NC State Wolfpack men's soccer

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The NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. NC State's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1950. The team plays its home games at Dail Soccer Stadium in Raleigh. The Pack is coached by Marc Hubbard.

NC State Wolfpack men's soccer
Founded	1950; 75 years ago (1950)
University	North Carolina State University
Head coach	Marc Hubbard (1st season)
Conference	ACC
Location	Raleigh, North Carolina
Stadium	Dail Soccer Field (Capacity: 3,000)
Nickname	The Pack
Colors	Red and white[1]
Home Away
NCAA Tournament College Cup
1990
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1990, 1991, 1992
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
1990
Conference Regular Season championships
1994

The Wolfpack had much of their success in the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, where over the span of 10 seasons, the Pack appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments. During this time, the Wolfpack won, to date, their only ACC Men's Soccer Tournament title, coming in 1990, as well as their only ACC Regular Season title, coming in 1994. Since then, the Wolfpack have made the NCAA Tournament on three occasions, qualifying in the 2003, 2005 and 2009 editions of the tournament.^[2] Additionally, in 1990, the team had their deepest run in the NCAA Tournament, reaching their only College Cup in program history.^[3]

Roster

As of 16 Sep 2024^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 0 GK  BRA Enzo Carvalho 1 GK  USA Logan Erb 2 FW  USA Ervin Cruz 3 DF  USA Liam Bennett 4 DF  GHA Lawson Abass 5 MF  RSA Vusumzi Plamana 6 DF  CAN Nikola Markovic 7 DF  ENG Jarvis Cleal 8 MF  USA Will Buete 9 FW  COL Santiago Hoyos López 10 FW  RSA Junior Nare 11 FW  POR Henrique Santos 12 MF  USA Taig Healy 13 MF  RSA Calem Tommy 14 FW  USA Samuel Presser

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW  USA Aidan Payne 16 MF  USA Dylan Mitchiner 17 MF  USA Caden Tolentino 18 DF  USA Isaac Heffess 19 DF  CAN Yves Tcheuyap 21 MF  USA Eitan Rosen 22 FW  USA Drew Lovelace 23 DF  USA Will Noecker 24 MF  USA Adam Fam 26 GK  USA Samuel Terranova 27 DF  USA Nakai Antoine 28 DF  USA Cristian Gallo 30 GK  USA Maddux Francis 31 FW  USA Hakim Karamoko 32 FW  LCA Donavan Phillip

Rivalries

NC State v Clemson match in 2006

Much of NC State's rivalries are also rivalries across other collegiate sports. The Wolfpack's primary rival, is the North Carolina Tar Heels, who they contest annually in ACC play.^[5] Matches against other in-state ACC opponents, such as Duke and Wake Forest are known as Tobacco Road, due to the state' longstanding history of tobacco production.^[6]

Coaching history

There have been ten head coaches in the program's history.^[7]

NC State players and coaching staff during a match in 2006

Years	Coach	GP	W	L	T	Pct.
1950–1955	Eric DeGroat	56	17	29	10	.393
1956	John Kenfield	8	1	7	0	.125
1957–1960	Bill Leonhardt	36	11	23	2	.333
1961–1963	Nellie Cooper	33	10	22	1	.318
1964–1977	Max Rhodes	157	77	69	11	.526
1978–1985	Larry Gross	152	106	37	9	.727
1986–2010	George Tarantini	474	234	197	43	.539
2011–2016	Kelly Findley	109	45	51	13	.473
2017–2023	George Kiefer	125	49	52	24	.488
2024–	Marc Hubbard	20	10	5	5	.625

Individual achievements

All-Americans

NC State has produced 12 All-Americans. The most recent was Aaron King, who won the honor in 2005.^[8]

Player	Position	Year(s)
Kare Kragas	FW	1951
Benito Artinano	FW	1962, 1963
Eddie Link	MF	1967
Chris Ogu	MF	1982, 1983
Sam Okpodu	FW	1982, 1983, 1984
Tab Ramos	MF	1985, 1986, 1987
Dario Brose	MF	1988, 1990
Henry Gutierrez	FW	1988, 1990, 1991
Chris Szanto	DF	1989
Tom Tanner	FW	1990
Scott Schweitzer	DF	1992
Aaron King	FW	2005

Notable alumni

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Current Professional Players

As of March 6, 2025

• Samuel Okpodu (1981–1984) – Currently head coach with Maryland Bobcats FC
• Chuck Codd (1985–1989) – Currently assistant coach with Baylor (women)
• Tom Tanner (1986–1990) – Currently general manager of Utica City FC
• Damon Nahas (1992–1996) – Currently head coach with North Carolina (women)
• Albertin Montoya (1993–1995) – Currently head coach with Bay FC
• Pablo Mastroeni (1994–1997) – Currently head coach with Real Salt Lake
• Akil DeFreitas (2009–2010) – Currently with KF
• Alex Martínez (2012–2013) – Currently assistant coach with D.C. United
• Danny DiPrima (2011–2013) – Currently assistant coach with Millersville
• Matías Fracchia (2014–2015) – Currently with Coritiba
• Ryan Peterson (2014–2015) – Currently with Ocean City Nor'easters
• Manny Perez (2017–2018) – Currently with Louisville City FC
• Jamie Smith (2019–2021) – Currently with Crown Legacy FC