Boston College Eagles men's soccer

Boston College Eagles men's soccer
Boston College Eagles men's soccer
2023 Boston College Eagles men's soccer team
Founded	1967; 57 years ago
University	Boston College
Head coach	Bob Thompson (4th season)
Conference	ACC
Location	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Stadium	Newton Campus Soccer Field ; (Capacity: 2,000)
Nickname	Eagles
Colors	Maroon and gold;
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
	2002, 2015
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
	2002, 2004, 2009, 2015
NCAA Tournament appearances
	2019, 2016, 2015, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1990, 1982
Conference Tournament championships
	2007, 2002, 2000, 1990
Conference Regular Season championships
	2007, 2002, 1995

The Boston College Eagles men's soccer team represents Boston College in men's soccer. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, having previously competed in the Big East Conference. The Eagles were led by coach Ed Kelly from 1988 until his retirement in 2019 .^[3]

Roster

As of 12 Sep 2024^[4]

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
1	GK	USA	Brennan Klein
2	DF	USA	Patrick Reddy
3	DF	USA	Christian Bejar
4	DF	USA	Diego Ochoa
6	MF	USA	Bryan Toro
7	MF	NOR	Sander Martinsen
8	MF	USA	Aidan Farwell
9	MF	NOR	Ask Ekeland
10	FW	USA	Leo Guarino
11	MF	USA	Xavier O'Neil
12	MF	USA	Jonathan Murphy
13	MF	USA	Arsen Melkumyan
14	FW	GHA	Michael Asare
16	MF	USA	Arno Schumacher
17	MF	USA	Christian Martins
18	DF	USA	Max Andrews


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	USA	Connor Gibson
21	MF	USA	Marco Dos Santos
22	MF	USA	Erick Almendares
23	MF	USA	Jack Burkhardt
24	MF	USA	Devon Galluzzo
25	DF	USA	CJ Williams
26	DF	DEN	Marc Boye
27	DF	GER	Moritz Gundelach
29	MF	USA	Dylan Mafong
30	MF	USA	Simba Odhiambo
31	GK	USA	Sebastian Pliszka
32	GK	CHI	Thomas Jordan
33	GK	USA	Bryce Copeland
34	GK	USA	Leo Seidel
35	MF	USA	Danny Istambouli

Notable alumni

Current Professional Players

Jeff Cook (1986–1989) – Currently head coach of Penn State
Mike Babst (1999–2002) – Currently head coach of Davidson
Bob Thompson (1999–2002) – Currently head coach of Boston College
Brendan Burke (2001–2005) – Currently head coach of Hartford Athletic
Issey Maholo (2003–2007) – Currently with HKFC
Alejandro Bedoya (2007–2008) – Currently with Philadelphia Union
Kyle Bekker (2009–2012) – Currently with Forge FC
Younes Boudadi (2016–2017) – Currently with Indy Eleven
Callum Johnson (2016–2019) – Currently with One Knoxville
Christian Garner (2018–2021) – Currently with Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Amos Shapiro-Thompson (2019–2022) – Currently with Rhode Island FC

Head coaches

Gyorgy Lang (1967–1971)
Ben Brewster (1972, 1977–1987)
Hans Westerkamp (1973–1976)
Ed Kelly (1988–2019)
Bob Thompson (2019–present)

