Michigan Wolverines men's soccer

The Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team is the intercollegiate soccer program representing the University of Michigan. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Michigan Wolverines men's soccer
2024 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team
Founded	2000; 25 years ago (2000)
University	University of Michigan
Head coach	Chaka Daley
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Ann Arbor, Michigan
Stadium	U-M Soccer Stadium (Capacity: 2,200)
Nickname	Wolverines
Colors	Maize and blue[1]
Home Away
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2010
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2003, 2010
NCAA Tournament appearances
2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
2010
Conference Regular Season championships
2017

History

Soccer became a varsity sport at the University of Michigan in 2000. The team plays at the U-M Soccer Stadium that was built in 2010.^[2] Additionally in 2010, they won the Big Ten Conference, featuring as runner-ups 4 times. In the 2024 season, their record was:

9-5-7., 2-3-5 Big Ten Conference (7th Place)

Big Ten: Runner-up

NCAA Tournament: Second round

Roster

As of 11 Sep 2024^[3]

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 1 GK  USA Hayden Evans 2 DF  USA Patrick O'Toole 3 DF  USA Matthew Fisher 4 DF  USA Nolan Miller 5 DF  USA Will Baker 6 MF  USA Quin Rogers 7 FW  USA Jason Bucknor 7 FW  USA Rocky Perez 10 FW  USA Uriel Zeitz 11 MF  USA Bryce Blevins 12 MF  USA Nicholas Cassiday 13 MF  USA Duilio Herrera 14 MF  USA Benjamin Feinstein 15 FW  USA Oliver Martin 16 MF  ENG Murphy Parker

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  USA Joao Paulo Ramos 18 MF  USA Zach Martens 19 MF  USA Kyle Pierson 20 GK  USA Ethan Wood 21 FW  USA Belo Soto 22 FW  GHA Michael Leon 23 DF  USA Jonathan Nabaka 25 DF  CAN Dubem Obilo 27 DF  USA Dylan Davis 28 GK  CAN Isaiah Goldson 29 FW  USA Grayson Elmquist 33 MF  ENG Charlie Lawrence 34 MF  USA Kamau Brame 35 GK  USA Alan Bean 36 DF  FRA Pierre Lurot

Coaching staff

As of April 4, 2024

Position	Name
Head coach	Chaka Daley
Associate head coach	Sean Hughes
Assistant coach / Recruiting coordinator	Jhojan Obando
Assistant coach	Mauro Fuzetti

Source^[4]

Colors and badge

The team colors of Michigan are maize and blue. The badge is formed in a shape of a shield. At the top it has the word Michigan inscribed in maize behind a blue background, with the word Soccer on the bottom and a block M in the middle.

Stadium

U-M Soccer Stadium as it appeared during the 2013 season

Michigan has played at the U-M Soccer Complex since 2008, and at the U-M Soccer Stadium (built on the site of the Soccer Complex) since 2010.^[5] The entire complex cost $6 million to build and includes three fields, including separate practice fields for both the men's and women's teams.^[5] The 2,200-seat stadium is built around the central field, and it includes stands on both sides of the field that are both covered by a roof.^[5] The stadium features a press box, separate home locker rooms for both the men's and women's teams, an athletic medicine training room, and handicap seating, as well as restrooms and concessions for spectators.^[5]

Michigan Ultras

The Michigan Ultras is the student support section for both the men's and the women's team.^[6] They support the Michigan Wolverines men's and women's soccer teams from the student section. The section consists of over 900 members,^{[citation needed]} is located in the student bleachers of the U-M Soccer Complex, and is a registered official student organization with the University of Michigan.^[7] The Michigan Ultras was officially founded in the spring of 2010 by Matthew Peven.^[8] Possessing an ever-growing fanbase, their members are known for their loyal dedication in supporting the men's and women's soccer teams by creating an exciting and intimidating atmosphere through organized chanting and cheering.^[9] Several of their chants can be found on their YouTube page^[10] and website.^[11]

Statistics

Year-by-year record

Michigan v Indiana in October 2011

Michigan (in blue) playing against Loyola in 2013

Michigan (in white) playing at Marquette in 2022

Year	Head Coach	Record	Big Ten	Standings	Big Ten Tournament	NCAA Tournament
2000	Steve Burns	6–10–0	1–5–0	6th	5th	–
2001	Steve Burns	10–7–1	3–3–0	5th	3rd	–
2002	Steve Burns	11–7–2	3–3–0	2nd	2nd	–
2003	Steve Burns	14–7–1	5–1–0	2nd	5th	Quarterfinals
2004	Steve Burns	11–8–4	1–4–1	7th	3rd	2nd round
2005	Steve Burns	8–10–1	2–4–0	5th	5th	–
2006	Steve Burns	7–10–4	1–2–3	5th	3rd	–
2007	Steve Burns	10–7–2	0–4–2	7th	5th	–
2008	Steve Burns	13–6–3	4-1-1	2nd	3rd	3rd Round
2009	Steve Burns	10–7–1	2–4–0	6th	5th	–
2010	Steve Burns	17–5–3	4–2–0	2nd	Champions	Semifinals
2011	Steve Burns	5–14–1	1–5–0	6th	5th	–
2012	Chaka Daley	11–10–1	3–2–1	3rd	2nd	2nd round
2013	Chaka Daley	8–7–3	3–3–0	4th	5th	–
2014	Chaka Daley	6–9–3	3–3–2	6th	5th	–
2015	Chaka Daley	8–6–4	3–3–2	6th	5th	–
2016	Chaka Daley	4–11–4	1–6–1	8th	5th	–
2017	Chaka Daley	12–5–2	6–1–1	1st	3rd	2nd round
2018	Chaka Daley	12–5–2	4–2–2	4th	2nd	2nd round
2019	Chaka Daley	11–5–6	4–1–3	3rd	2nd	3rd round
2020	Chaka Daley	6–4–1	5–3–1	3rd	3rd	–
2021	Chaka Daley	8–7–3	4–3–1	4th	3rd	–
2022	Chaka Daley	4–10–3	1–6–1	9th	–	–
2023	Chaka Daley	5–6–7	2–1–5	5th	3rd	–
2024	Chaka Daley	9–5–7	2–3–5	7th	2nd	2nd round

Source^[12]

Notable alumni

This is a list of former players who have received international caps and/or have played professional soccer.

Updated July 14, 2023

• Tyler Arnone
• Francis Atuahene
• Marcello Borges
• Knox Cameron
• Luke Coulson
• Lars Eckenrode
• Adam Grinwis
• Michael Holody
• Evan Louro
• Peri Marosevic
• Justin Meram
• Robbie Mertz
• Kofi Opare
• Jackson Ragen
• Matt Rickard
• Soony Saad
• Kevin Taylor
• Marcos Ugarte

Honours

• Big Ten tournament
  • Winners (1): 2010
  • Runners-up (4): 2002, 2012, 2018, 2019

See also

• Michigan–Michigan State men's soccer rivalry
• Michigan Wolverines women's soccer