Duke Blue Devils men's soccer

Duke Blue Devils Men's Soccer
Duke Blue Devils Men's Soccer
2023 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team
Founded	1935; 89 years ago
University	Duke University
Head coach	John Kerr, Jr. (16th season)
Conference	ACC
Location	Durham, North Carolina
Stadium	Koskinen Stadium ; (Capacity: 4,500)
Nickname	Blue Devils
Colors	Duke blue and white;
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament championships
	1986
NCAA Tournament runner-up
	1982, 1995
NCAA Tournament College Cup
	1982, 1986, 1992, 1995, 2004
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
	1982, 1986, 1992, 1995, 2004, 2006, 2022
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
	1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2022
NCAA Tournament appearances
	1972, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
	1999, 2005, 2006
Conference Regular Season championships
	1980, 1982, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2006

The Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team represents Duke University in the ACC and in all other men's NCAA Division I Soccer competitions. They won their first and only NCAA tournament in 1986, co-captained by their current head coach, John Kerr Jr. and Mike Linenberger. Facilities included both turf and grass fields, a newly constructed weight room and training room (as of fall 2016), and a student-athlete academic advising facility. John Kerr Jr. is assisted by Michael Brady and Chris Rich.

Current roster

As of 8 Sep 2024^[3]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
0	GK	USA	Grant Farley
00	GK	USA	Ryan Gallagher
1	GK	NED	Wessel Speel
2	DF	USA	Jamie Kabussu
3	DF	USA	Kamran Acito
4	DF	USA	Trevor Burns
5	MF	USA	Alex Hauschild
6	MF	USA	Cameron Kerr
7	MF	USA	Felix Barajas
8	MF	NOR	Bull Jorgensen
9	FW	ISL	Ulfur Bjornsson
10	MF	USA	Drew Kerr
11	FW	BER	Colton Pleasants
12	MF	USA	Ruben Mesalles
13	FW	USA	Jose Ortega
15	MF	USA	Jack Zugay


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	USA	Luke Thomas
17	MF	USA	Adrian Byasiima
18	MF	USA	Julius Suber
19	DF	USA	Sintayehu Clements
20	MF	USA	Andrew Myerson
21	FW	GER	Niclas Wittur
22	MF	USA	Caleb Donaldson
23	MF	USA	Kenan Hot
24	DF	ISL	Axel Gudbjornsson
25	MF	USA	Hudson Hazlewood
26	FW	USA	Adam Luckhurst
28	MF	USA	Sebastian Docters
29	DF	USA	Nate Mulvaney
30	GK	USA	Nathan Gaviser
31	FW	ENG	Sol Arbib
32	MF	USA	Jackson Lagos

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Athletic director	Nina King
Head coach	John Kerr
Associate head coach	Michael Brady
Assistant coach	Kyle Renfro
Volunteer assistant coach	Tristan Wierbonski

Source:^[3]

Facilities

Koskinen Stadium

Duke v Maryland, 1968

Duke v North Carolina, 1980

Duke (in white) vs. UConn in 2006

The facility that the Blue Devils Men's Soccer Team uses to play their matches. The stadium holds 7,000 and seats 4,500. The players play on Bermuda grass. The field is 75x120 yards. There are two locker rooms and a field house inside the stadium. In January 2015, there was a new press box revealed during a grand opening called Kennedy Tower, which was dedicated in honor of Chris and Ana Kennedy. Chris is the Duke Senior Deputy Director of Athletes. The Kennedy Tower, offers press boxes and hospitality suites at the top of Koskinen Stadium.^[4] In the fall of 2015, the new Track and Field facility opened on the opposite side of Kennedy Tower. Koskinen Stadium is home for Duke Men's Soccer, Duke Women's Soccer, Duke Men's Lacrosse, and Duke Women's Lacrosse.

Training facilities

In addition to Koskinen Stadium, Duke has a training ground (751 Practice Fields). 751 has 1 grass field and an additional 18-yard box designed specifically for shooting and goalie training. The team's practice locker rooms are located in the Murray Building, next to Koskinen stadium,

Recruiting

The Blue Devil's have been one of the successful programs with recruiting since 2010. Seven of the last eight recruiting classes have been ranked inside the top 25 nationally. That doesn't change in 2017 as Duke's incoming class has been ranked 11th by College Soccer News.^[5] For a more in depth look at Duke's 2017 incoming freshman class, click here.^[6]