Duke Blue Devils men's soccer

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Duke Blue Devils Men's Soccer

University Duke University
Conference ACC
Location Durham, NC
Head Coach John Kerr, Jr.[1] (16th year)
Stadium Koskinen Stadium
(Capacity: 4,500)
Nickname Blue Devils
Colors [[ (color)|]] and [[ (color)|]]

             

Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Champions
1986
NCAA Tournament Runner Up
1982, 1995
NCAA Tournament College Cup
1982, 1986, 1992, 1995, 2004
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal
1982, 1986, 1992, 1995, 2004, 2006, 2022
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2022
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1972, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament Champions
1999, 2005, 2006
Conference Regular Season Champions
1980, 1982, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2006

The Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team is the men's soccer program that represents Duke University. The Blue Devils compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They won their first and only NCAA tournament in 1986, co-captained by their current head coach, John Kerr Jr. and Mike Linenberger. Facilities included both turf and grass fields, a newly constructed weight room and training room (as of fall 2016), and a student-athlete academic advising facility. John Kerr Jr. is assisted by Michael Brady and Chris Rich.

Current roster

As of 8 Sep 2024[2]

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

No. Position Player
00 United States GK Ryan Gallagher
0 United States GK Grant Farley
1 Netherlands GK Wessel Speel
2 United States DF Jamie Kabussu
3 United States DF Kamran Acito
4 United States DF Trevor Burns
5 United States MF Alex Hauschild
6 United States MF Cameron Kerr
7 United States MF Felix Barajas
8 Norway MF Bull Jorgensen
9 Iceland FW Ulfur Bjornsson
10 United States MF Drew Kerr
11 Bermuda FW Colton Pleasants
12 United States MF Ruben Mesalles
13 United States FW Jose Ortega
15 United States MF Jack Zugay
No. Position Player
16 United States MF Luke Thomas
17 United States MF Adrian Byasiima
18 United States MF Julius Suber
19 United States DF Sintayehu Clements
20 United States MF Andrew Myerson
21 Germany FW Niclas Wittur
22 United States MF Caleb Donaldson
23 United States MF Kenan Hot
24 Iceland DF Axel Gudbjornsson
25 United States MF Hudson Hazlewood
26 United States FW Adam Luckhurst
28 United States MF Sebastian Docters
29 United States DF Nate Mulvaney
30 United States GK Nathan Gaviser
31 England FW Sol Arbib
32 United States MF Jackson Lagos

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Athletic director United States Nina King
Head coach United States John Kerr
Associate head coach England Michael Brady
Assistant coach United States Kyle Renfro
Volunteer assistant coach United States Tristan Wierbonski

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Facilities

Koskinen Stadium

The facility that the Blue Devils Men's Soccer Team uses to play their matches. The stadium holds 7,000 and seats 4,500. The players play on Bermuda grass. The field is 75x120 yards. There are two locker rooms and a field house inside the stadium. In January 2015, there was a new press box revealed during a grand opening called Kennedy Tower, which was dedicated in honor of Chris and Ana Kennedy. Chris is the Duke Senior Deputy Director of Athletes. The Kennedy Tower, offers press boxes and hospitality suites at the top of Koskinen Stadium.[3] In the fall of 2015, the new Track and Field facility opened on the opposite side of Kennedy Tower. Koskinen Stadium is home for Duke Men's Soccer, Duke Women's Soccer, Duke Men's Lacrosse, and Duke Women's Lacrosse.

Training facilities

In addition to Koskinen Stadium, Duke has a training ground (751 Practice Fields). 751 has 1 grass field and an additional 18-yard box designed specifically for shooting and goalie training. The team's practice locker rooms are located in the Murray Building, next to Koskinen stadium,

Recruiting

The Blue Devil's have been one of the successful programs with recruiting since 2010. Seven of the last eight recruiting classes have been ranked inside the top 25 nationally. That doesn't change in 2017 as Duke's incoming class has been ranked 11th by College Soccer News.[4] For a more in depth look at Duke's 2017 incoming freshman class, click here.[5]

High-School Graduating Year National Ranking
2010 #18
2011 #3
2012 #16
2013 #22
2014 #4
2015 N/A
2016 #15
2017 #11

Notable alumni

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Current professionals

As of January 29, 2024

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Honours

References

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