# 2019 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team

The 2019 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach John Michael Hayden, in his first season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 41st season playing organized men's college soccer and their 6th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Background

The 2018 Louisville men's soccer team finished the season with a 11–5–3 overall record and a 4–2–2 ACC record. The Cardinals were seeded fourth–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Cardinals upset the number two seeded North Carolina Tar Heels and number one seeded Wake Forest Demon Deacons along the way to their first ACC Men's Soccer Tournament title. The Cardinals earned an automatic bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament for winning the ACC Tournament. As the fourth–overall seed in the tournament, Louisville was defeated by Michigan State in the Second Round.
At the end of the season, one Cardinal men's soccer player was selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft: Adam Wilson.
Head Coach Ken Lolla resigned after 13 years and a 155–77–39 record with the team. He was replaced by John Michael Hayden on December 27, 2018

## Player movement
### Players leaving

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Adam Wilson | 5 | MF | 6'1" | 171 | Senior | Auchterarder, Scotland | Declared for 2019 MLS SuperDraft; selected 39th overall by Toronto FC |
| Geoffrey Dee | 6 | MF | 5'11" | 167 | Senior | Germantown, TN | Graduated |
| Tate Schmitt | 10 | FW | 5'11" | 161 | Senior | Phoenix, AZ | Graduated |
| Watterson Young | 21 | FW | 5'11" | 190 | Senior | Vestavia Hills, AL | Graduated |

### Players arriving

| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club |
| Jack Fasteen MF | USA | Louisville, KY | Derby City Rovers |
| Weston King GK | USA | Fruita, CO | Montverde Academy |
| Aidan Liu FW | USA | Naperville, IL | Sockers FC Academy |
| Bradley Sample MF | USA | Channahon, IL | Sockers FC Academy |
| Isaiah Wynder DF | USA | Louisville, KY | Javanon |

## Squad
### Roster

Updated August 19, 2019
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 | USA | Will Meyer |
| 2 | DF | ENG | William Portman |
| 3 | MF | GUI | Lamine Conte |
| 4 | FW | KEN | Haji Abdikadir |
| 5 | DF | USA | William Hirschman |
| 6 | DF | NOR | Leonard Getz |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Pedro Fonseca |
| 8 | MF | USA | Jack Fasteen |
| 9 | FW | SWE | Emil Elveroth |
| 10 | FW | JPN | Kino Ryosuke |
| 11 | MF | USA | Cameron Wheeler |
| 12 | MF | SEN | Cherif Dieye |
| 13 | MF | USA | Bradley Sample |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Carlos Sanchis |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | USA | Connor Brazil |
| 16 | MF | USA | Diallo Irakoze |
| 17 | MF | USA | Elijah Amo |
| 18 | DF | USA | Jack Hickey |
| 19 | DF | USA | Isaiah Wynder |
| 20 | MF | USA | Cody Cochran |
| 21 | MF | USA | Neil Boyal |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Liam Bennett |
| 23 | FW | USA | Izaiah Jennings |
| 27 | DF | FRA | Louka Massett |
| 28 | GK | USA | William Howard |
| 30 | GK | USA | Weston King |
| 31 | GK | USA | Jake Gelnovatch |

