2023 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team

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2023 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer
Louisville Wordmark (2023).svg
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record12–6–3 (2–4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Teepen (2nd season)
  • Stephen Lunney (1st season)
Home stadium Lynn Stadium
Seasons
←  2022
2024  →
2023 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 15 Wake Forest + 4 –1 –311 –3 –5
No. 1 Clemson ‡ 4 –2 –215 –3 –5
No. 25 Syracuse + 2 –1 –59 –5 –7
No. 24 Louisville + 2 –4 –212 –6 –3
NC State 1 –5 –26 –9 –3
Boston College 0 –5 –33 –9 –5
Coastal
No. 2 Notre Dame + 6 –0 –213 –3 –6
No. 13 Virginia + 5 –2 –111 –4 –4
No. 20 Duke+ 4 –3 –111 –4 –3
No. 6 North Carolina + 2 –3 –311 –3 –7
Pittsburgh + 2 –3 –36 –7 –4
Virginia Tech 2 –5 –14 –9 –4
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

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.

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The Cardinals finished the season 12–6–3 overall and 2–4–2 in ACC play to finish in fourth place in the Atlantic Division. As the ninth overall seed in the ACC Tournament they defeated eighth seed Pittsburgh in overtime in the First Round and upset first seed Notre Dame in the Quarterfinals. They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Clemson in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Dayton in the First Round before losing to West Virginia in the Second Round to end their season.

Background

The Cardinals finished the season 9–6–3 overall and 4–3–1 in ACC play to finish in third place in the Atlantic Division. As the fifth overall seed in the ACC Tournament they were upset by twelfth seed Virginia Tech in the First Round. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Western Michigan to end their season.

Player movement

Players leaving

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Dante Huckaby2DF6'1"172Sophomore Morgantown, West Virginia Transferred to West Virginia [1]
Matty Walters5DF5'8"144Senior Marysville, Ohio Graduated
Rafael Pinzón6MF5'7"146Junior Mexico City, Mexico Transferred to Stetson
Aboubacar Camara9FW5'8"170Junior Upper Darby, Pennsylvania Transferred to Kentucky [2]
Ugochukwu Achara10FW6'1"172Senior Enugu, Nigeria Transferred to Northwestern
Macoumba Ba11FW5'8"148Junior Dakar, Senegal Transferred to St. John's
Eric Danquah14MF5'6"135Junior Accra, Ghana Transferred to St. John's
Nico Diaz17FW5'10"161Junior New Smyrna Beach, Florida —
Marcus Jorgensen18DF6'2"185Freshman Viborg, Denmark Transferred to Cal Poly Pomona
Patrick Ajdukiewicz19MF5'8"158Sophomore Barrington, Illinois —

Players arriving

Incoming Transfers

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Gaetano D'Argento2DF5'10"163Junior Wayne, Illinois Bowling Green [3]
Mason Tatafu5DF6'2"185Junior Perth, Australia Hofstra
Gage Guerra9FW5'10"180Junior Houston, Texas Army [3]
Xavi Wences14MF5'10"160Junior Mexico City, Mexico USC Upstate

Recruiting Class

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Elijah Brijbasi
MF
Flag of the United States.svg USA Baltimore, Maryland Pipeline SCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Ethan Subachan
FW
Flag of the United States.svg USA Cooper City, Florida Orlando City SC AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Chase Vazquez
FW
Flag of the United States.svg USA Boca Raton, Florida Orlando City SC AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Squad

Roster

As of January 23, 2024 [7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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 Gaetano D'Argento
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Nichols
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bryce Lebel
5 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Mason Tatafu
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA RC Schmeider
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brandon McManus
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Boccuzzo
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gage Guerra
10 FW Flag of Cyprus.svg  CYP Konstantinos Georgallides
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Damien Barker John
12 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Filip Fredhall
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bradley Sample
14 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Xavi Wences
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Jones
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elijah Brijbasi
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ethan Subachan
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 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Quinton Elliot
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chase Vazquez
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sammy Murphy
29 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Svetanoff
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Troutman
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
Assistant CoachSean Teepen
Assistant CoachStephen Lunney
Volunteer assistant coachDarren Yeagle
Director of OperationsJames Kusak

Source: [7]

