2024 Lexington SC season

The 2024 Lexington SC season is the club's second season since their establishment on October 5, 2021.[1] The club will be competing in their second season in USL League One and will be part of the inaugural USL1 in-season tournament. They made their 2nd ever appearance in the U.S. Open Cup on March 19, falling 3–4 to amateur USL League Two side Vermont Green FC in what was the first-ever cup match played in the state, and LSC became the first professional club to play a competitive match in Vermont.

Lexington SC
2024 season
OwnersBill and Donna Shively

Stephen Dawahare

Carter Carnegie
Head coachDarren Powell
StadiumToyota Stadium
Georgetown, Kentucky
USL1TBD
USL1 playoffsTBD
U.S. Open Cup1st Round
USL Jägermeister CupTBD
← 2023

Staff edit

Position Name
Head coach   Darren Powell[2]
Assistant coach   Javier Cano[3]
Director of Goalkeeping and USL1 Assistant Coach   Chris Barocas[4]
Head of Performance   Ian Kossick
Director of Soccer Operations   Ryan Gallagher
Equipment Manager   Brandon Coldwell
Head Athletic Trainer   Taylor Spyker

Season squad edit

Squad No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1 Austin Causey   Aug 20, 2001 (22)
13 Amal Knight (C)   Nov 19, 1993 (30)
23 Nico Campuzano   Jan 29, 1998 (25)
Defenders
- CC Uche   Mar 3, 1998 (26)
2 Tate Robertson   May 31, 1997 (27)
4 Kimball Jackson   Aug 2, 2004 (19)
3 Ebenezer Ackon   Feb 12, 1996 (27)
5 Kaelon Fox   May 31, 1995 (29)
12 Jorge Corrales (C)   May 20, 1991 (32)
15 Anthony Patti   Nov 28, 2002 (21)
20 Daniel Chica   Feb 18, 2002 (22)
21 Christian Lue Young   Dec 9, 1996 (27)
44 Modesto Méndez   Jan 6, 1998 (25)
74 Erick Ceja-Gonzalez   Sep 1, 2001 (22)
88 Michael Agboola   Aug 15, 2001 (22)
Midfielders
6 Abel Caputo   Jul 11, 2000 (23)
8 Yannick Yankam   Dec 12, 1997 (26)
10 Jayden Onen   Feb 17, 2001 (22)
25 Pierre Mané   Jun 16, 1998 (26)
32 Ates Diouf   Mar 24, 2000 (24)
98 David Loera   Sep 10, 1998 (25)
Forwards
7 Issac Cano   Mar 26, 2004 (19)
9 Azaad Liadi   May 14, 1998 (25)
11 Alexis Cerritos   Oct 2, 2000 (23)
14 Khalid Balogun   Jul 25, 1998 (25)
17 Cameron Lancaster (C)   Nov 5, 1992 (31)
77 Nico Brown   Aug 11, 1998 (25)

Last updated: February 3, 2024.
Source: Lexington SC

Transfers edit

In edit

Pos. Player Signed from Details Date Ref.
DF   Modesto Méndez   Hartford Athletic Free transfer December 15, 2023 [5]
DF   Ebenezer Ackon   San Diego Loyal SC Free transfer December 18, 2023 [6]
MF   Abel Caputo   Tampa Bay Rowdies Free transfer December 20, 2023 [7]
DF   Christian Lue Young   North Carolina FC Free transfer December 22, 2023 [8]
DF   Anthony Patti   Albion San Diego Free transfer January 2, 2024 [9]
MF   Jayden Onen   Forward Madison FC Free transfer January 4, 2024 [10]
MF   Yannick Yankam   Birkirkara F.C. Free transfer January 8, 2024 [11]
DF   Michael Agboola   Hullbridge Sports FC Free transfer January 12, 2024 [12]
GK   Nico Campuzano   New England Revolution II Free transfer January 16, 2024 [13]
DF   Jorge Corrales   FC Tulsa Free transfer January 17, 2024 [14]
FW   Azaad Liadi   Huntsville City FC Free transfer January 19, 2024 [15]
FW   Cameron Lancaster   Louisville City FC Free transfer January 22, 2024 [16]
MF   David Loera   San Antonio FC Free transfer January 26, 2024 [17]
FW   Issac Cano   Louisville City FC Season-Long Loan February 2, 2024 [18]
DF   Daniel Chica   Loudoun United Upgraded from Trialist March 27, 2024 [19]
FW   Alexis Cerritos   Huntsville City FC Transfer April 26, 2024 [20]
DF   CC Uche   Minnesota United FC 2 Free Transfer May 17, 2024 [21]

