2024 Lexington SC season

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Lexington SC
2024 season
OwnersBill and Donna Shively Stephen Dawahare
Head coach Darren Powell
Stadium Toyota Stadium
Georgetown, Kentucky
USL1 TBD
USL1 playoffs TBD
U.S. Open Cup 1st Round
USL Jägermeister Cup TBD
←  2023

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.

Contents

Staff

PositionName
Head coach Flag of England.svg Darren Powell [2]
Assistant coach Flag of Spain.svg Javier Cano [3]
Director of Goalkeeping and USL1 Assistant Coach Flag of the United States.svg Chris Barocas [4]
Head of Performance Flag of the United States.svg Ian Kossick
Director of Soccer Operations Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Gallagher
Equipment Manager Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Coldwell
Head Athletic Trainer Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Spyker

Season squad

Squad No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1 Austin Causey Flag of the United States.svg Aug 20, 2001 (22)
13 Amal Knight (C) Flag of Jamaica.svg Nov 19, 1993 (30)
23 Nico Campuzano Flag of Spain.svg Jan 29, 1998 (25)
Defenders
2 Tate Robertson Flag of the United States.svg May 31, 1997 (27)
4 Kimball Jackson Flag of the United States.svg Aug 2, 2004 (19)
3 Ebenezer Ackon Flag of Ghana.svg Feb 12, 1996 (27)
5 Kaelon Fox Flag of the United States.svg May 31, 1995 (29)
12 Jorge Corrales (C) Flag of Cuba.svg May 20, 1991 (32)
15 Anthony Patti Flag of Brazil.svg Nov 28, 2002 (21)
16 CC Uche Flag of the United States.svg Mar 3, 1998 (26)
20 Daniel Chica (Departed club on July 11) Flag of the United States.svg Feb 18, 2002 (22)
21 Christian Lue Young Flag of the United States.svg Dec 9, 1996 (27)
44 Modesto Méndez Flag of Cuba.svg Jan 6, 1998 (25)
74 Erick Ceja-Gonzalez Flag of the United States.svg Sep 1, 2001 (22)
88 Michael Agboola Flag of England.svg Aug 15, 2001 (22)
Midfielders
6 Abel Caputo Flag of Venezuela.svg Jul 11, 2000 (23)
8 Yannick Yankam Flag of Malta.svg Dec 12, 1997 (26)
10 Jayden Onen Flag of England.svg Feb 17, 2001 (22)
25 Pierre Mané Flag of Senegal.svg Jun 16, 1998 (26)
32 Ates Diouf Flag of Senegal.svg Mar 24, 2000 (24)
98 David Loera Flag of Mexico.svg Sep 10, 1998 (25)
Forwards
7Issac Cano (on loan from Louisville City) Flag of the United States.svg Mar 26, 2004 (19)
9 Azaad Liadi Flag of the United States.svg May 14, 1998 (25)
11 Alexis Cerritos Flag of El Salvador.svg Oct 2, 2000 (23)
14 Khalid Balogun (Out on loan to Miami FC) Flag of the United States.svg Jul 25, 1998 (25)
17 Cameron Lancaster (C) Flag of England.svg Nov 5, 1992 (31)
20 Kameron Lacey Flag of Jamaica.svg January 16, 2001 (23)
77 Nico Brown Flag of Jamaica.svg Aug 11, 1998 (25)

