John Michael Hayden (born April 27, 1984, in Louisville, Kentucky) is a former American soccer player and current head coach of the men's team of the University of Louisville.

John Michael Hayden
Personal information
Full name John Michael Hayden
Date of birth (1984-04-27) April 27, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Central Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Indiana Hoosiers 88 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 West Michigan Edge 9 (1)
2004 Indiana Blast 12 (2)
2005 Chicago Fire Premier 12 (1)
2006 Fort Wayne Fever 14 (0)
2007–2009 Houston Dynamo 0 (0)
2009Cleveland City Stars (loan) 7 (0)
2010 Louisville Lightning (indoor) 12 (11)
Managerial career
2008–2011 Mockingbird Valley SC (Director)
2008–2010 Chicago Fire Juniors: Kentucky (Director)
2012 Louisville Cardinals (assistant)
2013–2014 Lipscomb Bisons (assistant)
2015 Xavier Musketeers (assistant)
2016–2018 Louisville Cardinals (assistant)
2019– Louisville Cardinals
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 28, 2021

Playing career edit

Youth and college edit

Hayden attended Trinity High School in Louisville, where he played on the school soccer team. He was a two-time Parade Magazine All-American and was the 2000–01 Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year.[1][2]

Hayden played college soccer at Indiana University. After redshirting his freshman season, Hayden began to see regular time with the Hoosiers in 2003. He helped Indiana win back-to-back NCAA titles in 2003 and 2004 as well as Big Ten Conference Tournament titles in 2003 and 2006. Hayden was named second team All-Big Ten in 2004 and first team All-Big Ten in 2006.[3][1] He also made the NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team during 2004.[4]

While at Indiana, Hayden spent the collegiate off-season with several teams in the USL Premier Development League (PDL; now known as USL League Two). In 2002, he played with the West Michigan Edge. In 2004, he spent the season with the Indiana Blast and in 2005 with the Chicago Fire Premier. Hayden signed with the Fort Wayne Fever for the 2006 season.[5]

Professional edit

On January 12, 2007, the Houston Dynamo selected Hayden in the first round (13th overall) in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft.[3][6] He made his professional debut on July 10 in a 1–0 loss to the Charleston Battery in a U.S. Open Cup match.[5] The Dynamo would go on to win MLS Cup 2007, but Hayden did not appear in the MLS regular season or playoffs.

During the 2008 season, Hayden made 2 total appearances for the Dynamo, once in the Open Cup and once in the CONCACAF Champions League.[7][8]

He was loaned out to USL-1 side Cleveland City Stars in May 2009. While at Cleveland he landed USL-1 team of the week accolades following performances against the Portland Timbers and the Minnesota Thunder.[9]

On July 1, 2009, Hayden made his first appearance of the 2009 season for Houston against the Austin Aztex in a 2–0 in the Open Cup.[10] Hayden played in subsequent cup games for the Dynamo against the Charleston Battery, a 4–0 win in which Hayden recorded 2 assists, and Seattle Sounders FC, a 2–1 loss.[11][12] He also made 3 appearances in the Champions League group stage.[8] He once again did not appear in a MLS match.

ON November 25, 2009, Hayden was waived by Houston.[13][14]

In January 2010, Hayden signed with his hometown's Louisville Lightning of the Professional Arena Soccer League.[15] He also returned to the Lightning for the full 2010–11 season.[16]

Coaching career edit

During his playing career, Hayden served as director for Mockingbird Valley SC and Chicago Fire Juniors: Kentucky.[1][4][17][16] In 2012, Hayden was hired as the assistant coach for the University of Louisville men's soccer program.[17] During the 2012 season, the Cardinals won the Big East Conference regular season title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.[4]

Hayden left Louisville to become an assistant at Lipscomb University in 2013.[18] While at Lipscomb Hayden helped the Bisons to an Atlantic Sun Conference regular season title in 2014. The Bison were 21–13–4 overall during his two years in Nashville.[19]

On April 10, 2015, Hayden was hired by Xavier University as their associate head coach for the Musketeers men's soccer program.[20] During his one season with Xavier, the Musketeers had a 12–6–1 record.

