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Boston College Eagles men's soccer

American college soccer team


American college soccer team

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universityBoston College
conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
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cityChestnut Hill
stateabbMA
stateMassachusetts
coachBob Thompson
tenure5th
stadiumNewton Campus Soccer Field
capacity2,000
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NCAAeliteeight2002, 2015
NCAAsweetsixteen2002, 2004, 2009, 2015
NCAAtourneys1982, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019
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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.

Roster

Notable alumni

Main article: Category:Boston College Eagles men's soccer players

Current Professional Players

  • USA Jeff Cook (1986–1989) – Currently head coach of Penn State
  • USA Mike Babst (1999–2002) – Currently head coach of Davidson
  • USA Bob Thompson (1999–2002) – Currently head coach of Boston College
  • USA Brendan Burke (2001–2005) – Currently head coach of Hartford Athletic
  • GHA Reuben Ayarna (2005–2007) – Currently assistant coach with Southern Connecticut
  • USA Alejandro Bedoya (2007–2008) – Currently with Philadelphia Union
  • USA Šaćir Hot (2009–2010) – Currently head coach of FC Motown
  • USA Charlie Rugg (2009–2012) – Currently director of player development with Boston College
  • CAN Kyle Bekker (2009–2012) – Currently with Forge FC
  • BER Zeiko Lewis (2013–2016) – Currently with Union Omaha and Bermuda international
  • MAR Younes Boudadi (2016–2017) – Currently with Las Vegas Lights
  • USA Callum Johnson (2016–2019) – Currently with One Knoxville SC
  • USA Christian Garner (2018–2021) – Currently with Charleston Battery
  • ISL Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson (2019–2022) – Currently with Sandefjord
  • USA 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

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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

  • Ask Ekeland: 2024
  • 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**

  • 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

References

  1. "Bob Thompson". Boston College.
  2. (November 25, 2019). "BC soccer coach Ed Kelly retires after 32 years". USA Today.
  3. "2024 Men's soccer roster". Boston College.
  4. "Eagles Land Three On All-ACC Freshman Team". Boston College.
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