The 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 50th season of the University fielding a program. The Hokies played their home games at Sandra D. Thompson Field in Blacksburg, Virginia. The Hokies were led by thirteenth-year head coach Mike Brizendine.
The Hokies finished the season 11–5–4 overall and 3–4–1 in ACC play to finish fifth in the Coastal Division. As the eighth overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated ninth seed Boston College in the first round before losing to top seeded Pittsburgh in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. They defeated Campbell in the first round before losing to West Virginia in a penalty shoot-out to end their season.
Previous season
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 Hokies finished the fall season 3–2–2 and 3–1–2 in ACC play to finish in second place in the North Division. In the ACC Tournament they lost to Clemson in the quarterfinals. They finished the spring season 4–4–2 and 2–4–0 in ACC play, to finish in fifth place in the Coastal Division. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. They defeated Oregon State in the second round before losing to the number six seed Seton Hall in the third round to end their season.
In the 2021 MLS SuperDraft, the Hokies had two players drafted:Daniel Periera and Kristofer Strickler.
Player movement
Players leaving
Departures Mathijs Swaneveld 1 GK 6'4" Senior Schoonhoven, Netherlands Graduated Oreyem Kilama 7 FW Sophomore Wilmington, DE — Daniel Pereira 9 MF 5'9" Sophomore Roanoke, VA Drafted 1st overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Austin FC Kristo Strickler 15 MF 5'10" Senior Hilliard, OH Graduated; Drafted 30th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by the Houston Dynamo Birkir Eythórsson 16 MF 6'0" Freshman Reykjavík, Iceland Signed professional contract with Fylkir Hayden Kickbush 27 GK 6'2" Junior Arlington, VA Graduated Alex Adjetey 30 FW 5'7" Sophomore Accra, Ghana — Jakob Bluemler 31 GK 5'10" Senior Frankfurt, Germany Graduated
Players arriving
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating Chesapeake, VA Beach FC Woodbridge, VA Loudoun Soccer Club Faribault, MN Philadelphia Union Leesburg, VA Loudoun Soccer Club Charlotte, NC Charlotte Soccer Academy Pittsburgh, PA Philadelphia Union Falls Church, VA Braddock Road YC Woodbridge, VA Loudoun Soccer Club
Squad
Roster
Team management
Athletic Director Whit Babcock Head coach Mike Brizendine Assistant Coach Patrick McSorley Assistant Coach James Lofton
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Schedule
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!colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=6 style=""| Regular season
!colspan=6 style=""| ACC tournament
!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA tournament
Honors and awards Sivert Haugli Preseason All-ACC Watchlist August 18, 2021 Jacob Labovitz ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 21, 2021 Danny Flores ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week September 28, 2021 Jacob Labovitz All-ACC First Team November 10 Mayola Kinyua All-ACC Third Team Danny Flores ACC All-Freshman Team
Rankings
2022 MLS SuperDraft
Sivert Haugli Portland Timbers 3 83 DF
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References
External links Virginia Tech Men's Soccer