POSITION: Forward
BIRTHDATE: 1/2/1998
HOMETOWN: Garoua, Cameroon
HEIGHT: 6’0″
WEIGHT: 170
PREVIOUS TEAM: Rhode Island FC
PRONUNCIATION: AL-burt DEE-kwa
BIO
Albert Dikwa returns to Riverhounds SC in 2026 after signing back with the team where he previously played for four seasons from 2020-23.
Dikwa — affectionately known as “Chico” — spent the past two seasons with Rhode Island FC, where he had 19 goals and 10 assists in 69 appearances across all competitions and helped the team reach the 2024 USL Championship Final and 2025 Eastern Conference Final.
In 2023, the last season of his first stint in Pittsburgh, Dikwa had a career season with 20 goals, winning the USL Championship Player of the Year and Golden Boot while powering the Hounds to the Players’ Shield. That breakout came on the heels of 11 goals and four assists in 2022.
Upon his initial departure from the Hounds, Dikwa had 37 goals wearing the black & yellow, the second-most in club history.
He came to Pittsburgh from Saint Louis FC, where he recorded 44 appearances and four goals for the club from 2018-19. Dikwa began his professional career signing with Orlando City B directly out of high school in 2017, and he posted three goals and two assists in his first pro season. In his youth career and early days as a pro, the Garoua, Cameroon native also made six appearances for the Cameroon U-20 National Team.
