Dikwa in Running for Player of the Month
October 5, 2023 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC News Release
PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC striker Albert Dikwa is one of five finalists for the USL Championship Player of the Month for September, the league announced this afternoon.
Dikwa, the leading scorer in the Championship this season with 19 goals, scored five times in the month of September to help lead the Hounds to a perfect 4-0-0 record. It was the second five-goal month of the season for the 25-year-old striker from Cameroon, and the first time he has averaged more than a goal per game for an entire calendar month.
The fan favorite's career year has propelled him to second on the Hounds' all-time scoring list with 36 goals in his four seasons in Pittsburgh, the first of which was the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign. It is the second time Dikwa has been a Player of the Month finalist, having also made the cut in May of this season.
Voting for the Player of the Month is comprised of three weighted parts - a USL Technical Committee vote, a national media vote and a fan vote. The fan vote began this afternoon at USLChampionship.com, and the public will be able to vote through noon on Monday, Oct. 9. The winner will be announced next week after the completion of voting.
Dikwa and the Hounds will be back in action this Saturday, when they visit the Tampa Bay Rowdies for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Fla. The match will be shown live locally on KDKA+ and streamed on ESPN+.
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