Statistics

Yearly records

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Gyorgy Lang (Independent) (1967–1971)
1967	Gyorgy Lang	7–5–1
1968	Gyorgy Lang	3–9–0
1969	Gyorgy Lang	5–4–3
1970	Gyorgy Lang	4–9–0
1971	Gyorgy Lang	6–8–0
Gyorgy Lang:		25–34–4
Ben Brewster (Independent) (1972–1972)
1972	Ben Brewster	3–9–2
Ben Brewster:		3–9–2
Hans Westerkamp (Independent) (1973–1976)
1973	Hans Westerkamp	7–6–3
1974	Hans Westerkamp	5–9–2
1975	Hans Westerkamp	4–11–1
1976	Hans Westerkamp	6–8–1
Hans Westerkamp:		22–34–7
Ben Brewster (Independent) (1977–1984)
1977	Ben Brewster	6–9–1
1978	Ben Brewster	13–5–0
1979	Ben Brewster	9–6–5
1980	Ben Brewster	15–3–3
1981	Ben Brewster	14–6–1
1982	Ben Brewster	15–5–3			NCAA first round
1983	Ben Brewster	9–10–2
1984	Ben Brewster	7–8–3
Ben Brewster (Big East Conference) (1985–1987)
1985	Ben Brewster	8–9–3	1–2–0	3rd North
1986	Ben Brewster	8–8–5	2–1–0	3rd North
1987	Ben Brewster	4–12–3	1–1–1	2nd North
Ben Brewster:		108–81–29	4–4–1
Ed Kelly (Big East Conference) (1988–2004)
1988	Ed Kelly	7–11–1	1–2–0	4th North
1989	Ed Kelly	8–10–1	2–1–0	2nd North
1990	Ed Kelly	14–5–2	5–2–1	2nd	NCAA first round
1991	Ed Kelly	8–7–3	2–4–2	7th
1992	Ed Kelly	10–8–0	3–5–0	6th
1993	Ed Kelly	12–5–1	5–3–0	3rd
1994	Ed Kelly	7–7–3	5–2–1	3rd
1995	Ed Kelly	11–5–2	8–1–1	1st
1996	Ed Kelly	3–10–4	3–4–4	8th
1997	Ed Kelly	5–9–2	4–6–1	8th
1998	Ed Kelly	5–10–2	2–8–1	10th
1999	Ed Kelly	6–9–2	2–9–0	10th
2000	Ed Kelly	12–7–1	7–3–1	3rd	NCAA first round
2001	Ed Kelly	10–8–0	6–4–0	6th	NCAA first round
2002	Ed Kelly	18–5–0	8–2–0	1st	NCAA Quarterfinals
2003	Ed Kelly	6–7–4	3–5–2	9th
2004	Ed Kelly	13–5–2	6–3–1	3rd	NCAA regional semifinal
Ed Kelly (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2005–2019)
2005	Ed Kelly	5–9–2	0–6–2	9th
2006	Ed Kelly	8–7–2	3–3–2	6th
2007	Ed Kelly	15–5–1	7–1–0	1st	NCAA second round
2008	Ed Kelly	11–7–3	5–3–0	3rd	NCAA second round
2009	Ed Kelly	14–9–0	5–3–0	4th	NCAA regional semifinal
2010	Ed Kelly	10–5–5	2–2–4	5th	NCAA first round
2011	Ed Kelly	14–6–1	4–4–0	6th	NCAA second round
2012	Ed Kelly	8–6–5	3–2–3	t–4th	NCAA first round
2013	Ed Kelly	7–9–3	4–6–1	8th
2014	Ed Kelly	5–8–3	1–6–1	6th Atlantic
2015	Ed Kelly	11–8–2	4–4–0	3rd Atlantic	NCAA Quarterfinals
2016	Ed Kelly	9–9–3	3–3–3	5th Atlantic	NCAA second round
2017	Ed Kelly	6–10–1	1–6–1	5th Atlantic
2018	Ed Kelly	4–8–4	2–5–1	4th Atlantic
2019	Ed Kelly	9–6–3	2–4–2	5th Atlantic	NCAA second round
Ed Kelly:		290–241–68	111–116–32
Bob Thompson (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2020–present)
2020	Bob Thompson	1–3–1	1–3–1	5th Atlantic
2021	Bob Thompson	6–7–2	2–4–2	4th Atlantic
2022	Bob Thompson	4–7–5	1–4–3	5th Atlantic
2023	Bob Thompson	3–9–5	0–5–3	6th Atlantic
Bob Thompson:		14–26–13	4–16–9
Total:		443–412–114
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Championships

ACC Tournament:

Champions (1): 2007

ACC Regular Season:

Champions (1): 2007

Big East Tournament:

Champions (3): 1990, 2000, 2002
Runners-up (2): 1982, 1993

Big East Regular Season:

Champions (2): 1995, 2002
Runners-up (1): 1990

Awards and honors

NSCAA All-America

2008: Alejandro Bedoya, Second Team
2007: Reuben Ayarna, First Team; Alejandro Bedoya, First Team; Sherron Manswell, Second Team
2006: Charlie Davies, FW – First Team
2004: Guy Melamed, Second Team
2002: Guy Melamed, Third Team
2000: Chris Hamblin, First Team
1995: Paul Keegan, Second Team
1993: Paul Keegan, Second Team

