2021 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team

Last updated

2021 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer
Louisville Cardinals wordmark.svg
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record10–7–1 (5–3–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bryan Green (3rd season)
  • Donovan Dowling (3rd season)
Home stadium Lynn Stadium
Seasons
←  2020
2022  →
2021 ACC men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 1 Clemson + 5 –3 –016 –5 –2
Louisville + 5 –3 –010 –7 –1
No. 17 Wake Forest + 4 –3 –113 –7 –1
Boston College 2 –4 –26 –7 –2
Syracuse 2 –5 –18 –8 –2
NC State 1 –5 –27 –8 –2
Coastal
No. 12 Duke + 5 –2 –114 –5 –1
No. 6 Pittsburgh + 5 –2 –113 –5 –2
No. 4 Notre Dame ‡ 4 –2 –214 –5 –5
North Carolina + 4 –4 –011 –7 –2
No. 19 Virginia Tech + 3 –4 –111 –5 –4
Virginia 2 –5 –16 –9 –3
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

The 2021 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represented the University of Louisville during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach John Michael Hayden, in his third season. They played their home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 43rd season playing organized men's college soccer and their 8th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Contents

The Cardinals finished the season 10–7–1 overall and 5–3–0 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Atlantic Division. As the fourth overall seed in the ACC Tournament the received a bye into the Quarterfinals, where they lost against fifth seed Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Bowling Green to end their season.

Background

The teams' 2020 season was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which curtailed the fall season and caused the NCAA Tournament to be played in spring 2021. The ACC was one of the only two conferences in men's soccer to play in the fall of 2020. The ACC also held a mini-season during the spring of 2021.

The Cardinals finished the fall season 1–6–1 and 1–4–1 in ACC play to finish in fifth place in the North Division. They were not invited to the ACC Tournament. They finished the spring season 4–2–0 and 4–2–0 in ACC play, to finish in second place in the Atlantic Division. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Player movement

Players leaving

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Osmar Chavero1GK6'0"Freshman Mission, TX —
William Portman2DF5'8"Junior Sheffield, England —
Lamine Conte3MF5'11" Redshirt.svg Senior Conakry, Guinea Graduated; Drafted 40th overall by the New York Red Bulls in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft
Haji Abdikadir 4FW5'11"Junior Louisville, KY Joined San Diego Loyal
Evil Elveroth9FW6'0"Senior Halmstad, Sweden Graduated
Carlos Sanchis10MF5'7"Senior Madrid, Spain Graduated
Elijah Amo17MF5'10"Senior Lothian, MD Graduated; Drafted 34th overall by Real Salt Lake in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft
William Howard28GK6'5" Redshirt.svg Junior Chester, VA Graduated
Sebastian Falsone29DF6'1"Freshman Warrenton, VA —
Jake Gelnovatch31GK6'0" Redshirt.svg Senior Earlysville, VA Graduated

Players arriving

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Jean Claude Bikorimana
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lexington, KY FC Cincinnati U17Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Parker Forbes
DF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cedar Park, TX Lonestar SCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Dante Huckaby
DF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Morganton, WV Philadelphia Union Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Josh Jones
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hatfield, PA Ukrainians NationalsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sacramento, CA Sporting Kansas City AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Squad

Roster

As of January 26, 2022 [6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gavin Krenecki
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dante Huckaby
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jamie Diluzio
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bryce Lebel
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matty Walters
6 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Rafael Pinzón
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brandon McManus
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Fasteen
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aboubacar Camara
10 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Pedro Fonseca
11 FW Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Macoumba Ba
12 DF Flag of Bermuda.svg  BER Zeiko Harris
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bradley Sample
14 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Eric Danquah
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA RC Schmeider
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Jones
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nico Diaz
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Hickey
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Patrick Ajdukiewicz
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Parker Forbes
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ayden Nocus
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Axel Alejandre
23 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Ugo Achara
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jean Claude Bikorimana
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Nichols
30 GK Flag of Bermuda.svg  BER Detre Bell
31 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Liam Fitzgerald
46 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Sander Roed

Team management

PositionStaff
Head Coach John Michael Hayden
Associate Head CoachBryan Green
Assistant CoachDonovan Dowling
Volunteer Assistant CoachDarren Yeagle
Director of OperationsJames Kusak

Source: [6]

