2019 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team

The 2019 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team is the college's 20th season of playing organized men's college soccer. It is the Wolverines' 20th season playing in the Big Ten Conference.

2019 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer
Big 10 Tournament Runner-up
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 17
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 16
Record11–5–6 (4–1–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tommy McMenemy (10th season)
  • Jhojan Obando (8th season)
  • Marcos Ugarte (3rd season)
Home stadiumU-M Soccer Stadium
2019 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Indiana7 1 015 3 4
No. 18 Penn State + 6 1 112 4 3
No. 17 Michigan + 4 1 311 5 6
Maryland + 3 3 211 8 2
Northwestern 3 3 28 8 2
Michigan State 3 4 13 12 3
Wisconsin 1 4 33 11 4
Rutgers 1 6 17 8 3
Ohio State 1 6 17 11 1
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big Ten

Background

Player movement

Arrivals

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Moshtaba Al-Hasnawi
FW/MF
 IRQDearborn, MIVardar[1]
Brennan Callow
DF
 USACincinnati, OHCincinnati United[2]
Owen Finnerty
GK
 USAWalled Lake, MIDetroit City[3]
Carter Payne
DF
 USAPhoenix, AZBarca Academy (AZ)[4]
Harry Pithers
MF
 USATampa, FLChargers SCNR
Christian Pulselli
FW
 ITAPembroke, MABoston Bolts[5]
Evan Rasmussen
MF
 USALibertyville, ILLibertyville FC[6]
Inaki Rodriguez
MF
 CHISantiago, CHINorthwood Huskies[7]
Ryan Schultz
DF
 USA Short Hills, NJ New York Red Bulls [8]

Squad information

Roster

No. Player Nat. State Year Date of birth (Age) High School Club Team Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1Andrew VerdiUnited States Pennsylvania Sr.March 30, 1998 (age 21) YSC Academy Philadelphia Union140
18Jacob NunnerUnited States Michigan Jr.August 2, 1999 (age 20)De La Salle Collegiate Vardar00
22Owen FinnertyUnited States Michigan Fr.February 7, 2001 (age 18)Detroit Catholic Central Detroit City00
Defenders
2Carter PayneUnited States Arizona Fr.August 15, 2001 (age 18)Shadow MountainBarca Academy00
3Ryan SchultzUnited States New Jersey Fr.March 4, 2001 (age 18)MillburnNew York Red Bulls00
4Joel HarrisonCanada British Columbia Jr.August 6, 1999 (age 20)Burnaby CentralVancouver Whitecaps80
5Abdou SamakeMali Quebec Sr.October 7, 1996 (age 23)Louis-Riel (ON) Montreal Impact320
12Austin SwiechUnited States Michigan Jr.June 2, 1998 (age 21)JenisonMidwest United221
13Declan GaffneyUnited States California So.October 6, 1999 (age 20)Loyola (CA)Pataeadores 100
25Jackson RagenUnited States Washington (state) Jr.September 24, 1998 (age 21)University PrepSeattle Sounders373
26C.Y. ChengHong Kong Connecticut So.November 23, 1998 (age 21)HotchkissBlack Rock00
30Brennan CallowUnited States Ohio Fr.January 29, 2001 (age 18)Seven Hills (OH)Cincinnati United00
Midfielders
6Carlos TellezMexico Florida Jr.August 6, 1999 (age 20)Archbishop McCarthy Weston FC 80
8Inaki RodriguezChile New York (state) Fr. Northwood (NY) N/A00
14Harry PithersUnited States Florida Fr.May 31, 2000 (age 19)Berkeley Prep Chargers SC00
15Evan RasmussenUnited States Michigan Fr.April 10, 2001 (age 18)LibertyvilleLibertyville FC00
19Kevin BucaUnited States Michigan So.November 20, 2000 (age 19)Stoney Creek (MI)Vardar 90
20Aidan NamUnited States Michigan So.June 10, 2000 (age 19)Saline (MI)Columbus Crew 00
21Joe HertgenUnited States New Jersey Sr.January 11, 1998 (age 21)Toms River NorthPDA20
23Marc YbarraUnited States Michigan Jr.December 18, 1998 (age 20)Skyline (MI) Columbus Crew 404
27 Moshtaba Al-Hasnawi Iraq Michigan Fr. January 13, 2001 (age 18) Fordson Vardar 0 0
Forwards
7Derick BrocheUnited States Michigan So.March 1, 2000 (age 19)NoviColumbus Crew 00
9Mohammed ZakyiGhana Connecticut Jr.April 6, 1998 (age 21)Canterbury (CT)Oakwood SC318
10Umar Farouk OsmanGhana Connecticut Jr.September 23, 1998 (age 21)Hotchkiss Black Rock 419
11Jack HallahanRepublic of Ireland Dublin Sr.November 17, 1996 (age 23)St. Augustine Catholic West Bromwich Albion 5921
16Christian PulselliItaly Massachusetts Fr.May 15, 2001 (age 18)PembrokeBoston Bolts00
17Sosa EmovonCanada Ontario So.April 19, 2000 (age 19)St. Thomas Aquinas Vardar 80
33Nebojša Popović Serbia Michigan Gr.Rochester (MI)Vardar 00

Coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Canada Chaka Daley
Assistant Coach England Tommy McMenemy
Assistant Coach United States Jhojan Obando
Volunteer Assistant Coach United States Marcos Ugarte
Program Assistant United States Justin Makar

