# 2022 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team

The 2022 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represented the University of Louisville during the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach John Michael Hayden, in his fourth season. They played their home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 44th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 9th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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.

## Background

The Cardinals finished the season 10–7–1 overall and 5–3–0 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Atlantic Division. As the fourth overall seed in the ACC Tournament the received a bye into the Quarterfinals, where they lost against fifth seed Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Bowling Green to end their season.

## Player movement
### Players leaving

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Jack Fasteen | 8 | MF | 5'11" | 168 | Junior | Louisville, Kentucky | Transferred to Liberty |
| Pedro Fonseca | 10 | FW | 5'8" | 154 | Senior | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Graduated; Drafted 53rd overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft |
| Zeiko Harris | 12 | DF | 6'4" | — | Senior | Sandys Parish, Bermuda | Graduated |
| Jack Hickey | 18 | DF | 6'2" | 175 | Junior | Richmond, KY | Graduated |
| Jean Claude Bikorimana | 25 | MF | — | — | Freshman | Lexington, Kentucky | — |
| Detre Bell | 30 | GK | 6'0" | — | Graduate Student | Hamilton, Bermuda | Graduated |

### Players arriving
#### Recruiting Class

| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club |
| David Boccuzzo MF | USA | Orlando, Florida | Orlando City SC Academy |
| Quinton Elliot FW | USA | Charleston, West Virginia | Crew SC Academy |
| Damien Barker John FW | USA | Queens, New York | Met Oval |
| Sammy Murphy MF | USA | Prospect, Kentucky | Louisville City Academy |

## Squad
### Roster

    As of January 24, 2023
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 | Gavin Krenecki |
| 2 | DF | USA | Dante Huckaby |
| 3 | DF | USA | Ryan Nichols |
| 4 | DF | USA | Bryce Lebel |
| 5 | DF | USA | Matty Walters |
| 6 | MF | MEX | Rafael Pinzón |
| 7 | FW | USA | Brandon McManus |
| 8 | MF | USA | David Boccuzzo |
| 9 | FW | USA | Aboubacar Camara |
| 10 | FW | NGA | Ugochukwu Achara |
| 11 | FW | SEN | Macoumba Ba |
| 12 | MF | NOR | Filip Fredhall |
| 13 | MF | USA | Bradley Sample |
| 14 | MF | GHA | Eric Danquah |
| 15 | MF | USA | RC Schmeider |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | USA | Josh Jones |
| 17 | FW | USA | Nico Diaz |
| 18 | DF | DEN | Marcus Jorgensen |
| 19 | MF | USA | Patrick Ajdukiewicz |
| 20 | DF | USA | Parker Forbes |
| 21 | MF | USA | Ayden Nocus |
| 22 | DF | USA | Axel Alejandre |
| 23 | MF | USA | Quinton Elliot |
| 25 | FW | USA | Damien Barker John |
| 26 | MF | USA | Sammy Murphy |
| 27 | FW | CYP | Konstantinos Georgallides |
| 29 | GK | USA | Alex Svetanoff |
| 30 | GK | USA | Ryan Troutman |
| 31 | GK | USA | Liam Fitzgerald |
| 46 | MF | NOR | Sander Roed |

### Team management

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | John Michael Hayden |
| Associate head coach | Bryan Green |
| Assistant Coach | Sean Teepen |
| Volunteer assistant coach | Darren Yeagle |
| Director of Operations | James Kusak |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Regular Season ||||||
| August 25* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 10 Saint Louis | W 3–1 | 1–0–0 | Lynn Stadium (852) Louisville, KY |
| August 29* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX | | Bellarmine | W 3–0 | 2–0–0 | Lynn Stadium (645) Louisville, KY |
| September 2* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX | | Seattle | W 2–1 | 3–0–0 | Lynn Stadium (1,100) Louisville, KY |
| September 6* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 10 | at No. 5 Kentucky Rivalry | L 2–3 | 3–1–0 | Bell Soccer Complex (2,004) Lexington, KY |
| September 10 7:30 p.m., ACCNX | No. 10 | No. 7 Duke | L 1–2 | 3–2–0 (0–1–0) | Lynn Stadium (1,033) Louisville, KY |
| September 16 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Boston College | T 1–1 | 3–2–1 (0–1–1) | Newton Campus Soccer Field (638) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| September 19* 7:00 p.m., Facebook Live | | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 1–0 | 4–2–1 | FGCU Soccer Complex (487) Fort Myers, FL |
| September 23 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 25т | No. 8 Pittsburgh | W 2–1 | 5–2–1 (1–1–1) | Lynn Stadium (508) Louisville, KY |
| September 27* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX | No. 15 | UNC Greensboro | T 1–1 | 5–2–2 | Lynn Stadium (462) Louisville, KY |
| September 30 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 15 | at NC State | W 1–0 | 6–2–2 (2–1–1) | Dail Soccer Field (62) Raleigh, NC |
| October 8 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 11 | at Notre Dame | W 2–0 | 7–2–2 (3–1–1) | Alumni Stadium (419) Notre Dame, IN |
| October 11* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 11 | Evansville | W 2–0 | 8–2–2 | Lynn Stadium (452) Louisville, KY |
| October 14 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 11 | No. 5 Syracuse | L 1–2 | 8–3–2 (3–2–1) | Lynn Stadium (1,388) Louisville, KY |
| October 18* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 11 | East Tennessee State | T 1–1 | 8–3–3 | Lynn Stadium (289) Louisville, KY |
| October 21 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 11 | Clemson | W 1–0 | 9–3–3 (4–2–1) | Lynn Stadium (1,013) Louisville, KY |
| October 28 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 9 | at Wake Forest | L 0–3 | 9–4–3 (4–3–1) | Spry Stadium (2,011) Winston-Salem, NC |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 2 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | (5) No. 11 | (12) Virginia Tech First Round | L 1–2 | 9–5–3 | Lynn Stadium (515) Louisville, KY |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 17 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Michigan First Round | L 1–2 | 9–6–3 | Lynn Stadium (307) Louisville, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Eric Danquah | Pre-Season ACC Watchlist | August 16 |
| Aboubakar Camara | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | September 27 |
| Josh Jones | ACC Co-defensive Player of the Week | October 25 |
| Sander Roed | All-ACC First Team | November 9 |
| Aboubakar Camara | All-ACC Second Team | November 9 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| United Soccer | — | RV | 10т | RV | 25т | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | RV | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — |
| TopDrawer Soccer | — | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | 16 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |