# 2024 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC season

The 2024 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC season was the club's twenty-fifth season of existence, their eighth season in the second tier of American soccer, and their fourteenth season in the league now named the USL Championship (USLC).
Bob Lilley returns for his seventh season as Riverhounds manager.

## Roster

    As of January 28, 2024
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Eric Dick | GK | (1994-10-03) October 3, 1994 (age 30) | 2024 | Minnesota United | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Gabriel Perrotta | GK | (1998-12-26) December 26, 1998 (age 26) | 2024 | Marshall Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Jacob Randolph | GK | (2001-04-09) April 9, 2001 (age 23) | 2024 | UNC Wilmington Seahawks | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 3 | Patrick Hogan | DF | (1997-09-17) September 17, 1997 (age 27) | 2023 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 0 |
| 4 | Dani Rovira | DF | (1996-12-15) December 15, 1996 (age 28) | 2019 | Vermont Catamounts | 110 | 1 |
| 5 | Sean Suber | DF | (2001-06-13) June 13, 2001 (age 23) | 2024 | Huntsville City FC | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Luke Biasi | DF | (1997-07-15) July 15, 1997 (age 27) | 2022 | Syracuse Orange | 48 | 0 |
| 22 | Jake Lent-Koop | DF | (2000-11-22) November 22, 2000 (age 24) | 2024 | Messiah Falcons | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Michael DeShields | DF | (1998-04-23) April 23, 1998 (age 26) | 2023 | New England Revolution II | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Illal Osumanu | DF | (1996-08-20) August 20, 1996 (age 28) | 2022 | Union Omaha | 10 | 1 |
| 44 | Pierre Cayet | DF | (1999-07-07) July 7, 1999 (age 25) | 2024 | New England Revolution II | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 2 | Danny Griffin | MF | (1998-07-14) July 14, 1998 (age 26) | 2023 | Huntsville City FC | 116 | 8 |
| 8 | Junior Etou | MF | (1994-06-01) June 1, 1994 (age 30) | 2023 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 31 | 1 |
| 10 | Aidan O’Toole | MF | (2001-06-07) June 7, 2001 (age 23) | 2024 | Denver Pioneers | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Kenardo Forbes | MF | (1988-05-15) May 15, 1988 (age 36) | 2018 | Rochester Rhinos | 191 | 19 |
| 14 | Robbie Mertz | MF | (1996-12-04) December 4, 1996 (age 28) | 2022 | Atlanta United 2 | 99 | 15 |
| 15 | Bradley Sample | MF | (2000-11-12) November 12, 2000 (age 24) | 2024 | Louisville Cardinals | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Nate Dragisich | MF | (2001-03-31) March 31, 2001 (age 23) | 2024 | Duquesne Dukes | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Jackson Wälti | MF | (1999-12-07) December 7, 1999 (age 25) | 2024 | Colorado Rapids 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Pablo Linzoain | MF | | 2024 | Riverhounds Academy | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 7 | Langston Blackstock | FW | (2000-03-23) March 23, 2000 (age 24) | 2023 | Clayton State Lakers | 45 | 8 |
| 9 | Emmanuel Johnson | FW | (2003-05-11) May 11, 2003 (age 21) | 2024 | Hibernian F.C. | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Edward Kizza | FW | (1998-12-17) December 17, 1998 (age 26) | 2022 | New England Revolution | 26 | 0 |
| 27 | Babacar Diene | FW | (1996-10-25) October 25, 1996 (age 28) | 2024 | Rider Broncos | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Kazaiah Sterling | FW | (1998-11-09) November 9, 1998 (age 26) | 2024 | Tormenta FC | 0 | 0 |
* ↑ Before attending college at Duquesne, Nate Dragisich was a graduate of the Riverhounds Academy

