2018 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team


The 2018 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represented University of Pittsburgh during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Panthers were led by head coach Jay Vidovich, in his third season. They played home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This was the team's 65th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 6th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Background

The 2017 Pittsburgh men's soccer team finished the season with an 8–10–0 overall record and a 2–6–0 ACC record. The Panthers were seeded tenth–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Notre Dame.
The Panthers were not invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The Panthers had one player selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Pol Calvet, by Los Angeles FC.

Player movement

Players leaving

Players arriving

Pittsburgh signed eight players in its 2018 recruiting class. Top Drawer Soccer ranked the class as 5th in the nation.
NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Rodrigo Almeida
MF		Montverde, FLSIMA Águilas
Facundo Costantini
DF		Montverde, FLSIMA Águilas
Jared Juleau
DF		Stamford, CTNew York Red Bulls
Johan Penaranda
GK		Long Beach, NYNew York City FC Academy
Nykolas Sessock
FW		Holland, PAPhiladelphia Union
Alec Townsend
DF		Woodbridge, VAD.C. United
Chandler Vaughn
DF		Woodbridge, VAD.C. United
Jackson Walti
MF		Montverde, FLSIMA Águilas

Squad

Roster

Updated August 13, 2018

Team management

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Schedule

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!colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=6 style=""| Regular season
!colspan=6 style=""| ACC Tournament

Awards and honors

2019 MLS Super Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Javi PerezLos Angeles FC364MF

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Rankings