Out edit

Date Pos. Player Transaction Details New Club Ref.
December 1, 2023 MF   Charlie Machell Released Contract expired   One Knoxville SC[22] [23]
FW   Will Baynham   Preston Lions FC[24]
DF   Owen Green
DF   Diallo Irakoze   Southern Indiana FC[25]
MF   Seo-In Kim
FW   Drew Patterson
FW   Jalen James   Chattanooga FC
MF   Don Smart
DF   Terique Mohammed   Des Moines Menace
DF   Cesar Murillo   Chicago House AC
GK   Luke Phillips
FW   Josh Head   Bowling Green FC[26]
DF   Franky Martinez
January 1, 2024 MF   Phila Dlamini Free agent Announced on Instagram that he was leaving the club. No official press release by the club yet [27]

New contracts edit

Note - Kaelon Fox and Ates Diouf were signed on multi-year deals.[28][29] Players are in the order of how the club announced their return on their social media platforms, starting on December 4th.

Date Pos. No. Player Details Ref.
December 6, 2023 DF 17   Erick Ceja-Gonzalez New contract for 2024 [30]
DF 2   Tate Robertson Option exercised
GK 13   Amal Knight New contract for 2024
GK 1   Austin Causey New contract for 2024
FW 14   Khalid Balogun New contract for 2024
FW 77   Nico Brown Option exercised
DF 4   Kimball Jackson New contract for 2024
MF 25   Pierre Mané New contract for 2024

Competitions edit

Preseason edit

USL1 Preseason Central

February 10, 2024 1 Columbus Crew 2 0-1 Lexington SC Columbus, Ohio
1 PM EST Report Lancaster   Stadium: Unannounced
February 18, 2024 (2024-02-18) 2 Louisville City FC 0-0 Lexington SC Louisville, Kentucky
1 pm Report Stadium: Thurman Hutchins Park

USL League One edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Greenville Triumph SC 8 5 2 1 15 8 +7 16 Playoffs
2 Union Omaha 5 4 0 1 11 4 +7 13
3 One Knoxville SC 6 4 1 1 8 3 +5 13
4 Forward Madison FC 6 3 0 3 12 5 +7 12
5 South Georgia Tormenta FC 8 3 4 1 14 12 +2 10
6 Charlotte Independence 6 3 2 1 8 8 0 10
7 Spokane Velocity FC 7 3 3 1 9 11 −2 10
8 Richmond Kickers 7 1 4 2 8 13 −5 5
9 Lexington SC 6 1 3 2 5 10 −5 5
10 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 4 1 2 1 5 8 −3 4
11 Central Valley Fuego FC 7 1 6 0 8 18 −10 3
12 Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3 2
Updated to match(es) played on May 19, 2024. Source: USL League One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
5 1 1 3 3 8  −5 4 1 1 1 3 3  0 0 0 2 0 5  −5

Source: Match reports

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
StadiumHHAHAHAAHHHAAHAHHAAAHA
ResultDWLLLD
Position315668
Updated to match(es) played on March 9, 2024. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

March 9, 2024 1 Lexington SC 0-0 Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC Georgetown, Kentucky
7 pm EST
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky)
Attendance: 1,273
Referee: Gary Gutierrez
Assistant referees: Jackson Krauser
Assistant referees: Eric Burton
Fourth official: Kevin Fikar
Man of the Match: Amal Knight
March 15, 2024 2 Lexington SC 1-0 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Georgetown, Kentucky
7 pm EST
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky)
Attendance: 1,041
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
Assistant referees: Scott Irwin
Assistant referees: Laura Chambers Waliski
Fourth official: Donovan Eubank
Man of the Match: Amal Knight
March 23, 2024 3 One Knoxville SC 2-0 Lexington SC Knoxville, Tennessee
6:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Regal Stadium
Attendance: 1,975
Referee: Ryan Farrell
Note: Battle of the Barrel Derby Match
March 29, 2023 4 Lexington SC 2-3 Greenville Triumph SC Georgetown, Kentucky
7 pm EST
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky)
Attendance: 1,672
Referee: Olvin Oliva
Note: First ever USL League One Match on the CBS Golazo Network
April 6, 2024 5 Tormenta FC 3-0 Lexington SC Statesboro, Georgia
Report
Stadium: Tormenta Stadium
Attendance: 1,024
Referee: Michael O'Reilly
April 14, 2024 6 Lexington SC 2-2 Spokane Velocity FC Georgetown, Kentucky
4 pm EST
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky)
Attendance: 1,209
Referee: Joe Surgan

