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Duke Blue Devils Men's Soccer
Founded	1935; 89 years ago (1935)
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, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
1999, 2005, 2006
Conference Regular Season championships
1980, 1982, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2006

The Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team is the men's soccer program that represents Duke University. The Blue Devils compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). 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

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 00 GK  USA Ryan Gallagher 0 GK  USA Grant Farley 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

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Facilities

Koskinen Stadium

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. 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. For a more in depth look at Duke's 2017 incoming freshman class, click here.

Notable alumni

Current professionals

As of January 29, 2024

• Mike Jeffries (1980–1983) – Currently head coach with Charlotte Independence
• John Klein (1983–1984) – Currently head coach with Columbia College
• John Kerr (1984–1986) – Currently head coach with Duke
• James Belshaw (2009–2012) – Currently with Harrogate Town
• Sean Davis (2009–2011) – Currently with Nashville SC
• Sebastien Ibeagha (2010–2013) – Currently with FC Dallas
• Jeremy Ebobisse (2014–2015) – Currently with San Jose Earthquakes
• Macario Hing-Glover (2014–2016) – Currently with Shanghai Shenhua
• Carter Manley (2014–2017) – Currently with San Antonio
• Brian White (2014–2017) – Currently with Vancouver Whitecaps
• CC Uche (2016–2017) – Currently with Minnesota United 2
• Will Pulisic (2017–2020) – Currently with Minnesota United 2
• Issa Rayyan (2018) – Currently with Las Vegas Lights
• Aedan Stanley (2018–2019) – Currently with Indy Eleven
• Ian Murphy (2018–2021) – Currently with FC Cincinnati
• Sergi Nus (2019) – Currently with South Georgia Tormenta
• Peter Stroud (2020–2022) – Currently with New York Red Bulls
• Thorleifur Úlfarsson (2021) – Currently with Debrecen
• Shakur Mohammed (2021–2022) – Currently with Orlando City

Honours

• NCAA Division I tournament (1): 1986
• Atlantic Coast Conference (5): 1980, 1982, 1999, 2005, 2006

References

1. "John Kerr Bio - Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site - GoDuke.com". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
2. "Duke Athletics Quick Facts". GoDuke.com. September 5, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
3. ^ "2024 Men's Soccer Roster". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. Retrieved 8 Sep 2024.
4. "Kennedy Tower Debuts This Weekend".
5. "Recruiting - CollegeSoccerNews.com". Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
6. "Duke Blue Devils men's soccer: CLASS OF 2021". dukemsoccommits.weebly.com.

External links

• Official website

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