2025 Richmond Kickers season

Richmond Kickers
2025 season
Chairman	22 Holdings, LLC
Manager	Darren Sawatzky
Stadium	City Stadium
USL League One	7th
Jägermeister Cup	Group stage
U.S. Open Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Darwin Espinal (6 goals); All: Darwin Espinal (6 goals)
Highest home attendance	5,542; (v. AV Alta, 22 March 2025)
Lowest home attendance	2,827; (v. Union Omaha, 9 April 2025)
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The 2025 Richmond Kickers season is the club's 33rd season in existence, their seventh season in USL League One, and their 21st season in the third tier of American soccer. The Kickers are led by sixth-year head coach, Darren Sawatzky. Their USL League One season started on March 7, 2025

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee/notes	Ref.
August 13, 2024	DF	16	Klaidi Cela	Liria Prizren	Free	^[1]
September 12, 2024	FW	9	Josh Kirkland	Free Agent	Free	^[2]
December 18, 2024	MF	11	Rivendi Pierre-Lewis	FC Motown	Free	^[3]
January 22, 2025	FW	19	Darwin Espinal	Maryland Bobcats	Free	^[4]
January 23, 2025	MF	3	Hayden Anderson	Greenville Triumph	Free	^[5]
January 31, 2025	MF	10	Nils Seufert	Jerv	Free	^[6]
January 27, 2025	GK	35	James Sneddon	Richmond Strikers	Free	^[7]
January 31, 2025	FW	40	Nick Sarrantos	Richmond Strikers	Academy contract	^[8]
January 31, 2025	MF	42	Grafton Kahl	Richmond Strikers	Academy contract	^[8]
January 31, 2025	DF	39	Brendan Dobzyniak	Richmond Strikers	Academy contract	^[8]
January 31, 2025	DF	41	Andrew Richman	Richmond Strikers	Academy contract	^[8]
February 6, 2025	DF	15	Jonathan Kanagwa	Free Agent	Free	^[9]
February 18, 2025	FW	33	Matt Bolduc	Free Agent	Free	^[10]
May 6, 2025	MF	−	Jonathan Gomez	Richmond Strikers	Academy contract	^[11]

Transfers out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 1, 2024	MF	6	Zacarías Morán	None	Free
December 1, 2024	MF	19	Justin Sukow	None	Free
December 1, 2024	FW	9	Arthur Bosua	Retired	Free
December 1, 2024	DF	24	Nathan Aune	None	Free
December 1, 2024	MF	8	João Silva	None	Free
December 1, 2024	DF	3	Chris Cole	None	Free
December 1, 2024	FW	15	Tony Pineda	None	Free
January 5, 2025	GK	13	Ryan Shellow	Retired	Free
February 21, 2025	MF	10	Nil Vinyals	Spokane Velocity	Free	^[12]

Non-competitive

Preseason

Friendlies

July 16 Friendly	Richmond Kickers	1-1	Leganés	Richmond, VA
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: City Stadium

Competitions

USL League One

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Forward Madison FC	30	8	11	11	31	43	−12	35
11	Greenville Triumph SC	30	8	14	8	38	43	−5	32
12	Texoma FC	30	7	14	9	35	55	−20	30
13	Richmond Kickers	30	8	17	5	43	53	−10	29
14	Westchester SC	30	5	16	9	43	59	−16	24

Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2025. 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 finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.

Matches

March 7 1	South Georgia Tormenta	2–4	Richmond Kickers	Statesboro, GA
7:00 p.m. EDT	Tunbridge 24, 45+1'	Report	Anderson 19' O'Dwyer 34' Barnathan 41' Seufert 74'	Stadium: Optim Sports Medicine Field Attendance: 911 Referee: John Motto Assistant referees: Hillis Waddell Assistant referees: Patrick Slane Fourth official: Amin Hadzic

March 15 2	Charlotte Independence	1–0	Richmond Kickers	Charlotte, NC
7:00 p.m. EDT	Sorenson 50'	Report		Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 956 Referee: Joe Surgan Assistant referees: Max Smith Assistant referees: Audra Fullen Fourth official: Lauren Aldrich

March 22 3	Richmond Kickers	3–1	AV Alta	Richmond, VA
6:00 p.m. EDT	O'Dwyer 45+1' Terzaghi 51, 73'	Report	Cerritos 8' Alassane 74'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,542 Referee: Deshun Beard Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Assistant referees: Adam Cook Fourth official: Amelia Graytock

March 29 4	Richmond Kickers	1–2	Forward Madison	Richmond, VA
6:00 p.m. EDT	Espinal 50'	Report	Gebhard 40, 48'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,576 Referee: Deny Kulasinac Assistant referees: Sarah Gaddes Fourth official: Nicholas Karnovsky

