USL Championship

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexington Sporting Club’s Brooks Thompson is back between the posts in 2026. 

The 23-year-old Indiana native appeared 18 times for Lexington last season across all competitions, making 34 saves and conceding 22 goals. He also logged six clean sheets and was named the USL Championship’s Player of the Week in Week 20. 

Thompson’s professional soccer journey began in 2019 when he debuted with Sporting Kansas City II in the USL Championship. He made 11 appearances for the side from 2019-21. 

In 2022, Thompson signed with Philadelphia Union II in MLS NEXT Pro where he spent two seasons. He was then loaned to North Carolina FC in USL League One for the 2023 campaign and made 17 appearances. 

Following one season with Spokane Velocity FC in 2024, Thompson inked a multi-year deal with LSC ahead of the 2025 season. 

In addition to Thompson, Lexington’s 2026 goalkeeping room includes Logan Ketterer and the newly-signed Oliver Semmle.

2026 USL Championship Roster 

Goalkeepers: Logan Ketterer, Oliver Semmle, Brooks Thompson

Defenders: Kendall Burks, Jacob Greene, Joe Hafferty, Marqes Muir, Arturo Ordóñez, Xavier Zengue

Midfielders: Michael Adedokun, Latif Blessing, Luís Felipe, Blaine Ferri, Nick Firmino, Alfredo Midence, Aaron Molloy

Forwards: Marcus Epps, Phillip Goodrum, Braudílio Rodrigues, Malik Henry-Scott, Tarik Scott, Milo Yosef

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexington Sporting Club and Eliot Goldthorp have mutually agreed to a termination of contract. 

Goldthorp made 15 appearances for LSC across all competitions in 2025, scoring twice and notching two assists, before being loaned to FC Tulsa. 

The club thanks Eliot for his contributions and wishes him well in the future.

Photo: Daniel McCullough, courtesy of 3rd Degree

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexington Sporting Club added to its forward group Tuesday with the signing of 20-year-old Tarik Scott to a multi-year deal, pending league and federation approval. 

Scott arrives with eight MLS appearances for FC Dallas across all competitions between the 2024-25 seasons, after progressing through one of the league’s most established development pipelines. 

“When I saw the offer come in, I was ecstatic,” said Scott. “I wanted to be a part of a new team that’s fighting to cement themselves in a new league. I can’t wait to get this year started and hopefully bring something home to Lexington.” 

A product of the FC Dallas academy since he was five, Scott signed a homegrown contract with the club in 2022 and debuted professionally with its MLS NEXT Pro affiliate side, North Texas SC. 

After an injury sidelined him in 2023, Scott rebounded in 2024 with 10 goals and three assists to help North Texas capture the MLS NEXT Pro Cup alongside his brother and current Lexington SC teammate, Malik Henry-Scott. 

Scott’s standout 2024 campaign led to an MLS call-up, his first of two stints with FC Dallas’ senior team. He appeared four times for Dallas that season and four additional times in 2025. 

After scoring five goals in 16 matches for North Texas in 2025, Scott joined Monterey Bay FC on loan. He recorded one goal and two assists in nine USL Championship appearances. 

Highly regarded from a young age, Scott’s resume includes winning the 2018 Dallas Cup and 2019 Bayern Adidas Campus Cup, as well as U-17 MLS NEXT Cup Golden Boot honors in 2019. He was also selected for the 2022 Bayern World Squad, an elite international program run by FC Bayern Munich for young players to develop their skills. 

At the international level, Scott earned a call-up to the Jamaican U-20 Youth National Team for a 2024 training camp in Trinidad and Tobago. 

Scott joins Marcus Epps, Phillip Goodrum, Braudílio Rodrigues, Malik Henry-Scott and Milo Yosef as forwards under contract in 2026 for Lexington.

