# 2019 Richmond Kickers season

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

    As of match played June 22, 2019
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Akira Fitzgerald | GK | (1987-07-17) July 17, 1987 (age 37) | 2019 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 15 | 0 |
| 23 | Joe Rice | GK | (1996-03-06) March 6, 1996 (age 28) | 2019 | VCU Rams | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Matt Broomall | GK | (1994-04-20) April 20, 1994 (age 30) | 2019 | Atlantic City FC | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 3 | Scott Thomsen | DF | (1993-12-31) December 31, 1993 (age 30) | 2018 | Orlando City B | 40 | 2 |
| 4 | Ivan Magalhães | DF | (1993-12-23) December 23, 1993 (age 30) | 2019 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | Conor Shanosky | DF | (1991-12-13) December 13, 1991 (age 33) | 2016 | Louisville City | 95 | 5 |
| 17 | Eli Lockaby | DF | (1995-12-18) December 18, 1995 (age 29) | 2019 | VCU Rams | 12 | 2 |
| 18 | Wahab Ackwei | DF | (1996-10-19) October 19, 1996 (age 28) | 2019 | New York Red Bulls II | 13 | 1 |
| 20 | Luke Pavone | DF | (1995-03-29) March 29, 1995 (age 29) | 2019 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Sam Moore | DF | (2001-03-16) March 16, 2001 (age 23) | 2019 | Richmond United | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Braeden Troyer | DF | (1993-03-19) March 19, 1993 (age 31) | 2015 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 124 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 7 | Josh Hughes | MF | (1991-11-03) November 3, 1991 (age 33) | 2019 | Nashville SC | 12 | 1 |
| 8 | Amass Amankona | MF | (1995-08-02) August 2, 1995 (age 29) | 2019 | Indy Eleven | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Matt Bolduc | MF | (1994-10-12) October 12, 1994 (age 30) | 2017 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 39 | 2 |
| 12 | Alex Ainscough | MF | (1995-04-12) April 12, 1995 (age 29) | 2019 | SpVgg Bayreuth | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Nick Retzlaff | MF | (1996-09-03) September 3, 1996 (age 28) | 2019 | NC State Wolfpack | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | Justin Grove | MF | (1988-11-07) November 7, 1988 (age 36) | 2019 | Charlottesville Alliance | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Maxi Rodriguez | MF | (1995-08-09) August 9, 1995 (age 29) | 2019 | San Antonio FC | 13 | 1 |
| 22 | Jannik Eckenrode | MF | (1995-12-13) December 13, 1995 (age 29) | 2019 | Jammerbugt | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | Greg Boehme | MF | (1995-07-07) July 7, 1995 (age 29) | 2018 | VCU Rams | 17 | 0 |
| 77 | Charles Boateng | MF | (1997-07-28) July 28, 1997 (age 27) | 2019 | WAFA SC (loan) | 9 | 4 |
| 80 | Mutaya Mwape | MF | (1996-06-19) June 19, 1996 (age 28) | 2019 | Charlotte Independence | 12 | 1 |
| 97 | Lucas Mendes | MF | (1997-12-29) December 29, 1997 (age 26) | 2019 | FC Baltimore | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 9 | Daniel Jackson | FW | (1989-07-10) July 10, 1989 (age 35) | 2019 | Bollklubben-46 | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | Joe Gallardo | FW | (1998-01-01) January 1, 1998 (age 26) | 2019 | SIMA Águilas | 15 | 4 |
| 15 | Dennis Chin | FW | (1987-06-04) June 4, 1987 (age 37) | 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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 37 |
| 7 | Toronto FC II | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 36 |
| 8 | FC Tucson | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 33 |
| 9 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 32 |
| 10 | Orlando City B | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 52 | −29 | 16 |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Stadium | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H |
| Result | L | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | W |
| Position | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

#### 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

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | USL1 | USL1 | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | JPN | Akira Fitzgerald | 28 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Scott Thomsen | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Ivan Magalhães | 9 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | USA | Conor Shanosky | 23 | 1 | 18+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | USA | Josh Hughes | 23 | 2 | 17+5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GHA | Amass Amankona | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | USA | Daniel Jackson | 23 | 5 | 15+7 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | USA | Joe Gallardo | 27 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | USA | Matt Bolduc | 21 | 0 | 17+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA | Alex Ainscough | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | USA | Nick Retzlaff | 8 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | JAM | Dennis Chin | 23 | 5 | 19+4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Justin Grove | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | USA | Eli Lockaby | 25 | 2 | 22+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | GHA | Wahab Ackwei | 26 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | USA | Luke Pavone | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Maxi Rodriguez | 24 | 1 | 19+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | USA | Jannik Eckenrode | 13 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | USA | Joe Rice | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | USA | Sam Moore | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | USA | Key White | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | USA | Zach Perez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | USA | Greg Boehme | 8 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | USA | Braeden Troyer | 20 | 1 | 13+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | GHA | Charles Boateng | 17 | 6 | 7+8 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 80 | MF | ZAM | Mutaya Mwape | 25 | 2 | 18+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 94 | GK | USA | Matt Broomall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | MF | USA | Lucas Mendes | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | MF | USA | Ryley Kraft | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Richmond during the season: ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | USA | Aboubacar Keita | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Name | USL1 | USL1 | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Akira Fitzgerald | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Scott Thomsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Ivan Magalhães | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Conor Shanosky | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | Josh Hughes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Daniel Jackson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Joe Gallardo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Matt Bolduc | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Alex Ainscough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Justin Grove | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Eli Lockaby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Wahab Ackwei | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Maxi Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | Jannik Eckenrode | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 31 | DF | Braeden Troyer | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 77 | MF | Charles Boateng | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | Mutaya Mwape | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Players who left Richmond during the season: |||||||||
| 2 | DF | Aboubacar Keita | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source:

### Clean sheets

| No. | Name | USL1 | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Games Played |
| No. | Name | 1 | Akira Fitzgerald | 9 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
| 23 | Joe Rice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 94 | Matt Broomall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 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. | Player | Parent club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
| 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. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 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

| Player | Team |
| Joe Gallardo | First Team |
| Wahab Ackwei | Second Team |

### USL1 Team of the Week

| Week | Players | Opponent(s) |
| 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 SC Forward Madison |
| 26 | Akira Fitzgerald | FC Tucson |
| 28 | Mutaya Mwape Conor Shanosky | Toronto FC II Orlando City B |

### USL1 Player of the Week

| Week | Players | Opponent(s) | Link |
| 23 | Joe Gallardo | South Georgia Tormenta | |

### USL1 Goal of the Week

| Week | Player | Opponent | Link |
| 4 | Joe Gallardo | Greenville Triumph | |
| 21 | Daniel Jackson | Toronto FC II | |

### USL1 Save of the Week

| Week | Player | Opponent | Link |
| 24 | Akira Fitzgerald | Greenville Triumph | |
| 28 | Joe Rice | Toronto FC II | |

## Kits

| Home | Away |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Record |
| Home | Red | Red | Red | Match 1 vs. Lansing / 3–2–3 |
| Away | White | White | White | Match 3 vs. Lansing / 1–1–5 |