April 9 5	Richmond Kickers	1–0	Union Omaha	Richmond, VA
7:00 p.m. EDT	Espinal 82'	Report		Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,827 Referee: Ryan Homik Assistant referees: Patrick Slane Fourth official: Arman Becan

April 12 6	FC Naples	2–1	Richmond Kickers	Collier County, FL
7:00 p.m. EDT	Ferrín 8' Henderlong 22'	Report	Espinal 35'	Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex Stadium Attendance: 4,005 Referee: Amin Hadzic Assistant referees: Alexandru Focea Fourth official: Kyle Cividanes

April 19 7	Richmond Kickers	4–4	Westchester	Richmond, VA
6:00 p.m. EDT	Espinal 2', 32' Kirkland 63', 90+9'	Report	Powder 8' Powder 53' McGlynn 83' Obregón 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Marie Durr Assistant referees: Robert Cordley Fourth official: Chuck Roberts

May 2 8	Richmond Kickers	3−3	Greenville Triumph	Richmond, VA
7:00 p.m. EDT	Kirkland 3', 39' O'Dwyer 80'	Report	Evans 31' Zakowski 33' Agyaakwah 84'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,023 Referee: Edson Carvajal Assistant referees: Andrew Charron Fourth official: Nickrod Fateh

May 10 9	Chattanooga Red Wolves	0–0	Richmond Kickers	East Ridge, TN
7:00 p.m. EDT		Report		Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Referee: Muhammad Kaleida Assistant referees: Brian Marshall Fourth official: Amin Hadzic

May 18 10	Spokane Velocity	1–0	Richmond Kickers	Spokane, WA
7:00 p.m. EDT	Miller Peláez 44'	Report		Stadium: One Spokane Stadium Attendance: 2,644 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Ryan Jung Fourth official: Serghei Celan

May 25 11	Westchester	2–2	Richmond Kickers	Mt Vernon, NY
2:00 p.m. EDT	Saydee 9' Obregón 29'	Report	Espinal 32' Bolduc 47'	Stadium: The Stadium at Memorial Field Referee: Muhammad Hassan

June 7 12	Richmond Kickers	v	Texoma	Richmond, VA
7:00 p.m. EDT				Stadium: City Stadium

June 13 13	One Knoxville SC	v	Richmond Kickers	Knoxville, TN
6:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Covenant Health Park

June 21 14	Richmond Kickers	v	Spokane Velocity	Richmond, VA
7:00 p.m. EDT				Stadium: City Stadium

June 25 15	Union Omaha	v	Richmond Kickers	Papillion, NE
8:00 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Werner Park

U.S. Open Cup

March 19 First round	Richmond Kickers (USL1)	1–3	Virginia Dream FC (VSSL)	Richmond, VA
7:30 p.m. EDT	Vaughan 45+1'		Lukulia 8' (pen.) Suchecki 53' Akinkoye 61'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: John Griggs

Jägermeister Cup

Group stage

Pos	Lg	Team v t e	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	USLC	Loudoun United FC	4	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	USL1	Charlotte Independence	4	2	1	1	0	8	4	+4	9
3	USLC	Louisville City FC	4	3	0	0	1	8	4	+4	9
4	USLC	Lexington SC	4	1	0	1	2	6	5	+1	4
5	USLC	North Carolina FC	4	1	1	0	2	3	4	−1	5
6	USL1	Richmond Kickers	4	0	0	0	4	1	11	−10	0

Updated to match(es) played on July 26, 2025. Source: USL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points earned in group play; 3) total wins in group play; 4) goals for in group play; 5) goals against in group play; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss.

Matches

April 26 1	Louisville City	4–1	Richmond Kickers	Louisville, KY
7:30 p.m. EDT	Perez 45+3' Serrano 55' Gleadle 62' Perez 87'	Report	Seufert 58'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Referee: Drew Klempt Assistant referees: Christian Little Fourth official: Donald Williams

May 31 2	Richmond Kickers	v	North Carolina	Richmond, VA
7:00 p.m. EDT				Stadium: City Stadium

June 28 3	Richmond Kickers	v	Lexington SC	Richmond, VA
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: City Stadium

