Michael Gould joined the Maryland men's soccer staff in June of 2024 after serving as an assistant coach at Chestnut Hill College in 2023, primarily working with goalkeepers.
In 2025, Gould helped lead one of the best teams in the nation to an undefeated regular season that saw the Terps finish ranked No. 1 in the final regular season United Soccer Coaches Poll. Maryland won the Big Ten Regular Season Championship finishing with an 8-0-2 record in Big Ten play in 2025. The Terps only trailed for a total of 78 seconds throughout their entire undefeated regular season. Defender Lasse Kelp was named First Team All-American and a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist while also wining Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Gould helped coach Laurin Mack to a Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year and recorded nine shutouts. The Terps also had six student-athletes named to the All-Big Ten First Team.
In 2024, Gould helped lead Maryland to a return to the NCAA Tournament after not qualifying the year before. Maryland finished the season with a 9-6-5. The Terrapins were ranked in the top 25 for the majority if the season, and ranked as high as second during the season. The Terps went on a 12-game unbeaten run, with a record of 8-0-4 during the span. The streak was the longest such streak since the 2017 season, where the Terps started the season going unbeaten in their first 13 games. Senior center-back William Kulvik earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year honors, the first Maryland player since Alex Crognale in 2016 to receive the award.
Prior to Chestnut Hill, Gould worked as a goalkeeper coach for the Temple men's soccer program during the 2022 season, where he helped the Owls rank the best in the American conference in saves per game with 4.83. He also previously coached at Cabrini.Â
Gould earned his bachelor's degree in mathematics from Cabrini and made 29 appearances for the program as a goalkeeper. Gould also has a USSF D License and is working towards his USSF C License.
Updated August 12, 2025
