2022 Loudoun United FC season
Loudoun United FC 2022 soccer season
Loudoun United FC 2022 season General manager Lucy Rushton Head coach Ryan Martin Stadium Segra Field USL Championship Conference: 11th Overall: 25th USL Cup Did not qualify Top goalscorer League: Tyler Freeman (6) All: Tyler Freeman (6) Highest home attendance 2,496 (vs Detroit City , October 1, USLC) Lowest home attendance 1,031 (vs Indy Eleven , March 12, USLC) Average home league attendance 1,583 Biggest win 3–0 (vs New York Red Bulls II (A), March 20, USLC) Biggest defeat 0–8 (at Tampa Bay Rowdies (A), October 8, USLC)
The 2022 Loudoun United FC season was Loudoun United FC's fourth season of existence, their fourth in the second-division of American soccer, and their fourth in the USL Championship.
The 2022 marked an improvement in United's overall record, winning twice as many matches as last season. Despite this, the club still finished with a losing record, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for their fourth consecutive season. Notable offseason pickups included Tyler Freeman , who lead Loudoun in goals during the season. Other major pickups included Rio Hope-Gund , Carson Vom Steeg , and Skage Simonsen . During the season, several players on Loudoun were promoted to the first team including Kristian Fletcher , Sami Guediri , and Jackson Hopkins .
Background
The 2021 season was Loudoun United 's third season of existence. The club played in the second tier of American soccer, the USL Championship . There, the club finished with the worst record in USL Championship, with 4–3–25, scoring 31 goals and allowing 78, by far the worst goal differential in the league.[ 1] Midfielder Ted Ku-DiPietro lead the team with seven goals during the course of the season, and also lead the team with three assists during the 2021 campaign.[ 2] Jovanny Bolívar finished with six goals during the season, while Samson Sergi finished with three goals.[ 2] Jermaine Fordah finished the season with two clean sheets.[ 2]
The club failed to qualify for the 2021 USL Championship Playoffs .[ 1]
Transfers
Transfers in
Transfers out
Date
Position
No.
Name
To
Fee/notes
Ref.
November 21, 2021
DF
2
Gaoussou Samaké
D.C. United
Signed with first team
[ 8]
December 31, 2021
MF
4
Jeremy Garay
D.C. United
Signed with first team
[ 9]
MF
5
Hassan Pinto
None
Retired
FW
6
Massimo Ferrin
Vaughan Azzurri
Released
FW
7
Darluis Paz
None
Released
MF
8
Barry Sharifi
Tormenta
Free
FW
9
Jovanny Bolívar
Deportivo La Guaira
End of loan
[ 10]
MF
14
Tyler Gabarra
Bay Cities FC
Free
FW
17
Kimarni Smith
D.C. United
End of loan
DF
23
Diego Gomez-Ochoa
Boston College Eagles
Signed National Letter of Intent
[ 11]
FW
24
Sammy Sergi
None
Released
DF
27
Matt Di Rosa
None
Retired
GK
30
Noah Abrams
Miami FC
Released
DF
33
Jacob Greene
D.C. United
End of loan
MF
34
Abdellatif Aboukoura
D.C. United Academy
Returned to Academy
DF
35
Troy Matingou
D.C. United Academy
Returned to Academy
DF
55
Michael DeShields
New England Revolution II
End of loan
[ 10]
January 1, 2022
GK
0
Jermaine Fordah
Western Mass Pioneers
Released
[ 12]
January 7, 2022
DF
29
Timmy Mehl
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Free
[ 13]
January 13, 2022
MF
21
Ted Ku-DiPietro
D.C. United
Signed with first team
[ 14]
January 19, 2022
DF
22
Robby Dambrot
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Free
[ 15]
February 10, 2022
DF
18
Wahab Ackwei
RGV Toros
Free
[ 16]
FW
12
Giovanni Montesdeoca
Union Omaha
Free
[ 17]
March 18, 2022
GK
1
Keegan Meyer
Charlotte Independence
Released
[ 18]
April 13, 2022
FW
42
Jackson Hopkins
D.C. United
Signed with first team
[ 19]
July 1, 2022
DF
21
Sami Guediri
D.C. United
Signed with first team
August 1, 2022
GK
31
Jonathan Mennell
Xavier Musketeers
Signed National Letter of Intent
August 30, 2022
FW
45
Kristian Fletcher
D.C. United
Signed with first team
[ 20]
Loans in
No.
Pos.
