Lexington SC
2024 season
OwnersBill and Donna Shively

Stephen Dawahare

Carter Carnegie
Head coachDarren Powell
StadiumToyota Stadium
Georgetown, Kentucky
USL1TBA
USL1 playoffsTBA
U.S. Open CupTBA
ULS1 In-Season CupTBA

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 will also be making their second ever appearance in the U.S. Open Cup.

Staff

Position Name
Head coach England Darren Powell[2]
Assistant coach South Africa Warren Goodhind
Director of Goalkeeping and USL1 Assistant Coach United States Chris Barocas
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 Jamaica Nov 19, 1993 (30)
- Nico Campuzano Spain Jan 29, 1998 (25)
Defenders
- Modesto Méndez Cuba Jan 6, 1998 (25)
- Christian Lue Young United States Dec 9, 1996 (27)
- Ebenezer Ackon Ghana Feb 12, 1996 (27)
- Anthony Patti United States Nov 28, 2002 (21)
- Michael Agboola England Aug 15, 2001 (22)
2 Tate Robertson United States May 31, 1997 (27)
4 Kimball Jackson United States Aug 2, 2004 (19)
5 Kaelon Fox United States May 31, 1995 (29)
17 Erick Ceja-Gonzalez United States Sep 1, 2001 (22)
Midfielders
- Abel Caputo Venezuela Jul 11, 2000 (23)
- Jayden Onen England Feb 17, 2001 (22)
- Yannick Yankam Malta Dec 12, 1997 (26)
25 Pierre Mané Senegal Jun 16, 1998 (26)
32 Ates Diouf Senegal Mar 24, 2000 (24)
Forwards
14 Khalid Balogun United States Jul 25, 1998 (25)
77 Nico Brown Jamaica Aug 11, 1998 (25)

Last updated: January 16, 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 [3]
DF Ghana Ebenezer Ackon United States San Diego Loyal SC Free transfer December 18, 2023 [4]
MF Venezuela Abel Caputo United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Free transfer December 20, 2023 [5]
DF United States Christian Lue Young United States North Carolina FC Free transfer December 22, 2023 [6]
DF United States Anthony Patti United States Albion San Diego Free transfer January 2, 2024 [7]
MF England Jayden Onen United States Forward Madison FC Free transfer January 4, 2024 [8]
MF Malta Yannick Yankam Malta Birkirkara F.C. Free transfer January 8, 2024 [9]
DF England Michael Agboola England Hullbridge Sports FC Free transfer January 12, 2024 [10]
GK Spain Nico Campuzano United States New England Revolution II Free transfer January 16, 2024 [11]

Out

Date Pos. Player To Details Ref.
December 1, 2023 MF England Charlie Machell Released Contract expired [12]
FW Australia Will Baynham
DF England Owen Green
DF Tanzania Diallo Irakoze
MF South Korea Seo-In Kim
FW United States Drew Patterson
FW United States Jalen James
MF Jamaica Don Smart
DF Canada Terique Mohammed
DF United States Cesar Murillo
GK United States Luke Phillips
FW United States Josh Head
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 [13]

New contracts

Note - Kaelon Fox and Ates Diouf were signed on multi-year deals.[14][15] 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 [16]
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

USL League One

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Central Valley Fuego FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
2 Charlotte Independence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Forward Madison FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Greenville Triumph SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Lexington SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 One Knoxville SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Richmond Kickers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 South Georgia Tormenta FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Spokane Velocity FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Union Omaha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: March 9, 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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
StadiumHHAHAHAAHHHAAHAHHAAAHA
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on December 15, 2023. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches - Full Schedule has not been released yet

USL1 in-season Cup

U.S. Open Cup

The United States Soccer Federation has released the tentative schedule for the 2024 U.S. Open Cup, but it is currently not known when leagues will be entering.[17] Last season Lexington entered the second round, which is scheduled for April 2 or 3, 2024. In 2023, Lexington lost their inaugural US Open Cup match to second division side Louisville City FC, who compete in the USL Championship. The two sides are currently the only professional men's teams in Kentucky.[18][19]

Player statistics

Goals

Place[20]Pos.No.NameUSL1 USL1 CupUSOCTotal
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Total0 000

Assists

Place[20]Pos.No.NameUSL1 USL1 CupUSOCTotal
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Total0 000

Clean sheets

Place[20]Pos.No.NameUSL1 USL1 CupUSOCTotal
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Total0 000

Disciplinary

No.[20] Pos. Name USL1 USL1 Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow cardRed card Yellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed card
5 DFUnited States Kaelon Fox
32 MFSenegal Ates Diouf
13 GKJamaica Amal Knight
2 DFUnited States Tate Robertson
25 MFSenegal Pierre Mané
4 DFUnited States Kimball Jackson
14 FWUnited States Khalid Balogun
77 FWJamaica Nico Brown
17 DFUnited States Erick Ceja-Gonzalez
1 GKUnited States Austin Causey
- DFCuba Modesto Méndez
- DFGhana Ebenezer Ackon
- MFVenezuela Abel Caputo
- DFUnited States Christian Lue Young
- DFUnited States Anthony Patti
- MFEngland Jayden Onen
- MFMalta Yannick Yankam
- DFEngland Michael Agboola
- GKSpain Nico Campuzano
Total

References

  1. ↑ "United Soccer League Welcomes Lexington Pro Soccer as League One Expansion Club". USL League One. October 5, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Lexington Sporting Club Announces Darren Powell as Men's Head Coach Ahead of the 2024 Season". Lexington Sporting Club. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Lexington Sporting Club inks deal with Cuban National Team centerback Modesto Mendéz". Lexington Sporting Club. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Lexington Sporting Club signs Ebenezer Ackon to deal for 2024". Lexington Sporting Club. December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Lexington Sporting Club announces addition of Abel Caputo". Lexington Sporting Club. December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Lexington Sporting Club announces addition of Christian Lue Young". Lexington Sporting Club. December 22, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  7. ↑ https://www.lexsporting.com/news/center-back-anthony-patti-signs-with-lexington-sporting-club/
  8. ↑ https://www.lexsporting.com/news/midfielder-jayden-onen-set-to-join-lexington-sporting-club/
  9. ↑ https://www.lexsporting.com/news/lexington-sporting-club-signs-malta-native-yannick-yankam/
  10. ↑ https://www.lexsporting.com/news/lexington-sporting-club-adds-defender-michael-agboola/
  11. ↑ https://www.lexsporting.com/news/lexington-sporting-club-makes-goalkeeper-addition-with-signing-of-nico-campuzano/
  12. ↑ "Lexington Sporting Club announces Initial Player Departures ahead of 2024 season". Lexington Sporting Club. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  13. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C1koow7t3YL/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=N2ViNmM2MDRjNw==
  14. ↑ "Lexington Sporting Club signs first pro, inks former Wildcat Kaelon Fox". Lexington Sporting Club. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Ates Diouf brings USL Championship experience to Lexington Sporting Club". Lexington Sporting Club. January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Lexington Sporting Club announces returning players for 2024". Lexington Sporting Club. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  17. ↑ "2024 Qualifying Rounds". U.S. Open Cup. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  18. ↑ Lane, Tom (April 5, 2023). "Louisville City FC beats 'rival' Lexington SC with second half goal". WDRB. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  19. ↑ "LouCity FC escapes with 1-0 victory in Lexington SC's U.S. Open Cup debut". Lexington Sporting Club. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "2023 Stats". Lexington Sporting Club. Retrieved December 12, 2023.


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