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2025 Men's Soccer Roster

5 Slade Starnes

  • Class SR
  • Position D
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 185
  • Hometown Dallas, Texas
  • Prev School Furman

Biography

Awards at SMU:
MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist (2025)
Second Team All-ACC (2025)
ACC Tournament MVP (2025)
ACC All-Tournament Team (2025)
United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American (2025)
United Soccer Coaches First Team All-South Region (2025)
ACC Defensive Player of the Week (Sep. 30 and Oct. 28)

2025 (Senior): Signed Homegrown contract with FC Dallas... Captained SMU to its first ACC Championship... Played and started all 20 matches for SMU... Scored one goals and made one assist... Crucial in the Mustangs' defense that locked down No. 4 UVA to no shots on target in the ACC championship match... He and the Mustangs' backline have contained opponents to an average of only 9.0 shot attempts per game through the 2025 season, limiting five teams (Boston College, Cal, LMU, Oral Roberts and Virginia) to five shot attempts or less... MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist... Named Second Team All-ACC, ACC Tournament MVP and ACC All-Tournament Team... Earned United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American and United Soccer Coaches First Team All-South Region honors... Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week (Sep. 30 and Oct. 28).

2024 (Junior at Furman): Named First Team All-Southern Conference... Captained Furman to the 2024 Southern Conference Tournament championship and the second round of the 2024 NCAA Championship... Made 18 appearance with 17 starts... Tied for the most assists for the team (4).

2023 (Sophomore at Furman): Picked up second team All-Southern Conference honors at center back after playing in 11 matches and making 10 starts... Scored two goals and added one assist... Scored the match-winning goal and assisted on another in a 4-1 SoCon Tournament win versus VMI.

2022 (Freshman at Furman): Earned Southern Conference All-Freshman honors and was named to Top Drawer Soccer's Top 100 Freshman list after netting three goals and totaling two assists in 18 matches as a rookie... Made 17 starts along Furman's back line... Posted a goal and an assists in a victory at Gardner-Webb... Scored the match-winning tally in Furman's 3-2 win versus Wofford in the opening round of the SoCon Tournament before adding a goal at nationally-ranked UNC Greensboro in the SoCon semifinals... Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: Came through the MLS Academy playing for FC Dallas... Two-time team captain for the U19 team and was invited to preseason training with FC Dallas... Invited to train during the preseason with North Texas Soccer Club which competes in the MLS NEXT Pro.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25JR

    D
    6'3" 185 lbs
  • 5

    2025SR

    D
    6'3" 185 lbs
    5