2021 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team

The 2021 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Panthers were led by head coach Jay Vidovich, in his sixth season. They played home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This was the team's 68th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 9th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2021 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer
ACC Coastal Division Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 6
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 8
Record13–5–2 (5–2–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Behonick (6th season)
  • Rich Costanzo (5th season)
Home stadiumAmbrose Urbanic Field
2021 ACC men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 1 Clemson + 5 –3 –016 –5 –2
Louisville + 5 –3 –010 –7 –1
No. 17 Wake Forest + 4 –3 –113 –7 –1
Boston College 2 –4 –26 –7 –2
Syracuse 2 –5 –18 –8 –2
NC State 1 –5 –27 –8 –2
Coastal
No. 12 Duke + 5 –2 –114 –5 –1
No. 6 Pittsburgh + 5 –2 –113 –5 –2
No. 4 Notre Dame ‡ 4 –2 –214 –5 –5
North Carolina + 4 –4 –011 –7 –2
No. 19 Virginia Tech + 3 –4 –111 –5 –4
Virginia 2 –5 –16 –9 –3
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

The Panthers finished the season 13–5–2 overall and 5–2–1 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first place in the Coastal Division. They won a tiebreaker with Duke to be awarded the first overall seed in the ACC Tournament. They earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated Virginia Tech before losing to eventual champions Notre Dame in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were awarded the fifth overall seed. After a First Round bye, they defeated Northern Illinois in the Second Round and Hofstra in the Third Round before losing to Notre Dame on penalties to end their season.

Background
Main article: 2020 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team

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 Panthers finished the fall season 7–1–0 and 4–0–0 in ACC play to finish in first place in the North Division. In the ACC Tournament they defeated Duke in the Quarterfinals and Notre Dame in the Semifinals before losing to Clemson in the Final. They finished the spring season 6–1–0 and 5–1–0 in ACC play, to finish in first place in the Coastal Division. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament because they lost the automatic bid play-in game to Clemson. As the second seed in the tournament, they defeated Monmouth in the Second Round, UCF in the Third Round, and Washington in the Quarterfinals before losing to Indiana in the Semifinals to end their season.

At the end of the season, one Panthers men's soccer player was selected in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft: Edward Kizza.[1]

Player movement

Players leaving
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Alexander Steinbach1GK5'11"168Redshirt SophomoreFrankfurt, Germany—
Bryce Washington4DF6'2"163SeniorAtlanta, GAGraduated
Anass Amrani6MF5'8"153SophomoreRabat, Morocco—
Luis Lara7FW5'9"167FreshmanMexico City, MexicoTransferred to Stetson
Sebastian Serpa22DF5'8"158Redshirt FreshmanMiami Beach, FL—
Vinicius Belon23DF5'7"145FreshmanCuritiba, Brazil—
Dominic Reiter26DF6'0"175FreshmanSewickley, PA—
Nathan Stricker28MF5'5"140FreshmanSinking Spring, PA—

Players arriving
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Luis Shamkow
FW
 USAPlano, TXSolar Soccer Club[2]

Squad

Roster
As of February 9, 2022[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 Spain ESP Nico Campuzano
1 GK Netherlands NED Joe Van der Sar
2 DF Germany GER Jasper Löeffelsend
3 DF France FRA Raphaël Crivello
4 DF Jordan JOR Mohammad Abualnadi
5 DF Spain ESP Arturo Ordoñez
6 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Rosa
7 MF Brazil BRA Guilherme Feitosa
8 MF France FRA Valentin Noel
10 FW France FRA Bertin Jacquesson
11 MF Brazil BRA Rodrigo Almeida
13 FW United States USA Alexander Dexter
14 DF Spain ESP Sito Sena
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW United States USA Luke Mort
17 FW United States USA Luis Sahmkow
18 MF Japan JPN Soshun Shigaki
19 MF Serbia SRB Veljko Petkovic
20 MF United States USA Matt Bailey
21 MF Serbia SRB Filip Mirkovic
22 DF United States USA Max Brown
23 FW United States USA Cade Hagan
24 MF Switzerland SUI Jackson Walti
26 MF United States USA Michael Sullivan
27 DF United States USA Anthony Harding
28 MF England ENG Louis Spicer
32 GK United States USA Andrew Noel

Team management
Position Staff
Athletic DirectorHeather Lyke
Head CoachJay Vidovich
Assistant CoachMichael Behonick
Assistant CoachRich Costanzo

Source:[3]