2026 USL Championship Roster 

Goalkeepers: Logan Ketterer, Oliver Semmle, Brooks Thompson

Defenders: Kendall Burks, Jacob Greene, Joe Hafferty, Marqes Muir, Arturo Ordóñez, Xavier Zengue

Midfielders: Michael Adedokun, Latif Blessing, Luís Felipe, Blaine Ferri, Nick Firmino, Alfredo Midence, Aaron Molloy

Forwards: Marcus Epps, Phillip Goodrum, Braudílio Rodrigues, Malik Henry-Scott, Tarik Scott, Milo Yosef

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Forward Malik Henry-Scott returns to Lexington Sporting Club for the second season of his multi-year deal in 2026. 

“I’m glad to be back in Lexington,” said Henry-Scott. “I mostly look forward to winning some silverware this year.” 

The 24-year-old made one appearance for LSC last season, logging 14 minutes on Oct. 4 at FC Tulsa. 

Henry-Scott is a product of the FC Dallas development pipeline, beginning with the MLS side’s youth academy and later signing with North Texas SC, its MLS NEXT Pro affiliate. 

With North Texas, Henry-Scott appeared 21 times in 2024, scoring three goals and logging two assists. He also recorded one goal and one assist during the club’s playoff run which culminated in an MLS NEXT Pro title. 

He also made six MLS NEXT Pro appearances for Huntsville City FC in 2025, Nashville SC’s MLS NEXT Pro affiliate club, while on loan from LSC. 

Collegiately, Henry-Scott appeared 41 times for the University of Tulsa over three seasons. He tallied 13 goals and six assists for the Golden Hurricane and was named to the American All-Conference Second Team as a sophomore in 2021. 

Henry-Scott joins Marcus Epps, Phillip Goodrum, Braudílio Rodrigues and Milo Yosef as forwards under contract for Lexington SC in 2026. 

2026 USL Championship Roster 

Goalkeepers: Logan Ketterer, Oliver Semmle, Brooks Thompson    

Defenders: Kendall Burks, Jacob Greene, Joe Hafferty, Marqes Muir, Arturo Ordóñez, Xavier Zengue         

Midfielders: Michael Adedokun, Latif Blessing, Luís Felipe, Blaine Ferri, Nick Firmino, Alfredo Midence, Aaron Molloy    

Forwards: Marcus Epps, Phillip Goodrum, Braudílio Rodrigues, Malik Henry-Scott, Milo Yosef

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexington Sporting Club added to its goalkeeping core Tuesday with the signing of Oliver Semmle to a multi-year contract, pending league and federation approval. 

Now entering his fourth professional season, Semmle’s career has spanned MLS and the USL Championship with the Philadelphia Union, North Carolina FC and Louisville City FC. The German keeper has posted a career 68% save percentage and a 36.2% clean sheet percentage across all competitions. 

“I’m very excited to join Lexington and be part of an exciting project that is clearly moving in the right direction,” said Semmle. “There is a lot of quality in the squad with great players and strong new signings, and I’m looking forward to getting started and contributing.”

Semmle joins Lexington from the Philadelphia Union where he appeared 17 times in MLS play in 2024. He made 49 saves and another five in his lone CONCACAF Champions Cup appearance. 

After not appearing for the Union in 2025, he was loaned to North Carolina FC to close out the season. Semmle allowed just 13 goals in 11 appearances for North Carolina while making 26 stops. 

The goalkeeper was initially drafted 41st overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft out of Marshall University, but Semmle instead inked his first professional contract with Louisville City FC. He started 31 matches for LouCity and posted a 69.1% save percentage along with 12 clean sheets, a league rookie record for most shutouts. 

In three years at Marshall, Semmle allowed only 41 goals in 54 appearances, posting a 75% save percentage. He helped the Thundering Herd to a national title in 2020 alongside his LSC teammate Milo Yosef, was named the Conference USA Goalkeeper of the Year and was named First Team All-Conference USA. 

Semmle joins Brooks Thompson and Logan Ketterer as goalkeepers named to Lexington’s USL Championship roster in 2026. 

