January 22, 2024 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC News Release
Goalkeeper Eric Dick with the Swope Park Rangers
(Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC)
PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC has added two goalkeepers to its roster with the signings of former MLS goalkeeper Eric Dick and first-year pro Jacob Randolph. Both contracts are one-year deals with a team option for 2025, pending USL and U.S. Soccer approval.
Dick, 29, has been with MLS clubs for the past six seasons after being a first-round draft pick by Sporting Kansas City in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. He spent three years under contract with Kansas City before joining the Columbus Crew in 2021 and, most recently, Minnesota United for the past two seasons.
The 6-foot-5 goalkeeper from Carmel, Ind., made his MLS debut as a rookie with Kansas City, but he also spent time in the USL Championship on loan, most notably backstopping Swope Park Rangers to the Western Conference Semifinals while making 15 appearances for the team in 2018. He has also appeared for Phoenix Rising, FC Tulsa and Indy Eleven on separate loan stints in USL.
“Eric is a seasoned pro who still has his best soccer in front of him,” Rivehounds head coach Bob Lilley said. “He is an exceptional athlete with good size that is capable of the game-changing save, as well as delivering good performances in the big games. We look forward to working with him in 2024.”
Randolph, 22, signed after completing his college career at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington last fall. With the Seahawks in 2023, Randolph allowed just 15 goals and posted seven shutouts while starting 15 of the team’s 16 games.
A 6-foot-4 native of Metairie, La., Randolph began his college career at Division II Barton College in North Carolina, posting 10 shutouts in 20 career starts and leading the team to the Conference Carolinas Final in the Spring 2021 season.
“Jacob is a first-year pro with huge upside. He was quite good in our December combine and demonstrated his ability to dominate in the air, as well as be good with his feet and a good shot stopper,” Lilley said.
The first two goalkeepers signed for the upcoming season brings the Hounds to 16 players announced for 2024. The roster will continue to take shape this week ahead of the team’s preseason training opening next Monday, Jan. 29.
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