2024 Lexington SC season

Lexington SC
2024 season
OwnersBill and Donna Shively Stephen Dawahare
Head coachDarren Powell
StadiumToyota Stadium
Georgetown, Kentucky
USL1TBD
USL1 playoffsTBD
U.S. Open Cup1st Round
USL Jägermeister CupTBD
← 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.

Staff

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

Season squad

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

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

Transfers

In

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

Out

Date Pos. Player Transaction Details New Club Ref.
December 1, 2023 MF England Charlie Machell Released Contract expired United States One Knoxville SC[23] [24]
FW Australia Will Baynham Australia Preston Lions FC[25]
DF England Owen Green United StatesChattanooga Red Wolves SC[26]
DF Tanzania Diallo Irakoze United States Southern Indiana FC[27]
MF South Korea Seo-In Kim CambodiaLife FC[28]
FW United States Drew Patterson
FW United States Jalen James United States Chattanooga FC
MF Jamaica Don Smart
DF Canada Terique Mohammed United States Des Moines Menace
DF United States Cesar Murillo United States Chicago House AC
GK United States Luke Phillips
FW United States Josh Head United States Bowling Green FC[29]
DF United States Franky Martinez
January 1, 2024 MF South Africa 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 United StatesKhalid Balogun Out on Loan Season long loan to USLC club Miami FC United StatesMiami FC [31]
July 11, 2024 DF United StatesDaniel 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 United States Erick Ceja-Gonzalez New contract for 2024 [35]
DF 2 United States Tate Robertson Option exercised
GK 13 Jamaica Amal Knight New contract for 2024
GK 1 United States Austin Causey New contract for 2024
FW 14 United States Khalid Balogun New contract for 2024
FW 77 Jamaica Nico Brown Option exercised
DF 4 United States Kimball Jackson New contract for 2024
MF 25 Senegal 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
1 Union Omaha (C, S) 22 15 4 3 47 24 +23 48 Playoffs
2 Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC 22 12 5 5 34 18 +16 41
3 Forward Madison FC 22 10 3 9 35 18 +17 39
4 Greenville Triumph SC 22 11 7 4 39 28 +11 37
5 One Knoxville SC 22 9 5 8 23 16 +7 35
6 Charlotte Independence 22 9 6 7 37 31 +6 34
7 Spokane Velocity FC 22 7 9 6 26 35 −9 27
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
12 Central Valley Fuego FC 22 5 14 3 27 51 −24 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.
(C) Champions; (S) Players' Shield winner
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
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, 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 Yellow card 24'
  • Vaughan Yellow card 44'
  • Billhardt 46'
  • O'Dwyer Yellow card 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: Not reported
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: Not reported
Referee: Amin Hadzic
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 Vermont Green FC 4-3 Lexington SC Kentucky Burlington, Vermont
7 pm EST
  • Barret 5' (Lockermann)
  • Lockermann 10' (Banzini)
  • Labovitz 24' (Céspedes)
  • Ashford 50'
  • Prego Yellow card 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 England Cameron Lancaster 3 2 2 7
1 FW 32 Senegal Ates Diouf 4 3 0 7
2 FW 77 Jamaica Nico Brown 2 1 0 3
3 FW 7 United States Issac Cano 1 0 1 2
3 MF 8 Malta Yannick Yankam 2 0 0 2
3 FW 9 United States Azaad Liadi 2 0 0 2
3 FW 11 El Salvador Alexis Cerritos 1 1 0 2
4 DF 4 United States Kaelon Fox 0 1 0 1
4 FW 14 United States Khalid Balogun 1 0 0 1
4 DF 21 United States 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 Senegal Ates Diouf 3 1 0 4
2 MF 8 Malta Yannick Yankam 3 0 0 3
3 MF 6 Venezuela Abel Caputo 1 1 0 2
3 MF 10 England Jayden Onen 0 1 1 2
3 DF 21 United States Christian Lue Young 1 1 0 2
3 FW 9 United States Azaad Liadi 2 0 0 2
3 FW 11 El Salvador Alexis Cerritos 2 0 0 2
4 DF 44 Cuba Modesto Méndez 0 0 1 1
4 DF 12 Cuba Jorge Corrales 0 1 0 1
4 FW 77 JamaicaNico 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 Jamaica Amal Knight 3 3 0 6
Total 3 3 0 6

Disciplinary

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