Last updated: August 23, 2024.
Source: Lexington SC

Transfers

In

Pos.PlayerSigned fromDetailsDateRef.
DF Flag of Cuba.svg Modesto Méndez Flag of the United States.svg Hartford Athletic Free transferDecember 15, 2023 [5]
DF Flag of Ghana.svg Ebenezer Ackon Flag of the United States.svg San Diego Loyal SC Free transferDecember 18, 2023 [6]
MF Flag of Venezuela.svg Abel Caputo Flag of the United States.svg Tampa Bay Rowdies Free transferDecember 20, 2023 [7]
DF Flag of the United States.svg Christian Lue Young Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina FC Free transferDecember 22, 2023 [8]
DF Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Patti Flag of the United States.svg Albion San Diego Free transferJanuary 2, 2024 [9]
MF Flag of England.svg Jayden Onen Flag of the United States.svg Forward Madison FC Free transferJanuary 4, 2024 [10]
MF Flag of Malta.svg Yannick Yankam Flag of Malta.svg Birkirkara F.C. Free transferJanuary 8, 2024 [11]
DF Flag of England.svg Michael Agboola Flag of England.svg Hullbridge Sports FC Free transferJanuary 12, 2024 [12]
GK Flag of Spain.svg Nico Campuzano Flag of the United States.svg New England Revolution II Free transferJanuary 16, 2024 [13]
DF Flag of Cuba.svg Jorge Corrales Flag of the United States.svg FC Tulsa Free transferJanuary 17, 2024 [14]
FW Flag of the United States.svg Azaad Liadi Flag of the United States.svg Huntsville City FC Free transferJanuary 19, 2024 [15]
FW Flag of England.svg Cameron Lancaster Flag of the United States.svg Louisville City FC Free transferJanuary 22, 2024 [16]
MF Flag of Mexico.svg David Loera Flag of the United States.svg San Antonio FC Free transferJanuary 26, 2024 [17]
FW Flag of the United States.svg Issac Cano Flag of the United States.svg Louisville City FC Season-Long LoanFebruary 2, 2024 [18]
DF Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Chica Flag of the United States.svg Loudoun United Upgraded from Trialist March 27, 2024 [19]
FW Flag of El Salvador.svg Alexis Cerritos Flag of the United States.svg Huntsville City FC TransferApril 26, 2024 [20]
DF Flag of the United States.svg CC Uche Flag of the United States.svg Minnesota United FC 2 Free TransferMay 17, 2024 [21]
FW Flag of Jamaica.svg Kameron Lacey Flag of the United States.svg San Antonio FC Season-Long LoanAugust 23, 2024 [22]

Out

DatePos.PlayerTransactionDetailsNew ClubRef.
December 1, 2023MF Flag of England.svg Charlie Machell Released Contract expired Flag of the United States.svg One Knoxville SC [23] [24]
FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Baynham Flag of Australia (converted).svg Preston Lions FC [25]
DF Flag of England.svg Owen Green Flag of the United States.svg Chattanooga Red Wolves SC [26]
DF Flag of Tanzania.svg Diallo Irakoze Flag of the United States.svg Southern Indiana FC [27]
MF Flag of South Korea.svg Seo-In Kim Flag of Cambodia.svg Life FC [28]
FW Flag of the United States.svg Drew Patterson
FW Flag of the United States.svg Jalen James Flag of the United States.svg Chattanooga FC
MF Flag of Jamaica.svg Don Smart
DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Terique Mohammed Flag of the United States.svg Des Moines Menace
DF Flag of the United States.svg Cesar Murillo Flag of the United States.svg Chicago House AC
GK Flag of the United States.svg Luke Phillips
FW Flag of the United States.svg Josh Head Flag of the United States.svg Bowling Green FC [29]
DF Flag of the United States.svg Franky Martinez
January 1, 2024MF Flag of South Africa.svg Phila Dlamini Free agent Announced on Instagram that he was leaving the club. No official press release by the club yet [30]
June 29, 2024FW Flag of the United States.svg Khalid Balogun Out on LoanSeason long loan to USLC club Miami FC Flag of the United States.svg Miami FC [31]
July 11, 2024DF Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Chica ReleasedClub released PR statement stating that Chica had departed the club [32]

New contracts

Note - Kaelon Fox and Ates Diouf were signed on multi-year deals. [33] [34] Players are in the order of how the club announced their return on their social media platforms, starting on December 4th.

DatePos.No.PlayerDetailsRef.
December 6, 2023DF17 Flag of the United States.svg Erick Ceja-Gonzalez New contract for 2024 [35]
DF2 Flag of the United States.svg Tate Robertson Option exercised
GK13 Flag of Jamaica.svg Amal Knight New contract for 2024
GK1 Flag of the United States.svg Austin Causey New contract for 2024
FW14 Flag of the United States.svg Khalid Balogun New contract for 2024
FW77 Flag of Jamaica.svg Nico Brown Option exercised
DF4 Flag of the United States.svg Kimball Jackson New contract for 2024
MF25 Flag of Senegal.svg Pierre Mané New contract for 2024

Competitions

Preseason

USL1 Preseason Central

February 10, 20241 Columbus Crew 2 0-1 Lexington SC Columbus, Ohio
1 PM EST Report Lancaster Soccerball shade.svgStadium: 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

