The 2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 76th season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's eighth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.
The Demon Deacons finished the season 14–6–0 overall and 5–3–0 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Atlantic Division. As the fourth overall seed in the ACC Tournament they defeated Virginia Tech in the Second Round before losing to Clemson in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. They were an unseeded team and lost to in the First Round to end their season.
Background
The Demon Deacons finished the season 13–7–1 overall and 4–3–1 in ACC play to finish in third place in the Atlantic Division. As the sixth overall seed in the ACC Tournament they defeated Virginia in the First Round before losing to Duke in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. They were an unseeded team and defeated Mercer in the First Round and thirteenth seed FIU in the Second Round before losing to fourth seed Notre Dame to end their season.
Player movement
Players leaving Departures Kyle Holcomb 7 FW 6'0" 165 Senior San Marcos, California Graduated, selected 29th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft
Players arriving
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Sidney Paris 22 MF 5'9" 150 Junior Oakville, Ontario Navy
Recruiting class
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating Palm Harbor, Florida Tampa Bay United Rowdies Dix Hills, New York NYCFC Academy Portsmouth, Virginia Philadelphia Union Academy San Diego, California Olentangy Orange High School Schenectady, New York New York Red Bulls Academy Lafayette, Colorado Colorado Rapids Academy Springfield, Virginia Laurel Springs High School
Squad
Roster
Team management Athletic Director John Currie Head coach Bobby Muuss Associate head coach Steve Armas Assistant Coach Dane Brenner Volunteer assistant coach Ade Taiwo Assistant Athletic Trainer Michael White Academic Counselor Brooke Taylor Sports Performance David Bass
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!colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=6 style=""| Regular season
!colspan=6 style=""| ACC tournament
!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA tournament
Awards and honors Omar Hernandez Pre-Season ACC Watchlist August 16 Prince Amponsah ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 6 Roald Mitchell ACC Co-offensive Player of the Week September 13 Garrison Tubbs ACC Co-defensive Player of the Week Takuma Suzuki ACC Defensive Player of the Week November 1 Garrison Tubbs All-ACC Second Team November 9 Roald Mitchell Jahlane Forbes All-ACC Third Team Babacar Niang Prince Amponsah Copper Flax ACC All-Freshman Team Vlad Walent
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