant referees: Adonis Merritt
October 7 12 Furman 3–2 Presbyterian Greenville, SC
18:00 EDT Luke Munson Yellow card 23'
Malachi Grant Yellow card 41'
Luke Hutzell 74'
Braden Dunham Yellow card 74' 78'
Diego Hernandez 82'
Reece Fragle Yellow card 86'		 Report Bryce Burdette Yellow card 11'
Jonas Sundli-Hardig 45'
Steven Cordova Yellow card 74'
Alessandro Libertucci Yellow card 78'
Iragi Kalala 84'		 Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Carlos Farias-Perez
Assistant referees: Ashton Miller
Assistant referees: Zach Perry
October 11* 13 (SoCon) Furman 3–2 ETSU Greenville, SC
19:00 EDT Gabe Cox 1'
Luke Hutzell Yellow card 13'
Ryan Ried 25'
Diego Hernandez Yellow card 31' 70' (pen.)
Furman Team Yellow card 55'
Braden Dunham Yellow card 66'		 Report Berkay Duman 11'
Ingvar Kolbjornsen Yellow card 54'
Stanley Isaac Yellow card 63'
ETSU Team Yellow card 70'
ETSU Team Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 301
Referee: Brandon Gardner
Assistant referees: Rick Rogers
Assistant referees: Tyler Bost
October 18* 14 (SoCon) VMI 0–3 Furman Lexington, VA
15:00 EDT Report Grayson Travis 17'
Wilfer Bustamante Yellow card 75'
Luke Hutzell Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Patchin Field
Attendance: 312
October 21 15 UNC Asheville 1–2 Furman Asheville, NC
15:00 EDT Louis Beckett 24'
Dylan Kwasnik Yellow card 31'
Benian Yao Yellow card 58'
Arnor Hardarson Yellow card 72'
Lucca Barros Yellow card 81'
Vidar Ragnarsson Yellow card 84'		 Ryan Wagner 30'
Wilfer Bustamante 33' Yellow card 77'
Jack Travis Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Greenwood Soccer Field
Attendance: 250
Referee: Todd Adkison
Assistant referees: Joe Kirkpatrick
Assistant referees: Micah Bagwell
October 25* 16 (SoCon) No. 16 Furman 2–0 No. 23 UNCG Greenville, SC
19:00 EDT Diego Hernandez Yellow card 35'
Lloyd Wamu Snell 57'
Caleb Johnson 82'		 Report Daniel Longo Yellow card 55' Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 806
Referee: John Rush
Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara
Assistant referees: Tyler Bost
October 28 17 No. 16 Furman Canceled Winthrop Greenville, SC
19:00 EDT Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
November 1* 18 (SoCon) Wofford 0–2 No. 16 Furman Spartanburg, SC
19:00 EDT Jakob Andersson Yellow card 86'
Niklas Szabo Yellow card 89'		 Report Wilfer Bustamante 44'
Diego Hernandez 68'		 Stadium: Henry Snyder Field
Attendance: 176

* Southern Conference conference game

SoCon tournament

November 9 Semifinal (1) No. 14 Furman 4–2 (5) Wofford Greenville, SC
14:00 EST Diego Hernandez 13'
Gianluca Rizzo 40'
Braden Dunham 55' (pen.), 60'
Caleb Johnson Yellow card 75'		 Report Samuel Byron 56'
Adam Celik 83'		 Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 887
Referee: John Matto
Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara
Assistant referees: Tyler Bost
Fourth official: Eric Barnes
November 16 Final (1) No. 13 Furman 1–0 (a.e.t.) (2) No. 18 UNCG Greenville, SC
14:00 EST Gabe Cox Yellow card 24'
Ryan Reid Yellow card 66' 107'		 Report Arnaud Tattevin Yellow card 57'
Mohammed Sumaila Yellow card 68'
Sami Lachekar Yellow card 96'		 Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 2,018
Referee: John Matto
Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara
Assistant referees: Tyler Bost
Fourth official: Eric Barnes

NCAA tournament

November 23 Second round (16) No. 13 Furman 1–0 Western Michigan Greenville, SC
13:00 EST Trip Campbell 43' Report Jordan Klein Yellow card 22' Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 2,205
Referee: Amin Hadzić
Assistant referees: Justin Howard
Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner
Fourth official: Kevin Broadley
November 30 Third round (16) No. 13 Furman 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 No. 22 Hofstra Greenville, SC
1:00 p.m. EST Luke Hutzell 45' Yellow card 73'
Wilfer Bustamante 77'
Diego Hernandez 80'		 Report Daniel Burko 17'
Hofstra Team Yellow card 75'
Laurie Goddard 81', 82'		 Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 1,676
Referee: Daniel Radford
Assistant referees: Robert Dail
Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas
Fourth official: Kyle Johnston
Penalties
Braden Dunham soccer ball with check mark
Diego Hernandez soccer ball with check mark
Connor Stout soccer ball with check mark
Wilfer Bustamante soccer ball with check mark
Landon Hill soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Aleksei Armas
soccer ball with check mark Pablo Hempelmann-Perez
soccer ball with red X Stefano Campisi
soccer ball with check mark Daniel Burko
soccer ball with check mark Laurie Goddard
December 5 Quarterfinal (8) No. 6 Portland 0–1 (16) No. 13 Furman Portland, OR
22:00 EST Wylie Trujillo Yellow card 19'
Sebastian Hernandez Yellow card 66'		 Report Wilfer Bustamante Yellow card 34'
Lloyd Wamu Snell Yellow card 53'
Ryan Wagner Yellow card 72'
Gianluca Rizzo Yellow card 74'
Braden Dunham 75'		 Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 4,252
Referee: Michael Gebreslassie
Assistant referees: Baboucarr Jallow
Assistant referees: Cameron Zipp
Fourth official: Raymond Moffatte Jr.
December 12 CC semifinal (16) No. 13 Furman 1–3 No. 23 Washington Cary, NC
TBA EST Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 10,945

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