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Union Omaha 159423118+1329 Playoffs
2 Charlotte Independence 168352819+929
3 Forward Madison FC 167272613+1328
4 Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC 157442314+925
5 One Knoxville SC 157441812+625
6 Spokane Velocity FC 157442424025
7 Greenville Triumph SC 167632219+324
8 South Georgia Tormenta FC 164752525017
9 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 1651012335−1216
10 Lexington SC 153751931−1214
11 Richmond Kickers 163941730−1313
12 Central Valley Fuego FC 1531022036−1611
Updated to match(es) played on September 7, 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.
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
143561826 −8142331012 −2123814 −6

Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Stadium H H A H A H A A H H H A A H A H H A A A H A
ResultDWLLLDLDLLWDWD
Position3156681111111111121010
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, 20241 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, 20242 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, 20243 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, 20234 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, 20245 Tormenta FC 3-0 Lexington SC Statesboro, Georgia
Report
Stadium: Tormenta Stadium
Attendance: 1,024
Referee: Michael O'Reilly
April 14, 20246 Lexington SC 2-2 Spokane Velocity FC Georgetown, Kentucky
4 pm EST
 Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky)
Attendance: 1,209
Referee: Joe Surgan
June 1, 20247 Forward Madison FC 4-1 Lexington SC Madison, Wisconsin
Report
Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 4,556
Referee: Lukasz Jozefecki
June 23, 20248 Spokane Velocity FC 1-1 Lexington SC Spokane, Washington
9 pm EST
 Report
Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
Attendance: 4,004
Referee: Yannick Rothfuss
July 6, 20249 Lexington SC 2-4 Union Omaha Georgetown, Kentucky
7 pm EST
 Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky)
Attendance: 1,135
Referee: Erick Lezama
July 13, 202410 Lexington SC 1-2 Tormenta FC Georgetown, Kentucky
7 pm EST
 Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky)
Attendance: 1,156
Referee: Lukasz Jozefecki
July 27, 202411 Lexington SC 2-1 Richmond Kickers Georgetown, Kentucky
7 pm EST
 Report
  • França Yellow card.svg 24'
  • Vaughan Yellow card.svg 44'
  • Billhardt Soccerball shade.svg46'
  • O'Dwyer Yellow card.svg 51'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky)
Attendance: 1,143
Referee: Edson Carvajal
August 3, 202412 Charlotte Independence 3-3 Lexington SC Charlotte, North Carolina
7 pm EST
 Report
Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 996
Referee: Joe Surgan
August 16, 202413 Central Valley Fuego FC 1-3 Lexington SC Fresno, California
11 pm EST
 Report
Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium
Attendance: Not reported
Referee: Christopher Calderon
August 24, 202414 Lexington SC 0-0 Forward Madison FC Georgetown, Kentucky
7 pm EST
 Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky)
Attendance: Not reported
Referee: Amin Hadzic

USL Jägermeister Cup

PosTeam
PldWPKWPKLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Forward Madison FC 85102108+217Advanced to knockout stage
2 One Knoxville SC 8411287+115
3 Lexington SC 832121010014
4 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 811151015−56
Source: USL League One
April 28, 20241-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, 20242 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
May 25, 20243-GS Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 3-4 Lexington SC East Ridge, Tennessee
7:30 PM EST
 Report
Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,308
Referee: Erick Lezama
June 8, 20244-GS One Knoxville SC 2-0 Lexington SC Knoxville, Tennessee
7 pm EST
 Report
Stadium: Regal Stadium
Attendance: 1,955
Referee: Rafael Santos
June 29, 20245 Greenville Triumph SC 0-1 Lexington SC Greenville, South Carolina
7 pm EST
 Report
Stadium: Paladin Stadium
Attendance: 2,077
Referee: DeShun Beard
Note: Liadi wore #24 in this match due to his #9 jersey being left back in Lexington
July 20, 20246-GS Forward Madison FC 1-0 Lexington SC Madison, Wisconsin
8 pm EST
 Report
Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 3,571
Referee: Ryan Shanklin
Note: Debut of the black goalkeeper kit for Lexington SC
August 10, 20247-GS Lexington SC TBD
(5-3 p)		 One Knoxville SC Lexington, Kentucky
7 pm EST
 Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky)
Attendance: 1,173
Referee: Stearne Briem
Penalties
Note: Kaelon Fox eclipsed 100 appearances within USL1 with his appearance in the 31st minute to replace an injured CC Uche
August 31, 20248-GS Lexington SC 2-2
(9-10 p)		 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Georgetown, Kentucky
7 pm EST
 Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky)
Attendance: 1,087
Penalties
Note: The match experienced a 3-hour weather delay and kicked off at 10:15 pm