Schedule

Source: [7] [8]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 14*
8:00 p.m.		at  UAB W 4–1 [9]  –
 BBVA Field
Birmingham, AL
August 21*
8:00 p.m.		at No. 2  Indiana L 4–5 [10]  –
 Bill Armstrong Stadium
Bloomington, IN
Regular Season
August 26*
8:00 p.m.,  ESPN+ 		at  Saint Louis L  1–2  2OT0–1–0
 Hermann Stadium (2,224)
St. Louis, MO
August 30*
7:30 p.m.,  ACCNX 		Evansville W  2–1  1–1–0
 Lynn Stadium (504)
Louisville, KY
September 3*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX		 Bellarmine W  1–0  2OT2–1–0
Lynn Stadium (1,200)
Louisville, KY
September 7*
7:30 p.m., ACCN		No. 17  Kentucky
Rivalry 		L  1–3  2–2–0
Lynn Stadium (1,679)
Louisville, KY
September 10
7:30 p.m., ACCNX		No. 25  Wake Forest W  3–0  3–2–0
(1–0–0)		Lynn Stadium (1,307)
Louisville, KY
September 17
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Syracuse W  5–4  2OT4–2–0
(2–0–0)		 SU Soccer Stadium (1,113)
Syracuse, NY
September 21*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX		No. 25 Northern Kentucky W  4–0  5–2–0
Lynn Stadium (393)
Louisville, KY
September 24
7:30 p.m., ACCNX		No. 25 Boston College W  2–0  6–2–0
(3–0–0)		Lynn Stadium (827)
Louisville, KY
September 28*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX		No. 14 Western Illinois W  7–1  7–2–0
Lynn Stadium (482)
Louisville, KY
October 1
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 14at No. 4  Duke L  1–3  7–3–0
(3–1–0)		 Koskinen Stadium (1,017)
Durham, NC
October 8
6:00 p.m.,  ACCRSN 		No. 23at No. 9  Virginia Tech L  2–4  7–4–0
(3–2–0)		 Thompson Field (765)
Blacksburg, VA
October 12*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Eastern Illinois W  5–0  8–4–0
Lynn Stadium (609)
Louisville, KY
October 15
7:00 p.m., ACCN		 North Carolina W  2–0  9–4–0
(4–2–0)		Lynn Stadium (562)
Louisville, KY
October 19*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Oakland L  1–2  9–5–0
Lynn Stadium (0)
Louisville, KY
October 22
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 NC State W  2–1  10–5–0
(5–2–0)		Lynn Stadium (608)
Louisville, KY
October 29
7:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 15  Clemson L  1–5  10–6–0
(5–3–0)		 Riggs Field (1,889)
Clemson, SC
ACC Tournament
November 7
6:00 p.m., ACCN		(4)(5) No. 23  Notre Dame
Quarterfinals		T  0–0 (0–3 PKs) 2OT10–6–1
Lynn Stadium (582)
Louisville, KY
NCAA Tournament
November 18
6:30 p.m., ACCNX		 Bowling Green
First Round		L  0–1  10–7–1
Lynn Stadium (672)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Pedro Fonseca Preseason All-ACC Watchlist August 18 [11]
Aboubacar Camara ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 19 [12]
Pedro Fonseca All-ACC First Team November 10 [13]
Aboubacar Camara
Sander Roed All-ACC Third Team
ACC All-Freshman Team

2022 MLS SuperDraft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Pedro Fonseca Real Salt Lake 253FW

Source: [14]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer [15] ———RV251423RVRV———Not released—
TopDrawer Soccer [16]

Related Research Articles

The 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season was the 64th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

The 2018 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Ken Lolla, in his thirteenth season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 40th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 5th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season was the 65th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

The 2019 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach John Michael Hayden, in his first season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 41st season playing organized men's college soccer and their 6th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team</span> American college soccer season

The 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 73rd season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's fifth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team</span> American college soccer season

The 2020 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represents University of Pittsburgh during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Panthers are led by head coach Jay Vidovich, in his fifth season. They play home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This is the team's 67th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 8th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team</span> American college soccer season

The 2020 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 49th season of the University fielding a program. The Hokies played their home games at Sandra D. Thompson Field in Blacksburg, Virginia. The Hokies were led by twelfth-year head coach Mike Brizendine.

The 2020–21 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games on Denny Crum Court at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville, Kentucky as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Chris Mack.

The 2020–21 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, were led by 14th-year head coach Jeff Walz, and played their home games at the KFC Yum! Center in their seventh year in the Atlantic Coast Conference. On January 18, 2021, following a 12–0 start, the Cardinals were ranked number 1 in the AP Poll for the first time in program history, garnering 20 of 29 first place votes.

The 2020 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twenty-first season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 36th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 7th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team</span>

The 2021 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. They were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his twelfth season. They played their home games at Riggs Field. This was the team's 61st season playing organized men's college soccer and their 34th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team</span> American college soccer season

The 2021 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach John Kerr, in his fourteenth season. They played their home games at Koskinen Stadium. The team was founded in 1935 and currently plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team</span> American college soccer season

The 2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 44th season. It was the program's ninth season competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish were led by head coach Chad Riley, in his fourth year and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

The 2021 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twenty-second season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 37th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 8th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The 2022 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represented the University of Louisville during the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach John Michael Hayden, in his fourth season. They played their home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 44th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 9th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The 2022 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twenty-third season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 38th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 9th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team</span> American college soccer season

The 2023 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach John Kerr, in his sixteenth season. They played their home games at Koskinen Stadium. The team was founded in 1935 and played the 2023 season in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The 2023 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represented the University of Louisville during the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach John Michael Hayden, in his fifth season. They played their home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 45th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 10th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team</span> American college soccer season

The 2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 77th season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's ninth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.

The 2023 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twenty-fourth season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 39th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 10th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

References

  1. ↑ "Jean Claude Bikorimana". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Parker Forbes". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Dante Huckaby". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Josh Jones". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Gavin Krenecki". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "2021 Men's Soccer Roster". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  7. ↑ "2021 Men's Soccer Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Louisville Men's Soccer Announces 2021 Slate". gocards.com. Louisville Athletics. July 8, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  9. ↑ @UofLmenssoccer (August 15, 2021). "FINAL: Cards 4, UAB 1 Black small square Fonseca (29:04) Black small square Jones (42:51) Black small square Roed (68:50) Black small square Achara (74:39) #GoCards" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ @IndianaMSOC (August 22, 2021). "All kinds of scoring at Yeagley Field tonight!⚽️⚽️⚽️ - @vbezerra7 ⚽️ - @jmaher68 ⚽️ - @tommymihalic10" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ↑ "Pitt Named Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  12. ↑ "UofL's Camara, ND's Burns Notch ACC Men's Soccer Player of the Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  13. ↑ "2021 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Unveiled". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Fonseca Selected in Second Round of MLS SuperDraft". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  15. ↑ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  16. ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.