MEN’S SOCCER 12 NCAA APPEARANCES | 6 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 10 ALL-AMERICANS 2020-21 SCHEDULE MATCH 13 vs. Notre Dame (exh.) T, 1-1 APRIL 2 | DR. MARK & CINDY LYNN STADIUM | LOUISVILLE, KY. Sept. 12 | Westfield, Ind. | 3:00 p.m. at Pitt (exh.) L, 0-5 Sept. 19 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 7:00 p.m. #1 WAKE FOREST (ACCN) L, 1-3 Sept. 25 | LOUISVILLE | 8:00 p.m. vs at Kentucky (ESPN3) L, 1-3 Sept. 28 | Lexington, Ky. | 7:30 p.m. NOTRE DAME * (ACCNX) W, 2-1 Oct. 3 | LOUISVILLE | 2:30 p.m. LOUISVILLE CARDINALS VIRGINIA CAVALIERS at Virginia * (ACCNX) L 2OT, 2-1 3-8-1 | 2-2-0 ACC 7-6-1 | 2-2-0 ACC Oct. 9 | Charlottesville, Va. | 7:00 p.m. at Syracuse * (ACCNX) T 2OT, 2-2 Head Coach: John Michael Hayden Head Coach: George Gelnovatch Oct. 16 | Syracuse, N.Y. | 8:00 p.m. Record at Louisville: 13-16-3 (.453) // 2nd year Record at UVA: 345-136-59 (.694) // 25th year Career Record: same Career Record: 345-136-59 PITT * (ACCNX) L, 1-4 Oct. 23 | LOUISVILLE | 1:00 p.m. SERIES HISTORY VIRGINIA TECH * (ACCN) L OT, 1-2 Overall: Louisville ties Virginia, 3-3-1 LAST FIVE MEETINGS (2-2-1) Oct. 30 | LOUISVILLE | 8:00 p.m. In Louisville: Louisville leads, 2-0-1 9/24/16 Louisville 6, Virginia 1 Louisville In Charlottesville: Louisville trails, 1-3-0 11/6/16 Louisville 1, Virginia 0 Louisville at Notre Dame * (RSN) L, 1-4 11/5/17 Louisville 0, Virginia 0 (2OT) Louisville Nov. 6 | Notre Dame, Ind. | 7:00 p.m. At Neutral Site: no meetings 10/4/19 Louisville 0, Virginia 2 Charlottesville Last Meeting: Oct. 9, 2020 in Louisville (L, 1-2, 2OT) 10/9/20 Louisville 1, Virginia 2 (2OT) Charlottesville at NC State * (ACCNX) W, 3-0 Mar. 4 | Raleigh, N.C. | 6:00 p.m. THE KICKOFF SYRACUSE * (ACCNX) W, 3-1 Mar. 12 | LOUISVILLE | 7:00 p.m. ›› The University of Louisville men’s soccer team closes out the regular season with two home tilts, starting with Virginia on Friday night. Kickoff MEDIA INFO from Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and will be at Boston College * L, 0-4 televised on ACC Network Extra. Mar. 20 | Chestnut Hill, Mass. | 2:00 p.m. TV / STREAM ›› Louisville looks to get back into the win column after splitting their last four matches. Last time out, Aboubacar Camara netted first goal of the match at Wake Forest * (ACCNX) L OT, 1-2 before Wake Forest responded with two of its own, including a game-winning Mar. 27 | Winston-Salem, N.C. | 7:00 p.m. penalty kick in the opening minutes of the first overtime period to secure the 2-1 win. LIVE STATS VIRGINIA * (ACCNX) ›› Pedro Fonseca leads the team with 11 points, contributing four goals and GoCards.com Apr. 2 | LOUISVILLE | 7:00 p.m. three assists in his junior campaign. Elijah Amo ranks second on the team with three goals and three assists, while freshman Aboubacar Camara tied Fonseca with a team-high fourth goal in the last match. CLEMSON * (ACCNX) ›› The series between Louisville and Virginia is 3-3-1 all-time, with six of the Apr. 9 | LOUISVILLE | 7:00 p.m. seven matches since the Cardinals became an ACC member. The Cardinals are 2-0-1 at home in the series, including a 6-1 win in 2016 where the the program erupted for