# 2024 Lexington SC season

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The 2024 Lexington SC season is the club's second season since their establishment on October 5, 2021. 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 | Darren Powell |
| Assistant coach | Javier Cano |
| Director of Goalkeeping and USL1 Assistant Coach | Chris Barocas |
| 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 | 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 |
| DF | Modesto Méndez | Hartford Athletic | Free transfer | December 15, 2023 |
| DF | Ebenezer Ackon | San Diego Loyal SC | Free transfer | December 18, 2023 |
| MF | Abel Caputo | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Free transfer | December 20, 2023 |
| DF | Christian Lue Young | North Carolina FC | Free transfer | December 22, 2023 |
| DF | Anthony Patti | Albion San Diego | Free transfer | January 2, 2024 |
| MF | Jayden Onen | Forward Madison FC | Free transfer | January 4, 2024 |
| MF | Yannick Yankam | Birkirkara F.C. | Free transfer | January 8, 2024 |
| DF | Michael Agboola | Hullbridge Sports FC | Free transfer | January 12, 2024 |
| GK | Nico Campuzano | New England Revolution II | Free transfer | January 16, 2024 |
| DF | Jorge Corrales | FC Tulsa | Free transfer | January 17, 2024 |
| FW | Azaad Liadi | Huntsville City FC | Free transfer | January 19, 2024 |
| FW | Cameron Lancaster | Louisville City FC | Free transfer | January 22, 2024 |
| MF | David Loera | San Antonio FC | Free transfer | January 26, 2024 |
| FW | Issac Cano | Louisville City FC | Season-Long Loan | February 2, 2024 |
| DF | Daniel Chica | Loudoun United | Upgraded from Trialist | March 27, 2024 |
| FW | Alexis Cerritos | Huntsville City FC | Transfer | April 26, 2024 |
| DF | CC Uche | Minnesota United FC 2 | Free Transfer | May 17, 2024 |
| FW | Kameron Lacey | San Antonio FC | Season-Long Loan | August 23, 2024 |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Transaction | Details | New Club |
| December 1, 2023 | MF | Charlie Machell | Released | Contract expired | One Knoxville SC |
| December 1, 2023 | FW | Will Baynham | Released | Contract expired | Preston Lions FC |
| December 1, 2023 | DF | Owen Green | Released | Contract expired | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC |
| December 1, 2023 | DF | Diallo Irakoze | Released | Contract expired | Southern Indiana FC |
| December 1, 2023 | MF | Seo-In Kim | Released | Contract expired | Life FC |
| December 1, 2023 | FW | Drew Patterson | Released | Contract expired | |
| December 1, 2023 | FW | Jalen James | Released | Contract expired | Chattanooga FC |
| December 1, 2023 | MF | Don Smart | Released | Contract expired | |
| December 1, 2023 | DF | Terique Mohammed | Released | Contract expired | Des Moines Menace |
| December 1, 2023 | DF | Cesar Murillo | Released | Contract expired | Chicago House AC |
| December 1, 2023 | GK | Luke Phillips | Released | Contract expired | |
| December 1, 2023 | FW | Josh Head | Released | Contract expired | Bowling Green FC |
| December 1, 2023 | DF | Franky Martinez | Released | Contract expired | |
| 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 | |
| June 29, 2024 | FW | Khalid Balogun | Out on Loan | Season long loan to USLC club Miami FC | Miami FC |
| July 11, 2024 | DF | Daniel Chica | Released | Club released PR statement stating that Chica had departed the club | |

### New contracts

Note - Kaelon Fox and Ates Diouf were signed on multi-year deals. 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 |
| December 6, 2023 | DF | 17 | Erick Ceja-Gonzalez | New contract for 2024 |
| December 6, 2023 | DF | 2 | Tate Robertson | Option exercised |
| December 6, 2023 | GK | 13 | Amal Knight | New contract for 2024 |
| December 6, 2023 | GK | 1 | Austin Causey | New contract for 2024 |
| December 6, 2023 | FW | 14 | Khalid Balogun | New contract for 2024 |
| December 6, 2023 | FW | 77 | Nico Brown | Option exercised |
| December 6, 2023 | DF | 4 | Kimball Jackson | New contract for 2024 |
| December 6, 2023 | MF | 25 | Pierre Mané | New contract for 2024 |

## Competitions
### Preseason

USL1 Preseason Central

### USL League One

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Forward Madison FC | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 39 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Greenville Triumph SC | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 37 | Playoffs |
| 5 | One Knoxville SC | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 35 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Charlotte Independence | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 34 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Spokane Velocity FC | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 27 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Richmond Kickers | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 24 | Playoffs |
| 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 | |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Match reports

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Stadium | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | D | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
Matches

### USL Jägermeister Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |

### 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.

## Player statistics
### Goals

| Place | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 13 | 8 | 3 | 24 |

### Assists

| Place | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 |

### Clean sheets

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

### Disciplinary

| No. | Pos. | Name | USL1 | USL1 | USL1 Cup | USL1 Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | 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 | Total | Total | 47 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 5 |

## League Honors

USL League One
* Team of the WeeK
** Amal Knight – Week 1, 2
** Jorge Corrales – Week 1, 4
** Yannick Yankam – Week 1, 2, 6, 17
** Cameron Lancaster - Week 4, 17
** Azaad Liadi - Week 6
** Khalid Balogun - Week 10
** Nico Brown - Week 12
** Ates Diouf - Week 14, 17
** Alexis Cerritos - Week 17
** Darren Powell - Coach of the Week 17
USL Jägermeister Cup
* Team of the Round
** Amal Knight – Round 1, 5
** Jorge Corrales - Round 1, 7
** Kaelon Fox - Round 1
** Ates Diouf - Round 3
** Jayden Onen - Round 3
** Cameron Lancaster - Round 3
** Amal Knight - Round 7
** Darren Powell - Coach of Round 1, 5
* Save of the Round
** Amal Knight - Round 6