July 26 4	Charlotte Independence	v	Richmond Kickers	Charlotte, NC
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of May 26, 2025. Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total	USL1	USL1 Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Jägermeister Cup
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	CHI	Pablo Jara	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
2	MF	USA	Dakota Barnathan	13	1	11+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
3	MF	USA	Hayden Anderson	11	1	3+7	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF	USA	Simon Fitch	13	0	11+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF	CHI	Maxi Schenfeld	11	0	8+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
7	FW	USA	Landon Johnson	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	USA	Josh Kirkland	13	4	6+5	4	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
10	MF	GER	Nils Seufert	12	2	9+1	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	1
11	MF	HAI	Rivendi Pierre-Lewis	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	DF	BRA	Guilherme França	9	0	6+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
16	DF	CAN	Klaidi Cela	7	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
17	MF	ENG	James Vaughan	12	1	5+5	0	0+0	0	1+0	1	0+1	0
18	MF	UGA	Jonathan Kanagwa	4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	HON	Darwin Espinal	13	6	11+0	6	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
20	MF	GER	Adrian Billhardt	7	0	0+5	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
27	FW	ENG	Chandler O'Dwyer	12	3	9+1	3	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
32	FW	ARG	Emiliano Terzaghi	12	2	7+3	2	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
33	MF	USA	Matt Bolduc	12	1	6+4	1	0+0	0+0	1+0	0	0+1	0
34	DF	USA	Beckett Howell	5	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
35	GK	USA	James Sneddon	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	DF	USA	Griffin Garnett	10	0	7+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
39	DF	USA	Brendan Dobzyniak	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
40	FW	USA	Nick Sarantakos	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	MF	USA	Andrew Richman	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
42	DF	USA	Grafton Kahl	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
43	MF	USA	Jonathan Gomez	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

References

^ Heintschel, Nathan (August 12, 2024). "Gritty Veteran Defender Klaidi Cela Joins Kickers". Richmond Kickers.
^ Heintschel, Nathan (September 12, 2024). "Deep Run High School Standout and Mary Washington All-American Josh Kirkland Signs Pro Contract". Richmond Kickers.
^ McGinley, Mannion (December 18, 2024). "Richmond Kickers sign Rivendi Melvin Pierre-Louis". Richmond Kickers.
^ McGinley, Mannion (January 22, 2025). "Golden Ball winner Darwin Espinal signs with the Kickers for 2025". Richmond Kickers.
^ McGinley, Mannion (January 23, 2025). "Hayden Anderson brings his talent to the Kickers, signs with the club for '25". Richmond Kickers.
^ McGinley, Mannion (January 24, 2025). "Richmond Kickers add German motor to the midfield". Richmond Kickers.
^ McGinley, Mannion (January 27, 2025). "James Sneddon Goes Pro". Richmond Kickers.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d McGinley, Mannion (January 31, 2025). "Richmond Kickers sign new Academy class for 2025". Richmond Kickers.
^ McGinley, Mannion (February 6, 2025). "Kickers sign VCU grad, A10 Champ Jonathan Kanagwa". Richmond Kickers.
^ "Players' Shield winner Matt Bolduc returns to Richmond". USL League One. February 18, 2025.
^ McGinley, Mannion (May 6, 2025). "Jonathan Gomez joins Kickers 2025 Academy Class". Richmond Kickers.
^ "Velocity FC Lands a Vaunted Veteran with Midfielder Nil Vinyals". USL Spokane. February 21, 2025.

External links

[1] Heintschel, Nathan (August 12, 2024). "Gritty Veteran Defender Klaidi Cela Joins Kickers". Richmond Kickers.

[2] Heintschel, Nathan (September 12, 2024). "Deep Run High School Standout and Mary Washington All-American Josh Kirkland Signs Pro Contract". Richmond Kickers.

[3] McGinley, Mannion (December 18, 2024). "Richmond Kickers sign Rivendi Melvin Pierre-Louis". Richmond Kickers.

[4] McGinley, Mannion (January 22, 2025). "Golden Ball winner Darwin Espinal signs with the Kickers for 2025". Richmond Kickers.

[5] McGinley, Mannion (January 23, 2025). "Hayden Anderson brings his talent to the Kickers, signs with the club for '25". Richmond Kickers.

[6] McGinley, Mannion (January 24, 2025). "Richmond Kickers add German motor to the midfield". Richmond Kickers.

[7] McGinley, Mannion (January 27, 2025). "James Sneddon Goes Pro". Richmond Kickers.

[:0-8] McGinley, Mannion (January 31, 2025). "Richmond Kickers sign new Academy class for 2025". Richmond Kickers.

[9] McGinley, Mannion (February 6, 2025). "Kickers sign VCU grad, A10 Champ Jonathan Kanagwa". Richmond Kickers.

[10] "Players' Shield winner Matt Bolduc returns to Richmond". USL League One. February 18, 2025.

[11] McGinley, Mannion (May 6, 2025). "Jonathan Gomez joins Kickers 2025 Academy Class". Richmond Kickers.

[12] "Velocity FC Lands a Vaunted Veteran with Midfielder Nil Vinyals". USL Spokane. February 21, 2025.

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