Schedule

Source: [8]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season
August 24*
7:30 p.m.,  ACCNX 		No. 16  Tulsa W  1–0  1–0–0
 Lynn Stadium (687)
Louisville, KY
August 28*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX		 Bellarmine W  3–0  2–0–0
Lynn Stadium (887)
Louisville, KY
September 1*
7:00 p.m.,  ESPN+ 		No. 12at  UNC Greensboro W  2–0  3–0–0
 UNCG Soccer Stadium (1,221)
Greensboro, NC
September 5*
8:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 7No. 19  Kentucky
Rivalry 		W  4–2  4–0–0
Lynn Stadium (2,350)
Louisville, KY
September 8
8:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 7at No. 4  Syracuse T  2–2  4–0–1
(0–0–1)		 SU Soccer Stadium (1,832)
Syracuse, NY
September 15
8:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 5т Virginia Tech L  1–2  4–1–1
(0–1–1)		Lynn Stadium (1,071)
Louisville, KY
September 19*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 10at  Evansville W  2–0  5–1–1
 McCutchan Stadium (831)
Evansville, IN
September 24
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 10 NC State W  5–2  6–1–1
(1–1–1)		Lynn Stadium
Louisville, KY
September 29
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 8at  Virginia L  0–3  6–2–1
(1–2–1)		 Klöckner Stadium (1,400)
Charlottesville, VA
October 2
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 8 Kansas City W  3–2  7–2–1
Lynn Stadium (812)
Louisville, KY
October 6
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 21at  Clemson L  0–4  7–3–1
(1–3–1)		 Riggs Field (2,575)
Clemson, SC
October 10*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Ohio State T  2–2  7–3–2
Lynn Stadium (587)
Louisville, KY
October 13
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Boston College W  1–0  8–3–2
(2–3–1)		Lynn Stadium (822)
Louisville, KY
October 17*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at  Oakland W  4–0  9–3–2
Oakland Soccer Field (100)
Rochester, MI
October 22
5:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 11  North Carolina L  0–2  9–4–2
(2–4–1)		 Dorrance Field (3,887)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 27
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 3  Wake Forest T  2–2  9–4–3
(2–4–2)		Lynn Stadium (1,052)
Louisville, KY
ACC Tournament
November 1
8:00 p.m., ACCN		(9)at (8)  Pittsburgh
First Round		W  2–1  2OT10–4–3
 Ambrose Urbanic Field (717)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 5
8:00 p.m., ACCN		(9)at (1) No. 2  Notre Dame
Quarterfinals		W  4–3  11–4–3
 Alumni Stadium (794)
Notre Dame, IN
November 8
8:00 p.m., ACCN		(9) No. 20at (4) No. 14 Clemson
Semifinals		L  1–5  11–5–3
Riggs Field (3,785)
Clemson, SC
NCAA Tournament
November 16
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Dayton
First Round		W  4–3  12–5–3
Lynn Stadium (877)
Louisville, KY
November 19
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at (5) No. 5  West Virginia
Second Round		L  0–1  12–6–3
 Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (3,137)
Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Gage Guerra Pre-Season Hermann Trophy Watchlist August 24 [9]
Sander Roed Pre-Season All-ACC Team August 26 [10]
Alex Svetanoff ACC Defensive Player of the Week August 29 [11]
Gage Guerra ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 5 [12]
September 12 [13]
Damien Barker-John ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week September 26 [14]
Sander Roed All-ACC Second Team November 8 [15]
Damien Barker-John
Josh Jones All-ACC Third Team
Alex Svetanoff ACC All-Tournament Team November 12, 2023 [16]
Sander Roed

2024 MLS Super Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Flag of the United States.svg Damien Barker-John Real Salt Lake 237FW
Flag of the United States.svg Josh Jones Real Salt Lake 247DF
Flag of the United States.svg Gage Guerra Portland Timbers 369FW

Source: [17]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer [18] RV1275т10821————20Not released24
TopDrawer Soccer [19] ——197191323————2024————

References

  1. ↑ "Transfers and International Players Round Out Men's Soccer Signing Class". wvusports.com. West Virginia University Athletics. August 10, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  2. ↑ Drummond, Cameron (September 4, 2023). "Aboubacar Camara was a Louisville men's soccer star. He hopes to become the same at UK". Lexington Herald-Leader . Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "University of Louisville men's soccer announces three signings for Spring 2023". soccerwire.com. University of Louisville Athletics. February 3, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Elijah Brijbasi". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Ethan Subachan". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Chase Vazquez". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  7. 1 2 "2023 Men's Soccer Roster". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  8. ↑ "2023 Men's Soccer Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  9. ↑ "2023 Men's MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Clemson Selected 2023 Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  11. ↑ "ACC Announces Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  12. ↑ "UofL's Guerra, Wake's Alphin Earn ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  13. ↑ "UofL's Guerra, Duke's Eyestone Claim ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  14. ↑ "ACC Unveils Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 26, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  15. ↑ "2023 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Clemson Wins 2023 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 12, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Three Cardinals Selected in MLS SuperDraft". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. December 19, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  18. ↑ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Men — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  19. ↑ "College Soccer National Ranking". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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