2018 Akron Zips men's soccer team
The 2018 Akron Zips men's soccer team represented The University of Akron during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Zips, played in the Mid-American Conference.
Background
Player movement
Departures
A program record of 19 players departed the program following the 2017 season. Most players either graduated or declared for the MLS SuperDraft while others transferred to local NCAA Division II soccer programs.| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| João Moutinho | 2 | DF | 6'1" | 170 | Freshman | Lisbon, POR | Declared for MLS SuperDraft. Selected 1st overall by Los Angeles FC. Signed with club. |
| Nick Hinds | 3 | DF | 5'8" | 150 | Sophomore | Plantation, FL | Signed with Seattle Sounders FC 2 |
| Niko de Vera | 4 | DF | 5'5" | 140 | Senior | Camas, WA | Declared for MLS SuperDraft. Selected 28th overall by New York Red Bulls. Signed with New York Red Bulls II. |
| Marc Alexander | 5 | DF | 6'0" | 180 | Freshman | Pittsburgh, PA | Transferred to Hartford. |
| Sam Gainford | 7 | FW | 6'1" | 168 | RS Senior | Whitehaven, ENG | Graduated. |
| Stuart Holthusen | 9 | FW | 6'1" | 151 | Senior | Auckland, NZL | Declared for MLS SuperDraft. Selected 64th overall by Portland Timbers. Did not sign with club. |
| Manuel Cordeiro | 10 | MF | 5'9" | 153 | RS Senior | Porto, POR | Graduated |
| Reggie Laryea | 12 | MF | 5'11" | 151 | Sophomore | Toronto, ON | Left the program. Signed with Sigma FC |
| Pau Belana | 13 | MF | 5'11" | 162 | RS Senior | Barcelona, ESP | Graduated |
| Shane Wiedt | 16 | DF | 6'3" | 180 | RS Junior | Akron, OH | Transferred to Pittsburgh. |
| Nate Shultz | 18 | DF | 6'0" | 160 | Senior | Mayfield, OH | Declared for MLS SuperDraft. Selected 48th overall by LA Galaxy. Signed with LA Galaxy II |
| Dener Dos Santos | 19 | MF | 5'8" | 154 | RS Senior | Joinville, BRA | Graduated |
| Alex Mapp | 20 | DF | 6'0" | 175 | RS Freshman | Medina, OH | Transferred to Ashland. |
| Jackson Crawford | 22 | DF | 5'9" | 164 | RS Freshman | Massillon, OH | Transferred to Ashland. |
| Barth-Luther Mouafo | 23 | MF | 6'0" | 197 | RS Senior | Douala, CMR | Graduated |
| Nick Costa | 28 | GK | 6'0" | 215 | RS Sophomore | North Royalton, OH | Transferred to Ashland. |
| Codie Lynd | 30 | GK | 5'9" | 175 | Freshman | Belleville, IL | Transferred to Maryville. |
| Nate Brown | 31 | DF | 6'2" | 162 | Senior | Scarborough, ON | Graduated |
Transfers
| Name | Nat. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Dennis Cole | 5'7" | 143 | Sophomore | Freetown, SLE | Transferred from Sacramento State. | |
| Abi Mohamed | 5'11" | 151 | Senior | Westerville, OH | Transferred from Ohio State. | |
| Daniel Oliveira | 5'7" | 145 | RS Freshman | Lisbon, POR | Transferred from Técnico. | |
| Diogo Pacheco | 5'10" | 160 | RS Sophomore | Lisbon, POR | Transferred from Lusófona. | |
| Leonard Sohn | 5'10" | 151 | Junior | Richmond Hill, ON | Transferred from Manhattan. | |
| Peter Zecca | 5'10" | 162 | Sophomore | Weston, MA | Transferred from St. John's. |
Recruits
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
| Ahmed Allen | Stafford, VA | Bethesda SC | ||
| Dion Akhigbe | Copley, OH | OYSA North Challnger | ||
| Colin Biros | Canton, OH | Columbus Crew U-17 | ||
| Ricky Ceballos | Mexico City, MEX | UNAM U-20 | ||
| Pol Hernández | Teià, ESP | Espanyol U-18 | ||
| Nick McCausland | New Franklin, OH | Cleveland Internationals | ||
| Marco Milanese | Isernia, ITA | Napoli U-17 | ||
| Ivan Nikolić | Toronto, ON | Sigma U-20 | ||
| Carlo Ritaccio | Westbury, NY | BW Gottschee | ||
| Nick Sibila | Munich, GER | :de:FC Deisenhofen|Deisenhofen U-19 | ||
| Sam Tojaga | Erie, PA | Real Salt Lake U-17 |
Squad information
Roster
Coaching staff
Schedule
!colspan=8 style=""| Exhibition!colspan=8 style=""| Regular Season
!colspan=8 style=""| MAC Tournament
!colspan=8 style=""| NCAA Tournament