# 2019 Hartford Athletic season

The 2019 Hartford Athletic season was the club's inaugural season and their first in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. The season covers the period from the founding of the club to the start of the 2020 USL Championship season.

## Roster

    As of match played April 17, 2019
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Frederik Due | GK | (1992-07-18) July 18, 1992 (age 32) | 2019 | Randers | 24 | 0 |
| 16 | Mike Novotny | GK | (1996-03-17) March 17, 1996 (age 28) | 2019 | Stöde IF | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Jacob Lissek | GK | (1992-08-17) August 17, 1992 (age 32) | 2019 | Penn FC | 9 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Kyle Curinga | DF | (1993-12-30) December 30, 1993 (age 30) | 2019 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 22 | 0 |
| 3 | Raymond Lee | DF | (1993-04-26) April 26, 1993 (age 31) | 2019 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 30 | 1 |
| 4 | Sem de Wit | DF | (1995-03-30) March 30, 1995 (age 29) | 2019 | FC Cincinnati | 33 | 1 |
| 26 | Nikolaj Lyngø | DF | (1998-02-03) February 3, 1998 (age 26) | 2019 | AaB | 10 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 5 | Tyler David | MF | (1994-03-01) March 1, 1994 (age 30) | 2019 | Bollklubben-46 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Mads Jørgensen | MF | (1998-07-05) July 5, 1998 (age 26) | 2019 | BK Marienlyst | 25 | 3 |
| 10 | Philip Rasmussen | MF | (1989-01-12) January 12, 1989 (age 35) | 2019 | OKC Energy | 19 | 2 |
| 14 | Ryan Williams | MF | (1991-04-08) April 8, 1991 (age 33) | 2019 | Tranmere Rovers | 26 | 4 |
| 17 | Jonathan Brown | MF | (1990-04-17) April 17, 1990 (age 34) | 2019 | OKC Energy | 30 | 2 |
| 21 | Nicky Downs | MF | (1996-01-08) January 8, 1996 (age 28) | 2019 | Yale Bulldogs | 23 | 0 |
| 23 | Collin Martin | MF | (1994-11-09) November 9, 1994 (age 29) | 2019 | Minnesota United FC (loan) | 7 | 0 |
| 80 | Danny Barrera | MF | January 8, 1990 (age 30) | 2019 | Fresno FC | 17 | 3 |
| 33 | Harry Swartz | MF | March 19, 1996 (age 23) | 2019 | Brazos Valley Cavalry | 20 | 4 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 7 | Sebastian Dalgaard | FW | (1991-08-23) August 23, 1991 (age 33) | 2019 | Middelfart G&BK | 27 | 5 |
| 9 | José Angulo | FW | (1988-01-13) January 13, 1988 (age 36) | 2019 | OKC Energy | 29 | 6 |
| 11 | Alex Dixon | FW | (1990-02-07) February 7, 1990 (age 34) | 2019 | OKC Energy | 27 | 5 |
| 12 | Wojciech Wojcik | FW | (1992-05-31) May 31, 1992 (age 32) | 2019 | New York Cosmos B | 31 | 7 |
| 19 | Mac Steeves | FW | (1994-07-31) July 31, 1994 (age 30) | 2019 | Houston Dynamo | 15 | 2 |
| 92 | Giuseppe Gentile | FW | (1992-10-18) October 18, 1992 (age 31) | 2019 | Richmond Kickers | 13 | 0 |
| Out on loan |||||||||
| 15 | Klisman Sousa | DF | (1996-02-12) February 12, 1996 (age 28) | 2019 | Providence Friars | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Scott DeVoss | DF | (1996-02-26) February 26, 1996 (age 28) | 2019 | Denver Pioneers | 0 | 0 |

## Non-competitive
### Preseason

Although a preseason schedule was not officially announced ahead of time, Hartford played four preseason matches ahead of the club's inaugural season. After opening preseason in Farmington, Connecticut and playing a behind closed doors friendly against New York Red Bulls II, Hartford announced three matches to be played while the club trained in Melbourne, Florida. Hartford played matches against USL League One club Orlando City B, National Premier Soccer League club Miami FC, and collegiate program Eastern Florida State College.