its highest scoring performance since 2009. Follow the Cards SPORTS STEPHEN WILLIAMS Assistant Sports Information Director ›› Friday marks the second meeting between the two programs this season. on social media INFO Office:502.852.4857 Pedro Fonseca’s late heroics to force extra time were not enough as Louisville Cell: 502.544.0282 fell to Virginia 2-1 on Oct. 9, 2020. While the Cardinals outshot their opponent @UofLmenssoccer Email: [email protected] 19-9 on the evening, it was a Virginia penalty kick in the second overtime that was the deciding factor. 2020 LOUISVILLE MEN’S SOCCER | GOCARDS.COM | @UOFLMENSSOCCER LOUISVILLE MEN’S SOCCER 2020-21 LOUISVILLE NUMERICAL ROSTER QUICK FACTS NO Name POS CL HT Hometown (Previous School/High School) UNIVERSITY 1 Osmar Chavero GK Fr. 6-0 Mission, Texas (Shadow Creek) Location: Louisville, Ky. 2 William Portman D Jr. 5-8 Sheffield, England (King Edward VII) Founded: 1798 4 Haji Abdikadir F Jr. 5-11 Louisville, Ky. (Louisville Collegiate) 5 Matty Walters D Jr. 5-8 Marysville, Ohio (Marysville/Bowling Green State) Enrollment: 22,000 6 Rafael Pinzón MF Fr. 5-7 Mexico City, Mexico (Lonestar) Nickname: Cardinals 7 Pedro Fonseca F Jr. 5-8 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Sistema Augusto de Educação Integrada) Colors: Red & Black 8 Jack Fasteen MF So. 5-11 Louisville, Ky. (Indiana University High School) Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference 10 Carlos Sanchis MF Sr. 5-7 Madrid, Spain (West Orange/Florida Atlantic) Affiliation: NCAA Division I 11 Macoumba Ba F Fr. 5-8 Dakar, Senegal (Montverde Academy) President: Dr. Neeli Bendapudi 12 Patrick Ajdukiewicz MF Fr. 5-8 Barrington, Ill. (Barrington) Director of Athletics: Vince Tyra 13 Bradley Sample MF So. 6-1 Channahon, Ill. (Providence Catholic) Faculty Representative: Krista Wallace-Boaz 14 Eric Danquah MF Fr. 5-6 Accra, Ghana (Montverde Academy) 15 RC Schmeider MF Fr. 5-7 Aurora, Ohio (Aurora) PROGRAM HISTORY 17 Elijah Amo MF Sr. 5-10 Lothian, Md. (Southern) First Year of Varsity Soccer: 1979 18 Jack Hickey D R-So. 6-2 Richmond, Ky. (Shattuck-St. Mary’s) First Year in the ACC: 2014 19 Zeiko Harris D Sr. 6-5 Sandys Parish, Bermuda (South Kent/Appalachian State) All-Time Record: 354-375-86 20 Nico Diaz F Fr. 5-10 New Smyrna Beach, Fla. (Florida Virtual School) All-Time ACC Record: 25-23-10 21 Ayden Nocus MF Fr. 5-7 Danville, Ky. (Lonestar) NCAA Tournament Appearances: 11 23 Brandon McManus F So. 6-1 Louisville, Ky. (Trinity/Kentucky) All-time NCAA Tournament Record: 16-10-2 24 Bryce Lebel D Fr. 5-9 Sparta, N.J. (Sparta) Last NCAA Appearance: 12/1/2019 27 Aboubacar Camara F Fr. 5-8 Upper Darby, Pa. (YSC Academy) Result: L, 1-5 at #2 Georgetown 28 William Howard GK R-Jr. 6-5 Chester, Va. (Trinity Episcopal) College Cup Appearances: 1 (2010) 29 Sebastian Falsone D Fr. 6-1 Warrenton, Va. (K12 International Academy) College Cup Record: 1-1 30 Detre Bell GK R-Sr. 6-0 Hamilton, Bermuda (South Kent/Cal State Bakersfield) Conference Regular Season Titles: 4 (‘09, ‘10, ‘12, ‘13) Conference Tournament Titles: 2 (‘10, ‘18) COACHING STAFF ROSTER BY LOCATION John Michael Hayden - Head Coach (2nd as HC, 6th