Men's Soccer
Lomeli, Christian
Christian Lomeli
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- clomeli@iu.edu
- Phone:
- (812) 855-0051
A former Indiana men’s soccer student-athlete, Christian Lomeli enters his fifth season as an assistant coach for the Hoosiers in 2023. Lomeli primarily works with the team's goalkeepers.
In each of the four seasons that Lomeli has guided the IU goalkeeper union, Indiana has ranked top 11 nationally in shutouts. IU finished tied for first with 13 clean sheets in 2021 and second with 10 shutouts in the 2020-21 season (16 matches).
Under Lomeli’s guidance, Roman Celentano became the first player ever to win Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year twice, doing so in the 2020-21 and 2021 seasons. Following the 2021 campaign, FC Cincinnati selected Celentano with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. Celentano became one of only three keepers drafted No. 2 or higher, joining Andre Blake and Brad Guzan. At IU, Celentano was a two-time All-American with a 37-10-5 record while allowing just 33 goals in 52 matches.
Indiana’s goalkeeping was key in its 2022 run to the NCAA College Cup. IU became the seventh team in NCAA Division-I men’s soccer history to advance to the national championship match without conceding a goal in the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers would finish No. 2 nationally with a 14-5-6 record, and it’s nine shutouts ranked tied for 11th.
Hoosier goalkeepers combined for 13 shutouts during the 2021 season, which tied for the most in NCAA Division I. In October, IU went on a run of seven straight clean sheets to mark the second longest single-season shutout streak in program history. Celentano finished third in the nation with 11 individual clean sheets over 22 matches and his 73 saves were the most by an IU keeper since Luis Soffner in 2012.
Celentano was dominant in goal during the 2020-21 season as he earned his first All-America and Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year honors. The sophomore conceded just six goals in 1,490:42 for a 0.362 goals against average and tied for second in NCAA Division-I with nine shutouts. Lomeli helped lead Indiana to its third straight Big Ten Championship double and to the NCAA College Cup final. The Hoosiers finished the abbreviated season with a 12-2-2 record and as the No. 2 ranked team in the country.
Lomeli and the IU coaches were named the United Soccer Coaches Men’s North Region Staff of the Year in 2019 after the Hoosiers repeated their Big Ten Championship double. IU finished No. 5 in the nation with an overall record of 15-3-4 after ending the season in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16. IU tied for sixth in the nation with 11 clean sheets in 22 matches.
“We are excited to have Christian join our staff after finishing his undergraduate degree in 2018,” Yeagley remarked at the time of the hiring. “Christian’s primary responsibility will be training our goalkeepers. As a past goalkeeper at IU, Christian understands the importance and great culture we have within our GK group. Christian has learned from some of the best goalkeeper coaches in the country after finishing up his career at IU and Indy Eleven. He is a young, bright star in the coaching profession.”
Along with his duties in 2018 with IU as an undergraduate assistant coach, Lomeli served as the head coach of the Alliance Soccer Club and helped the team reach the Indiana Presidents Cup State final. He also served as the Director of Goalkeeping at the Carmel Football Club from 2016-17.
During his collegiate playing career, Lomeli played two seasons at IUPUI and two with the Hoosiers. In 2016 at IU, Lomeli started all seven matches he played, posting a 0.53 goals-against average while making 16 saves.
In each of the four seasons that Lomeli has guided the IU goalkeeper union, Indiana has ranked top 11 nationally in shutouts. IU finished tied for first with 13 clean sheets in 2021 and second with 10 shutouts in the 2020-21 season (16 matches).
Under Lomeli’s guidance, Roman Celentano became the first player ever to win Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year twice, doing so in the 2020-21 and 2021 seasons. Following the 2021 campaign, FC Cincinnati selected Celentano with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. Celentano became one of only three keepers drafted No. 2 or higher, joining Andre Blake and Brad Guzan. At IU, Celentano was a two-time All-American with a 37-10-5 record while allowing just 33 goals in 52 matches.
Indiana’s goalkeeping was key in its 2022 run to the NCAA College Cup. IU became the seventh team in NCAA Division-I men’s soccer history to advance to the national championship match without conceding a goal in the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers would finish No. 2 nationally with a 14-5-6 record, and it’s nine shutouts ranked tied for 11th.
Hoosier goalkeepers combined for 13 shutouts during the 2021 season, which tied for the most in NCAA Division I. In October, IU went on a run of seven straight clean sheets to mark the second longest single-season shutout streak in program history. Celentano finished third in the nation with 11 individual clean sheets over 22 matches and his 73 saves were the most by an IU keeper since Luis Soffner in 2012.
Celentano was dominant in goal during the 2020-21 season as he earned his first All-America and Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year honors. The sophomore conceded just six goals in 1,490:42 for a 0.362 goals against average and tied for second in NCAA Division-I with nine shutouts. Lomeli helped lead Indiana to its third straight Big Ten Championship double and to the NCAA College Cup final. The Hoosiers finished the abbreviated season with a 12-2-2 record and as the No. 2 ranked team in the country.
Lomeli and the IU coaches were named the United Soccer Coaches Men’s North Region Staff of the Year in 2019 after the Hoosiers repeated their Big Ten Championship double. IU finished No. 5 in the nation with an overall record of 15-3-4 after ending the season in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16. IU tied for sixth in the nation with 11 clean sheets in 22 matches.
“We are excited to have Christian join our staff after finishing his undergraduate degree in 2018,” Yeagley remarked at the time of the hiring. “Christian’s primary responsibility will be training our goalkeepers. As a past goalkeeper at IU, Christian understands the importance and great culture we have within our GK group. Christian has learned from some of the best goalkeeper coaches in the country after finishing up his career at IU and Indy Eleven. He is a young, bright star in the coaching profession.”
Along with his duties in 2018 with IU as an undergraduate assistant coach, Lomeli served as the head coach of the Alliance Soccer Club and helped the team reach the Indiana Presidents Cup State final. He also served as the Director of Goalkeeping at the Carmel Football Club from 2016-17.
During his collegiate playing career, Lomeli played two seasons at IUPUI and two with the Hoosiers. In 2016 at IU, Lomeli started all seven matches he played, posting a 0.53 goals-against average while making 16 saves.
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