# 2022 Loudoun United FC season

The 2022 Loudoun United FC season was Loudoun United FC's fourth season of existence, their fourth in the second-division of American soccer, and their fourth in the USL Championship.
The 2022 marked an improvement in United's overall record, winning twice as many matches as last season. Despite this, the club still finished with a losing record, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for their fourth consecutive season. Notable offseason pickups included Tyler Freeman, who lead Loudoun in goals during the season. Other major pickups included Rio Hope-Gund, Carson Vom Steeg, and Skage Simonsen. During the season, several players on Loudoun were promoted to the first team including Kristian Fletcher, Sami Guediri, and Jackson Hopkins.

## Background

The 2021 season was Loudoun United's third season of existence. The club played in the second tier of American soccer, the USL Championship. There, the club finished with the worst record in USL Championship, with 4–3–25, scoring 31 goals and allowing 78, by far the worst goal differential in the league. Midfielder Ted Ku-DiPietro lead the team with seven goals during the course of the season, and also lead the team with three assists during the 2021 campaign. Jovanny Bolívar finished with six goals during the season, while Samson Sergi finished with three goals. Jermaine Fordah finished the season with two clean sheets.
The club failed to qualify for the 2021 USL Championship Playoffs.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | No. | Name | From | Fee/notes |
| January 28, 2022 | DF | 21 | Sami Guediri | Inter Miami CF | Free |
| January 28, 2022 | FW | 18 | Azaad Liadi | Tormenta | Free |
| January 28, 2022 | DF | 5 | Grant Lillard | Columbus Crew | Free |
| January 28, 2022 | GK | 1 | Trey Muse | San Diego Loyal | Free |
| February 11, 2022 | DF | 2 | Rio Hope-Gund | Orlando City SC | Free |
| February 11, 2022 | GK | 13 | Joe Rice | New England Revolution II | Free |
| February 11, 2022 | MF | 4 | Carson Vom Steeg | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | Free |
| March 8, 2022 | MF | 8 | Skage Simonsen | SMU Mustangs | 2022 MLS SuperDraft |
| March 10, 2022 | MF | 31 | Arvid Lindquist | D.C. United Academy | Academy call-up |
| March 10, 2022 | MF | 31 | Mathias Yohannes | D.C. United Academy | Academy call-up |
| March 10, 2022 | DF | 32 | Jace Clark | D.C. United Academy | Academy call-up |
| March 10, 2022 | MF | 35 | Abdellatif Aboukoura | D.C. United Academy | Academy call-up |
| March 10, 2022 | MF | 36 | Brandon Meminger | D.C. United Academy | Academy call-up |
| March 10, 2022 | MF | 37 | Ignacio Alem | D.C. United Academy | Academy call-up |
| March 10, 2022 | DF | 38 | Owen Walz | D.C. United Academy | Academy call-up |
| March 10, 2022 | MF | 39 | Isaac Espinal | D.C. United Academy | Academy call-up |
| March 10, 2022 | FW | 40 | Gavin Turner | D.C. United Academy | Academy call-up |
| March 10, 2022 | DF | 41 | Matai Akinmboni | D.C. United Academy | Academy call-up |
| March 10, 2022 | FW | 42 | Jackson Hopkins | D.C. United Academy | Academy call-up |
| March 10, 2022 | GK | 43 | Luke Peacock | D.C. United Academy | Academy call-up |
| March 11, 2022 | FW | 11 | Tyler Freeman | Sporting Kansas City | Free |
| March 11, 2022 | GK | 50 | Luis Zamudio | Miami FC | Free |
| September 4, 2022 | FW | 9 | Jonathan Benteke | Wegberg-Beeck | Free |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | No. | Name | To | Fee/notes |
| November 21, 2021 | DF | 2 | Gaoussou Samaké | D.C. United | Signed with first team |
| December 31, 2021 | MF | 4 | Jeremy Garay | D.C. United | Signed with first team |
| December 31, 2021 | MF | 5 | Hassan Pinto | None | Retired |
| December 31, 2021 | FW | 6 | Massimo Ferrin | Vaughan Azzurri | Released |
| December 31, 2021 | FW | 7 | Darluis Paz | None | Released |
| December 31, 2021 | MF | 8 | Barry Sharifi | Tormenta | Free |
| December 31, 2021 | FW | 9 | Jovanny Bolívar | Deportivo La Guaira | End of loan |
| December 31, 2021 | MF | 14 | Tyler Gabarra | Bay Cities FC | Free |
| December 31, 2021 | FW | 17 | Kimarni Smith | D.C. United | End of loan |
| December 31, 2021 | DF | 23 | Diego Gomez-Ochoa | Boston College Eagles | Signed National Letter of Intent |
| December 31, 2021 | FW | 24 | Sammy Sergi | None | Released |
| December 31, 2021 | DF | 27 | Matt Di Rosa | None | Retired |
| December 31, 2021 | GK | 30 | Noah Abrams | Miami FC | Released |
| December 31, 2021 | DF | 33 | Jacob Greene | D.C. United | End of loan |
| December 31, 2021 | MF | 34 | Abdellatif Aboukoura | D.C. United Academy | Returned to Academy |
| December 31, 2021 | DF | 35 | Troy Matingou | D.C. United Academy | Returned to Academy |
| December 31, 2021 | DF | 55 | Michael DeShields | New England Revolution II | End of loan |
| January 1, 2022 | GK | 0 | Jermaine Fordah | Western Mass Pioneers | Released |
| January 7, 2022 | DF | 29 | Timmy Mehl | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Free |
| January 13, 2022 | MF | 21 | Ted Ku-DiPietro | D.C. United | Signed with first team |
| January 19, 2022 | DF | 22 | Robby Dambrot | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Free |
| February 10, 2022 | DF | 18 | Wahab Ackwei | RGV Toros | Free |
| February 10, 2022 | FW | 12 | Giovanni Montesdeoca | Union Omaha | Free |
| March 18, 2022 | GK | 1 | Keegan Meyer | Charlotte Independence | Released |
| April 13, 2022 | FW | 42 | Jackson Hopkins | D.C. United | Signed with first team |
| July 1, 2022 | DF | 21 | Sami Guediri | D.C. United | Signed with first team |
| August 1, 2022 | GK | 31 | Jonathan Mennell | Xavier Musketeers | Signed National Letter of Intent |
| August 30, 2022 | FW | 45 | Kristian Fletcher | D.C. United | Signed with first team |

