2022 Loudoun United FC season

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. 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. Jovanny Bolívar finished with six goals during the season, while Samson Sergi finished with three goals. Jermaine Fordah finished the season with two clean sheets.

The club failed to qualify for the 2021 USL Championship Playoffs.

Transfers

Transfers in Date Position No. Name From Fee/notes Ref. January 28, 2022 DF 21 Sami Guediri Inter Miami CF Free FW 18 Azaad Liadi Tormenta Free DF 5 Grant Lillard Columbus Crew Free GK 1 Trey Muse San Diego Loyal Free February 11, 2022 DF 2 Rio Hope-Gund Orlando City SC Free GK 13 Joe Rice New England Revolution II Free MF 4 Carson Vom Steeg UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Free March 8, 2022 MF 8 Skage Simonsen SMU Mustangs 2022 MLS SuperDraft March 10, 2022 MF 31 Arvid Lindquist D.C. United Academy Academy call-up MF 31 Mathias Yohannes D.C. United Academy Academy call-up DF 32 Jace Clark D.C. United Academy Academy call-up MF 35 Abdellatif Aboukoura D.C. United Academy Academy call-up MF 36 Brandon Meminger D.C. United Academy Academy call-up MF 37 Ignacio Alem D.C. United Academy Academy call-up DF 38 Owen Walz D.C. United Academy Academy call-up MF 39 Isaac Espinal D.C. United Academy Academy call-up FW 40 Gavin Turner D.C. United Academy Academy call-up DF 41 Matai Akinmboni D.C. United Academy Academy call-up FW 42 Jackson Hopkins D.C. United Academy Academy call-up GK 43 Luke Peacock D.C. United Academy Academy call-up March 11, 2022 FW 11 Tyler Freeman Sporting Kansas City Free GK 50 Luis Zamudio Miami FC Free September 4, 2022 FW 9 Jonathan Benteke Wegberg-Beeck Free

Transfers out Date Position No. Name To Fee/notes Ref. November 21, 2021 DF 2 Gaoussou Samaké D.C. United Signed with first team December 31, 2021 MF 4 Jeremy Garay D.C. United Signed with first team MF5 Hassan PintoNoneRetiredFW6 Massimo Ferrin Vaughan AzzurriReleasedFW7 Darluis PazNoneReleasedMF8 Barry Sharifi TormentaFree FW 9 Jovanny Bolívar Deportivo La Guaira End of loan MF14 Tyler Gabarra Bay Cities FCFree FW 17 Kimarni Smith D.C. United End of loan DF 23 Diego Gomez-Ochoa Boston College Eagles Signed National Letter of Intent 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 January 1, 2022 GK 0 Jermaine Fordah Western Mass Pioneers Released January 7, 2022 DF 29 Timmy Mehl Tampa Bay Rowdies Free January 13, 2022 MF 21 Ted Ku-DiPietro D.C. United Signed with first team January 19, 2022 DF 22 Robby Dambrot Pittsburgh Riverhounds Free February 10, 2022 DF 18 Wahab Ackwei RGV Toros Free FW 12 Union Omaha Free March 18, 2022 GK 1 Keegan Meyer Charlotte Independence Released April 13, 2022 FW 42 Jackson Hopkins D.C. United Signed with first team 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

Loans in No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source 19 MF Nanan Houssou Abengourou February 19, 2021 December 31, 2022 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 7 MF Abdoul Zanne ASEC Mimosas 6 DF Gaoussou Samaké D.C. United April 6, 2022 April 11, 2022 29 MF Moses Nyeman D.C. United 28 GK Jon Kempin D.C. United 25 MF Hassan Aqboub Mohammed VI September 1, 2022 December 31, 2022

Loans out No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source 18 MF Azaad Liadi D.C. United 1 GK Trey Muse Memphis 901 21 DF Sami Guediri D.C. United

Roster

Team management ExecutiveTechnical staff

Roster

On loan

Non-competitive

Preseason exhibitions

Midseason exhibitions To be announced

Competitive

USL Championship

Standings

Results summary

Results by matchday

Match results

Statistics

Appearances and goals Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

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Top scorers {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center;" |- ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#FF0000; border:2px solid #FF0000; width:35px;" scope="col"|Rank ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#FF0000; border:2px solid #FF0000; width:35px;" scope="col"|Position ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#FF0000; border:2px solid #FF0000; width:35px;" scope="col"|No. ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#FF0000; border:2px solid #FF0000; width:160px;" scope="col"|Name ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#FF0000; border:2px solid #FF0000; width:75px;" scope="col"| ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#FF0000; border:2px solid #FF0000; width:75px;" scope="col"| ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#FF0000; border:2px solid #FF0000; width:75px;" scope="col"|Total |- | 1 || FW || 11 ||align="left"| Tyler Freeman || 6 || 0 || 6 |- |rowspan="2"| 2 || FW || 35 ||align="left"| Abdellatif Aboukoura || 4 || 0 || 4 |- | FW || 45 ||align="left"| Kristian Fletcher || 4 || 0 || 4 |- |rowspan="4"| 4 || DF || 3 ||align="left"| Jacob Greene || 2 || 0 || 2 |- | MF || 7 ||align="left"| Abdoul Zanne || 2 || 0 || 2 |- | MF || 8 ||align="left"| Skage Simonsen || 2 || 0 || 2 |- | DF || 21 ||align="left"| Sami Guediri || 2 || 0 || 2 |- |rowspan="7"| 8 || DF || 5 ||align="left"| Grant Lillard || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | FW || 9 ||align="left"| Jonathan Benteke || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | MF || 14 ||align="left"| Jeremy Garay || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | FW || 17 ||align="left"| Kimarni Smith || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | MF || 24 ||align="left"| Jalen Robinson || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | FW || 46 ||align="left"| Alexander Dexter || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | MF || 27 ||align="left"| Moses Nyeman || 1 || 0 || 1 |- !colspan="4"|Total !29!!0!!29

