2023 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team

2023 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record12–6–3 (2–4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Teepen (2nd season)
  • Stephen Lunney (1st season)
Home stadiumLynn Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 15 Wake Forest + 4 – 1 – 3 11 – 3 – 5
No. 1 Clemson ‡ 4 – 2 – 2 15 – 3 – 5
No. 25 Syracuse + 2 – 1 – 5 9 – 5 – 7
No. 24 Louisville + 2 – 4 – 2 12 – 6 – 3
NC State 1 – 5 – 2 6 – 9 – 3
Boston College 0 – 5 – 3 3 – 9 – 5
Coastal
No. 2 Notre Dame + 6 – 0 – 2 13 – 3 – 6
No. 13 Virginia + 5 – 2 – 1 11 – 4 – 4
No. 20 Duke+ 4 – 3 – 1 11 – 4 – 3
No. 6 North Carolina + 2 – 3 – 3 11 – 3 – 7
Pittsburgh + 2 – 3 – 3 6 – 7 – 4
Virginia Tech 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 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.

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 Semfinals. 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

Main article: 2022 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team

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
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Dante Huckaby 2 DF 6'1" 172 Sophomore Morgantown, West Virginia Transferred to West Virginia[1]
Matty Walters 5 DF 5'8" 144 Senior Marysville, Ohio Graduated
Rafael Pinzón 6 MF 5'7" 146 Junior Mexico City, Mexico Transferred to Stetson
Aboubacar Camara 9 FW 5'8" 170 Junior Upper Darby, Pennsylvania Transferred to Kentucky[2]
Ugochukwu Achara 10 FW 6'1" 172 Senior Enugu, Nigeria Transferred to Northwestern
Macoumba Ba 11 FW 5'8" 148 Junior Dakar, Senegal Transferred to St. John's
Eric Danquah 14 MF 5'6" 135 Junior Accra, Ghana Transferred to St. John's
Nico Diaz 17 FW 5'10" 161 Junior New Smyrna Beach, Florida —
Marcus Jorgensen 18 DF 6'2" 185 Freshman Viborg, Denmark Transferred to Cal Poly Pomona
Patrick Ajdukiewicz 19 MF 5'8" 158 Sophomore Barrington, Illinois —

Players arriving

Incoming Transfers

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Gaetano D'Argento 2 DF 5'10" 163 Junior Wayne, Illinois Bowling Green[3]
Mason Tatafu 5 DF 6'2" 185 Junior Perth, Australia Hofstra
Gage Guerra 9 FW 5'10" 180 Junior Houston, Texas Army[3]
Xavi Wences 14 MF 5'10" 160 Junior Mexico City, Mexico USC Upstate

Recruiting Class

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Elijah Brijbasi
MF
  USA Baltimore, Maryland Pipeline SC [4]
Ethan Subachan
FW
  USA Cooper City, Florida Orlando City SC Academy [5]
Chase Vazquez
FW
  USA Boca Raton, Florida Orlando City SC Academy [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. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Gavin Krenecki
2 DF United States USA Gaetano D'Argento
3 DF United States USA Ryan Nichols
4 DF United States USA Bryce Lebel
5 DF Australia AUS Mason Tatafu
6 MF United States USA RC Schmeider
7 FW United States USA Brandon McManus
8 MF United States USA David Boccuzzo
9 FW United States USA Gage Guerra
10 FW Cyprus CYP Konstantinos Georgallides
11 FW United States USA Damien Barker John
12 MF Norway NOR Filip Fredhall
13 MF United States USA Bradley Sample
14 MF Mexico MEX Xavi Wences
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF United States USA Josh Jones
17 MF United States USA Elijah Brijbasi
18 DF United States USA Ethan Subachan
20 DF United States USA Parker Forbes
21 MF United States USA Ayden Nocus
22 DF United States USA Axel Alejandre
23 MF United States USA Quinton Elliot
24 FW United States USA Chase Vazquez
26 MF United States USA Sammy Murphy
29 GK United States USA Alex Svetanoff
30 GK United States USA Ryan Troutman
31 GK United States USA Liam Fitzgerald
46 MF Norway NOR Sander Roed

Team management

Position Staff
Head coach John Michael Hayden
Assistant Coach Sean Teepen
Assistant Coach Stephen Lunney
Volunteer assistant coach Darren Yeagle
Director of Operations James Kusak

Source:[7]

Schedule

Source:[8]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (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. 12 at UNC Greensboro W 2–0  3–0–0
 UNCG Soccer Stadium (1,221)
Greensboro, NC
September 5*
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 7 No. 19 Kentucky
Rivalry 		W 4–2  4–0–0
 Lynn Stadium (2,350)
Louisville, KY
September 8
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 7 at 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. 10 at 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. 8 at 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. 21 at 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 2OT 10–4–3
 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. 20 at (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

Recipient Award Date Ref.
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

Main article: 2024 MLS SuperDraft
Player Team Round Pick # Position
United States Damien Barker-John Real Salt Lake 2 37 FW
United States Josh Jones Real Salt Lake 2 47 DF
United States Gage Guerra Portland Timbers 3 69 FW

Source:[17]

Rankings

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer 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————

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