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2021 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team

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2021 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionNorth
2021 record6–9–3 (2–5–1 ACC)
Head coachGeorge Gelnovatch (26th season)
Assistant coachMatt Chulis (14th season)
Assistant coachAdam Perron (1st season)
Home stadiumKlöckner Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 1 Clemson + 5 3 0     16 5 2
Louisville + 5 3 0     10 7 1
No. 17 Wake Forest + 4 3 1     13 7 1
Boston College 2 4 2     6 7 2
Syracuse 2 5 1     8 8 2
NC State 1 5 2     7 8 2
Coastal
No. 12 Duke + 5 2 1     14 5 1
No. 6 Pittsburgh + 5 2 1     13 5 2
No. 4 Notre Dame 4 2 2     14 5 5
North Carolina + 4 4 0     11 7 2
No. 19 Virginia Tech + 3 4 1     11 5 4
Virginia 2 5 1     6 9 3
As of December 14, 2021; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC


The 2021 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team will represent University of Virginia during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cavaliers will be led by head coach George Gelnovatch, in his twenty-sixth season. They play home games at Klöckner Stadium. This will be the team's 81st season playing organized men's college soccer and their 69th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

Background[edit]

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. The ACC also held a mini-season during the spring of 2021.

The Cavaliers finished the fall season 3–4–1 and 2–3–1 in ACC play to finish in fourth place in the North Division. In the ACC Tournament they defeated Wake Forest in the Quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions Clemson in the Semifinals. They finished the spring season 4–4–0 and 2–4–0 in ACC play, to finish in fourth place in the Coastal Division. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. This marked the first NCAA tournament that the Cavaliers did not qualify for since 1980.

In the 2021 MLS SuperDraft, the Cavaliers had five players drafted: Brett Halsey, Irakoze Donasiyano, Daniel Steedman, Nathan Crofts, and Colin Shutler.[2]

Player movement[edit]

Players leaving[edit]

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Alex Rando 0 GK 6'4" 180 Redshirt Freshman New York, NY
Colin Shutler 1 GK 6'1" 185 Graduate Student Middleburg, VA Graduated; Drafted 48th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas
Spencer Patton 7 MF 5'11" 165 Senior Morrisville, PA Graduated
Brett Halsey 8 MF 5'9" 150 Senior Sterling, VA Graduated; Drafted 7th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake
Nathan Crofts 10 FW 5'7" 135 Senior Sheffield, England Graduated; Drafted 45th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC
Irakoze Donasiyano 11 FW 5'9" 155 Senior Roanoke, VA Graduated; Drafted 20th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Nashville SC
Axel Gunnarsson 18 FW 6'0" 190 Sophomore Gothenburg, Sweden
Joan Gibert Fuertes 21 MF 5'7" 168 Graduate Student Barcelona, Spain Graduated
Matthew Warbrick 23 FW 5'11" 165 Redshirt Freshman Auckland, New Zealand
William Shuchart 25 FW 6'1" 165 Freshamn St. Petersburg, FL
Beau Bradley 27 MF 5'9" 160 Senior Manasquan, NJ Graduated
Louis Evans 29 DF 6'1" 183 Graduate Student Canterbury, New Zealand Graduated

Players arriving[edit]

The signing class was formally announced on May 11, 2021.[3]

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Malcolm Brickhouse
MF
 USA Charlottesville, VA SOCA 3/5 stars[4]
Matthew Hunter
FW
 USA Richmond, VA Richmond United 3/5 stars[5]
Erick Kilosho
MF
 USA Roanoke, VA Roanoke Star 2/5 stars[6]
Asparuh Slavov
MF
 USA Alpharetta, GA Atlanta United 4/5 stars[7]
Michael Tsicoulias
FW
 USA Newton, MA New England Revolution 3/5 stars[8]
Kome Ubogu
FW
 USA Hoover, AL Alabama FC 3/5 stars[9]
Scott Williams
GK
 USA Cincinnati, OH Columbus Crew Academy 3/5 stars[10]
Henry van Wincoop
FW
 USA Charlottesville, VA SOCA N/A[11]
Jesper Moksnes
DF
 NOR Stavanger, Norway Viking FK N/A
Ank Nibogora
FW
 CAN Kitchener, Canada Athlete Institute Football N/A
Nils Orywol
MF
 GER Frankfurt, Germany Eintracht Frankfurt N/A

Squad[edit]

Roster[edit]

As of August 18, 2021[12]