USL Jägermeister Cup edit

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lexington SC 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 5 Advance to knockout phase
2 One Knoxville SC 2 1 0 0 1 2 5 −3 3
3 Forward Madison FC 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 3
4 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
Updated to match(es) played on May 11, 2024 (2024-05-11). Source: USL League One
April 28, 2024 1-GS Lexington SC 1-0 Forward Madison FC Georgetown, Kentucky
4 pm EST
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky)
Attendance: 1,296
Referee: Nickrod Fateh
May 11, 2024 2 Lexington SC 2-2
(4-1 p)
Central Valley Fuego FC Georgetown, Kentucky
7 pm EST
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky)
Attendance: 1,210
Referee: DeShun Beard
Penalties
Note: For the USL Cup, matches that end in a draw go instantly to PKs to determine which side gets an extra point in the group table

U.S. Open Cup edit

Lexington SC will travel to Burlington, Vermont for their 2nd ever U.S. Open Cup game in club history as they take on Vermont Green FC of USL League Two. According to available records, the matchup is set to make history as the first ever Open Cup match to be played in the state of Vermont, and Lexington SC will be the first professional club to play a competitive game in the state.[31]

March 19, 2024 2024 U.S. Open Cup   Vermont Green FC 4-3 Lexington SC   Burlington, Vermont
7 pm EST
  • Barret   5' (Lockermann)
  • Lockermann   10' (Banzini)
  • Labovitz   24' (Céspedes)
  • Ashford   50'
  • Prego   83'
Report
Stadium: Virtue Field
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Brendan Fanning

Player statistics edit

Goals edit

Place[32] Pos. No. Name USL1 USL1 Cup USOC Total
1 ST 17   Cameron Lancaster 1 1 2 4
2 FW 7   Issac Cano 1 0 1 2
2 MF 8   Yannick Yankam 2 0 0 2
3 FW 9   Azaad Liadi 1 0 0 1
3 DF 4   Kaelon Fox 0 1 0 1
3 FW 32   Ates Diouf 0 1 0 1
Total 5 3 3 11

Assists edit

Place[32] Pos. No. Name USL1 USL1 Cup USOC Total
1 MF 6   Abel Caputo 1 1 0 2
2 MF 10   Jayden Onen 0 0 1 1
2 DF 44   Modesto Méndez 0 0 1 1
2 FW 32   Ates Diouf 1 0 0 1
2 FW 9   Azaad Liadi 1 0 0 1
2 DF 12   Jorge Corrales 0 1 0 1
2 DF 21   Christian Lue Young 1 0 0 1
Total 4 2 2 8

Clean sheets edit

Place[32] Pos. No. Name USL1 USL1 Cup USOC Total
1 GK 13   Amal Knight 2 1 0 3
Total 1 1 0 3

Disciplinary edit

No.[32] Pos. Name USL1 USL1 Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
               
5 DF   Kaelon Fox 2 - - 2
32 MF   Ates Diouf 1 - - 1
13 GK   Amal Knight 2 1 - - 2 1
2 DF   Tate Robertson 1 1 - - 1 1
25 MF   Pierre Mané - -
4 DF   Kimball Jackson - -
14 FW   Khalid Balogun - -
77 FW   Nico Brown - -
74 DF   Erick Ceja-Gonzalez - -
1 GK   Austin Causey - -
44 DF   Modesto Méndez 2 - - 2
3 DF   Ebenezer Ackon - -
6 MF   Abel Caputo 1 1 - - 2
21 DF   Christian Lue Young 2 - - 1
15 DF   Anthony Patti - -
10 MF   Jayden Onen 3 1 - - 4
8 MF   Yannick Yankam 2 2 1 - - 4 1
88 DF   Michael Agboola - -
23 GK   Nico Campuzano - -
12 DF   Jorge Corrales 2 - - 2
9 FW   Azaad Liadi 1 - 1
17 FW   Cameron Lancaster 1 - 1
98 MF   David Loera - -
7 FW   Issac Cano - -
20 FW   Daniel Chica - -
11 FW   Alexis Cerritos
- DF   CC Uche
Total 18 1 4 2 2 0 24 3

League Honors edit

USL League One

USL Jägermeister Cup

References edit

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