The 2019 Richmond Kickers season is a soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. It was the club's 27th season of existence, their 15th season in the third tier of American soccer, and their first season in the newly created USL League One. It was the Kickers' first season playing in the third tier of American soccer since 2016, when they were in the United Soccer League. The season covers the period from October 14, 2018, to the beginning of the 2020 USL League One season.
Roster
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals Goalkeepers 1 Akira Fitzgerald GK 2019 Tampa Bay Rowdies 15 0 23 Joe Rice GK 2019 VCU Rams 0 0 94 Matt Broomall GK 2019 Atlantic City FC 0 0 Defenders 3 Scott Thomsen DF 2018 Orlando City B 40 2 4 Ivan Magalhães DF 2019 Tampa Bay Rowdies 9 0 5 Conor Shanosky DF 2016 Louisville City 95 5 17 Eli Lockaby DF 2019 VCU Rams 12 2 18 Wahab Ackwei DF 2019 New York Red Bulls II 13 1 20 Luke Pavone DF 2019 Hapoel Petah Tikva 3 0 24 Sam Moore DF 2019 Richmond United 0 0 31 Braeden Troyer DF 2015 South Carolina Gamecocks 124 0 Midfielders 7 Josh Hughes MF 2019 Nashville SC 12 1 8 Amass Amankona MF 2019 Indy Eleven 2 0 11 Matt Bolduc MF 2017 Harrisburg City Islanders 39 2 12 Alex Ainscough MF 2019 SpVgg Bayreuth 4 0 14 Nick Retzlaff MF 2019 NC State Wolfpack 6 0 16 Justin Grove MF 2019 Charlottesville Alliance 2 0 21 Maxi Rodriguez MF 2019 San Antonio FC 13 1 22 Jannik Eckenrode MF 2019 Jammerbugt 6 0 28 Greg Boehme MF 2018 VCU Rams 17 0 77 Charles Boateng MF 2019 WAFA SC (loan) 9 4 80 Mutaya Mwape MF 2019 Charlotte Independence 12 1 97 Lucas Mendes MF 2019 FC Baltimore 2 0 Forwards 9 Daniel Jackson FW 2019 Bollklubben-46 13 2 10 Joe Gallardo FW 2019 SIMA Águilas 15 4 15 Dennis Chin FW 2019 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 11 2
Non-competitive
Preseason On January 19, 2019, the Kickers revealed their preseason schedule. Richmond played seven matches in the span of just over a month, including five games against collegiate programs and two games against clubs from the USL Championship. All six games took place in the state of Virginia, with the Kickers playing host to five of those games; just one, however, was played at City Stadium.
Midseason
Competitive
USL League One
Standings
Results by round
Match results On December 7, 2018, the league announced the home openers for its inaugural season. Richmond's first-ever match in the league will take place on March 30, 2019, with the Kickers playing host to Lansing Ignite. Richmond will also take part in the home-opening match for Lansing, visiting Cooley Law School Stadium on April 13.
The remainder of the league schedule was released on December 10, 2018. The inaugural USL League One season will consist of 28 matches for the Kickers, with Richmond playing four times against Chattanooga Red Wolves and three times against every other opponent. Richmond will renew their series with Orlando City B and Toronto FC II, both of whom they previously faced in the United Soccer League; they will face all seven other teams for the first time.
U.S. Open Cup
As a member of USL League One, the Kickers entered the tournament in the First Round, playing on May 7, 2019.
Statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan=10 align=center|Players who left Richmond during the season:
Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name USL1 U.S. Open Cup Total 1 GK Akira Fitzgerald210021 3 DF Scott Thomsen200020 4 DF Ivan Magalhães300030 5 DF Conor Shanosky320032 7 MF Josh Hughes300030 9 FW Daniel Jackson001010 10 FW Joe Gallardo600060 11 MF Matt Bolduc500050 12 MF Alex Ainscough100010 16 MF Justin Grove001010 17 DF Eli Lockaby100010 18 DF Wahab Ackwei711081 21 MF Maxi Rodriguez410041 22 MF Jannik Eckenrode410041 31 DF Braeden Troyer610061 77 MF Charles Boateng500050 80 MF Mutaya Mwape400040Players who left Richmond during the season: 2 DF Aboubacar Keita100010
Clean sheets No. Name USL1 U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played 1 Akira Fitzgerald90926 23 Joe Rice0003 94 Matt Broomall0000
Transfers
In Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource MF Josh Hughes Nashville SC Signed to a one-year contract. Jan 2, 2019 MF Amass Amankona Indy Eleven Signed to a one-year contract. Jan 4, 2019 FW Dennis Chin Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Signed to a one-year contract. Jan 7, 2019 DF Eli Lockaby VCU Rams Signed to a one-year contract. Jan 18, 2019 MF Mutaya Mwape Charlotte Independence Signed to a one-year contract. Jan 21, 2019 GK Akira Fitzgerald Tampa Bay Rowdies Signed to a one-year contract. Feb 6, 2019 FW Daniel Jackson Bollklubben-46 Signed to a one-year contract. Feb 11, 2019 MF Maxi Rodriguez San Antonio FC Signed to a one-year contract. Feb 22, 2019 MF Jannik Eckenrode Jammerbugt Signed to a one-year contract. Feb 27, 2019 DF Ivan Magalhães Tampa Bay Rowdies