2024 Hartford Athletic season explained

Club:	Hartford Athletic
American:	true
League:	USL Championship
League Result:	Conference: 10th Overall: 16th
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Brandon Burke
Stadium:	Trinity Health Stadium
Cup1:	U.S. Open Cup
Cup1 Result:	Third Rounds
Cup2:	USL Cup
Cup2 Result:	DNQ
League Topscorer:	Mamadou Dieng (11 goals)
Largest Win:	3-0 (September 14, against Miami FC)
Largest Loss:	0-6 (April 27, against Louisville City FC)
Prevseason:	2023
Season:	2024
Nextseason:	2025

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.^[1]

Hartford Athletic also played in the U.S. Open Cup for the fourth time in club history, exiting in the third round.

Squad

Out on loan

Transfers

In

	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
GK	Renan Ribeiro	Al-Ahli	Free transfer	November 7, 2023	^[2]
MF	Jay Chapman	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Free transfer	November 27, 2023	^[3]
MF	Emmanuel Samadia	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	Undisclosed	November 28, 2023	^[4]
DF	Thomas Vancaeyezeele	Bassin d'Arcachon	Free transfer	November 30, 2023	^[5]
DF	Joe Farrell	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Free transfer	December 4, 2023	^[6]
MF	Joe Schmidt	Charleston Battery	Free transfer	December 5, 2023	^[7]
DF	Rece Buckmaster	Memphis 901	Free Transfer	December 7, 2023	^[8]
MF	Anderson Asiedu	Birmingham Legion	Free transfer	December 14, 2023	^[9]
FW	Marcus Epps	FC Tulsa	Free transfer	December 19, 2023	^[10]
FW	Enoch Mushagalusa	Louisville City	Free transfer	December 20, 2023	^[11]
FW	Deshane Beckford	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Free transfer	January 2, 2024	^[12]
FW	Romario Williams	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Free transfer	January 4, 2024	^[13]
DF	Jordan Scarlett	Louisville City	Free transfer	January 8, 2024	^[14]
GK	Brooks Thompson	Philadelphia Union II	Free transfer	January 11, 2024	^[15]
MF	Marlon Hairston	Columbus Crew	Free transfer	January 18, 2024	^[16]
GK	Greg Monroe	Austin FC II	Free transfer	January 23, 2024	^[17]
FW	Skage Simonsen	Detroit City	Undisclosed	January 24, 2024	^[18]
MF	Ian Shaul	Portland Timbers 2	Free Transfer	January 25, 2024	^[19]
GK	Justin DiCarlo	Academy	Academy	February 2, 2024	^[20]
DF	Joey Akpunonu	FC Cincinnati	Loan	February 6, 2024	^[21]
DF	Pele Ousmanou	Elite Falcons FC	Undisclosed	February 7, 2024	^[22]
FW	Michee Ngalina	Göztepe	Undisclosed	February 8, 2024	^[23]
FW	Mamadou Dieng	Elite Falcons FC	Undisclosed	February 13, 2024	^[24]
GK	Paul Walters	FC Cincinnati	Loan	March 8, 2024	^[25]
FW	Dantouma Toure	MLS Pool	Loan	June 13, 2024	^[26]
DF	Younes Boudadi	Indy Eleven	Undisclosed	June 14, 2024	^[27]
DF	Michael DeShields	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Undisclosed	June 19, 2024	^[28]
FW	Griffin Thomas	AC Connecticut	Free Transfer	September 6, 2024	^[29]
DF	Agnaldo Germano	Academy	Academy	September 6, 2024	^[30]
DF	Kauan Ribeiro	Academy	Academy	September 6, 2024	^[31]

Out

	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Matthew Sheldon	Detroit City FC	Undisclosed	January 24, 2024	^[32]
FW	Skage Simonsen	Free Agent	Released	March 7, 2024	^[33]
GK	Brooks Thompson	Spokane Velocity FC	Loan	May 15, 2024	^[34]
GK	Paul Walters	FC Cincinnati	Loan End	May 17, 2024	^[35]
FW	Romario Williams	Indy Eleven	Undisclosed	June 14, 2024	^[36]
FW	Enoch Mushagalusa	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Loan	June 19, 2024	^[37]
DF	Rece Buckmaster	San Antonio FC	Undisclosed	July 15, 2024	^[38]
MF	Jay Chapman	Charleston Battery	Loan	August 1, 2024	^[39]
DF	Joey Akpunonu	FC Cincinnati	Loan End	August 10, 2024	^[40]
FW	Enoch Mushagalusa	Valletta	Undisclosed	August 31, 2024	^[41]

Season competitions

USL Championship

See main article: 2024 USL Championship season.

