January 19, 2024 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – Rhode Island FC News Release
Pawtucket, R.I. – Rhode Island FC announced today it has signed Albert Dikwa to a multi-year agreement, pending league and federation approval. Dikwa’s 2023 USL Championship accolades include the Golden Boot (20 goals in 28 games), Most Valuable Player and Players’ Shield.
“Albert is a massive signing and we could not be more thrilled to welcome him to the state of Rhode Island,” said RIFC Head Coach and General Manager Khano Smith. “As a club, we have high standards and expectations for how we want to represent our community. By adding the league’s best attacker, highest goal scorer and most valuable player, we are taking our roster to the next level. Albert is always a threat, knows how to get himself into the right spots and has really come into his own over the last two seasons.”
Dikwa’s league-leading 20goals last season helped propel Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC to the best overall record in the USL Championship. The Cameroonian striker averaged a goal every 114.7 minutes, accounting for 40 percent of Pittsburgh’s goals on the year.Dikwarecorded one hat trick and tallied five two-goal performances over the course of the season.
The seventeenth signing for RIFC and fourth of 2024, Dikwaalso had an impressive campaign for the Riverhounds in 2022, finding the net eleven timesin 35 games. The 26-year-oldrecorded four assists in 2,446 minutes and 26 starts. Prior to joining Pittsburgh in Aug. 2020, Dikwaplayed two seasons for Saint Louis FC from 2018-2019 after signing his first professional contract with Orlando City B in 2017.
Name: Albert Dikwa ‘Chico’
Position: Forward
Height: 6-1
Weight: 185 lbs.
Birthday: Jan. 2, 1998
Hometown: Garoua, Cameroon
Rhode Island FC 2024 Season Ticket Memberships and Flex Plans are on sale now starting at just $15 per match. Tickets can be purchased by calling 401-955-RIFC (7432) or by visiting rhodeislandfc.com/tickets.
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