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
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals Goalkeepers 1 Eric Dick GK 2024 Minnesota United 0 0 12 Gabriel Perrotta GK 2024 Marshall Thundering Herd 0 0 31 Jacob Randolph GK 2024 UNC Wilmington Seahawks 0 0 Defenders 3 Patrick Hogan DF 2023 Charleston Battery 28 0 4 Dani Rovira DF 2019 Vermont Catamounts 110 1 5 Sean Suber DF 2024 Huntsville City FC 0 0 13 Luke Biasi DF 2022 Syracuse Orange 48 0 22 Jake Lent-Koop DF 2024 Messiah Falcons 0 0 23 Michael DeShields DF 2023 New England Revolution II 14 0 28 Illal Osumanu DF 2022 Union Omaha 10 1 44 Pierre Cayet DF 2024 New England Revolution II 0 0 Midfielders 2 Danny Griffin MF 2023 Huntsville City FC 116 8 8 Junior Etou MF 2023 Tampa Bay Rowdies 31 1 10 Aidan O’Toole MF 2024 Denver Pioneers 0 0 11 Kenardo Forbes MF 2018 Rochester Rhinos 191 19 14 Robbie Mertz MF 2022 Atlanta United 2 99 15 15 Bradley Sample MF 2024 Louisville Cardinals 0 0 17 Nate Dragisich MF 2024 Duquesne Dukes 0 0 42 Jackson Wälti MF 2024 Colorado Rapids 2 0 0 70 Pablo Linzoain MF 2024 Riverhounds Academy 0 0 Forwards 7 Langston Blackstock FW 2023 Clayton State Lakers 45 8 9 Emmanuel Johnson FW 2024 Hibernian F.C. 0 0 19 Edward Kizza FW 2022 New England Revolution 26 0 27 Babacar Diene FW 2024 Rider Broncos 0 0 45 Kazaiah Sterling FW 2024 Tormenta FC 0 0
Transfers Transfers in Date Position No. Player From Fee Ref. Winter 2023–24January 19, 2024 DF 44 Pierre Cayet New England Revolution II Free DF 5 Sean Suber Huntsville City FC FreeJanuary 22, 2024 GK 1 Eric Dick Minnesota United Free GK 31 Jacob Randolph UNC Wilmington Seahawks FreeJanuary 25, 2024 FW 27 Babacar Diene Rider Broncs Free DF 22 Jake Lent-Koop Messiah Falcons FreeJanuary 26, 2024 MF 15 Bradley Sample Louisville Cardinals Free 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 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
Transfers out Date Position No. Player To Fee Ref. Winter 2023–24November 30, 2023 FW 9 Albert Dikwa Rhode Island FC Free rowspan=6 DF 5 Arturo Ordoñez Louisville City Free DF 15 Joe Farrell Hartford Athletic Free GK 26 Jahmali Waite El Paso Locomotive Free MF 23 Marc Ybarra Rhode Island FC Free FW 24 Tola Showunmi Louisville City Free January 25, 2024 FW 10 DZ Harmon Unattached Mutual Agreement June 19, 2024DF23Michael DeShields Hartford Athletic Free Non-competitive
Competitive Overview
USL Championship
Eastern Conference standings
Results summary
Results by round
Match results
USL Cup
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.PlayerUSLCOpen CupTotalGoalkeepers1GK88000088012GK00000000031GK000000000Defenders3DF6510006514DF7400007405DF71000071013DF87000087022DF00000000023DF21000021028DF88000088044DF100000100Midfielders2MF8810008818MF88000088010MF30000030011MF87000087014MF88000088015MF62000062017MF20000020042MF430000430Forwards7FW8300008309FW40000040019FW77200077227FW83100083145FW652000652Total870087
Top scorers RankPos.No.PlayerUSLCOpen CupTotal1FW19 Edward Kizza 2 0 2FW45 Kazaiah Sterling 2 0 22DF3 Patrick Hogan 1 0 1MF2 Danny Griffin 1 0 1FW27 Babacar Diene 1 0 1Total7 0 7
Top assists RankPos.No.PlayerUSLCOpen CupTotal1MF8 Junior Etou 2 0 22FW19 Edward Kizza 1 0 1FW27 Babacar Diene 1 0 1MF14 Robbie Mertz 1 0 1Total4 0 4
Clean sheets No.PlayerUSLCOpen CupTotal1 Eric Dick 4 0 4
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