2026 USL Championship Roster

Goalkeepers: Logan Ketterer, Oliver Semmle, Brooks Thompson   

Defenders: Kendall Burks, Jacob Greene, Joe Hafferty, Marqes Muir, Arturo Ordóñez, Xavier Zengue        

Midfielders: Michael Adedokun, Latif Blessing, Luís Felipe, Blaine Ferri, Nick Firmino, Alfredo Midence, Aaron Molloy   

Forwards: Marcus Epps, Phillip Goodrum, Braudílio Rodrigues, Malik Henry-Scott, Milo Yosef

Photo: Connor Cunningham, courtesy of Louisville City FC

LEXINGTON, Ky. — In Lexington Sporting Club’s second blockbuster offseason move in as many weeks, the club has acquired forward Phillip Goodrum from Louisville City FC, pending league and federation approval. 

The 2022 USL Championship All-League First Team forward has established himself as one of the league’s premier scorers, amassing 59 goals and 14 assists over the last four seasons. 

Goodrum has finished with double-digit goal totals in three of the last four years and was the 2022 USL-C Golden Boot runner-up. Last season, he led the league in goals added with 3.90, per American Soccer Analysis.

“I’m thrilled to be joining Lexington SC,” said Goodrum. “After hearing the vision for this club, it’s hard to not want to be a part of it. When speaking to Mac and the front office, I really knew this would be a good fit, and I thank them all for putting their trust in me. I’m a goal-scoring center forward, and fans can expect to see me play with a lot of personality and freedom that will hopefully turn into lots of goals.” 

The Tennessee native spent the back half of the 2024 campaign and the full 2025 season with Louisville City FC, where he netted 18 goals in 38 regular season appearances. 

Prior to his time with LouCity, Goodrum featured for FC Tulsa across the 2023 and 2024 seasons, tallying 17 goals and five assists in 40 appearances across all competitions.

From 2022-23, he scored 23 times across all competitions for Memphis 901 FC, 21 of which came in 2022 league play. His scoring total was second-best in the league. 

Following the 2022 season, Goodrum was named to the Championship’s All-League First Team alongside then-teammate and current Lexington SC midfielder Aaron Molloy. 

Goodrum began his professional career with Atlanta United 2 in 2020 after being selected 75th overall in the MLS SuperDraft out of UNC Wilmington. 

He joins Marcus Epps, Braudílio Rodrigues, Malik Henry-Scott and Milo Yosef as forwards inked to contracts in 2026. 

2026 USL Championship Roster      

Goalkeepers: Brooks Thompson, Logan Ketterer        

Defenders: Kendall Burks, Jacob Greene, Joe Hafferty, Marqes Muir, Arturo Ordóñez, Xavier Zengue        

Midfielders: Michael Adedokun, Latif Blessing, Luís Felipe, Blaine Ferri, Nick Firmino, Alfredo Midence, Aaron Molloy   

Forwards: Marcus Epps, Phillip Goodrum, Braudílio Rodrigues, Malik Henry-Scott, Milo Yosef

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Midfielder Alfredo Midence is returning to the Bluegrass for the second year of his multi-year contract in 2026. 

Midence appeared 17 times for Lexington across all competitions in 2025, logging 1,011 total minutes. He started eight consecutive matches for the Greens from May 24-Aug. 1, then started the club’s final two matches of the season. 

The Honduran scored once in USL Championship play, once during the U.S. Open Cup and added three assists in Prinx Tires USL Cup play.

Midence also scored once and tallied four assists for Charlotte Independence in USL League One while on loan from Lexington.

“I’m really excited to get back with the team,” said Midence. “We have some work to do in order to give our people what they deserve.”

Midence joins Michael Adedokun, Latif Blessing, Luís Felipe, Blaine Ferri, Nick Firmino and Aaron Molloy as midfielders signed to Lexington SC’s roster next season. 

2026 USL Championship Roster       

Goalkeepers: Brooks Thompson, Logan Ketterer        

Defenders: Kendall Burks, Jacob Greene, Joe Hafferty, Marqes Muir, Arturo Ordóñez, Xavier Zengue        

Midfielders: Michael Adedokun, Latif Blessing, Luís Felipe, Blaine Ferri, Nick Firmino, Alfredo Midence, Aaron Molloy   

Forwards: Marcus Epps, Braudílio Rodrigues, Malik Henry-Scott, Milo Yosef

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A mainstay in Lexington SC’s starting XI a season ago, midfielder Nick Firmino returns to the club in 2026 for the second year of his multi-year deal. 

