John Michael Hayden (born April 27, 1984, in

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) is a former American

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player and current head coach of the men's team of the

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Playing career

Youth and college

Hayden attended

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in Louisville, where he played on the school soccer team. He was a two-time

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All-American and was the 2000–01

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. Hayden played

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Indiana University Indiana University (IU) is a state university system, system of Public university, public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. The system has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration o ...

. 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

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and

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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. He also made the NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team during 2004. While at Indiana, Hayden spent the collegiate off-season with several teams in the USL Premier Development League (PDL; now known as

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). In 2002, he played with the

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. 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.

Professional

On January 12, 2007, the

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selected Hayden in the first round (13th overall) in the

2007 MLS SuperDraft The 2007 MLS SuperDraft was held in Indianapolis, Indiana on January 12, 2007. It was the eighth annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection belonged to expansion team Toronto FC. The SuperDraft was followed by the 2007 MLS Su ...

. He made his professional debut on July 10 in a 1–0 loss to the

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in a U.S. Open Cup match.Player Bio
From http://houston.mlsnet.com , Retrieved 5 July 2008. The Dynamo would go on to win

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, but Hayden did not appear in the

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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

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. He was loaned out to

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side

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in May 2009. While at Cleveland he landed USL-1 team of the week accolades following performances against the

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and the

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. On July 1, 2009, Hayden made his first appearance of the 2009 season for Houston against the

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in a 2–0 in the Open Cup. Hayden played in subsequent cup games for the Dynamo against the

, a 4–0 win in which Hayden recorded 2 assists, and

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, a 2–1 loss. He also made 3 appearances in the Champions League group stage. He once again did not appear in a MLS match. ON November 25, 2009, Hayden was waived by Houston. In January 2010, Hayden signed with his hometown's Louisville Lightning of the

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. He also returned to the Lightning for the full 2010–11 season.

Coaching career

During his playing career, Hayden served as director for Mockingbird Valley SC and Chicago Fire Juniors: Kentucky. In 2012, Hayden was hired as the assistant coach for the

men's soccer program. During the 2012 season, the Cardinals won the

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regular season title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight. Hayden left Louisville to become an assistant at

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in 2013. While at Lipscomb Hayden helped the Bisons to an

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regular season title in 2014. The Bison were 21–13–4 overall during his two years in Nashville. On April 10, 2015, Hayden was hired by

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as their associate head coach for the Musketeers men's soccer program. 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. On December 27, 2018, Louisville hired Hayden as the head coach for the men's soccer program, the 5th in program history.

Head coaching record

Career statistics

Source:

Personal life

Hayden was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended

and

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

Honors

Indiana University * NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship:

* Big Ten Conference Tournament: 2003, 2006 *

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Regular Season: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 Houston Dynamo *

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References

External links

MLS player profile
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