The 2021 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represented the University of Louisville during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach John Michael Hayden, in his third season. They played their home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 43rd season playing organized men's college soccer and their 8th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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.
Background
The teams' 2020 season was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which curtailed the fall season and caused the NCAA Tournament to be played in spring 2021. The ACC was one of the only two conferences in men's soccer to play in the fall of 2020. The ACC also held a mini-season during the spring of 2021.
The Cardinals finished the fall season 1–6–1 and 1–4–1 in ACC play to finish in fifth place in the North Division. They were not invited to the ACC Tournament. They finished the spring season 4–2–0 and 4–2–0 in ACC play, to finish in second place in the Atlantic Division. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.
Player movement
Players leaving Departures Osmar Chavero 1 GK 6'0" Freshman Mission, TX — William Portman 2 DF 5'8" Junior Sheffield, England — Lamine Conte 3 MF 5'11" Senior Conakry, Guinea Graduated; Drafted 40th overall by the New York Red Bulls in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft Haji Abdikadir 4 FW 5'11" Junior Louisville, KY Joined San Diego Loyal Evil Elveroth 9 FW 6'0" Senior Halmstad, Sweden Graduated Carlos Sanchis 10 MF 5'7" Senior Madrid, Spain Graduated Elijah Amo 17 MF 5'10" Senior Lothian, MD Graduated; Drafted 34th overall by Real Salt Lake in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft William Howard 28 GK 6'5" Junior Chester, VA Graduated Sebastian Falsone 29 DF 6'1" Freshman Warrenton, VA — Jake Gelnovatch 31 GK 6'0" Senior Earlysville, VA Graduated
Players arriving Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating Lexington, KY FC Cincinnati U17 Cedar Park, TX Lonestar SC Morganton, WV Philadelphia Union Hatfield, PA Ukrainians Nationals Sacramento, CA Sporting Kansas City Academy
Squad
Roster
Team management Head coach John Michael Hayden Associate Head Coach Bryan Green Assistant Coach Donovan Dowling Volunteer Assistant Coach Darren Yeagle Director of Operations James Kusak
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!colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=6 style=""| Regular Season
!colspan=6 style=""| ACC tournament
!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA tournament
Awards and honors Pedro Fonseca Preseason All-ACC Watchlist August 18 Aboubacar Camara ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 19 Pedro Fonseca All-ACC First Team November 10 Aboubacar Camara Sander Roed All-ACC Third Team ACC All-Freshman Team
2022 MLS SuperDraft
Pedro Fonseca Real Salt Lake 2 53 FW
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