The 2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 77th season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's ninth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.
The Demon Deacons finished the season 11–3–5 overall and 4–1–3 in ACC play to finish in first place in the Atlantic Division. As the second overall seed in the ACC Tournament they earned a by into the Second Round where they lost to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. They were the tenth overall seed and lost to in overtime in the Second Round to end their season.
Background
The Demon Deacons finished the season 14–6–0 overall and 5–3–0 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Atlantic Division. As the fourth overall seed in the ACC Tournament they defeated Virginia Tech in the Second Round before losing to Clemson in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. They were an unseeded team and lost to in the First Round to end their season.
Player movement
Players leaving Departures Takuma Suzuki 12 MF 6'1" 150 Senior Peachtree City, Georgia Graduated David Wrona 13 MF 5'11" 165 Senior Hoover, Alabama Graduated Omar Hernandez 17 MF 5'11" 175 Senior Dalton, Georgia Graduated Cole McNally 31 GK 6'4" 220 Junior Mount Airy, Maryland Transferred to William & Mary Sebastian Scrivner 33 DF 6'3" 180 Senior Bellevue, Washington Graduated
Players arriving
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Camilo Ponce 17 MF 5'9" 161 Sophomore Amityville, New York Boston College
Recruiting class
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating Frisco, Texas FC Dallas Academy Congers, New York New York City FC Academy Ontario, Canada Toronto FC Academy Winston-Salem, North Carolina NC Fusion Antioch, Illinois Shattuck-Saint Mary's School Louisville, Kentucky Louisville City FC Academy Tampa, Florida Tampa Bay United Academy
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Roster
Team management Athletic Director John Currie Head coach Bobby Muuss Associate head coach Steve Armas Associate head coach Dane Brenner Assistant coach Ade Taiwo Assistant Athletic Trainer Michael White Academic Counselor Brooke Taylor Sports Performance David Bass
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!colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=6 style=""| Regular season
!colspan=6 style=""| ACC tournament
!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA tournament
Awards and honors Garrison Tubbs Pre-Season Hermann Trophy Watchlist August 24 Hosei Kijima Pre-Season All-ACC Team August 26 Trace Alphin ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 5 Garrison Tubbs ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 17 Garrison Tubbs ACC Defensive Player of the Year November 8 All-ACC First Team Trace Alphin All-ACC Second Team Jahlane Forbes Hosei Kijima Roald Mitchell Liam O'Gara All-ACC Freshman Team
2024 MLS Super Draft
Hosei Kijima St. Louis City 1 17 MF Jahlane Forbes Charlotte FC 2 38 DF Babacar Niang Minnesota United 3 78 MF
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