### Loans in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End |
| 19 | MF | Nanan Houssou | Abengourou | February 19, 2021 | December 31, 2022 |
| 14 | FW | Jeremy Garay | D.C. United | March 1, 2022 | October 31, 2022 |
| 17 | FW | Kimarni Smith | D.C. United | March 1, 2022 | October 31, 2022 |
| 20 | DF | Hayden Sargis | D.C. United | March 1, 2022 | October 31, 2022 |
| 33 | MF | Jacob Greene | D.C. United | March 1, 2022 | October 31, 2022 |
| 35 | MF | Ted Ku-DiPietro | D.C. United | March 1, 2022 | October 31, 2022 |
| 12 | MF | Zoumana Diarra | ASEC Mimosas | March 10, 2022 | November 30, 2022 |
| 7 | MF | Abdoul Zanne | ASEC Mimosas | March 10, 2022 | November 30, 2022 |
| 6 | DF | Gaoussou Samaké | D.C. United | April 6, 2022 | April 11, 2022 |
| 29 | MF | Moses Nyeman | D.C. United | April 6, 2022 | April 11, 2022 |
| 28 | GK | Jon Kempin | D.C. United | April 6, 2022 | April 11, 2022 |
| 25 | MF | Hassan Aqboub | Mohammed VI | September 1, 2022 | December 31, 2022 |

### Loans out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End |
| 18 | MF | Azaad Liadi | D.C. United | February 26, 2022 | March 2, 2022 |
| 1 | GK | Trey Muse | Memphis 901 | March 11, 2022 | October 31, 2022 |
| 21 | DF | Sami Guediri | D.C. United | May 18, 2022 | June 30, 2022 |

## Roster
### Team management

Executive :
| General manager | Stewart Mairs |
| Marketing and digital manager | Emma Carlin |
| Technical staff ||
| Head coach | Ryan Martin |
| Assistant coach | Mattar M'Boge |
| Performance coach | Victor Lonchuk |

### Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 0 | GK | USA | Dane Jacomen |
| 2 | DF | USA | Rio Hope-Gund |
| 3 | DF | USA | Jacob Greene (on loan from D.C. United) |
| 4 | DF | USA | Carson Vom Steeg |
| 5 | DF | USA | Grant Lillard |
| 6 | DF | CIV | Gaoussou Samaké (on loan from D.C. United) |
| 7 | MF | CIV | Abdoul Zanne (on loan from ASEC Mimosas) |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Skage Simonsen |
| 9 | FW | BEL | Jonathan Benteke |
| 10 | MF | USA | Mike Gamble |
| 11 | FW | USA | Tyler Freeman |
| 12 | MF | CIV | Zoumana Diarra |
| 13 | GK | USA | Joe Rice |
| 14 | MF | SLV | Jeremy Garay (on loan from D.C. United) |
| 15 | MF | USA | Nicky Downs |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Kimarni Smith (on loan from D.C. United) |
| 18 | FW | NGA | Azaad Liadi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | CIV | Nanan Houssou (on loan from ASI Abengourou) |
| 20 | DF | USA | Hayden Sargis (on loan from D.C. United) |
| 24 | MF | USA | Jalen Robinson |
| 25 | MF | MAR | Hassan Aqboub (on loan from Mohammed VI) |
| 30 | DF | USA | Arvid Lindquist |
| 31 | MF | USA | Mathias Yohannes |
| 32 | DF | USA | Jace Clark |
| 35 | FW | EGY | Abdellatif Aboukoura |
| 36 | MF | USA | Brandon Meminger |
| 37 | MF | USA | Ignacio Alem |
| 38 | DF | USA | Owen Walz |
| 39 | MF | HON | Isaac Espinal |
| 40 | FW | USA | Gavin Turner |
| 43 | GK | USA | Luke Peacock |
| 46 | FW | USA | Alexander Dexter |
| 50 | GK | MEX | Luis Zamudio |
| 51 | DF | SLV | Allexon Saravia |

