2021-22 Men's Soccer
Roster
#2 Philip Quinton 2020-21 Men's Soccer Roster
Defender
Height
6-6
Weight
205
Class
Senior
Hometown
Portland, OR
High School
Grant
HONORS AND AWARDS:
- Selected 25th overall in the first round of the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew
- 2021 Team Captain
- TopDrawerSoccer Postseason Best XI First Team
- CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American
- 2021 ACC All-Tournament Team
- 2021 All-ACC Third Team
- ACC Defensive Player of the Week (3/15/21)
- Four-time ACC Honor Roll
AS A SENIOR (2021):
- Started all 24 matches at center back for the Irish, anchoring the back line as a senior
- Helped spark Notre Dame’s postseason run, as the team allowed just two goals over eight postseason matches
- Led the Irish to the ACC title, as the defense didn’t allow a single goal over four matches
- Quinton and the Irish recorded six straight clean sheets over four ACC Championship matches and two NCAA Tournament contests
- Aided the Irish in the squad’s 13 clean sheets over the season
- Was a big reason Notre Dame did not allow a goal off a corner all season
- Finished the season with a career-high two goals and four points
- Scored the first goal of his career at Virginia Tech, converting from the spot to level the score at 1-1
- Also found the back of the net in the win over Purdue Fort Wayne
AS A JUNIOR (2020):
- Started all 15 matches he appeared in at the center back position.
- Helped the Irish record five clean sheets in games he played.
- Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week after leading the Irish to a shutout win over Duke (3/12/21).
- Notched an assist against Louisville (10/2/20).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2019):
- Started 11 matches at the center back position and appeared in 12 fixtures after battling an injury at the beginning of the season.
- Earned starts in five of Notre Dame’s clean sheets.
- Recorded the first assist and point of his Irish career in the shutout win over Purdue Fort Wayne.
AS A FRESHMAN (2018):
- Started five matches at the center back position and appeared in seven fixtures.
- Earned starts in three of Notre Dame’s clean sheets.
- Made his Irish debut in the 2-0 victory over Dartmouth.
PREP AND PERSONAL
- Letterwinner at Grant High School.
- Served as a team captain of the state semifinalist as a senior, earning first-team all-conference and second-team all-state accolades.
- Also recognized on the all-conference first team and all-state second team as a junior team captain.
- Earned second-team all-conference plaudits as part of the Portland Interscholastic League (PIL) 6A champion as a sophomore.
- Has also won varsity letters in track and cross country during high school, and finished second in the state of Oregon in the 800m as a junior.
- Competes with FC Portland Academy on the club circuit.
- Club squad finished as State Cup champions in 2013, State Cup finalists in 2012 and 2014 and State Cup semifinalists in both 2016 and 2017.
- Member of the Junior St. Vincent de Paul organization.
- Won the 2018 state championship with the Grant High School We the People Constitutional Team.
- Named a 2016 Multnomah Athletic Club Scholar-Athlete.
- Son of Patrick and Titia Quinton and has one brother, Pieter, and one sister, Annelies.
- Father, Patrick, played soccer at Dartmouth College.
- Mother, Titia, competed in crew at Yale.
- Brother, Pieter, is a member of the heavyweight crew team at Harvard.