2024 Lexington SC season

Lexington SC
2024 season
OwnersBill and Donna Shively Stephen Dawahare
Head coachDarren Powell
StadiumToyota Stadium
Georgetown, Kentucky
Lexington SC Stadium
Lexington, Kentucky
USL19th
USL1 playoffsDNQ
U.S. Open Cup1st Round
USL Jägermeister CupGroup Stage

The 2024 Lexington SC season was the club's second season since their establishment on October 5, 2021.[1] The club competed in their second season in USL League One and was 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.

Staff

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

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
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)
16 CC Uche Mar 3, 1998 (26)
20 Daniel Chica (Departed club on July 11) 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 (on loan from Louisville City) Mar 26, 2004 (19)
9 Azaad Liadi May 14, 1998 (25)
11 Alexis Cerritos Oct 2, 2000 (23)
14 Khalid Balogun (Out on loan to Miami FC) Jul 25, 1998 (25)
17 Cameron Lancaster (C) Nov 5, 1992 (31)
20 Kameron Lacey January 16, 2001 (23)
77 Nico Brown Aug 11, 1998 (25)

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

Transfers

In

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]
FW Kameron Lacey San Antonio FC Season-Long Loan August 23, 2024 [22]

Out

Date Pos. Player Transaction Details New Club Ref.
December 1, 2023 MF Charlie Machell Released Contract expired One Knoxville SC[23] [24]
FW Will Baynham Preston Lions FC[25]
DF Owen Green Chattanooga Red Wolves SC[26]
DF Diallo Irakoze Southern Indiana FC[27]
MF Seo-In Kim Life FC[28]
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[29]
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 [30]
June 29, 2024 FW Khalid Balogun Out on Loan Season long loan to USLC club Miami FC Miami FC [31]
July 11, 2024 DF Daniel Chica Released Club 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.

Date Pos. No. Player Details Ref.
December 6, 2023 DF 17 Erick Ceja-Gonzalez New contract for 2024 [35]
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

Preseason

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

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Spokane Velocity FC 22 7 9 6 26 35 −9 27 Playoffs
8 Richmond Kickers 22 6 10 6 25 34 −9 24
9 Lexington SC 22 5 11 6 33 42 −9 21
10 South Georgia Tormenta FC 22 4 10 8 33 42 −9 20
11 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 22 5 14 3 28 48 −20 18
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
14 3 5 6 18 26  −8 14 2 3 3 10 12  −2 1 2 3 8 14  −6

Source: Match reports

Results by round

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ResultDWLLLDLDLLWDWD
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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
June 1, 2024 7 Forward Madison FC 4-1 Lexington SC Madison, Wisconsin
Report
Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 4,556
Referee: Lukasz Jozefecki
June 23, 2024 8 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, 2024 9 Lexington SC 2-4 Union Omaha Georgetown, Kentucky
7 pm EST
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky)
Attendance: 1,135
Referee: Erick Lezama
July 13, 2024 10 Lexington SC 1-2 Tormenta FC Georgetown, Kentucky
7 pm EST
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky)
Attendance: 1,156
Referee: Lukasz Jozefecki
July 27, 2024 11 Lexington SC 2-1 Richmond Kickers Georgetown, Kentucky
7 pm EST
Report
  • França  24'
  • Vaughan  44'
  • Billhardt 46'
  • O'Dwyer  51'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky)
Attendance: 1,143
Referee: Edson Carvajal
August 3, 2024 12 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, 2024 13 Central Valley Fuego FC 1-3 Lexington SC Fresno, California
11 pm EST
Report
Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,097
Referee: Christopher Calderon
August 24, 2024 14 Lexington SC 0-0 Forward Madison FC Georgetown, Kentucky
7 pm EST
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Kentucky)
Attendance: 1,098
Referee: Amin Hadzic
October 5, 2024 19 Greenville Triumph SC 2-1 Lexington SC Clemson, South Carolina
Report Stadium: Riggs Field
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
October 12, 2024 20 Union Omaha 2-1 Lexington SC Papillion, Nebraska
Report Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 4,509
Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Forward Madison FC 8 5 1 0 2 10 8 +2 17 Advanced to knockout stage
2 One Knoxville SC 8 4 1 1 2 8 7 +1 15
3 Lexington SC 8 3 2 1 2 10 10 0 14
4 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 8 1 1 1 5 10 15 −5 6
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
May 25, 2024 3-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, 2024 4-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, 2024 5 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, 2024 6-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, 2024 7-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, 2024 8-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 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

Goals

Place[37] Pos. No. Name USL1 USL1 Cup USOC Total
1 ST 17 Cameron Lancaster 3 2 2 7
1 FW 32 Ates Diouf 4 3 0 7
2 FW 77 Nico Brown 2 1 0 3
3 FW 7 Issac Cano 1 0 1 2
3 MF 8 Yannick Yankam 2 0 0 2
3 FW 9 Azaad Liadi 2 0 0 2
3 FW 11 Alexis Cerritos 1 1 0 2
4 DF 4 Kaelon Fox 0 1 0 1
4 FW 14 Khalid Balogun 1 0 0 1
4 DF 21 Christian Lue Young 1 0 0 1
Total 13 8 3 24

Assists

Place[37] Pos. No. Name USL1 USL1 Cup USOC Total
1 FW 32 Ates Diouf 3 1 0 4
2 MF 8 Yannick Yankam 3 0 0 3
3 MF 6 Abel Caputo 1 1 0 2
3 MF 10 Jayden Onen 0 1 1 2
3 DF 21 Christian Lue Young 1 1 0 2
3 FW 9 Azaad Liadi 2 0 0 2
3 FW 11 Alexis Cerritos 2 0 0 2
4 DF 44 Modesto Méndez 0 0 1 1
4 DF 12 Jorge Corrales 0 1 0 1
4 FW 77 Nico Brown 1 0 0 1
Total 8 5 2 15

Clean sheets

Place[37] Pos. No. Name USL1 USL1 Cup USOC Total
1 GK 13 Amal Knight 3 3 0 6
Total 3 3 0 6

Disciplinary

No.[37] Pos. Name USL1 USL1 Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
5 DF Kaelon Fox 2 - - 2
32 MF Ates Diouf 4 1 - - 5
13 GK Amal Knight 3 1 - - 3 1
2 DF Tate Robertson 2 1 1 - - 3 1
25 MF Pierre Mané 1 - - 1
4 DF Kimball Jackson - -
14 FW Khalid Balogun 1 - -
77 FW Nico Brown 1 2 - - 1
74 DF Erick Ceja-Gonzalez - -
1 GK Austin Causey - -
44 DF Modesto Méndez 6 1 - - 7
3 DF Ebenezer Ackon 1 1 1 - - 2 1
6 MF Abel Caputo 4 4 - - 8
21 DF Christian Lue Young 3 1 - - 3
15 DF Anthony Patti - -
10 MF Jayden Onen 4 1 - - 4
8 MF Yannick Yankam 3 2 1 - - 5 1
88 DF Michael Agboola - -
23 GK Nico Campuzano - -
12 DF Jorge Corrales 6 1 - - 6 1
9 FW Azaad Liadi 2 1 1 - 4
17 FW Cameron Lancaster 1 1 - 2
98 MF David Loera - -
7 FW Issac Cano 1 - - 1
20 FW Daniel Chica 1 - -
11 FW Alexis Cerritos 1 - -
16 DF CC Uche 1 1 - - 2
Total 47 2 19 3 2 0 66 5

League Honors

USL League One

USL Jägermeister Cup

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