### Team management

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | John Michael Hayden |
| Associate head coach | Bryan Green |
| Assistant Coach | Donovan Dowling |
| Volunteer Assistant Coach | Robbe Tarver |
| Director of Operations | James Kusak |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 16* 7:00 p.m. | No. 14 | Lipscomb | W 2–1 | – (–) | Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY |
| August 21* 7:00 p.m. | No. 14 | at No. 2 Indiana | W 2–1 | – (–) | Bill Armstrong Stadium Bloomington, IN |
| August 24* 7:00 p.m. | No. 14 | UAB | W 3–0 | – (–) | Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY |
| Regular Season ||||||
| August 30* 7:30 p.m. | No. 14 | Cleveland State | T 2–2 $^{2OT}$ | 0–0–1 (0–0–0) | Lynn Stadium (1,115) Louisville, KY |
| September 3* 7:30 p.m. | | No. 9 Kentucky Rivalry | W 3–0 | 1–0–1 (0–0–0) | Lynn Stadium (2,389) Louisville, KY |
| September 6* 7:30 p.m. | | at FAU | W 3–0 | 2–0–2 (0–0–0) | FAU Soccer Stadium (229) Boca Raton, FL |
| September 9* 7:30 p.m. | | at South Florida | L 0–2 | 2–1–1 (0–0–0) | Corbett Soccer Stadium (702) Tampa, FL |
| September 13 7:00 p.m. | No. 20 | at Syracuse | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 2–1–2 (0–0–1) | SU Soccer Stadium (1,756) Syracuse, NY |
| September 20 7:30 p.m. | | No. 17 Virginia Tech | W 2–1 | 3–1–2 (1–0–1) | Lynn Stadium (1,368) Louisville, KY |
| September 24* 7:00 p.m. | No. 17 | No. 2 Georgetown | W 1–0 $^{2OT}$ | 4–1–2 (1–0–1) | Lynn Stadium (1,053) Louisville, KY |
| September 27 7:30 p.m. | No. 17 | NC State | L 1–2 | 4–2–2 (1–1–1) | Lynn Stadium (1,057) Louisville, KY |
| October 1* 7:00 p.m. | No. 24 | Belmont | W 3–0 | 5–2–2 (1–1–1) | Lynn Stadium (851) Louisville, KY |
| October 4 7:00 p.m. | No. 24 | at No. 1 Virginia | L 0–2 | 5–3–2 (1–2–1) | Klöckner Stadium (3,008) Charlottesville, VA |
| October 11 7:00 p.m. | | at No. 11 Clemson | L 0–4 | 5–4–2 (1–3–1) | Riggs Field (1,700) Clemson, SC |
| October 15* 7:00 p.m. | | Northern Kentucky | W 1–0 $^{OT}$ | 6–4–2 (1–3–1) | Lynn Stadium (1,210) Louisville, KY |
| October 18 7:30 p.m. | | Boston College | W 3–2 $^{2OT}$ | 7–4–2 (2–3–1) | Lynn Stadium (2,643) Louisville, KY |
| October 22* 7:00 p.m. | | Temple | L 1–2 | 7–5–2 (2–3–1) | Lynn Stadium (868) Louisville, KY |
| October 25 6:00 p.m. | | at No. 21 North Carolina | W 1–0 | 8–5–2 (3–3–1) | Fetzer Field (1,326) Chapel Hill, NC |
| November 1 6:00 p.m. | No. 25 | No. 7 Wake Forest | L 1–3 | 8–6–2 (3–4–1) | Lynn Stadium (1,310) Louisville, KY |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 6 4:00 p.m. | (6) | (11) No. 22 Virginia Tech First Round | L 0–2 | 8–7–2 | Lynn Stadium (255) Louisville, KY |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 21 7:30 p.m. | | South Florida First Round | W 4–1 | 9–7–2 | Lynn Stadium (402) Louisville, KY |
| November 24 4:00 p.m. | | at (14) No. 18 UC Davis Second Round | W 1–0 | 10–7–2 | Aggie Soccer Field (1,703) Davis, CA |
| December 1 12:00 p.m. | | at (3) No. 2 Georgetown Third Round | L 1–5 | 10–8–2 | Shaw Field (773) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Emil Elveroth | MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist | August 1, 2019 |
| Jake Gelnovatch | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 9, 2019 |
| Cherif Dieye | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | September 23, 2019 |
| Cherif Dieye | All-ACC Second Team | November 13, 2019 |

## 2020 MLS SuperDraft

| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Cherif Dieye | New York Red Bulls | 1 | 15 | MF |
Source:

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final |
| United Soccer | 14 | RV | 20 | RV | 17 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | | RV | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | 20 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 24 | RV | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |