The 2024 Lexington SC season was the club's second season since their establishment on October 5, 2021. The club competed in their second season in USL League One and was part of the inaugural USL1 in-season tournament. They made their 2nd ever appearance in the U.S. Open Cup on March 19, falling 3–4 to amateur USL League Two side Vermont Green FC in what was the first-ever cup match played in the state, and LSC became the first professional club to play a competitive match in Vermont.
Staff Position Name Head coach Darren Powell Assistant coach Javier Cano Director of Goalkeeping and USL1 Assistant Coach Chris Barocas Head of Performance Ian Kossick Director of Soccer Operations Ryan Gallagher Equipment Manager Brandon ColdwellHead Athletic Trainer Taylor Spyker
Season squad Squad No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Goalkeepers 1Austin CauseyAug 20, 2001 (22)13Amal Knight (C)Nov 19, 1993 (30)23Nico CampuzanoJan 29, 1998 (25)Defenders2Tate RobertsonMay 31, 1997 (27)4Kimball JacksonAug 2, 2004 (19)3Ebenezer AckonFeb 12, 1996 (27)5Kaelon FoxMay 31, 1995 (29)12Jorge Corrales (C)May 20, 1991 (32)15Anthony PattiNov 28, 2002 (21) 16CC UcheMar 3, 1998 (26)20Daniel Chica (Departed club on July 11)Feb 18, 2002 (22)21Christian Lue YoungDec 9, 1996 (27)44Modesto MéndezJan 6, 1998 (25)74Erick Ceja-GonzalezSep 1, 2001 (22)88Michael AgboolaAug 15, 2001 (22)Midfielders6Abel CaputoJul 11, 2000 (23)8Yannick YankamDec 12, 1997 (26)10Jayden OnenFeb 17, 2001 (22)25Pierre ManéJun 16, 1998 (26)32Ates DioufMar 24, 2000 (24)98David Loera Sep 10, 1998 (25)Forwards7Issac Cano (on loan from Louisville City)Mar 26, 2004 (19)9Azaad LiadiMay 14, 1998 (25)11Alexis CerritosOct 2, 2000 (23)14Khalid Balogun (Out on loan to Miami FC)Jul 25, 1998 (25)17Cameron Lancaster (C)Nov 5, 1992 (31) 20Kameron LaceyJanuary 16, 2001 (23)77Nico BrownAug 11, 1998 (25)
Transfers
In
Pos.PlayerSigned fromDetailsDateRef.DF Modesto Méndez Hartford AthleticFree transferDecember 15, 2023DF Ebenezer Ackon San Diego Loyal SCFree transferDecember 18, 2023MF Abel Caputo Tampa Bay RowdiesFree transferDecember 20, 2023DF Christian Lue Young North Carolina FCFree transferDecember 22, 2023DF Anthony Patti Albion San DiegoFree transferJanuary 2, 2024https://www.lexsporting.com/news/center-back-anthony-patti-signs-with-lexington-sporting-club/MF Jayden Onen Forward Madison FCFree transferJanuary 4, 2024https://www.lexsporting.com/news/midfielder-jayden-onen-set-to-join-lexington-sporting-club/MF Yannick Yankam Birkirkara F.C.Free transferJanuary 8, 2024https://www.lexsporting.com/news/lexington-sporting-club-signs-malta-native-yannick-yankam/DF Michael Agboola Hullbridge Sports FCFree transferJanuary 12, 2024https://www.lexsporting.com/news/lexington-sporting-club-adds-defender-michael-agboola/GK Nico Campuzano New England Revolution IIFree transferJanuary 16, 2024https://www.lexsporting.com/news/lexington-sporting-club-makes-goalkeeper-addition-with-signing-of-nico-campuzano/DF Jorge Corrales FC TulsaFree transferJanuary 17, 2024https://www.lexsporting.com/news/lexington-sporting-club-adds-cuban-national-defender-jorge-coralles/FW Azaad Liadi Huntsville City FCFree transferJanuary 19, 2024https://www.lexsporting.com/news/lexington-sporting-club-signs-forward-azaad-liadi/FW Cameron Lancaster Louisville City FCFree transferJanuary 22, 2024https://www.lexsporting.com/news/lexington-sporting-club-signs-third-all-time-leading-goalscorer-in-usl-championship-history-cameron-lancaster/MF David Loera San Antonio FCFree transferJanuary 26, 2024https://www.lexsporting.com/news/lexington-sporting-club-adds-midfielder-david-loera/FW Issac Cano Louisville City FCSeason-Long LoanFebruary 2, 2024https://www.lexsporting.com/news/lexington-sporting-club-signs-issac-cano-on-a-season-long-loan-for-the-2024-season/DF Daniel Chica Loudoun UnitedUpgraded from TrialistMarch 27, 2024https://www.lexsporting.com/news/lexington-sporting-club-upgrades-defender-daniel-chica-from-trialist-to-full-roster-member/FW Alexis Cerritos Huntsville City FCTransferApril 26, 2024https://www.lexsporting.com/news/lexington-acquires-forward-alexis-cerritos-via-transfer-from-huntsville-city-fc/DF CC Uche Minnesota United FC 2Free TransferMay 17, 2024https://www.lexsporting.com/news/lexington-sporting-club-announces-addition-of-defender-cc-uche-to-league-one-roster/FW Kameron Lacey San Antonio FCSeason-Long LoanAugust 23, 2024
Out
DatePos.PlayerTransactionDetailsNew ClubRef.MF Charlie MachellReleasedContract expired One Knoxville SCFW Will Baynham Preston Lions FChttps://x.com/prestonlionsfc/status/1745641431174434927?s=20DF Owen GreenChattanooga Red Wolves SCDF Diallo Irakoze Southern Indiana FCMF Seo-In KimLife FCFW Drew PattersonFW Jalen James Chattanooga FCMF Don SmartDF Terique Mohammed Des Moines MenaceDF Cesar Murillo Chicago House ACGK Luke PhillipsFW Josh Head Bowling Green FCDF Franky MartinezJanuary 1, 2024MF Phila DlaminiFree agentAnnounced on Instagram that he was leaving the club. No official press release by the club yetJune 29, 2024FWKhalid BalogunOut on LoanSeason long loan to USLC club Miami FCMiami FCJuly 11, 2024DFDaniel ChicaReleasedClub released PR statement stating that Chica had departed the club
New contracts Note - Kaelon Fox and Ates Diouf were signed on multi-year deals. Players are in the order of how the club announced their return on their social media platforms, starting on December 4th.
