The 2018 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach John Kerr, in his eleventh season. They played home games at Koskinen Stadium. The team was founded in 1935 and currently plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Background
The 2017 Duke men's soccer team finished the season with a 13–4–3 overall record and a 4–3–1 ACC record. The Blue Devils were seeded fourth–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost to Clemson in the Quarterfinals. The Blue Devils earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the sixth–overall seed in the tournament, Duke hosted FIU in the Second Round. Duke won 2–1 and progressed to face Fordham at home. Duke was upset on penalties after the game ended 2–2 to end their season.
At the end of the season, three Blue Devils men's soccer players were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Brian White, Carter Manley and Markus Fjørtoft.
Player movement
Players leaving Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Erik Hanson 0 GK 6'4" 200 Graduate Student Mechanicsburg, PA Graduated Carter Manley 2 DF 5'11" 170 Senior Elkridge, MD Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 23rd overall by Minnesota United FC Kevon Black 4 DF 6'0" 175 Senior Toronto, CAN Graduated CC Uche 5 DF 6'1" 175 Sophomore Lawrenceville, GA N/A Cameron Moseley 6 MF 6'4" 208 Senior Duluth, GA Graduated Noah Snyder 13 MF 6'0" 175 Senior Warrington, PA Graduated Markus Fjørtoft 21 DF 6'5" 205 Senior Asker, NOR Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 45th overall by Seattle Sounders FC Brian White 24 MF 5'11" 180 Senior Flemington, NJ Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 16th overall by New York Red Bulls Cody Brinkman 25 MF 5'11" 180 Senior Durham, NC Graduated Joe Ohaus 30 GK 6'0" 180 Senior Westfield, NJ Graduated
Players arriving
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating Shoreline, WA Crossfire Premier SC Scarsdale, NY Golden Touch Soccer N/A Rumson, NJ Cedar Stars Academy Wyomissing, PA Philadelphia Union Redlands, CA Redlands East Valley Grand Blanc, MI Philadelphia Union Columbia, IL St. Louis FC
Squad
Roster
Updated August 6, 2018
Team management Position Staff Athletic director Kevin White Head coach John Kerr Associate head coach Michael Brady Assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Chris Rich Volunteer Assistant coach Kieran Hall Volunteer Director of Operations Noah McKonon Volunteer Director of Operations Sonny Mukungu
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!colspan=8 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=7 style=""| Regular season
!colspan=8 style=""| ACC Tournament
!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA Tournament
Awards and honors Issa Rayyan Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Freshman of the YearNovember 7, 2018 Daniele Proch All-ACC First Team Will PulisicAll-ACC Second Team Brandom Williamson Issa Rayyan Ciaran McKenna All-ACC Third Team Issa RayyanAll-ACC Freshman Team Aedan Stanley Will Pulisic All-ACC Tournament Team November 11, 2018 Brandon Williamson Daniele Proch United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American December 6, 2018
2019 MLS Super Draft
Duke did not have any players selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.
Rankings
+ Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. PollPre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Final United Soccer 10 2 2 10 9 15 23 17 14 14 8 8 10 None Released 11 TopDrawer Soccer 13 13 8 6 9 8 16 17 15 5 11 10 8 14 11 13 13 13
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