Loudoun United Football Club 2025 Roster Preview
Goalkeepers:
Hugo Fauroux – Legacy Number 118 – Kit #23 – Hometown: Cannes, France
Hugo Fauroux signed with Loudoun United Football Club prior to the 2023 season. Following playing for prestigious youth academies Cannes and AS Monaco, Fauroux moved to the United States to play at Lake Erie College before transferring to Florida International University. Before signing with Loudoun United Football Club, Fauroux played for Valdres FK (Norway), Austin Bold (USA), and Charleston Battery (USA). Fauroux made his Loudoun United Football Club debut on March 11, 2023, vs Memphis 901 FC in a 3-1 win.
Appearances: 54 Goals: 0 Assists: 1 Clean Sheets: 13
Dane Jacomen – Legacy Number 109 – Kit #1 – Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Dane Jacomen signed with Loudoun United Football Club during the 2022 season. While in college, Jacomen played for USL League Two club West Chester United SC where he secured the Golden Gloves Award in 2021 after only conceding 5 goals in 13 games. He decided to forego his final season at the University of Pennsylvania to turn pro. Jacomen made his Loudoun United Football Club debut on September 25, 2022, in a 1-0 loss to Indy Eleven.
Appearances: 21 Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Clean Sheets: 3
Defenders:
Kwame Awauh – Legacy Number 129 – Kit #6 – Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Kwame Awuah signed with Loudoun United Football Club prior to the 2023 season. Awuah played for several youth clubs growing up including Club Uruguay Toronto Woodbridge Strikers and Sigma FC. In 2014, Awuah signed with Sigma FC and in 2016 competed in 6 games and was named to the League 1 Ontario Western Conference All-Star Team. Awuah attended the University of Connecticut from 2013-2017 and played in 64 matches, recording 8 goals and 20 assists. In 2017, Awuah was drafted by New York City FC prior to returning to Canada where he won multiple league titles with Forge FC. Awuah made his debut for Loudoun United Football Club on October 7, 2023, in a 3-0 loss vs Detroit City FC.
Appearances: 39 Goals: 1 Assists: 4
Robby Dambrot – Legacy Number 38 – Kit #22 – Hometown: Akron, OH
Robby Dambrot signed with Loudoun United Football Club during the inaugural 2019 season and later rejoined prior to the 2024 season. Dambrot began his college soccer career at the University of Akron from 2014-2017 before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh. While there, Dambrot played in 21 matches where he recorded one goal and three assists. Dambrot played for Loudoun United Football Club during the 2019 and 2020 seasons before having a two-year stint away from the club. Dambrot made his debut for Loudoun United Football Club on August 14, 2019, in a 2-1 loss vs Charleston Battery.
Appearances: 62 Goals: 2 Assists: 4
Jacob Erlandson – Legacy Number 136 – Kit #24 – Hometown: Akron, OH
Jacob Erlandson signed with Loudoun United Football Club prior to the 2024 season after a successful preseason trial. In 2017, Erlandson attended Huntington University for three years earning several honors including being named the Crossroads League Defender of the Year all three seasons, as well as being named as a NAIA All-American in 2021. After three years, Erlandson transferred to Bowling Green State University. In 2022, Erlandson was drafted by the Columbus Crew and competed with their MLS Next Pro side. Erlandson made his Loudoun United Football Club debut on March 10, 2024, in a 2-2 draw vs San Antonio FC.
Appearances: 34 Goals: 0 Assists: 0
Yanis Leerman – Legacy Number 112 – Kit #5 – Hometown: Troyes, France
Yanis Leerman signed with Loudoun United Football Club prior to the 2023 season. In his early soccer career, Leerman played in France for the youth academy of Troyes from 2004-2014 and then played in the lower leagues of France with RCS La Chapelle and Troyes. In 2018, he came to the United States and attended the University of Central Florida where he made 60 appearances. In his Junior year, Leerman became just the 9th All-American in UCF men’s soccer history. After being drafted by the Chicago Fire in 2022 he decided to return to school as a graduate transfer at the University of Pittsburgh where he competed in 12 matches. Leerman made his debut for Loudoun United Football Club on March 11, 2023, in a 3-1 win vs Memphis 901 FC.
Appearances: 55 Goals: 0 Assists: 2
Keegan Tingey – Legacy Number 131 – Kit #3 – Hometown: Fresno, CA
Keegan Tingey signed with Loudoun United Football Club prior to the 2024 season. Throughout his youth, Tingey played for the Ballistic United youth team as well as the San Jose Earthquakes academy, where he played for three years and trained with their first team in 2017 and 2018. Tingey went on to play for Stanford University from 2019-2022 where he made 66 appearances, scoring three goals and recording 16 assists. After graduating, Tingey returned to the San Jose Earthquakes on a homegrown contract in 2023. He went on to make 23 appearances for San Jose Earthquakes II in the MLS Next Pro League. Tingey made his Loudoun United Football Club debut on March 10, 2024, in a 2-2 draw vs San Antonio FC.