Source[9]

Preseason

Preseason Big Ten poll

Michigan was predicted to finish third in the Big Ten Conference.[10]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team
1Indiana
2Maryland
3Michigan
4Michigan State
5Wisconsin
6Penn State
7Northwestern
8Ohio State
9Rutgers

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Preseason
August 17*
2:00 p.m.
No. 24 at Cincinnati W 2–1 
Gettler Stadium (312)
Cincinnati, OH
August 23*
3:30 p.m.
No. 24 at No. 3 Akron L 2–3 
Cub Cadet Field
Akron, OH
Regular season
August 30*
7:30 p.m., BTN+
No. 24 Florida Gulf Coast L 3–4  0–1–0
U-M Soccer Stadium (1,602)
Ann Arbor, MI
September 2*
1:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 24 SIU Edwardsville W 3–1  1–1–0
U-M Soccer Stadium (1,452)
Ann Arbor, MI
September 6*
5:00 p.m., BTN+
Cornell W 3–0  2–1–0
U-M Soccer Stadium (1,252)
Ann Arbor, MI
September 8*
6:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 13 Washington L 0–1  2–2–0
U-M Soccer Stadium (704)
Ann Arbor, MI
September 13*
8:00 p.m., WOWT
at Omaha T 1–1 2OT 2–2–1
Al F. Caniglia Field (1,006)
Omaha, NE
September 17*
7:30 p.m., BTN+
Oakland W 2–0  3–2–1
U-M Soccer Stadium (336)
Ann Arbor, MI
September 21
3:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 24 Rutgers T 1–1[lower-alpha 1]  3–2–2
(0–0–1)
U-M Soccer Stadium (903)
Ann Arbor, MI
September 27
6:00 p.m., BTN
at Penn State T 0–0 2OT 3–2–3
(0–0–2)
Jeffrey Field (1,985)
State College, PA
October 2
7:00 p.m., BTN+
at Ohio State W 2–0  4–2–3
(1–0–2)
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (1,221)
Columbus, OH
October 6
4:00 p.m., BTN+
Northwestern W 3–0  5–2–3
(2–0–2)
U-M Soccer Stadium (1,351)
Ann Arbor, MI
October 9*
7:30 p.m., BTN+
Detroit Mercy W 1–0  6–2–3
U-M Soccer Stadium (611)
Ann Arbor, MI
October 13
3:00 p.m., ESPNU
at No. 4 Indiana L 0–1  6–3–3
(2–1–2)
Bill Armstrong Stadium (2,500)
Bloomington, IN
October 17*
7:30 p.m.
Western Michigan L 1–2  6–4–3
U-M Soccer Stadium (453)
Ann Arbor, MI
October 22*
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Notre Dame W 1–0  7–4–3
Alumni Field (585)
South Bend, IN
October 25
6:00 p.m., BTN+
Wisconsin T 1–1 2OT 7–4–4
(2–1–3)
U-M Soccer Stadium (1,207)
Ann Arbor, MI
October 29
8:00 p.m., BTN
Michigan State
Big Bear Trophy
W 2–0  8–4–4
(3–1–3)
U-M Soccer Stadium (1,529)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 3
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at No. 17 Maryland W 4–2  9–4–4
(4–1–3)
Ludwig Field (3,128)
College Park, MD
Big Ten Tournament
November 10
4:00 p.m., BTN
(3) (6) Michigan State
Quarterfinal
W 2–1  10–4–4
U-M Soccer Stadium (979)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 15
4:00 p.m., BTN
(3) vs. (2) No. 12 Penn State
Semifinal
W 1–0  11–4–4
Ludwig Field
College Park, MD
November 17
2:00 p.m., BTN
(3) vs. (1) No. 8 Indiana
Championship Game
T 0–0 (3–4 PKs) 2OT 11–4–5
Ludwig Field (320)
College Park, MD
NCAA Tournament
November 24
1:00 p.m., BTN+
(13) No. 17 Wright State
Second Round
T 0–0 (5–4 PKs) 2OT 11–4–6
U-M Soccer Stadium (1,048)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 1
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
(13) No. 17 at (4) No. 9 Wake Forest
Third Round
L 1–3  11–5–6
Spry Soccer Stadium (1,206)
Winston-Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
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Final
United Soccer[12] 24 RV RV NV NV None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [13] 13 13 RV NV NV NV

Awards

Date Player Award Ref.

2020 MLS SuperDraft

PlayerRoundPickPositionMLS clubRef.
Jack Hallahan250MFLos Angeles FC
Andrew Verdi365GKD.C. United

See also

Notes

  1. The Rutgers match was called off in the 71st minute due to inclement weather. The final scoreline was deemed the final score without an overtime period.[11]

References

  1. "Moshtaba Alhasnawi". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. "Brennan Callow". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  3. "Owen Finnerty". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  4. "Carter Payne". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  5. "Christian Pulselli". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  6. "Evan Rasmussen". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  7. "Inaki Rodriguez". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  8. "Ryan Schultz". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  9. "Michigan Men's Soccer Roster". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  10. "Indiana Claims First Place in Men's Soccer Preseason Poll". bigten.org. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  11. Rudner, Brad (September 21, 2019). "Weather Forces Draw With No. 24 Rutgers In Michigan's Big Ten Opener". mgoblue.com. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  12. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". United Soccer Coaches. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  13. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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