### Exhibition
## Competitive
### USL Championship
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Atlanta United 2 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 77 | −32 | 35 |
| 15 | Memphis 901 FC | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 34 |
| 16 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 49 | 78 | −29 | 31 |
| 17 | Hartford Athletic | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 49 | 80 | −31 | 29 |
| 18 | Swope Park Rangers | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 80 | −34 | 26 |

#### 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 |
| Stadium | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H |
| Result | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | D | D | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | W |

#### Match results

The league announced home openers for every club on December 14, 2018. The inaugural home match in Hartford Athletic history was scheduled for May 4, with the club facing Charlotte Independence; although it was initially anticipated that the game would be played at Dillon Stadium, it and six other home matches were later moved to Rentschler Field due to construction delays. Hartford were to take part in the home openers for four other clubs, facing Atlanta United 2 on March 9, Louisville City on March 23, Indy Eleven on March 30, and Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on April 13.
Hartford Athletic's full schedule was released on December 19. The club's inaugural season will consist of 34 league matches, including home and away games against every Eastern Conference opponent. Hartford will be one of six new teams in the Eastern Conference: Birmingham Legion, Loudoun United, and Memphis 901 are also joining as expansion clubs, while Saint Louis FC and Swope Park Rangers move over from the Western Conference.

### U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, Hartford Athletic will enter the tournament in the second round, to be played May 14–15, 2019.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | USLC | USLC | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | USA | Kyle Curinga | 24 | 0 | 19+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Raymond Lee | 32 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NED | Sem de Wit | 35 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | USA | Tyler David | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | DEN | Sebastian Dalgaard | 28 | 5 | 24+3 | 5 | +1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | DEN | Mads Jørgensen | 27 | 4 | 23+2 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | COL | José Angulo | 30 | 6 | 21+8 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | DEN | Philip Rasmussen | 20 | 2 | 15+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | USA | Alex Dixon | 28 | 5 | 21+6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | USA | Wojciech Wojcik | 33 | 7 | 11+20 | 7 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Ryan Williams | 27 | 4 | 19+7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | CPV | Klisman Sousa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | USA | Mike Novotny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | WAL | Jonathan Brown | 32 | 1 | 22+8 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Jacob Lissek | 11 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | USA | Mac Steeves | 16 | 2 | 5+10 | 2 | +1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA | Scott DeVoss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Nicky Downs | 25 | 0 | 11+12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | USA | Collin Martin | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | USA | Harry Swartz | 21 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Alex Davey | 13 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | USA | Logan Gdula | 16 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | USA | Cody Cropper | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 80 | MF | COL | Danny Barrera | 17 | 3 | 16+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | FW | USA | Giuseppe Gentile | 13 | 0 | 3+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Hartford during the season: ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | USA | Luis Argudo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | DEN | Nikolaj Lyngø | 11 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | USA | Jon Kempin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | DEN | Frederik Due | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Hartford stats

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Name | USLC | USLC | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Kyle Curinga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Sem de Wit | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Tyler David | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Mads Jørgensen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Philip Rasmussen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Nikolaj Lyngø | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | CF | Jose Angulo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | LB | Raymond Lee | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | CB | Alex Davey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | MF | Danny Barrera | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Alex Dixon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Logan Gdula | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Nicky Downs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 92 | FW | Giuseppe Gentile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Nikolaj Lyngø | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Ryan Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Raymond Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Harry Swartz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Tyler David | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Collin Martin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Wojciech Wojcik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Frederik Due | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Hartford stats

### Clean sheets

| No. | Name | USLC | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Games Played |
| No. | Name | 22 | Cody Cropper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | Mike Novotny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Jacob Lissek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Players who left Hartford during the season: ||||||
| 22 | Jon Kempin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Frederik Due | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
Source: Hartford stats

