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
Philip Quinton - Men's Soccer - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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.