DatePos.No.PlayerDetailsRef. December 6, 2023DF17 Erick Ceja-Gonzalez New contract for 2024DF2 Tate Robertson Option exercisedGK13 Amal Knight New contract for 2024GK1 Austin Causey New contract for 2024FW14 Khalid Balogun New contract for 2024FW77 Nico Brown Option exercisedDF4 Kimball Jackson New contract for 2024MF25 Pierre Mané New contract for 2024
Competitions Preseason USL1 Preseason Central
USL League One
Results by round Matches
USL Jägermeister Cup
U.S. Open Cup Lexington SC will travel to Burlington, Vermont for their 2nd ever U.S. Open Cup game in club history as they take on Vermont Green FC of USL League Two. According to available records, the matchup is set to make history as the first ever Open Cup match to be played in the state of Vermont, and Lexington SC will be the first professional club to play a competitive game in the state.
Player statistics
Goals PlacePos.No.Name1USL1 CupTotal1ST17 Cameron Lancaster32271FW32 Ates Diouf43072FW77 Nico Brown21033FW7 Issac Cano10123MF8 Yannick Yankam20023FW9 Azaad Liadi20023FW11 Alexis Cerritos11024DF4 Kaelon Fox01014FW14 Khalid Balogun10014DF21 Christian Lue Young1001Total138324
Assists PlacePos.No.NameUSL1 CupTotal1FW32 Ates Diouf31042MF8 Yannick Yankam30033MF6 Abel Caputo11023MF10 Jayden Onen01123DF21 Christian Lue Young11023FW9 Azaad Liadi20023FW11 Alexis Cerritos20024DF44 Modesto Méndez00114DF12 Jorge Corrales01014FW77Nico Brown1001Total85215
Clean sheets PlacePos.No.NameUSL1 CupTotal1GK13 Amal Knight3306Total3306
Disciplinary No.Pos. Name Total 5DF Kaelon Fox 2 - - 232MF Ates Diouf 4 1 - - 513GK Amal Knight 31 - - 312DF Tate Robertson 2 1 1 - - 3125MF Pierre Mané 1 - - 14DF Kimball Jackson - - 14FW Khalid Balogun 1 - - 77FW Nico Brown 1 2 - - 174DF Erick Ceja-Gonzalez - - 1GK Austin Causey - - 44DF Modesto Méndez6 1 --73DF Ebenezer Ackon1 1 1-- 216MF Abel Caputo4 4 -- 821DF Christian Lue Young3 1 --315DF Anthony Patti-- 10MF Jayden Onen4 1 --4 8MF Yannick Yankam3 21-- 51 88DF Michael Agboola-- 23GK Nico Campuzano-- 12DF Jorge Corrales6 1 --619FW Azaad Liadi2 1 1 -417FW Cameron Lancaster1 1 -298MF David Loera-- 7FW Issac Cano1 -- 1 20FW Daniel Chica1 -- 11FW Alexis Cerritos1 - - 16DF CC Uche11 - -2Total 472 19 3 2 0 665
League Honors USL League One Team of the WeeK Amal Knight – Week 1, 2 Jorge Corrales – Week 1, 4 Yannick Yankam – Week 1, 2, 6, 17 Cameron Lancaster - Week 4, 17 Azaad Liadi - Week 6 Khalid Balogun - Week 10 Nico Brown - Week 12 Ates Diouf - Week 14, 17 Alexis Cerritos - Week 17 Darren Powell - Coach of the Week 17
USL Jägermeister Cup Team of the Round Amal Knight – Round 1, 5 Jorge Corrales - Round 1, 7 Kaelon Fox - Round 1 Ates Diouf - Round 3 Jayden Onen - Round 3 Cameron Lancaster - Round 3 Amal Knight - Round 7 Darren Powell - Coach of Round 1, 5 Save of the Round Amal Knight - Round 6
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