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | No. | Player | From | Fee |
| Winter 2023–24 |||||||
| January 19, 2024 | DF | 44 | Pierre Cayet | New England Revolution II | Free |
| January 19, 2024 | DF | 5 | Sean Suber | Huntsville City FC | Free |
| January 22, 2024 | GK | 1 | Eric Dick | Minnesota United | Free |
| January 22, 2024 | GK | 31 | Jacob Randolph | UNC Wilmington Seahawks | Free |
| January 25, 2024 | FW | 27 | Babacar Diene | Rider Broncs | Free |
| January 25, 2024 | DF | 22 | Jake Lent-Koop | Messiah Falcons | Free |
| January 26, 2024 | MF | 15 | Bradley Sample | Louisville Cardinals | Free |
| January 26, 2024 | MF | 42 | Jackson Wälti | Colorado Rapids 2 | Free |
| February 28, 2024 | FW | 45 | Kazaiah Sterling | Tormenta FC | Free |
| March 6, 2024 | MF | 17 | Nate Dragisich | Duquesne Dukes | Free |
| March 7, 2024 | GK | 12 | Gabriel Perrotta | Marshall Thundering Herd | Free |
| March 7, 2024 | MF | 10 | Aidan O’Toole | Denver Pioneers | Free |
| March 8, 2024 | FW | 9 | Emmanuel Johnson | Hibernian F.C. | Free |
| May 17, 2024 | MF | 70 | Pablo Linzoain | Riverhounds Academy | USL Academy |
* ↑ Before attending college at Duquesne, Nate Dragisich was a graduate of the Riverhounds Academy

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | No. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
| Winter 2023–24 |||||||
| November 30, 2023 | FW | 9 | Albert Dikwa | Rhode Island FC | Free | — |
| November 30, 2023 | DF | 5 | Arturo Ordoñez | Louisville City | Free | — |
| November 30, 2023 | DF | 15 | Joe Farrell | Hartford Athletic | Free | — |
| November 30, 2023 | GK | 26 | Jahmali Waite | El Paso Locomotive | Free | — |
| November 30, 2023 | MF | 23 | Marc Ybarra | Rhode Island FC | Free | — |
| November 30, 2023 | FW | 24 | Tola Showunmi | Louisville City | Free | — |
| January 25, 2024 | FW | 10 | DZ Harmon | Unattached | Mutual Agreement | |
| June 19, 2024 | DF | 23 | Michael DeShields | Hartford Athletic | Free | |

## Competitive
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| USL Championship | March 9, 2024 | | Matchday 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | +0 | 030.00 |
| U.S. Open Cup | May 7, 2024 | May 7, 2024 | Round of 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 027.27 |
Last updated: May 5, 2024 Source: Competitions

### USL Championship
#### Eastern Conference standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 5 | Rhode Island FC | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 51 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 50 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 48 | Playoffs |
| 8 | North Carolina FC | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 48 | Playoffs |
| 9 | Birmingham Legion FC | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 45 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 |
Source: USL Championship Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

#### 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 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | D | D | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eastern | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Points | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Match results
### U.S. Open Cup

After finishing as one of the top eight USL Championship clubs in 2023, the Riverhounds will enter the competition in the Round of 32, to be played May 7–8.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Player | Nat | USLC | USLC | USLC | Open Cup | Open Cup | Open Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Player | Nat | App | St | G | App | St | G | App | St | G |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Eric Dick | | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Gabriel Perrotta | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Jacob Randolph | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Patrick Hogan | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Dani Rovira | | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Sean Suber | | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Luke Biasi | | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Jake Lent-Koop | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Michael DeShields | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Illal Osumanu | | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Pierre Cayet | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||
| 2 | MF | Danny Griffin | | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Junior Etou | | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Aidan O'Toole | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Kenardo Forbes | | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Robbie Mertz | | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Bradley Sample | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Nate Dragisich | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | Jackson Wälti | | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Langston Blackstock | | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Emmanuel Johnson | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Edward Kizza | | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 27 | FW | Babacar Diene | | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 45 | FW | Kazaiah Sterling | | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | USLC | Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 19 | Edward Kizza | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | FW | 45 | Kazaiah Sterling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | 3 | Patrick Hogan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | MF | 2 | Danny Griffin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | FW | 27 | Babacar Diene | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### Top assists

| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | USLC | Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 8 | Junior Etou | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | FW | 19 | Edward Kizza | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | FW | 27 | Babacar Diene | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | MF | 14 | Robbie Mertz | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 0 | 4 |

### Clean sheets

| No. | Player | USLC | Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | Eric Dick | 4 | 0 | 4 |