2018 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team
The 2018 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team represented Stanford University during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.
The Cardinal entered the season as the three-time defending national champions. This was the first team season since 1994 that a program enters the season as a three-time defending champion. In 1994, the Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer program entered the season as three-time defending national champions, where they would go on to win an unprecedented fourth-consecutive title.
Background
Stanford enters the 2018 season as the three-time defending national champions.Offseason
Departures
| Nico Corti | 1 | GK | 6'3" | 195 | RS Senior | Brussels, BEL | Graduated, signed with Rio Grande Valley FC Toros |
| Foster Langsdorf | 2 | FW | 5'10" | 150 | Senior | Vancouver, WA | Graduated, signed with Portland Timbers as Homegrown player |
| Tomas Hilliard-Arce | 4 | DF | 6'1" | 175 | Senior | Matthews, NC | Graduated, selected by LA Galaxy in 2018 MLS SuperDraft |
| Carson Vom Steeg | 5 | DF | 6'0" | 170 | Freshman | Santa Barbara, CA | Transferred to UCSB |
| Bryce Marion | 7 | MF | 5'8" | 146 | Senior | Cypress, TX | Graduated, signed with Rio Grande Valley FC Toros |
| Corey Baird | 10 | FW | 5'11" | 165 | Senior | Escondido, CA | Graduated, signed with Real Salt Lake as Homegrown player |
| Drew Skundrich | 12 | MF | 5'11" | 165 | Senior | Lancaster, PA | Graduated, selected by LA Galaxy in 2018 MLS SuperDraft |
2018 recruiting class
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating | ||
| Matt Frank GK |  United Statesrating|3|5Goals RecordAs of December 3, 2018Disciplinary recordAs of October 12, 20182019 MLS Super Draft
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