RICHMOND, Va. – The Richmond Kickers announced on Wednesday it had acquired five players on loan from the club’s official Major League Soccer partner, D.C. United, with U.S. U17 international Chris Durkin returning to Richmond for a second consecutive year. 

Forward Alhaji Kamara, goalkeeper Eric Klenofsky, midfielder Chris Odoi-Atsem and midfielder Maxim Tissot were also sent on loan to Richmond throughout the 2017 season, pending league and federation approval.

Durkin signed a Homegrown contract with D.C. United last year, becoming the youngest Homegrown Player in club history. He made his D.C. debut as a 16-year-old when he started United’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round match in June, and went on to make three appearances with the Kickers in 2016.

A native of Glen Allen, Va., Durkin joined the Richmond Kickers Youth Soccer Club at the age of 8. Splitting time between the Richmond United Academy and D.C. United Academy, the Captain of the U17 U.S. Men’s National Team trained with the Kickers pro team during the 2015 season and featured in the exhibition match against the English Premier League’s West Bromwich Albion as a 15-year old before earning an invitation to U.S. Soccer’s residency program at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. in January 2016.

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A Discovery Claim signing for D.C. United last May, Kamara burst onto the Major League Soccer scene after setting the record for fastest goal scored by a player making his debut (33 seconds) against Sporting Kansas City on May 27, 2016. Capped four times for Sierra Leone, he began his youth career with FC Kallon, one of the powerhouses in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, before signing on loan with Swedish first division side Djurgårdens IF in 2012 and eventually signing with IFK Norrköping in 2014. After a brief loan stint in Malaysia in 2015, he was recalled to IFK Norrköping, where he scored seven goals in 13 appearances to lead the Swedish side to the league title.

D.C. United selected Klenofsky with the 34th overall pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft out of Monmouth University. The 6-foot-6 native of Lincoln Park, N.J. was named MAAC Co-Goalkeeper of the Year as a senior, ranking first in the conference with a .841 save percentage, second with a 0.87 goals against average, and was tied for fifth with four shutouts.

Selected by D.C. United with the 12th overall pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, Odoi-Atsem was named First Team All-Big Ten and guided the University of Maryland to a third straight Big Ten tournament title as a senior in 2016. He also helped match a school record with five consecutive shutouts and finished the year with one goal and six assists.

A Canadian National Team player and two-time Canadian Championship winner, Tissot signed with D.C. United in February. He spent four seasons with the Montreal Impact and recorded 44 appearances and five goals in MLS after signing in 2013. Tissot signed with Ottawa Fury FC mid-season last year, and made 19 appearances and added two goals for the side in the 2016 season.