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Alex Svetanoff makes a save at Evansville.

The Cardinals starting lineup before Bellarmine.

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Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Men's soccer team photo on Senior Night.

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The Cardinals celebrate after a win over Pitt.

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Alex Svetanoff

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
6-2
Weight:
193
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Crown Point, Ind.
High School:
Crown Point

PRONUNCIATION

2024: Missed the season due to injury.

2023: Played every minute in goal for the Cardinals in his first collegiate action ... logged 1,910 minutes ... finished with a 12-6-3 mark, recording six clean sheets ... made 96 saves, the most by a Louisville keeper since 1995 ... made six saves and recorded a shutout against Tulsa in first collegiate action, earning ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors ... followed with shutouts against Bellarmine and UNCG ... made five saves in a shutout at Evansville ... tallied back-to-back clean sheets against Boston College and at Oakland ... made a career high nine saves in the ACC Championship first round win at Pitt ... re-set his career high with 11 saves in the ACC semifinal at Clemson.

2022: Redshirted

High School/Club: Ranked as the #184 player nationally in the 2021 class by Top Drawer Soccer ... Signed an academy contact with Indy Eleven in 2020 and was a member of the USL Championship side for three years ... Also played for the Indiana Fire Academy, where he helped them to the 2021 USL Academy Playoffs in Tampa, Fla ... Sventanoff was named the Golden Gloves winner during the tournament.

Personal: Son of Cathy and Joe Svetanoff … Majoring in accounting … Wants to play professional soccer once his collegiate career is over … Enjoys playing golf and going fishing in his free time … Favorite TV show is Ozark … Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant … Favorite team is Manchester United.