Appearances: 34 Goals: 1 Assists: 2
Midfielders:
Surafel Dagnachew – Legacy Number N/A – Kit #19 – Hometown: Merti, Ethiopia
Surafel Dagnachew signed with Loudoun United Football Club during the 2024 season. Dagnachew began his professional career in Ethiopia at Adama City in 2016. In 2018, he joined Fasil Kenema where in just his first year he was awarded Ethiopian Football Federation Player of The Year. In the 2020-21 season, Dagnachew helped his club win the Ethiopian Premier League. In total, Dagnachew appeared in 92 matches and scored seven goals for Fasil Kenema. Dagnachew made his Ethiopian National Team debut on August 4, 2019, in a 4-3 win against Djibouti. On December 25, 2021, Dagnachew was named to the 25-man squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
Appearances: – 0 Goals: – 0 Assists: – 0
Tommy McCabe – Legacy Number 132 – Kit #4 – Hometown: South Orange, NJ
Tommy McCabe signed with Loudoun United Football Club prior to the 2024 season. After attending the University of Notre Dame, McCabe was drafted by MLS team FC Cincinnati. After playing for North Carolina FC and Memphis 901 FC, McCabe landed in California where he won the USL Championship Final with Orange County. Before coming to Virginia, McCabe played for Detroit City FC and FC Tulsa. McCabe made his Loudoun United Football Club debut on March 10, 2024, in a 2-2 draw vs San Antonio FC.
Appearances: 37 Goals: 1 Assists: 1
Alex Nagy – Legacy Number 143 – Kit #13 – Hometown: Bow, NH
Alex Nagy originally signed with Loudoun United Football Club prior to the 2023 season. Nagy attended the University of Vermont (UVM) where he recorded eight goals and 16 assists through 58 appearances and was named to the America East All-Conference First Team and United Soccer Coaches All-Northeast First Team. Nagy ranks No. 2 all-time at UVM for assists. Nagy was then drafted in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United. Alex Nagy made his debut with the club on August 31st, 2024, in a 0-1 loss to Phoenix Rising at Segra Field.
Appearances: 3 Goals: 0 Assists: 0
Drew Skundrich – Legacy Number 134 – Kit #12 – Hometown: Lancaster, PA
Drew Skundrich signed with Loudoun United Football Club ahead of the 2024 season for the second time in his career. Following his time with Bethlehem Steel FC and Sacramento Republic, Skundrich signed with Loudoun United Football Club for the first time in 2021 but was called up to D.C. United and never made an appearance for the Red and White. Following his time with D.C. United, Skundrich joined Colorado Springs Switchbacks before returning to the Red and White. Skundrich made his debut for Loudoun United Football Club on March 10, 2024, in a 2-2 draw vs San Antonio FC.
Appearances: 28 Goals: 1 Assists: 0
Florian Valot – Legacy Number 133 – Kit #10 – Hometown: Pau, France
Florian Valot signed with Loudoun United Football Club ahead of the 2024 season. In 2016, Valot began his professional career with New York Red Bulls II where he won the USL Championship Final. Following time with NYRB and NYRBII, Valot played for FC Cincinnati (MLS) and Miami FC (USL). On September 14, 2024, Valot became Loudoun United Football Club’s oldest goal scorer helping them to a 4-2 win over Birmingham Legion FC. Valot made his debut for Loudoun United Football Club on March 10, 2024, in a 2-2 draw vs San Antonio FC.
Appearances: 35 Goals: 4 Assists: 5
Forwards:
Abdellatif Aboukoura – Legacy Number 68 – Kit #11 – Hometown: Fairfax, VA
Abdellatif Aboukoura grew up playing locally for Arlington Soccer Association before joining D.C. United Academy. Aboukoura was on a club academy contract during the 2021, 2022, and 2024 seasons before signing his first professional contract with Loudoun United Football Club. He has represented the Egyptian U20 National Team on multiple occasions. Aboukoura made his Loudoun United Football Club debut on May 3, 2021, in a 2-1 loss to Miami FC.
Appearances: 50 Goals: 9 Assists: 4
Riley Bidois – Legacy Number 138 – Kit #15 – Hometown: Tauranga, New Zealand
Riley Bidois signed with Loudoun United Football Club during the 2024 season. Throughout his career, he has represented his country three times for the U23 squad and was called up to the New Zealand Men’s Soccer Olympic Team to represent the Kiwis at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. Bidois made his Loudoun United Football Club debut on April 7, 2024, in a 3-1 loss to Birmingham Legion FC.
Appearances: 22 Goals: 2 Assists: 2
Wesley Leggett – Legacy Number 119 – Kit #7 – Hometown: Lawrence, NJ
Wesley Leggett signed with Loudoun United Football Club prior to the 2023 season. Leggett attended the University of Connecticut for one season but ended up transferring to St. John’s University after the COVID-19 pandemic canceled his Freshman Year at UCONN. During his time at St. John’s University, he scored 10 goals and recorded 6 assists in 44 matches. Leggett played for USL League Two side, Real Central New Jersey, recording 7 goals in 14 matches. He is in the Top 5 for total club appearances having made his debut on March 11, 2023, in a 3-1 win vs Memphis 901 FC.
Appearances: 70 Goals: 14 Assists: 6
Zach Ryan – Legacy Number 117 – Kit #14 – Hometown: Chatham, NJ
Zach Ryan signed with Loudoun United Football Club prior to the 2023 season and is the club’s current leading goal scorer. Following his 2020 season at Stanford, Ryan was named as a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist for being the nation’s top soccer player. In 2022, Ryan signed a Homegrown Contract with the MLS side, New York Red Bulls. Along with playing soccer at Stanford University, Ryan also sang in the Stanford Mendicants, an acapella group. Ryan scored a brace for Loudoun United Football Club on his debut on March 11, 2023, vs Memphis 901 FC in a 3-1 win.
Appearances: 67 Goals: 22 Assists: 6