Player
Loaned from
Start
End
Source
19
MF
Nanan Houssou
Abengourou
February 19, 2021
December 31, 2022
[ 21]
14
FW
Jeremy Garay
D.C. United
March 1, 2022
October 31, 2022
17
FW
Kimarni Smith
D.C. United
20
DF
Hayden Sargis
D.C. United
33
MF
Jacob Greene
D.C. United
35
MF
Ted Ku-DiPietro
D.C. United
12
MF
Zoumana Diarra
ASEC Mimosas
March 10, 2022
November 30, 2022
[ 22]
7
MF
Abdoul Zanne
ASEC Mimosas
[ 22]
6
DF
Gaoussou Samaké
D.C. United
April 6, 2022
April 11, 2022
[ 23]
29
MF
Moses Nyeman
D.C. United
[ 23]
28
GK
Jon Kempin
D.C. United
[ 23]
25
MF
Hassan Aqboub
Mohammed VI
September 1, 2022
December 31, 2022
[ 24]
Loans out
Roster
Team management
Executive
General manager
Stewart Mairs
Marketing and digital manager
Emma Carlin
Technical staff
Head coach
Ryan Martin
Assistant coach
Mattar M'Boge
Performance coach
Victor Lonchuk
Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Non-competitive
Preseason exhibitions
Richmond Kickers v Loudoun United
Loudoun United v Richmond Kickers
Midseason exhibitions
To be announced
Competitive
USL Championship
Standings
Source:
USL Championship Standings Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
30
8
3
19
35
60
−25
27
6
2
8
22
28
−6
2
1
11
13
32
−19
Results by matchday
Game Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Stadium H A A A H A H H A A H H H A H A H Result W W D L L L L L L L L D W L W L D Position (conference) 3 2 3 5 7 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 11 11 10 11 11 Position (overall) 5 2 4 8 14 16 20 21 23 23 23 22 22 23 21 22 22
Updated to match(es) played on February 2022. Source:
USL Championship A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss;
P = PostponedNotes: Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Game Weeks (GW); not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days
Match results
Loudoun United v New York Red Bulls II
Loudoun United v Miami FC
Birmingham Legion v Loudoun United
Loudoun United v Atlanta United 2
FC Tulsa v Loudoun United
Memphis 901 v Loudoun United
Loudoun United v Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Louisville City v Loudoun United
Loudoun United v Hartford Athletic
Indy Eleven v Loudoun United
Loudoun United v Detroit City
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Loudoun United
Charleston Battery v Loudoun United
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute .
Last updated: September 6, 2022
Source: Team Stats
Top scorers
Last updated: September 6, 2022
Source: Team Stats
Top assists
Last updated: September 6, 2022
Source: Team Stats
Disciplinary record
Last updated: September 5, 2022
Source: Team Stats
Clean sheets
No.
Name
USLC
USL Cup
Total
Games
50
Luis Zamudio
6
0
6
21
Total
6
0
6
21
Last updated: September 5, 2022
Source: Team Stats
See also
References
^ a b "2021 Eastern Conference Standings" . uslchampionship.com . Retrieved February 17, 2022 .
^ a b c "Loudoun United Player Stats - 2021" . USL Championship . Retrieved February 18, 2022 .
^ a b c d "Loudoun United Fc Today Announced Four Player Signings for the Upcoming 2022 USL Championship Season" . Loudoun United FC . January 28, 2022. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022 .
^ a b c "Loudoun United FC Add Trio of Defensive Signings" . loudoununitedfc.com . February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022 .
^ "Loudoun United Sign D.C. United MLS SuperDraft Pick Skage Simonsen" . loudoununitedfc.com . March 8, 2022. Archived from the original on March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022 .
^ a b "Loudoun United FC Acquire Forward Tyler Freeman and Goalkeeper Luis Zamudio" . Loudoun United FC . March 11, 2022. Archived from the original on March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ Butler, Kevin (September 4, 2022). "Loudoun United FC Sign Belgian Forward Jonathan Benteke" . loudoununitedfc.com . Retrieved September 5, 2022 .
^ Liljenwall, Ari (November 22, 2021). "DC United sign defender Gaoussou Samake from Ivorian club" . MLSSoccer.com . Retrieved March 6, 2022 .
^ "D.C. United Sign Midfielder Jeremy Garay to Homegrown Deal" . D.C. United . July 2, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2022 .
^ a b "D.C. United Announce Year-end Roster Decisions ahead of 2022 MLS Season" . dcunited.com . November 29, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2022 .
^ Boston College Men's Soccer [@BC_MSoccer] (August 19, 2021). "Our new number 4️⃣ #ForBoston" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "2022 US Open Cup round 1: With minimal practice, Western Mass Pioneers blank Brockton FC United" . thecup.us . March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022 .
^ "Rowdies Add Defender Timmy Mehl" . RowdiesSoccer.com . Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022 .
^ "D.C. United Sign Midfielder Ted Ku-DiPietro to Homegrown Deal | DC United" . D.C. United . Major League Soccer. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022 .
^ Krysinsky, John (January 19, 2022). "Riverhounds SC sign former Pitt standout Robby Dambrot" . PGH Soccer Now . Retrieved March 7, 2022 .
^ "RGV FC Fortify Back Line With Ghanaian Defender Wahab Ackwei" . rgvfc.com . February 10, 2022. Archived from the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022 .
^ Rolfes, Justin. "Ricky Rivera Re-signs, Giovanni Montesdeoca Joins Union Omaha for 2022 Campaign" . unionomaha.com . Retrieved March 7, 2022 .
^ "Charlotte Independence Sign Goalkeeper Keegan Meyer" . March 18, 2022.
^ "D.C. United Sign Jackson Hopkins as 18th Homegrown Signing in Club History" . D.C. United . April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022 .
^ "D.C. United Sign Forward Kristian Fletcher to a Homegrown Contract" . dcunited.com . August 30, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022 .
^ "Loudoun United FC today announced four player signings for the upcoming 2021 USL Championship season" . Loudoun United FC . February 19, 2021. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022 .
^ a b Keefer, Ryan. "Loudoun United 2022 season preview" . Black and Red United . SB Nation. Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ a b c "Match Recap: #LDNvLOU" . Loudoun United FC . April 10, 2022. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022 .
^ "Loudoun United acquires Moroccan youth international Hassan Aqboub" . uslchampionship.com . August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022 .
^ "D.C. United acquire Loudoun United winger Azaad Liadi on loan" . D.C. United . February 26, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022 .
^ "901 FC Brings Aboard Trey Muse on Loan from Loudoun United" . uslchampionship.com . Retrieved March 13, 2022 .
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