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

No. Position Player
00 Colombia GK Antonio Rodriguez
1 United States GK Scott Williams
2 United States DF William Citron
3 United States MF Isaiah Byrd
4 Germany DF Paul Wiese
5 Chinese Taipei DF Oliver Gerbig
6 Jamaica MF Jeremy Verly
7 Brazil FW Leo Afonso
8 United States MF Jules Anderson
9 United States FW Philip Horton
10 United States MF Nick Berghold
11 Norway FW Kevin Ogudugu
12 Canada FW Ank Nibogora
13 United States FW Kaya Ignacio
15 Peru MF Rafael Caipo
No. Position Player
16 Guatemala MF Julian Aguilar
17 Norway DF Andreas Ueland
18 United States MF Asparuh Slavov
19 United States MF Chris Scheipe
20 Zimbabwe FW Cabrel Happi Kamseu
21 Germany MF Nils Henry Orywol
22 United States FW Michael Tsicoulias
23 United States FW Daniel Wright
24 United States MF Erick Kilosho
25 Norway DF Jesper Moksnes
26 United States FW Kome Ubogu
27 United States MF Malcolm Brickhouse
28 United States FW Henry Van Wincoop
29 United States DF Matthew Hunter
99 United States GK Holden Brown

Team management[edit]

Position Staff
Athletic Director Carla Williams
Head Coach George Gelnovatch
Associate Head Coach Matt Chulis
Assistant Coach Adam Perron
Undergraduate Assistant Coach Jordan Allen

Source:[13]

Schedule[edit]

Source:[14][15]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 14*
7:00 p.m.
Navy  Canceled[16] 
Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
August 17*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX
Longwood W 2–1 
Klöckner Stadium (225)
Charlottesville, VA
August 21*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Radford W 4–1 
Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
Regular season
August 26*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Western Michigan W 2–1  1–0–0
Klöckner Stadium (1,815)
Charlottesville, VA
September 2*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
High Point W 2–0  2–0–0
Klöckner Stadium (1,042)
Charlottesville, VA
September 6*
6:00 p.m.
vs. No. 11 Maryland L 1–2  2–1–0
Audi Field (1,987)
Washington, D.C.
September 10
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Syracuse L 1–3  2–2–0
(0–1–0)
Klöckner Stadium (1,945)
Charlottesville, VA
September 14*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
UNC Greensboro T 0–0 2OT 2–2–1
Klöckner Stadium (932)
Charlottesville, VA
September 17
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Clash
L 1–2 2OT 2–3–1
(0–2–0)
Thompson Field (2,725)
Blacksburg, VA
September 21*
7:00 p.m.
at James Madison L 0–1 2OT 2–4–1
Sentara Park (564)
Harrisonburg, VA
September 25
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
North Carolina L 0–2  2–5–1
(0–3–0)
Klöckner Stadium (2,046)
Charlottesville, VA
September 28*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
VCU W 3–1  3–5–1
Klöckner Stadium (880)
Charlottesville, VA
October 1
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Notre Dame L 1–2  3–6–1
(0–4–0)
Alumni Stadium (1,213)
Notre Dame, IN
October 5*
1:30 p.m., ACCNX
UNC Wilimington T 1–1 2OT 3–6–2
Klöckner Stadium (76)
Charlottesville, VA
October 8
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Boston College W 2–1  4–6–2
(1–4–0)
Klöckner Stadium (0)
Charlottesville, VA
October 11*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Denver L 1–2 OT 4–7–2
Klöckner Stadium (992)
Charlottesville, VA
October 15
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at NC State W 2–1  5–7–2
(2–4–0)
Dail Soccer Field (751)
Raleigh, NC
October 22
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 10 Pittsburgh T 2–2 2OT 5–7–3
(2–4–1)
Klöckner Stadium (0)
Charlottesville, VA
October 25*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Mary Washington W 2–0  6–7–3
Klöckner Stadium (82)
Charlottesville, VA
October 29
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 13 Duke L 3–2 OT 6–8–3
(2–5–1)
Koskinen Stadium (1,117)
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
November 3
8:00 p.m., ACCN
(11) (6) Wake Forest
First Round
L 0–3  6–9–3
Spry Stadium (1,034)
Winston–Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors[edit]

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Andreas Ueland Preseason All-ACC Watchlist August 18, 2021 [17]
Leo Afonso All-ACC Second Team November 10 [18]
Asparuh Slavov ACC All-Freshman Team

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movement
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United Soccer[19] RV RV RV None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [20]


References[edit]

  1. "Historical Information". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. "2021 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  3. "Men's Soccer Announces 2021 Recruiting Class". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. May 11, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  4. "Malcolm Brickhouse". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  5. "Matthew Hunter". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  6. "Erick Kilosho". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  7. "Asparuh Slavov". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  8. "Michael Tsicoulias". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  9. "Kome Ubogu". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  10. "Scott Williams". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  11. "Henry van Wincoop". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  12. "2021-22 Men's Soccer Roster". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  13. "2021 Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  14. "2021–22 Men's Soccer Schedule". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  15. "Virginia Announces 2021 Men's Soccer Schedule". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. July 14, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  16. @UVAMenSoccer (August 14, 2021). "⛈ MATCH CANCELED ⛈ Our preseason friendly against Navy tonight has been canceled due to inclement weather. #GoHoos" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. "Pitt Named Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  18. "2021 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Unveiled". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  19. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  20. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.

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