overall) Florida (1) Maryland (1) MEN’S SOCCER SUPPORT STAFF Bryan Green - Associate Head Coach (2nd) Nico Diaz - New Smyrna Beach Elijah Amo - Lothian Director of Operations: James Kusak Donovan Dowling - Assistant Coach (3rd) Darren Yeagle - Volunteer Assistant Coach (1st) Athletic Trainer: Jimmy Dorneman Illinois (2) New Jersey (1) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Chad Workman Patrick Ajdukiewicz - Barrington Bryce LeBel - Sparta Equipment Manager: David Moser PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Bradley Sample - Channahon Academic Counselor: Ancia Ifill Haji Abdikadir Ha-jee ab-DEE-kuh-deer Ohio (2) Elijah Amo AH-moh International (8) RC Schmeider - Aurora Macoumba Ba TEAM FACTS muh-COOM-buh Bah Macoumba Ba - Senegal Matty Walters - Marysville Detre Bell DEE-tray 2019 Record: 10-8-2, 3-4-1 ACC (t-3rd - Atlantic Division) Detre Bell - Bermuda Aboubacar Camara uh-BOO-buh-CAR cuh-MAR-uh Starters Returning/Lost: 5/6 Eric Danquah - Ghana Pennsylvania (1) Osmar Chavero OS-mar cha-VER-oh Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/11 Pedro Fonseca - Brazil Aboubacar Camara - Upper Darby Eric Danquah DON-quah Newcomers: 10 Zeiko Harris - Bermuda Nico Diaz NEE-coh DEE-az Rafael Pinzon - Mexico Texas (1) Sebastian Falsone FAL-SO-nee DR. MARK & CINDY LYNN STADIUM William Portman - England Osmar Chavero - Mission Jack Fasteen FASS-teen Home Field: Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium (5,300) Carlos Sanchis - Spain Pedro Fonseca FON-seck-uh Opened: 2014 Virginia (2) Zeiko Harris ZEE-coh Surface: Natural grass Kentucky (5) Sebastian Falsone - Warrenton Bryce LeBel luh-BELL All-Time Record: 46-20-14 Haji Abdikadir - Louisville William Howard - Chester Ayden Nocus NO-cuss Press Box Phone: (502) 852-2386 Jack Fasteen - Louisville Rafael Pinzon RAH-fye-el pin-ZONE Jack Hickey - Richmond Carlos Sanchis Sanchez Brandon McManus - Louisville RC Schmeider SCHMEE-der Ayden Nocus - Danville SPORTS INFORMATION STEPHEN WILLIAMS ROSTER BY CLASS Assistant Sports Information Director Seniors (4) Juniors (5) Sophomores (4) Freshmen (11) Office:502.852.4857 Elijah Amo Haji Abdikadir Jack Fasteen Patrick Ajdukiewicz Cell: 502.544.0282 Detre Bell Pedro Fonseca Jack Hickey Macoumba Ba Email: [email protected] Zeiko Harris William Howard Brandon McManus Aboubacar Camara Osmar Chavero Carlos Sanchis William Portman Bradley Sample Eric Danquah Matty Walters MAILING ADDRESS Nico Diaz Sports Information Office Sebastian Falsone Student Activities Center Bryce LeBel 2100 S. Floyd St. Ayden Nocus University of Louisville Rafael Pinzon Louisville, KY 40208 RC Schmeider 2020 LOUISVILLE MEN’S SOCCER | GOCARDS.COM | @UOFLMENSSOCCER LOUISVILLE MEN’S SOCCER HAYDEN FILE LOUISVILLE HEAD COACH: JOHN MICHAEL HAYDEN John Michael Hayden, a Louisville native who served as lift Louisville to a 14-6-1 record, a BIG EAST Red an assistant coach with the Cardinals for four seasons, Division regular season championship and an Elite Eight was named head coach of the University of Louisville appearance in the NCAA Tournament during a highly men’s soccer program by UofL Vice-President/Director of successful 2012 season.