Schedule

Source:[4][5]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 14*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 3 Robert Morris W 4–0[6]  —
 Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
August 21*
7:30 p.m.		 No. 3 at Maryland L 1–2[7]  —
 Ludwig Field
College Park, MD
Regular season
August 26*
8:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 3 Duquesne W 7–0  1–0–0
 Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,310)
Pittsburgh, PA
August 30*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 3 at West Virginia L 1–2  1–1–0
 Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (1,316)
Morgantown, WV
September 3*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 3 Lehigh W 2–1  2–1–0
 Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,060)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 6*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 3 at No. 19 Akron L 1–2  2–2–0
 FirstEnergy Stadium (1,955)
Akron, OH
September 10
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 15 No. 4 North Carolina W 4–0  3–2–0
(1–0–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,115)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 13*
7:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 15 at Penn State W 1–0  4–2–0
 Jeffrey Field (1,518)
State College, PA
September 17
8:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 5 at Wake Forest L 1–3  4–3–0
(1–1–0)		 Spry Stadium (2,176)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 25
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 15 at No. 2 Clemson W 2–0  5–3–0
(2–1–0)		 Riggs Field (2,231)
Clemson, SC
October 1
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 16 Syracuse W 3–2 2OT 6–3–0
(3–1–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,097)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 5*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 13 Cleveland State W 4–0  7–3–0
 Ambrose Urbanic Field (430)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 9
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 13 No. 3 Duke W 3–2  8–3–0
(4–1–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,409)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 16
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 7 at Notre Dame L 0–1 2OT 8–4–0
(4–2–0)		 Alumni Stadium (385)
Notre Dame, IN
October 22
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 10 at Virginia T 2–2 2OT 8–4–1
(4–2–1)		 Klöckner Stadium (0)
Charlottesville, VA
October 25*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 10 Massachusetts W 5–1  9–4–1
 Ambrose Urbanic Field (713)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 29
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 12 No. 21 Virginia Tech W 4–1  10–4–1
(5–2–1)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (900)
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Tournament
November 7
4:00 p.m., ACCN		 (1) No. 6 (8) Virginia Tech
Quarterfinals		 W 2–1 2OT 11–4–1
 Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,443)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 10
5:00 p.m., ACCN		 (1) No. 5 (5) No. 20 Notre Dame
Semifinals		 L 0–2  11–5–1
 Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,626)
Pittsburgh, PA
NCAA Tournament
November 21
4:00 p.m.		 (5) No. 5 No. 19 Northern Illinois
Second Round		 W 5–2  12–5–1
 Ambrose Urbanic Field (881)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 27
4:00 p.m.		 (5) No. 5 No. 13 Hofstra
Third Round		 W 4–0  13–5–1
 Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,079)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 4
5:00 p.m.		 (5) No. 5 (4) No. 20 Notre Dame
Quarterfinals		 T 1–1 (2–4 PKs)  13–5–2
 Alumni Stadium (1,303)
Notre Dame, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date Ref.
Valentin Noel Preseason All-ACC Watchlist August 18, 2021 [8]
Jasper Löeffelsend Preseason Hermann Trophy Watchlist August 26, 2021 [9]
Valentin Noel
Veljko Petkovic ACC Offensive Player of the Week August 31, 2021 [10]
Matt Bailey ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week September 28, 2021 [11]
Guilherme Feitosa Co-Offensive Player of the Week October 13, 2021 [12]
Jay Vidovich ACC Coach of the Year November 10 [13]
Jasper Löeffelsend ACC Defensive Player of the Year
All-ACC First Team
Rodrigo Almeida All-ACC Second Team
Bertin Jacquesson
Valentin Noel
Arturo Ordoñez
Veljko Petkovic
Jackson Walti
Nico Campuzano All-ACC Third Team
Guiherme Feitosa ACC All-Freshman Team
Valentin Noel ACC All-Tournament Team November 15 [14]
Arturo Ordoñez

Rankings
Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[15]3 (1)3 (3)1551516137101265 (2)Not released6
TopDrawer Soccer [16]326112221228121614121512788

2022 MLS Super Draft
Main article: 2022 MLS SuperDraft
PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Arturo OrdoñezHouston Dynamo239DF
Jasper LöeffelsendReal Salt Lake381DF

Source:[17]

References
  1. "2021 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". MLSSoccer.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  2. "Luis Sahmkow". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  3. "2021 Men's Soccer Roster". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  4. "2021 Pitt Men's Soccer Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  5. "Men's Soccer Announces 2021 Regular Season Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. July 19, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  6. @Pitt_MSOC (August 14, 2021). "A 4️⃣-0️⃣ victory at Ambrose Urbanic Field! Pitt defeats Robert Morris in its first exhibition match of the season. #H2P" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. @Pitt_MSOC (August 21, 2021). "Final from Ludwig Field. No. 3 Pitt falls to Maryland, 2-1 (exhibition). First regular season match Thursday, Aug. 26 vs. Duquesne at home at 8 PM #H2P" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. "Pitt Named Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  9. "2021 Men's Hermann Trophy Watch List Announced". machermanntrophy.org. Missouri Athletic Club. August 26, 2021. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  10. "Petkovic, Marks Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  11. "Bailey, Flores, Hamill Earn ACC Men's Soccer Player of the Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 28, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  12. "Feitosa, Quinton, Russo Earn ACC Men's Soccer Player of the Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  13. "2021 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Unveiled". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  14. "Notre Dame Wins 2021 ACC Men's Soccer Championship, 2-0, Over Duke". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  15. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  16. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  17. "Ordoñez, Löeffelsend Selected in 2022 MLS SuperDraft". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. January 11, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
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