2024 Richmond Kickers season

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Richmond Kickers
2024 season
Owner22 Holdings, LLC
Head coach Darren Sawatzky
Stadium City Stadium
USL League One TBD
USL1 Playoffs To be determined
U.S. Open Cup To be determined
Unnamed USL1 CupGroup stage
  2023
2025  

The 2024 Richmond Kickers season will be the club's 32nd season in existence, their sixth season in USL League One, and their 20th season in the third tier of American soccer. The Kickers will be led by fifth-year head coach, Darren Sawatzky.

Contents

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNo.NameFromFee/notesRef.
December 13, 2023GK Flag of Chile.svg Pablo Jara Flag of the United States.svg Tormenta Free [1]

Non-competitive

Preseason exhibitions

February 10 Richmond Kickers 1–0 VCU Rams Glen Allen, Virginia
11:00 EST Sierakowski Soccerball shade.svg37'Stadium: VACU Field
Attendance: 0
February 14 Richmond Kickers 5–1 Alexandria Reds Bensley, Virginia
20:00 EST Stadium: Ukrop Park
Attendance: 0
February 17 Loudoun United 2–2 Richmond Kickers Leesburg, Virginia
12:00 EST Valot Soccerball shade.svg56'
Erlandson Soccerball shade.svg72'
Report Gomiero Soccerball shade.svg61'
Cox Soccerball shade.svg68'
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 100
February 21 Richmond Kickers v Chowan Hawks Glen Allen, Virginia
19:00 EST Stadium: VACU Field
February 24 Richmond Kickers v James Madison Dukes Glen Allen, Virginia
14:00 EST Stadium: VACU Field
February 28 Richmond Kickers v Loudoun United Glen Allen, Virginia
12:00 EST Stadium: VACU Field
March 2 Richmond Kickers v George Mason Patriots Richmond, Virginia
14:00 EST Stadium: City Stadium
March 9 Crown Legacy v Richmond Kickers Matthews, North Carolina
14:00 EST Stadium: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex

Midseason exhibitions

June 26 Richmond Kickers v Lionsbridge Richmond, Virginia
14:00 EST Stadium: City Stadium

Competitions

USL League One

Table

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
7 Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC 00000000 Playoffs
8 One Knoxville SC 00000000
9 Richmond Kickers 00000000
10 South Georgia Tormenta FC 00000000
11 Spokane Velocity FC 00000000
First match(es) will be played: March 9, 2024. Source: USL League One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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Last updated: December 23, 2023.
Source: USL League One

U.S. Open Cup

March 19–21First round Richmond Kickers Flag of Virginia.svg v TBD TBA
TBDStadium: TBA

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of December 16, 2023. Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute. [2]
No.PosNatPlayerTotal USL1 USL1 Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Akira Fitzgerald 000+000+000+00
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dakota Barnathan 000+000+000+00
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Cole 000+000+000+00
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Simon Fitch 000+000+000+00
6 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Zacarías Morán 000+000+000+00
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ethan Vanacore-Decker 000+000+000+00
8 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA João Gomiero 000+000+000+00
9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Matt Bentley 000+000+000+00
10 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Nil Vinyals 000+000+000+00
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Olsen 000+000+000+00
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luke Pavone 000+000+000+00
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jake Mecham 000+000+000+00
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Sierakowski 000+000+000+00
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Justin Sukow 000+000+000+00
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nathan Aune 000+000+000+00
25 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Michael Hornsby 000+000+000+00
27 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Chandler O'Dwyer 000+000+000+00
29 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Will Palmquist 000+000+000+00
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eli Mumford000+000+000+00
31 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Otavio Zerbini000+000+000+00
32 FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Emiliano Terzaghi 000+000+000+00
33 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gabe Cox000+000+000+00
34 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Beckett Howell000+000+000+00
36 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Landon Johnson000+000+000+00
37 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Nicholas Simmonds000+000+000+00
91 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Owayne Gordon 000+000+000+00
99 FW Flag of Grenada.svg  GRN Kharlton Belmar 000+000+000+00
GK Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Pablo Jara 000+000+000+00

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References

  1. Heintschel, Nathan (December 13, 2023). "Veteran Goalkeeper and 2022 USL League One Champion Pablo Jara Joins the Kickers". Richmond Kickers. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  2. "Richmond Kickers Player Stats". USL League One. December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.