Louisville Cardinals men's soccer

The Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represents the University of Louisville in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The team presently competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference.^[2] The team currently plays in the soccer-specific Lynn Stadium on the campus.^[3]

Louisville Cardinals men's soccer
2024 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team
Founded	1979; 46 years ago (1979)
University	University of Louisville
Head coach	John Michael Hayden (6th season)
Conference	ACC
Location	Louisville, Kentucky
Stadium	Lynn Stadium (Capacity: 5,300)
Nickname	Cardinals
Colors	Red and black[1]
Home Away
NCAA Tournament runner-up
2010
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2010
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2010, 2011, 2012, 2016
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019
NCAA Tournament appearances
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
2009, 2010, 2013, 2018
Conference Regular Season championships
Big East 2009, 2010, 2012 The American 2013

Overview

Nearly all of the Cardinals success has come in the last ten years of play under the helm of Ken Lolla. The Cardinals first qualified for the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship in 2007, and have appeared in every NCAA Tournament since then except 2015, 2020 and 2021.^[4] Their best run came in 2010, where the Cardinals lost in the 2010 College Cup Final to the Akron Zips, 1–0. Since then, the Cardinals have reached the quarterfinals of the tournament in 2011, 2012, and 2016.^[5]

On December 27, 2018, Louisville named assistant coach John Michael Hayden to replace Lolla, who resigned on December 11 after leading the team for 13 seasons. Hayden, a graduate of local Trinity High School (named Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year) played 4 seasons at Indiana University (winning two NCAA Championships) and several seasons professionally before retiring. Hayden served as an assistant coach for the Cardinals for four years before being promoted to his first head coaching position.^[6]

Personnel

Current roster

As of 18 Feb 2025^[7]

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 AJ Piela 2 DF  USA Gaetano D'Argento 3 DF  USA Olayinka Ogunleye 4 DF  AUT Luca Hollenstein 5 DF  AUS Mason Tatafu 6 MF  USA JP Jordan 7 FW  USA Chase Vazquez 8 MF  USA TJ Kahoalii 9 FW  USA Gage Guerra 10 MF  SVN Leon Kondic 11 FW  USA Sammy Murphy 12 MF  NOR Filip Fredhall 13 MF  CAN Michael Lee 14 MF  MEX Xavi Wences

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  NOR Ola Arntsen 16 DF  USA Josh Jones 17 MF  USA Elijah Brijbasi 18 DF  USA Ethan Subachan 19 DF  CAN Noah De Blasis 20 DF  USA Parker Forbes 21 MF  USA Jack Boring 22 DF  USA Fernando Sanchez 23 MF  FRA Bilal Camara 24 FW  ENG Jack Lewis 29 GK  USA Alex Svetanoff 30 GK  ENG Harvey Sellers 31 GK  USA Liam McClen 46 MF  NOR Sander Roed

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
John Michael Hayden	Head coach
Sean Teepen	Assistant coach
Stephen Lunney	Assistant coach
Jacob Bushue	Volunteer Assistant Coach
James Kusak	Director of Operations

Source:^[7]

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Louisville Cardinals men's soccer players

Current professionals

As of February 18, 2025

• Jonny Walker (1994) – Currently Associate Head Coach with Memphis (women)
• Austin Berry (2007–2011) – Currently Strength & Conditioning Coach with FC Cincinnati
• Paolo DelPiccolo (2009–2012) – Currently Assistant Coach with Louisville City FC
• Andrew Farrell (2010–2012) – Currently with New England Revolution
• Marlon Hairston (2012–2013) – Currently with Hartford Athletic
• Ricardo Velazco (2013–2014) – Currently with Arizona Monsoon FC
• Andrew Brody (2013–2015) – Currently with Real Salt Lake
• Ethan Vanacore-Decker (2015) – Currently with Jackson Lions FC
• Tate Schmitt (2015–2018) – Currently with Houston Dynamo
• Stefan Cleveland (2016) – Currently with Austin FC
• Kotaro Umeda (2016–2017) – Currently with Michigan Stars FC
• Elijah Amo (2017–2020) – Currently with Maryland Bobcats FC
• Haji Abdikadir (2018–2021) – Currently with Athlone Town and Somalia international
• Bradley Sample (2019–2023) – Currently with Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
• Detre Bell (2020–2021) – Currently with North Village Rams