The 2023 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represented the University of Louisville during the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach John Michael Hayden, in his fifth season. They played their home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 45th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 10th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cardinals finished the season 12–6–3 overall and 2–4–2 in ACC play to finish in fourth place in the Atlantic Division. As the ninth overall seed in the ACC Tournament they defeated eighth seed Pittsburgh in overtime in the First Round and upset first seed Notre Dame in the Quarterfinals. They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Clemson in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated in the First Round before losing to West Virginia in the Second Round to end their season.
Background
The Cardinals finished the season 9–6–3 overall and 4–3–1 in ACC play to finish in third place in the Atlantic Division. As the fifth overall seed in the ACC Tournament they were upset by twelfth seed Virginia Tech in the First Round. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to to end their season.
Player movement
Players leaving Departures Dante Huckaby 2 DF 6'1" 172 Sophomore Morgantown, West Virginia Transferred to West Virginia Matty Walters 5 DF 5'8" 144 Senior Marysville, Ohio Graduated Rafael Pinzón 6 MF 5'7" 146 Junior Mexico City, Mexico Transferred to Stetson Aboubacar Camara 9 FW 5'8" 170 Junior Upper Darby, Pennsylvania Transferred to Kentucky Ugochukwu Achara 10 FW 6'1" 172 Senior Enugu, Nigeria Transferred to Northwestern Macoumba Ba 11 FW 5'8" 148 Junior Dakar, Senegal Transferred to St. John's Eric Danquah 14 MF 5'6" 135 Junior Accra, Ghana Transferred to St. John's Nico Diaz 17 FW 5'10" 161 Junior New Smyrna Beach, Florida — Marcus Jorgensen 18 DF 6'2" 185 Freshman Viborg, Denmark Transferred to Cal Poly Pomona Patrick Ajdukiewicz 19 MF 5'8" 158 Sophomore Barrington, Illinois —
Players arriving
Incoming transfers
Departures Gaetano D'Argento 2 DF 5'10" 163 Junior Wayne, Illinois Bowling Green Mason Tatafu 5 DF 6'2" 185 Junior Perth, Australia Hofstra Gage Guerra 9 FW 5'10" 180 Junior Houston, Texas Army Xavi Wences 14 MF 5'10" 160 Junior Mexico City, Mexico USC Upstate
Recruiting class
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating Baltimore, Maryland Pipeline SC Cooper City, Florida Orlando City SC Academy Boca Raton, Florida Orlando City SC Academy
Squad
Roster
Team management Head coach John Michael Hayden Assistant Coach Sean Teepen Assistant Coach Stephen Lunney Volunteer assistant coach Darren Yeagle Director of Operations James Kusak
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!colspan=6 style=""| ACC tournament
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Awards and honors Gage Guerra Pre-Season Hermann Trophy Watchlist August 24 Sander Roed Pre-Season All-ACC Team August 26 Alex Svetanoff ACC Defensive Player of the Week August 29 Gage Guerra ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 5 September 12 Damien Barker-John ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week September 26 Sander Roed All-ACC Second Team November 8 Damien Barker-John Josh Jones All-ACC Third Team Alex Svetanoff ACC All-Tournament Team November 12, 2023 Sander Roed
2024 MLS Super Draft
Damien Barker-John Real Salt Lake 2 37 FW Josh Jones Real Salt Lake 2 47 DF Gage Guerra Portland Timbers 3 69 FW
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