The Brazilian appeared in all 30 of the club’s USL Championship matches in 2025, as well as its two U.S. Open Cup contests and three of its four Prinx Tires USL Cup matches. He totaled 2,711 minutes across all competitions, second only to Joe Hafferty. 

“I’m looking forward to playing in front of our fans again and competing for trophies,” said Firmino. 

Firmino scored three times last season, including a jaw-dropping free-kick goal at Monterey Bay FC on June 6. 

Lexington signed Firmino from MLS’ Atlanta United where he made 14 appearances for the top-flight squad from 2023-24 with four goals. He also appeared 81 times for Atlanta United 2 from 2022-24 in USL Championship and MLS NEXT Pro play, tallying 22 goals and 10 assists. 

Before his move to Atlanta, Firmino spent two seasons in USL League One. He appeared 25 times for Union Omaha in 2021 and 16 times for New England Revolution II in 2020, combining for six goals and two assists. 

Firmino joins Michael Adedokun, Latif Blessing, Luís Felipe, Blaine Ferri, Alfredo Midence and Aaron Molloy as midfielders signed to LSC’s 2026 roster.  

2026 USL Championship Roster      

Goalkeepers: Brooks Thompson, Logan Ketterer       

Defenders: Kendall Burks, Jacob Greene, Joe Hafferty, Marqes Muir, Arturo Ordóñez, Xavier Zengue       

Midfielders: Michael Adedokun, Latif Blessing, Luís Felipe, Blaine Ferri, Nick Firmino, Alfredo Midence, Aaron Molloy  

Forwards: Marcus Epps, Braudílio Rodrigues, Malik Henry-Scott, Milo Yosef 

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexington Sporting Club has acquired midfielder Aaron Molloy from Charleston Battery, pending league and federation approval.

Molloy has cemented himself as one of the USL-C’s premier midfielders over the past four seasons. Since 2022, the Irishman has racked up 15 goals, 29 assists, 273 chances created and earned four consecutive All-League First Team awards. 

“I’m really excited to join Lexington SC and start this next chapter,” said Molloy. “It’s a club with clear ambition and a passionate fan base. I’m looking forward to getting to work, competing every day and giving everything I have for the badge and city.” 

Molloy took the USL Championship by storm when he tallied eight goals and 10 assists, the second most in the league, with Memphis 901 FC in 2022. In addition to ranking first on the club in assists, he led 901 FC in chances created (74), duels won (221) and tackles (61) on his way to being named a USL-C Player of the Year finalist. 

He followed up the sensational season with nine more assists across all competitions for Memphis in 2023 and finished atop the league with 80 chances created. 

Molloy signed with Charleston ahead of the 2024 season and led the club with 119 chances created from 2024-25 to pair with nine assists. He also scored five times and led the Battery in interceptions (87), tackles (87) and duels won (335). 

Additionally, Molloy spent one season with Portland Timbers 2 after being drafted No. 16 overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by its MLS team out of Penn State, and finished as a USL League One Player of the Year candidate with Forward Madison FC in 2021. 

The 28-year-old slots in alongside Michael Adedokun, Latif Blessing, Luís Felipe, Blaine Ferri, Nick Firmino and Alfredo Midence as midfielders signed to LSC’s 2026 roster. 

2026 USL Championship Roster     

Goalkeepers: Brooks Thompson, Logan Ketterer      

Defenders: Kendall Burks, Jacob Greene, Joe Hafferty, Marqes Muir, Arturo Ordóñez, Xavier Zengue      

Midfielders: Michael Adedokun, Latif Blessing, Luís Felipe, Blaine Ferri, Nick Firmino, Alfredo Midence, Aaron Molloy 

Forwards: Marcus Epps, Braudílio Rodrigues, Malik Henry-Scott, Milo Yosef