### On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Trey Muse (on loan to Memphis 901) |

## Non-competitive
### Midseason exhibitions

To be announced

## Competitive
### USL Championship
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 41 |
| 10 | Hartford Athletic | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 36 |
| 11 | Loudoun United FC | 34 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 28 |
| 12 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 41 | 77 | −36 | 25 |
| 13 | Atlanta United 2 | 34 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 39 | 85 | −46 | 23 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: September 23, 2022. Source: USL Championship

#### Results by matchday

| Game Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Stadium | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | D |
| Position (conference) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Position (overall) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 |

#### Match results
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | USLC | USLC | USL Cup | USL Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 0 | DF | USA | Dane Jacomen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA | Rio Hope-Gund | 16 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Jacob Greene | 26 | 2 | 26+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | USA | Carson Vom Steeg | 16 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | USA | Grant Lillard | 16 | 1 | 16+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | CIV | Gaoussou Samaké | 14 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | CIV | Abdoul Zanne | 19 | 2 | 10+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Skage Simonsen | 19 | 2 | 19+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BEL | Jonathan Benteke | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | USA | Mike Gamble | 15 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | USA | Tyler Freeman | 18 | 6 | 7+11 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | CIV | Zoumana Diarra | 14 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | USA | Joe Rice | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SLV | Jeremy Garay | 17 | 1 | 14+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Nicky Downs | 27 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Kimarni Smith | 8 | 1 | 8+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | NGA | Azaad Liadi | 17 | 0 | 11+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | CIV | Nanan Houssou | 21 | 0 | 10+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA | Hayden Sargis | 17 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | USA | Jalen Robinson | 16 | 1 | 14+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | MAR | Hassan Aqboub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | USA | Arvid Lindquist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | USA | Mathias Yohannes | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | USA | Jace Clark | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | EGY | Abdellatif Aboukoura | 10 | 4 | 5+5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | USA | Brandon Meminger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | USA | Ignacio Alem | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | USA | Owen Walz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | HON | Isaac Espinal | 7 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | USA | Gavin Turner | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | GK | USA | Luke Peacock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | FW | USA | Alexander Dexter | 3 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | GK | MEX | Luis Zamudio | 21 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | DF | SLV | Allexon Saravia | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 16 | FW | USA | Griffin Yow | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ALG | Sami Guediri | 13 | 2 | 13+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | USA | Ted Ku-DiPietro | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | LBR | Moses Nyeman | 2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | USA | Jon Kempin | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | GHA | Matai Akinmboni | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | USA | Jackson Hopkins | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | USA | Kristian Fletcher | 13 | 4 | 6+7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 27 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
* Last updated: September 6, 2022
* Source: Team Stats

### Top scorers

| Rank | Position | No. | Name | USLC | USL Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 11 | Tyler Freeman | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | FW | 35 | Abdellatif Aboukoura | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | FW | 45 | Kristian Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | DF | 3 | Jacob Greene | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | 7 | Abdoul Zanne | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | 8 | Skage Simonsen | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | 21 | Sami Guediri | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 5 | Grant Lillard | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | 9 | Jonathan Benteke | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 14 | Jeremy Garay | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | 17 | Kimarni Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 24 | Jalen Robinson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | 46 | Alexander Dexter | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 27 | Moses Nyeman | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 29 | 0 | 29 |
* Last updated: September 6, 2022
* Source: Team Stats

### Top assists

| Rank | Position | No. | Name | USLC | USL Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 8 | Skage Simonsen | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Mike Gamble | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 7 | Abdoul Zanne | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 12 | Zoumana Diarra | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 15 | Nicky Downs | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 20 | Ted Ku-DiPietro | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 3 | Jacob Greene | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | 5 | Grant Lillard | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | 11 | Tyler Freeman | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 14 | Jeremy Garay | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 19 | Nanan Houssou | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | 35 | Abdellatif Aboukoura | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 21 | 0 | 21 |
* Last updated: September 6, 2022
* Source: Team Stats

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Player | USLC | USLC | USLC | USL Cup | USL Cup | USL Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Rio Hope-Gund | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Jacob Greene | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Carson Vom Steeg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Grant Lillard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Abdoul Zanne | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Mike Gamble | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Tyler Freeman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Zoumana Diarra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Joe Rice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Nicky Downs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Kimarni Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Azaad Liadi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | Nanan Houssou | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | Hayden Sargis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | Sami Guediri | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Ted Ku-DiPietro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Jace Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Jacob Greene | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | Ignacio Alem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | GK | Luis Zamudio | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 55 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 4 |
* Last updated: September 5, 2022
* Source: Team Stats

### Clean sheets

| No. | Name | USLC | USL Cup | Total | Games |
| 50 | Luis Zamudio | 6 | 0 | 6 | 21 |
| Total | Total | 6 | 0 | 6 | 21 |
* Last updated: September 5, 2022
* Source: Team Stats