In 2016 Hayden returned to the University of Louisville as an assistant coach. During his 3 seasons as the assistant, Louisville reached 3 NCAA Tournaments and the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament.[19]

On December 27, 2018, Louisville hired Hayden as the head coach for the men's soccer program, the 5th in program history.[1][19]

Head coaching record edit

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Louisville (Atlantic Coast) (2019–present)
2019 Louisville 10–8–2 3–4–1 4th (Atlantic) NCAA Third Round
2020 Louisville 5–8–1 5–6–1 5th (Atlantic)
2021 Louisville 10–7–1 5–3–0 2nd (Atlantic) NCAA First Round
2022 Louisville 9–6–3 4–3–1 3rd (Atlantic) NCAA First Round
2023 Louisville 12–6–3 2–4–2 4th (Atlantic) NCAA Second Round
Louisville: 46–35–10 19–20–5
Total: 46–35–10

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Career statistics edit

     Source:[21][22][23][24]

Club Season League Open Cup Playoffs Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Michigan Edge 2002 PDL 9 1 9 1
Indiana Blast 2004 PDL 12 2 12 2
Chicago Fire Premier 2005 PDL 12 1 0 0 0 0 12 1
Fort Wayne Fever 2006 PDL 14 0 14 0
Houston Dynamo 2007 MLS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2008 0 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 2 0
2009 0 0 3 0 0 0 3[a] 0 6 0
Dynamo Total 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 9 0
Cleveland City Stars (loan) 2009 USL-2 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Career Total 54 4 5 0 0 0 4 0 63 4
  1. ^ a b Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League

Personal life edit

Hayden was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended Trinity High School and Indiana University.[19]

On December 1, 2007, Hayden married Hollie Minogue, who played women's soccer at Louisville. Together they have 2 sons.[20][19]

Honors edit

Indiana University

Houston Dynamo

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Lerner, Danielle (December 27, 2018). "Louisville replaces Ken Lolla with internal candidate, hires golf coach". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "John Michael Hayden 2000 - 2001 KENTUCKY BOYS SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR". playeroftheyear.gatorade.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  3. ^ a b "Houston Dynamo acquires John Michael Hayden in first round of 2007 MLS SuperDraft". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "John Michael Hayden - Head Coach - Staff Directory". University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  5. ^ a b Player Bio Archived 2008-12-22 at the Wayback Machine From http://houston.mlsnet.com, Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  6. ^ Fallas, Bernardo (2007-01-12). "Dynamo land Indiana midfielder, Katy native in draft". Chron. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  7. ^ Winner, Andrew. "Dynamo make early exit again". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "USA - J. Hayden - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  9. ^ http://www.clevelandcitystars.com/news/532-city-stars-add-two-in-time-for-portland
  10. ^ "Ashe keys 2-0 Dynamo Open Cup victory". Houston Dynamo. July 1, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
  11. ^ "Dynamo 4, Charleston Battery 0". Houston Dynamo. July 7, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  12. ^ "Dynamo 1, Seattle Sounders 2 (ET)". Houston Dynamo. July 21, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  13. ^ "Major League Soccer: News: RSL adds Thompson in MLS Waiver Draft". 27 November 2009. Archived from the original on 27 November 2009.
  14. ^ Fallas, Bernardo (2009-11-25). "Dynamo lose no players in Philly's expansion draft". Chron. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  15. ^ Network, International Soccer. "Hayden Signs with PASL's Lightning". PRLog.
  16. ^ a b "Louisville Lightning Sign John Michael Hayden to New Deal". OurSports Central. 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  17. ^ a b "Ken Lolla Announces the Addition of John Michael Hayden to the Staff". University of Louisville Athletics. June 6, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  18. ^ "John Michael Hayden - Assistant Coach - Men's Soccer Coaches". Lipscomb University. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  19. ^ a b c d e "Hayden Chosen to Guide UofL Men's Soccer Program". University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  20. ^ a b "Men's Soccer Announces Hiring of John Michael Hayden". Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  21. ^ "John Michael hayden". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  22. ^ "John Michael Hayden Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  23. ^ "USA - J. Hayden - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  24. ^ "John Michael Hayden | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2021-01-28.

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