Washington Post · Feb 17, 2016
D.C. United purchases Rob Vincent from Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Liverpool native Rob Vincent scored 18 goals in the third-tier USL last season. (Pittsburgh Riverhounds photo)D.C. United completed a deal with the third-division Pittsburgh Riverhounds on Wednesday to acquire midfielder Rob Vincent, who has been at the MLS team’s training camp for the past four weeks. Terms of the transfer and contract were not disclosed.
The Liverpool native, 25, scored 28 goals in 88 matches across all competitions over three seasons for the USL’s Riverhounds. He posted 18 goals in league play last year.
He had been on United’s radar since last summer when he scored against D.C. in the U.S. Open Cup. He trialed with United in the fall.