U.S. Open Cup

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. [36]

March 19, 2024 2024 U.S. Open Cup Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont Green FC 4-3 Lexington SC Flag of Kentucky.svg Burlington, Vermont
7 pm EST
  • Barret Soccerball shade.svg5' (Lockermann)
  • Lockermann Soccerball shade.svg10' (Banzini)
  • Labovitz Soccerball shade.svg24' (Céspedes)
  • Ashford Soccerball shade.svg50'
  • Prego Yellow card.svg 83'
 Report
Stadium: Virtue Field
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Brendan Fanning

Player statistics

Goals

Place [37] Pos.No.NameUSL1USL1 CupUSOCTotal
1ST17 Flag of England.svg Cameron Lancaster 3227
1FW32 Flag of Senegal.svg Ates Diouf 4307
2FW77 Flag of Jamaica.svg Nico Brown 2103
3FW7 Flag of the United States.svg Issac Cano1012
3MF8 Flag of Malta.svg Yannick Yankam 2002
3FW9 Flag of the United States.svg Azaad Liadi 2002
3FW11 Flag of El Salvador.svg Alexis Cerritos 1102
4DF4 Flag of the United States.svg Kaelon Fox 0101
4FW14 Flag of the United States.svg Khalid Balogun 1001
4DF21 Flag of the United States.svg Christian Lue Young 1001
Total138324

Assists

Place [37] Pos.No.NameUSL1USL1 CupUSOCTotal
1FW32 Flag of Senegal.svg Ates Diouf 3104
2MF8 Flag of Malta.svg Yannick Yankam 3003
3MF6 Flag of Venezuela.svg Abel Caputo 1102
3MF10 Flag of England.svg Jayden Onen 0112
3DF21 Flag of the United States.svg Christian Lue Young 1102
3FW9 Flag of the United States.svg Azaad Liadi 2002
3FW11 Flag of El Salvador.svg Alexis Cerritos 2002
4DF44 Flag of Cuba.svg Modesto Méndez 0011
4DF12 Flag of Cuba.svg Jorge Corrales 0101
4FW77 Flag of Jamaica.svg Nico Brown 1001
Total85215

Clean sheets

Place [37] Pos.No.NameUSL1USL1 CupUSOCTotal
1GK13 Flag of Jamaica.svg Amal Knight 3306
Total3306

Disciplinary

No. [37] Pos.NameUSL1USL1 CupU.S. Open CupTotal
Yellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svg
5DF Flag of the United States.svg Kaelon Fox 2--2
32MF Flag of Senegal.svg Ates Diouf 41--5
13GK Flag of Jamaica.svg Amal Knight 31--31
2DF Flag of the United States.svg Tate Robertson 211--31
25MF Flag of Senegal.svg Pierre Mané 1--1
4DF Flag of the United States.svg Kimball Jackson --
14FW Flag of the United States.svg Khalid Balogun 1--
77FW Flag of Jamaica.svg Nico Brown 12--1
74DF Flag of the United States.svg Erick Ceja-Gonzalez --
1GK Flag of the United States.svg Austin Causey --
44DF Flag of Cuba.svg Modesto Méndez 61--7
3DF Flag of Ghana.svg Ebenezer Ackon 111--21
6MF Flag of Venezuela.svg Abel Caputo 44--8
21DF Flag of the United States.svg Christian Lue Young 31--3
15DF Flag of Brazil.svg Anthony Patti --
10MF Flag of England.svg Jayden Onen 41--4
8MF Flag of Malta.svg Yannick Yankam 321--51
88DF Flag of England.svg Michael Agboola --
23GK Flag of Spain.svg Nico Campuzano --
12DF Flag of Cuba.svg Jorge Corrales 61--61
9FW Flag of the United States.svg Azaad Liadi 211-4
17FW Flag of England.svg Cameron Lancaster 11-2
98MF Flag of Mexico.svg David Loera --
7FW Flag of the United States.svg Issac Cano1--1
20FW Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Chica 1--
11FW Flag of El Salvador.svg Alexis Cerritos 1--
16DF Flag of the United States.svg CC Uche 11--2
Total47219320665

League Honors

USL League One

USL Jägermeister Cup

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