College Soccer News All-America

2008: Alejandro Bedoya, First Team
2007: Alejandro Bedoya, First Team
2006: Charlie Davies, First Team
2004: Guy Melamed, First Team
2002: Guy Melamed, Second Team

Soccer America All-America

2007: Alejandro Bedoya, First Team; Reuben Ayarna, Second Team

Soccer America National Coach of the Year

Ed Kelly: 2002

NSCAA/Adidas Regional Coach of the Year

Ed Kelly: 2000, 2002 (New England), 2007, 2011 (South Atlantic)

ACC Coach of the Year

Ed Kelly: 2007

ACC Offensive Player of the Year

Alejandro Bedoya: 2007
Charlie Davies: 2006

ACC Tournament MVP

Sherron Manswell: 2007

ACC All-Tournament Team

Diego Medina-Mendez: 2011
Colin Murphy: 2011
Charlie Rugg: 2011
Amit Aburmad: 2010
Edvin Worley: 2009
Chris Brown: 2007, 2008
Alejandro Bedoya: 2007
Paul Gerstenberger, 2007
Sherron Manswell, 2007

All-ACC First Team

Kyle Bekker: 2011, 2012
Charlie Rugg: 2010–2012
Chris Brown: 2008
Alejandro Bedoya: 2007, 2008
Reuben Ayarna: 2007
Charlie Davies: 2006

All-ACC Second Team

Stefan Sigurdarson: 2022
Chris Ager: 2011
Kyle Bekker: 2010
Justin Luthy: 2009
Karl Reddick: 2009
Chris Brown: 2007
Sherron Manswell: , 2005, 2007
Reuben Ayarna: 2006

All-ACC Freshman Team^[5]

Xavier O'Neil: 2023
Aidan Farwell: 2021
Amos Shapiro-Thompson: 2019
Stefan Sigurdarson: 2019
Victor Souza: 2019
Aidan Farwell: 2021

Big East Coach of the Year

Ed Kelly: 1989, 1990, 2000, 2002

Big East Offensive Player of the Year

Guy Melamed: 2004
Casey Schmidt: 2000
Paul Keegan: 1994

Big East Goalkeeper of the Year

Kyle Singer: 2002
Chris Hamblin: 2000

Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Player

Bobby Thompson: 2000, 2002
Justin Ceccarelli: 1990

References

^ Athletic Communications. "Bob Thompson". Boston College Eagles. Boston College. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^ "Boston College Athletics Style Guide" (PDF). May 1, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
^ "BC soccer coach Ed Kelly retires after 32 years". USA Today. November 25, 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
^ "Men's soccer roster". bceagles.com. Boston College.
^ Athletic Communications. "Eagles Land Three On All-ACC Freshman Team". Boston College Eagles. Boston College. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

External links

Official website

[1] Athletic Communications. "Bob Thompson". Boston College Eagles. Boston College. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

[2] "Boston College Athletics Style Guide" (PDF). May 1, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

[3] "BC soccer coach Ed Kelly retires after 32 years". USA Today. November 25, 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.

[auto-4] "Men's soccer roster". bceagles.com. Boston College.

[5] Athletic Communications. "Eagles Land Three On All-ACC Freshman Team". Boston College Eagles. Boston College. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

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v t e Boston College Eagles men's soccer
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
The Club	History All articles
Stadium	Alumni Stadium (1978–1998) Newton Campus Soccer Field (1999–present)
Rivalries	Boston University
Important figures	Notable alumni
Seasons	2019 2021
National championship seasons in bold; College Cup seasons in italics

v t e Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer
Current teams	Boston College Eagles California Golden Bears Clemson Tigers Duke Blue Devils Louisville Cardinals North Carolina Tar Heels NC State Wolfpack Notre Dame Fighting Irish Pittsburgh Panthers SMU Mustangs Syracuse Orange Stanford Cardinal Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Tech Hokies Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Championships & awards	ACC Tournament Player of the Year Freshman of the Year Coach of the Year
Seasons	2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024