2021 Boston College Eagles men's soccer team

The 2021 Boston College Eagles men's soccer team will represent Boston College during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Eagles will be led by head coach Bob Thompson, in his second season. They play home games at Newton Soccer Complex. This will be the team's 55th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 17th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2021 Boston College Eagles men's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2021 record6–7–2 (2–4–2 ACC)
Head coach
  • Bob Thompson (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Francesco D'Agostino (2nd season)
  • John Shimer (2nd season)
Home stadiumNewton Campus Soccer Field
2021 ACC men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 1 Clemson + 5 –3 –016 –5 –2
Louisville + 5 –3 –010 –7 –1
No. 17 Wake Forest + 4 –3 –113 –7 –1
Boston College 2 –4 –26 –7 –2
Syracuse 2 –5 –18 –8 –2
NC State 1 –5 –27 –8 –2
Coastal
No. 12 Duke + 5 –2 –114 –5 –1
No. 6 Pittsburgh + 5 –2 –113 –5 –2
No. 4 Notre Dame ‡ 4 –2 –214 –5 –5
North Carolina + 4 –4 –011 –7 –2
No. 19 Virginia Tech + 3 –4 –111 –5 –4
Virginia 2 –5 –16 –9 –3
As of December 14, 2021; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

Background
Main article: 2020 Boston College Eagles men's soccer team

Prior to the season head coach Ed Kelly retired after thirty three years as head coach. Bob Thompson was announced as the new head coach in January 2020.[1]

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. However, the Eagles elected to not play in the reduced fall season.[2] The ACC also held a mini-season during the spring of 2021. The Eagles did participate in this spring mini-season.

The Eagles finished the spring season 1–3–1 and 1–3–1 in ACC play, to finish in fifth place in the Coastal Division. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Player movement

Players leaving
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
David Longo3DF5'11"168 SeniorWeston, FLGraduated
Gregorio Barilla4DF6'2"175JuniorParma, Italy—
Nikita Bondar7FW5'9"170SeniorHamburg, GermanyGraduated
Gualtiero Barilla14FW6'0"170SophomoreParma, Italy—
Shrey Sharma21FW5'11"150FreshmanFarmington, CT—
Zach Peter26DF5'11"150SophomoreAvon, CT—

Players arriving
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Aidan Farwell
MF
 USAScituate, MANew England Revolution (Academy)[3]

Squad

Roster
As of July 27, 2021[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Christian Garner
2 DF  CRC Alejandro Zimmermann
3 DF  CRO Ivan Postolka
4 DF  USA Diego Ochoa
5 DF  USA Victor Souza
6 MF  USA Ian Buehler
7 FW  USA Aidan Farwell
8 MF  ESP Nacho Dominguez
10 MF  USA Amos Shapiro-Thompson
11 MF  USA Mike Suski
12 DF  USA Wil Jacques
13 MF  USA Arsen Melkumyan
14 MF  GER Jakob Munzner
15 MF  USA Jack Burgess
16 MF  USA Tyshawn Rose
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  GER Moritz Frahm
18 DF  USA Walker Davey
19 DF  USA Tyler Stott
20 MF  USA Jorge Dickens
21 MF  USA Jonathan Murphy
22 FW  USA Drew Serafino
23 FW  ISL Stefan Sigurdarson
24 MF  USA Sam White
25 MF  USA Adama Kaba
27 MF  USA Alex Mieles
31 GK  USA Alfonso De Vito
32 GK  CHI Thomas Jordan
33 GK  USA Brennan Klein
77 MF  ISL Kristofer Konradsson
— MF  USA Dilen Patel

Team management
PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorPatrick Kraft
Head CoachBob Thompson
Associate Head CoachFrancesco D'Agostino
Assistant CoachJohn Shimer
Director of OperationsCharlie Rugg

Source:[4]

Schedule

Source:[5][6]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
August 28*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Quinnipiac L 1–2  0–1–0
 Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium (226)
Hamden, CT
August 30*
5:30 p.m., ACCN		 Boston University W 2–1  1–1–0
 Newton Soccer Complex (750)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 6*
5:30 p.m., ACCNX		 Hartford W 1–0  2–1–0
 Newton Soccer Complex (615)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 10
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Notre Dame T 1–1 OT 2–1–1
(0–0–1)		 Newton Soccer Complex (927)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 14*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Holy Cross W 3–2 OT 3–1–1
 Newton Soccer Complex (381)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 17
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 at No. 2 Clemson L 0–3  3–2–1
(0–1–1)		 Riggs Field (3,032)
Clemson, SC
September 21*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Yale L 0–2  3–3–1
 Reese Stadium (511)
New Haven, CT
September 24
7:30 p.m., ACCNX		 at No. 24 Louisville L 0–2  3–4–1
(0–2–1)		 Lynn Stadium (827)
Louisville, KY
October 1
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 11 Virginia Tech T 0–0 2OT 3–4–2
(0–2–2)		 Newton Soccer Complex (1,956)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 5*
7:00 p.m., NESN+		 at Northeastern W 2–1  4–4–2
 Parsons Field (221)
Brookline, MA
October 8
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		 at Virginia L 1–2  4–5–2
(0–3–2)		 Klöckner Stadium (0)
Charlottesville, VA
October 15
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Syracuse W 1–0  5–5–2
(1–3–2)		 Newton Soccer Complex (324)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 19*
7:00 p.m.		 at Merrimack  Cancelled 
Martone-Mejail Field
North Andover, MA
October 23
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Wake Forest W 3–2  6–5–2
(2–3–2)		 Newton Soccer Complex (658)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 29
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 at NC State L 0–1 2OT 6–6–2
(2–4–2)		 Dail Soccer Field (931)
Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
November 3
7:00 p.m.		 (8) at (9) Virginia Tech
First Round		 L 0–1 OT 6–7–2
 Thompson Field (1,535)
Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date Ref.
Victor Souza Preseason All-ACC Watchlist August 18, 2021 [7]
Stefan Sigurdarson Offensive Player of the Week September 7, 2021 [8]
Victor Souza All-ACC Third Team November 10 [9]
Aidan Farwell ACC All-Freshman Team

Rankings
Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
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United Soccer[10] None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [11]

References
  1. "Bob Thompson named Boston College men's soccer head coach, removing interim title". soccerwire.com. January 23, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  2. Black, AJ (September 2, 2020). "Boston College Cancels Men's Soccer Fall Season". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  3. "Aidan Farwell". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  4. "2021 Men's Soccer Roster". bceagles.com. Boston College. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  5. "2021 Men's Soccer Schedule". Boston College. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  6. "Eagles Release Schedule, Open 2021 Campaign on Aug. 26". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  7. "Pitt Named Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  8. "Sigurdarson, Hamill Earn ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  9. "2021 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Unveiled". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  10. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  11. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
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