# 2024 Hartford Athletic season

The 2024 Hartford Athletic season was the club's sixth season of existence and their sixth in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer.
Hartford Athletic also played in the U.S. Open Cup for the fourth time in club history, exiting in the third round.

## Squad

    As of July 20, 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Greg Monroe |
| 2 | DF | MAR | Younes Boudadi |
| 4 | DF | JAM | Jordan Scarlett |
| 5 | DF | TRI | Triston Hodge |
| 6 | MF | COD | Beverly Makangila |
| 7 | FW | USA | Marcus Epps |
| 10 | MF | USA | Danny Barrera |
| 11 | FW | COD | Michee Ngalina |
| 12 | MF | GHA | Anderson Asiedu |
| 15 | DF | USA | Joe Farrell |
| 17 | FW | VIN | Kyle Edwards |
| 18 | MF | USA | Joe Schmidt |
| 21 | FW | USA | Griffin Thomas |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | DF | GUF | Thomas Vancaeyezeele |
| 24 | DF | USA | Michael DeShields |
| 27 | DF | CMR | Pele Ousmanou |
| 29 | MF | SLE | Emmanuel Samadia |
| 31 | FW | JAM | Deshane Beckford |
| 33 | FW | SEN | Mamadou Dieng |
| 37 | FW | USA | Dantouma Toure (on loan from MLS Pool) |
| 40 | GK | BRA | Renan Ribeiro |
| 43 | MF | USA | Ian Shaul |
| 44 | GK | USA | Justin DiCarlo |
| 94 | MF | USA | Marlon Hairston |
| -- | DF | USA | Agnaldo Germano |
| -- | FW | USA | Kauan Ribeiro |
* ^ USL Academy Contract

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 8 | MF | CAN | Jay Chapman (on loan to Charleston Battery) |
| 22 | GK | USA | Brooks Thompson (on loan to Spokane Velocity) |
| 77 | FW | COD | Enoch Mushagalusa (on loan to Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| GK | Renan Ribeiro | Al-Ahli | Free transfer | November 7, 2023 |
| MF | Jay Chapman | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Free transfer | November 27, 2023 |
| MF | Emmanuel Samadia | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | Undisclosed | November 28, 2023 |
| DF | Thomas Vancaeyezeele | Bassin d'Arcachon | Free transfer | November 30, 2023 |
| DF | Joe Farrell | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Free transfer | December 4, 2023 |
| MF | Joe Schmidt | Charleston Battery | Free transfer | December 5, 2023 |
| DF | Rece Buckmaster | Memphis 901 | Free Transfer | December 7, 2023 |
| MF | Anderson Asiedu | Birmingham Legion | Free transfer | December 14, 2023 |
| FW | Marcus Epps | FC Tulsa | Free transfer | December 19, 2023 |
| FW | Enoch Mushagalusa | Louisville City | Free transfer | December 20, 2023 |
| FW | Deshane Beckford | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Free transfer | January 2, 2024 |
| FW | Romario Williams | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Free transfer | January 4, 2024 |
| DF | Jordan Scarlett | Louisville City | Free transfer | January 8, 2024 |
| GK | Brooks Thompson | Philadelphia Union II | Free transfer | January 11, 2024 |
| MF | Marlon Hairston | Columbus Crew | Free transfer | January 18, 2024 |
| GK | Greg Monroe | Austin FC II | Free transfer | January 23, 2024 |
| FW | Skage Simonsen | Detroit City | Undisclosed | January 24, 2024 |
| MF | Ian Shaul | Portland Timbers 2 | Free Transfer | January 25, 2024 |
| GK | Justin DiCarlo | Academy | Academy | February 2, 2024 |
| DF | Joey Akpunonu | FC Cincinnati | Loan | February 6, 2024 |
| DF | Pele Ousmanou | Elite Falcons FC | Undisclosed | February 7, 2024 |
| FW | Michee Ngalina | Göztepe | Undisclosed | February 8, 2024 |
| FW | Mamadou Dieng | Elite Falcons FC | Undisclosed | February 13, 2024 |
| GK | Paul Walters | FC Cincinnati | Loan | March 8, 2024 |
| FW | Dantouma Toure | MLS Pool | Loan | June 13, 2024 |
| DF | Younes Boudadi | Indy Eleven | Undisclosed | June 14, 2024 |
| DF | Michael DeShields | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Undisclosed | June 19, 2024 |
| FW | Griffin Thomas | AC Connecticut | Free Transfer | September 6, 2024 |
| DF | Agnaldo Germano | Academy | Academy | September 6, 2024 |
| DF | Kauan Ribeiro | Academy | Academy | September 6, 2024 |

### Out

| Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date |
| DF | Matthew Sheldon | Detroit City FC | Undisclosed | January 24, 2024 |
| FW | Skage Simonsen | Free Agent | Released | March 7, 2024 |
| GK | Brooks Thompson | Spokane Velocity FC | Loan | May 15, 2024 |
| GK | Paul Walters | FC Cincinnati | Loan End | May 17, 2024 |
| FW | Romario Williams | Indy Eleven | Undisclosed | June 14, 2024 |
| FW | Enoch Mushagalusa | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Loan | June 19, 2024 |
| DF | Rece Buckmaster | San Antonio FC | Undisclosed | July 15, 2024 |
| MF | Jay Chapman | Charleston Battery | Loan | August 1, 2024 |
| DF | Joey Akpunonu | FC Cincinnati | Loan End | August 10, 2024 |
| FW | Enoch Mushagalusa | Valletta | Undisclosed | August 31, 2024 |

## Season competitions
### USL Championship
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 | |
| 10 | Hartford Athletic | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 44 | |
| 11 | Loudoun United FC | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 42 | |
| 12 | Miami FC | 34 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 26 | 89 | −63 | 11 | |

#### Matches
### U.S. Open Cup

Hartford Athletic entered the U.S. Open Cup in the third round.