2018 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team


The 2018 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 72nd season of the university fielding a program.
The 2018 season saw North Carolina win the inaugural U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program.
Fetzer Field was undergoing construction during the 2018 soccer season so the Tar Heels split their home matches between three stadiums:WakeMed Soccer Park, Bryan Park, and Koskinen Stadium.

Background

The 2017 North Carolina men's soccer team finished the season with a 17–4–1 overall record and a 6–1–1 ACC record. The Tar Heels were seeded second–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Tar Heels were upset in the Quarterfinals by the seventh seed Notre Dame. The Tar Heels earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the third-overall seed in the tournament, the Tar Heels defeated, UNC Wilmington, SMU, and Fordham before losing to Indiana in the College Cup.
At the end of the season, one Tar Heels men's soccer player was selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Alan Winn.

Player movement

Departures

Incoming transfers

2018 recruiting class

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Sebastian Chalbaud
MF		VenezuelaCedar Stars Academy
Milo Garvanian
MF		Albuquerque, NMColorado Rapids
Roman Knox
MF		Shawnee, KSSporting Kansas City Academy
Antonio Lopez
MF		Austin, TXLonestar SC
Jake Walker
DF		Davie, FLWeston FC
Jaxson Watermann
FW		Columbia, SCCarolina Rapids

Squad

Roster

Updated August 6, 2018

Team management

Schedule

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!colspan=8 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=7 style=""| Regular season
!colspan=7 style=""| ACC Tournament
!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA Tournament

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Alex ComsiaMAC Hermann Trophy WatchlistAugust 13, 2018
Giovanni MontesdeocaACC Offensive Player of the WeekSeptember 24, 2018
Giovanni MontesdeocaACC Offensive Player of the WeekOctober 1, 2018
Alex ComsiaACC Defensive Player of the WeekOctober 1, 2018
Alex ComsiaDefensive Player of the YearNovember 7, 2018
Nils BrueningAll-ACC First TeamNovember 7, 2018
Alex ComsiaAll-ACC First TeamNovember 7, 2018
Mauricio PinedaAll-ACC First TeamNovember 7, 2018
James PyleAll-ACC First TeamNovember 7, 2018
John NelsonAll-ACC Second TeamNovember 7, 2018
Jack SkahanAll-ACC Third TeamNovember 7, 2018
Nils BrueningAll-ACC Tournament TeamNovember 11, 2018
Alex ComsiaAll-ACC Tournament TeamNovember 11, 2018
John NelsonAll-ACC Tournament TeamNovember 11, 2018
Alex ComsiaUnited Soccer Coaches First Team All-AmericanDecember 6, 2018
Mauricio PinedaUnited Soccer Coaches Second Team All-AmericanDecember 6, 2018

2019 MLS Super Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
John NelsonFC Dallas110DF

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