The 2023 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Panthers were led by head coach Jay Vidovich, in his eighth season. They played their home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This was the team's 70th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 11th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Panthers finished the season 6–7–4 overall and 2–3–3 in ACC play to finish in fifth place in the Coastal Division. As the eighth overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they were defeated by ninth seed Louisville in the First Round in overtime. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were an unseeded team. They lost in the First Round to to end their season.
Background
The Panthers finished the season 12–5–5 overall and 3–2–3 in ACC play to finish in third place in the Coastal Division. As the sixth overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated eleventh seed NC State in the first round before losing to third seed Virginia in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were an unseeded team. They defeated in the First Round, in the Second Round, first overall seed Kentucky in the Third Round, and in the Quarterfinals to make the College Cup. There they lost to Indiana to end their season.
Player movement
Players leaving Departures Joe van der Sar 1 GK 6'1" 180 Senior Noordwijk, Netherlands Graduated Leonardo Andrade 3 MF 6'2" 170 Freshman São Paulo, Brazil Signed with Brave SC Mohammad Abualnadi 4 DF 6'1" 175 Senior Leawood, Kansas Graduated Yanis Leerman 5 DF 6'2" 175 Graduate Student Troyes, France Graduated Lucas Rosa 6 DF 5'8" 163 Graduate Student São Paulo, Brazil Graduated Valentin Noël 8 MF 5'10" 150 Senior Niort, France Graduated; drafted 20th overall in 2023 MLS SuperDraft Bertin Jacquesson 10 FW 6'0" 160 Junior Lorrez-le-Bocage-Préaux, France Drafted 16th overall in 2023 MLS SuperDraft Rodrigo Almeida 11 MF 5'10" 163 Graduate Student Salvador, Brazil Graduated Ideal Shefqeti 15 MF 6'0" 178 Graduate Student Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy Graduated Henrique Gallina 16 DF 6'1" 180 Graduate Student São Paulo, Brazil Graduated Josh Luchini 19 FW 6'0" 165 Graduate Student Wexford, Pennsylvania Graduated Djavid Abdullatif 23 FW 6'2" 185 Freshman Itzehoe, Germany Transferred to Coastal Carolina Jackson Walti 24 MF 5'10" 169 Graduate Student St. Augustine, Florida Graduated; drafted 56th overall in 2023 MLS SuperDraft Kilian Vallant 31 GK 6'1" 176 Freshman Salzburg, Austria Transferred to Coastal Carolina Andrew Noel 32 GK 6'5" 197 Freshman Montclair, New Jersey Transferred to Rutgers
Players arriving
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Felipe Mercado 8 MF 5'11" Senior Medellín, Colombia College of Charleston Joao Souza 11 MF 5'7" Graduate Student Cuiabá, Brazil Marshall Nick Blacklock 16 MF 5'11" Graduate Student Hellertown, Pennsylvania Virginia Tech Luka Kozomara 19 MF 6'3" Junior Cliffside Park, New Jersey Temple
Recruiting class
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating Chicago, Illinois Chicago Fire Academy Brooklyn, New York Met Oval Academy N/A Kansas City, Missouri Sporting Kansas City Academy N/A Cali, Colombia FC Dallas Academy Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Riverhounds Academy N/A Milwaukee, Wisconsin FC Cincinnati Academy N/A Chapel Hill, North Carolina Richmond Kickers Queens, New York NYCFC Academy N/A Drammen, Norway Strømsgodset Toppfotball N/A
Squad
Roster
Team management Athletic Director Heather Lyke Head coach Jay Vidovich Assistant coach Bryce Cregan Assistant coach Josh Oldroyd Assistant coach Zack Schilawski
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Schedule
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!colspan=6 style=""| Regular season
!colspan=6 style=""| ACC Tournament
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Awards and honors Filip Mirkovic Pre-Season Hermann Trophy Watchlist August 24 Pre-Season All-ACC Team August 26 Filip Mirkovic All-ACC First Team November 8, 2023 Jackson Gilman All-ACC Third Team Albert Thorsen All-ACC Freshman Team
Rankings
2024 MLS Super draft
Filip Mirkovic Orlando City 2 54 MF
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