Matches

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2024 U.S. Open Cup. Hartford Athletic entered the U.S. Open Cup in the third round.^[42]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Our Story . January 29, 2022 . www.hartfordathletic.com.
2. Web site: Hartford Athletic Sign Brazilian Goalkeeper Renan Ribeiro. November 7, 2023 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
3. Web site: Hartford Athletic Sign Former MLS Midfielder Jay Chapman . November 27, 2023 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
4. Web site: Midfielder Emmanuel Samadia Joins Hartford Athletic . November 28, 2023 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
5. Web site: Hartford Athletic Sign Two-Time All-League Defender Thomas Vancaeyezeele . November 30, 2023 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
6. Web site: Hartford Athletic Sign Veteran Defender Joe Farrell . December 4, 2023 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
7. Web site: Hartford Athletic Add Joe Schmidt to Midfield . December 5, 2023 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
8. Web site: Hartford Athletic Add Rece Buckmaster to Defense . January 16, 2023 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
9. Web site: Hartford Athletic Sign Midfielder Anderson Asiedu . December 14, 2023 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
10. Web site: Hartford Athletic Add Marcus Epps to Attack . December 19, 2023 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
11. Web site: Hartford Athletic Sign Striker Enoch Mushagalusa . December 20, 2023 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
12. Web site: Hartford Sign Winger Deshane Beckford . January 2, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
13. Web site: Veteran Goal Scorer Romario Williams Signs with Hartford Athletic . January 4, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
14. Web site: Hartford Athletic Sign Defender Jordan Scarlett . January 8, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
15. Web site: Hartford Athletic Sign Goalkeeper Brooks Thompson . January 11, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
16. Web site: Hartford Sign Former MLS Midfielder Marlon Hairston . January 18, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
17. Web site: Goalkeeper Greg Monroe Signs First Professional Contract With Hartford Athletic . January 23, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
18. Web site: Hartford Athletic Transfer Defender Matt Sheldon to Detroit City FC . January 24, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
19. Web site: Hartford Athletic Sign Midfielder Ian Shaul to USL Academy Contract . January 25, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
20. Web site: Hartford Athletic Sign Goalkeeper Justin DiCarlo to USL Academy Contract . February 2, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
21. Web site: Hartford Athletic Acquire Defender Joey Akpunonu on Loan From FC Cincinnati . February 6, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
22. Web site: Hartford Athletic Sign Cameroonian Defender Pele Ousmanou . February 7, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
23. Web site: Winger Michee Ngalina Signs With Hartford Athletic . February 8, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
24. Web site: Hartford Athletic Sign Striker Mamadou Dieng . February 13, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
25. Web site: Hartford Athletic Acquire Goalkeeper Paul Walters on Loan From FC Cincinnati . March 8, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
26. Web site: Hartford Athletic Acquire Dantouma "Yaya" Toure on Loan From Major League Soccer . June 13, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
27. Web site: Hartford Athletic Acquire Defender Younes Boudadi, Transfer Forward Romario Williams to Indy Eleven . June 13, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
28. Web site: Hartford Athletic Acquire Michael DeShields From Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC via Transfer . June 19, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
29. Web site: Hartford Athletic Sign Midfielder Griffin Tomas to 25-Day Contract . September 6, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
30. Web site: Hartford Athletic Sign Agnaldo Germano and Kauan Ribeiro to USL Academy Contracts . September 6, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
31. Web site: Hartford Athletic Sign Agnaldo Germano and Kauan Ribeiro to USL Academy Contracts . September 6, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
32. Web site: JANUARY 24 UPDATE . February 7, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
33. Web site: Hartford Athletic and Skage Simonsen Mutually Terminate Contract . March 7, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
34. Web site: Hartford Athletic Loan Brooks Thompson to Spokane Velocity FC . June 2, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
35. Web site: Paul Walters Recalled by FC Cincinnati . June 2, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
36. Web site: Hartford Athletic Acquire Defender Younes Boudadi, Transfer Forward Romario Williams to Indy Eleven. June 14, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
37. Web site: Hartford Athletic Loan Enoch Mushagalusa to Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC . June 19, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
38. Web site: Hartford Athletic Transfer Rece Buckmaster to San Antonio FC . July 20, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
39. Web site: Hartford Athletic Loan Jay Chapman to the Charleston Battery . August 2, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
40. Web site: Joey Akpunonu Recalled by FC Cincinnati . August 11, 2024 . Hartford Athletic . en-US.
41. Web site: Enoch Mushagalusa Profile on Valletta F.C.'s Website . June 19, 2024 . Valletta FC . en-US.
42. Web site: 2024 US Open Cup: 107 clubs enter qualifying, will play for 9 places in 108th edition of tournament . January 16, 2023 . thecup.us . August 19, 2022 . en-US.