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.