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| FW | José Angulo | OKC Energy | Signed to a one-year contract. | Dec 18, 2018 |
| FW | Alex Dixon | OKC Energy | Signed to a one-year contract. | Dec 18, 2018 |
| FW | Wojciech Wojcik | New York Cosmos B | Signed to a one-year contract. | Dec 18, 2018 |
| FW | Sebastian Dalgaard | Middelfart G&BK | Signed to a one-year contract. | Jan 3, 2019 |
| DF | Sem de Wit | FC Cincinnati | Signed to a one-year contract. | Jan 3, 2019 |
| MF | Mads Jørgensen | BK Marienlyst | Signed to a one-year contract. | Jan 3, 2019 |
| MF | Philip Rasmussen | OKC Energy | Signed to a one-year contract. | Jan 3, 2019 |
| MF | Nicky Downs | Yale Bulldogs | Signed to a one-year contract. | Jan 17, 2019 |
| DF | Raymond Lee | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Signed to a one-year contract. | Jan 17, 2019 |
| DF | Nikolaj Lyngø | AaB | Signed to a one-year contract. | Jan 17, 2019 |
| FW | Mac Steeves | Houston Dynamo | Signed to a one-year contract. | Jan 17, 2019 |
| GK | Frederik Due | Randers | Signed to a one-year contract. | Jan 23, 2019 |
| FW | Giuseppe Gentile | Richmond Kickers | Signed to a one-year contract. | Jan 23, 2019 |
| MF | Jonathan Brown | OKC Energy | Signed to a one-year contract. | Jan 30, 2019 |
| DF | Kyle Curinga | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Signed to a one-year contract. | Jan 30, 2019 |
| MF | Tyler David | Bollklubben-46 | Signed to a one-year contract. | Jan 30, 2019 |
| GK | Jacob Lissek | Penn FC | Signed to a one-year contract. | Jan 30, 2019 |
| GK | Mike Novotny | Stöde IF | Signed to a one-year contract. | Jan 30, 2019 |
| DF | Klisman Sousa | Providence Friars | Signed to a one-year contract. | Feb 21, 2019 |
| MF | Ryan Williams | Tranmere Rovers | Signed to a one-year contract. | Feb 21, 2019 |
| DF | Scott DeVoss | Denver Pioneers | Terms of the contract were undisclosed. | Mar 2, 2019 |

### Loan in

| Pos. | Player | Parent club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End |
| MF | Luis Argudo | Columbus Crew SC | On a match-by-match basis. | April 11, 2019 | Apr 23, 2019 |
| GK | Jon Kempin | Columbus Crew SC | On a match-by-match basis. | April 11, 2019 | Apr 23, 2019 |
| MF | Collin Martin | Minnesota United FC | Duration of the 2019 USL Championship season. | Apr 23, 2019 | Oct 25, 2019 |
| GK | Cody Cropper | New England Revolution | Remainder of the season | Aug 16, 2019 | Oct 27, 2019 |
| DF | Logan Gdula | FC Cincinnati | Remainder of the season | May 18, 2019 | Oct 27, 2019 |

### Loan out

| Pos. | Player | Loanee club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
| DF | Klisman Sousa | FC Tucson | Duration of the 2019 USL League One season. | Apr 11, 2019 | Oct 27, 2019 | |
| DF | Scott DeVoss | FC Tucson | Duration of the 2019 USL League One season. | Apr 11, 2019 | Oct 27, 2019 | |

## Awards
### USLC Goal of the Week

| Week | Player | Opponent | Link |
| 6 | José Angulo | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | |

## Kits

| Home | Away | Charity Alternate |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Record |
| Home | Green | Green | Green | Match 3 vs. Louisville / 5–4–7 |
| Away | White | White | White | Match 1 vs. Atlanta / 2–1–14 |
| Charity Alternate | Orange | Orange | Orange | Match 28 vs. Loudoun / 1-0-0 |