Signed to a one-year contract. Mar 19, 2019 GK Matt Broomall Atlantic City FC Signed to a one-year contract. Mar 20, 2019 DF Sam Moore Richmond United Signed to a USL Academy contract. Mar 20, 2019 GK Joe Rice VCU Rams Signed to a one-year contract. Mar 20, 2019 DF Wahab Ackwei New York Red Bulls II Signed to a one-year contract. Mar 21, 2019 MF Alex Ainscough SpVgg Bayreuth Signed to a one-year contract. Mar 21, 2019 FW Joe Gallardo SIMA Águilas Signed to a one-year contract. Mar 21, 2019 MF Nick Retzlaff NC State Wolfpack Signed to a one-year contract. Mar 21, 2019 MF Justin Grove Charlottesville Alliance Signed to a one-year contract. Mar 22, 2019 MF Lucas Mendes FC Baltimore Signed to a one-year contract. Mar 22, 2019 DF Luke Pavone Hapoel Petah Tikva Signed to a one-year contract. Mar 22, 2019 FW Key White Richmond United Signed to a USL Academy contract. Jul 12, 2019 MF Ryley Kraft OKC Energy FC Signed to a contract until the end of the season. Aug 23, 2019 DF Zach Perez William Paterson University Signed to a contract until the end of the season. Sep 5, 2019
Loan in Pos.PlayerParent clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource DF Aboubacar Keita Columbus Crew SC Duration of the 2019 USL League One season. Mar 6, 2019 Jun 23, 2019 MF Charles Boateng WAFA SC Duration of the 2019 USL League One season. Mar 18, 2019
Out Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource MF Prince Agyemang FK Liepāja Contract expired. Signed for Liepāja on Jan 9, 2019. Oct 14, 2018 MF Sam Bacon Elon Phoenix Academy contract expired. Committed to play college soccer at Elon. Oct 14, 2018 GK Brandon Barnes Forward Madison Contract expired. Signed for Madison on Apr 2, 2019. Oct 14, 2018 FW Heviel Cordovés Memphis 901 Contract expired. Signed for Memphis on Nov 12, 2018. Oct 14, 2018 GK Kent Dickey Villanova Wildcats Academy contract expired. Committed to play college soccer at Villanova. Oct 14, 2018 MF Brandon Eaton Forward Madison Contract expired. Signed for Madison on Jan 30, 2019. Oct 14, 2018 FW Luiz Fernando Atlanta United 2 Contract expired. Signed for Atlanta on Nov 19, 2018. Oct 14, 2018 FW Giuseppe Gentile Hartford Athletic Contract expired. Signed for Hartford on Jan 23, 2019. Oct 14, 2018 MF Raul Gonzalez Memphis 901 Contract expired. Signed for Memphis on Oct 24, 2018. Oct 14, 2018 MF Neil Hlavaty Contract expired. Retired. Oct 14, 2018 MF Yudai Imura Contract expired. Oct 14, 2018 MF Evan Lee Greenville Triumph Contract expired. Signed for Greenville on Jan 15, 2019. Oct 14, 2018 MF Koby Osei-Wusu Orlando City B Contract expired. Signed for Orlando on Feb 20, 2019. Oct 14, 2018 GK Ronnie Pascale Contract expired. Retired. Oct 14, 2018 DF Mallan Roberts Tulsa Roughnecks Contract expired. Signed for Tulsa on Jan 4, 2019. Oct 14, 2018 DF Shaun Russell Forward Madison Contract expired. Signed for Madison on Mar 25, 2019. Oct 14, 2018 MF Fred Sekyere Contract expired. Oct 14, 2018 FW Brian Shriver Contract expired. Retired. Oct 14, 2018 GK Trevor Spangenberg Birmingham Legion Contract expired. Signed for Birmingham on Feb 21, 2019. Oct 14, 2018 GK Zachery Tashjy Contract expired. Retired. Oct 14, 2018 MF Oscar Umar Saint Louis FC Contract expired. Signed for Saint Louis on Dec 5, 2018. Oct 14, 2018 DF Mekeil Williams OKC Energy Contract expired. Signed for OKC on Jan 8, 2019. Oct 14, 2018 DF Austin Yearwood New Mexico United Contract expired. Signed for New Mexico on Nov 6, 2018. Oct 14, 2018
Awards
USL1 All-League Teams PlayerTeam Joe Gallardo First Team Wahab Ackwei Second Team
USL1 Team of the Week WeekPlayersOpponent(s)Link 2 Wahab Ackwei South Georgia Tormenta 4 Wahab Ackwei Joe Gallardo Josh Hughes Greenville Triumph 5 Wahab Ackwei Mutaya Mwape Chattanooga Red Wolves 6 Dennis Chin Daniel Jackson Conor Shanosky Lansing Ignite 7 Mutaya Mwape Maxi Rodriguez FC Tucson 11 Wahab Ackwei Akira Fitzgerald FC Tucson 13 Eli Lockaby South Georgia Tormenta 17 Dennis Chin Orlando City B 18 Josh Hughes Toronto FC II 20 Josh Hughes Ivan Magalhães Forward Madison 21 Daniel Jackson Toronto FC II 23 Matt Bolduc Dennis Chin Joe Gallardo South Georgia Tormenta 24 Akira Fitzgerald Ivan Magalhães Braeden Troyer Greenville Triumph 25 Wahab Ackwei North Texas SCForward Madison 26 Akira Fitzgerald FC Tucson 28 Mutaya Mwape Conor Shanosky Toronto FC IIOrlando City B
USL1 Player of the Week WeekPlayersOpponent(s)Link 23 Joe Gallardo South Georgia Tormenta
USL1 Goal of the Week WeekPlayerOpponentLink 4 Joe Gallardo Greenville Triumph 21 Daniel Jackson Toronto FC II
USL1 Save of the Week WeekPlayerOpponentLink 24 Akira Fitzgerald Greenville Triumph 28 Joe Rice Toronto FC II
Kits
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Record HomeRedRedRedMatch 1 vs. Lansing / 3–2–3 AwayWhiteWhiteWhiteMatch 3 vs. Lansing / 1–1–5
See also Richmond Kickers 2019 in American soccer 2019 USL League One season
References