Top assists {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center;" |- ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#FF0000; border:2px solid #FF0000; width:35px;" scope="col"|Rank ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#FF0000; border:2px solid #FF0000; width:35px;" scope="col"|Position ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#FF0000; border:2px solid #FF0000; width:35px;" scope="col"|No. ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#FF0000; border:2px solid #FF0000; width:160px;" scope="col"|Name ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#FF0000; border:2px solid #FF0000; width:75px;" scope="col"| ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#FF0000; border:2px solid #FF0000; width:75px;" scope="col"| ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#FF0000; border:2px solid #FF0000; width:75px;" scope="col"|Total |- | 1 || MF || 8 ||align="left"| Skage Simonsen || 4 || 0 || 4 |- | 2 || MF || 10 ||align="left"| Mike Gamble || 3 || 0 || 3 |- |rowspan="4"| 3 || MF || 7 ||align="left"| Abdoul Zanne || 2 || 0 || 2 |- | MF || 12 ||align="left"| Zoumana Diarra || 2 || 0 || 2 |- | MF || 15 ||align="left"| Nicky Downs || 2 || 0 || 2 |- | MF || 20 ||align="left"| Ted Ku-DiPietro || 2 || 0 || 2 |- |rowspan="6"| 6 || DF || 3 ||align="left"| Jacob Greene || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | DF || 5 ||align="left"| Grant Lillard || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | FW || 11 ||align="left"| Tyler Freeman || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | MF || 14 ||align="left"| Jeremy Garay || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | MF || 19 ||align="left"| Nanan Houssou || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | FW || 35 ||align="left"| Abdellatif Aboukoura || 1 || 0 || 1 |- !colspan="4"|Total !21!!0!!21

Disciplinary record {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;" |- | rowspan="2" !width=15| | rowspan="2" !width=15| | rowspan="2" !width=120|Player | colspan="3"|USLC | colspan="3"|USL Cup | colspan="3"|Total |- !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#ff8888;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#ff8888;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#ff8888;| |- | 2 || DF ||align="left"| Rio Hope-Gund || 4 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 1 |- | 3 || DF ||align="left"| Jacob Greene || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 0 || 0 |- | 4 || MF ||align="left"| Carson Vom Steeg || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- | 5 || DF ||align="left"| Grant Lillard || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 |- | 7 || MF ||align="left"| Abdoul Zanne || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 |- | 10 || MF ||align="left"| Mike Gamble || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- | 11 || FW ||align="left"| Tyler Freeman || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 |- | 12 || MF ||align="left"| Zoumana Diarra || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 |- | 12 || GK ||align="left"| Joe Rice || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- | 15 || MF ||align="left"| Nicky Downs || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 |- | 17 || FW ||align="left"| Kimarni Smith || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 |- | 18 || FW ||align="left"| Azaad Liadi || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 |- | 19 || DF ||align="left"| Nanan Houssou || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 1 |- | 20 || DF ||align="left"| Hayden Sargis || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 |- | 21 || DF ||align="left"| Sami Guediri || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 |- | 22 || MF ||align="left"| Ted Ku-DiPietro || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 |- | 32 || DF ||align="left"| Jace Clark || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 |- | 33 || MF ||align="left"| Jacob Greene || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- | 37 || MF ||align="left"| Ignacio Alem || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- | 50 || GK ||align="left"| Luis Zamudio || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 |- !colspan=3|Total !!55!!1!!4!!0!!0!!0!!55!!1!!4

Clean sheets {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#FF0000; border:2px solid #FF0000; width:35px;" scope="col"|No. ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#FF0000; border:2px solid #FF0000; width:160px;" scope="col"|Name ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#FF0000; border:2px solid #FF0000; width:50px;" scope="col"| ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#FF0000; border:2px solid #FF0000; width:50px;" scope="col"| ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#FF0000; border:2px solid #FF0000; width:50px;" scope="col"|Total ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#FF0000; border:2px solid #FF0000; width:50px;" scope="col"|Games |- | 50 ||align="left"| Luis Zamudio || 6 || 0 || 6 || 21 |- !colspan="2"|Total !6!!0!!6!!21

See also 2022 D.C. United season