HERRIMAN, Utah (Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024) – Real Salt Lake announce the loan of second-year winger Bertin Jacquesson to USL Championship side Pittsburgh Riverhounds, effective for the remainder of the 2024 season. The move represents a bit of a homecoming for the French-born player, who returns to Western Pennsylvania after a three-year career at the University of Pittsburgh.
Selected 16th overall by RSL in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft, Jacquesson made his professional debut last April. Over the past two seasons, he has split time between Real Salt Lake and the MLS NEXT Pro side Real Monarchs, logging 13 appearances for RSL with one assist in all competitions – a game-winner at Toronto in second-half stoppage last summer – with another 18 games played for the Monarchs, scoring two goals and adding two assists.
Representing the Pitt Panthers in NCAA action, Jacquesson played three seasons and helped the Panthers twice reach the NCAA College Cup semifinals. He was the 2020-21 Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year and finished his time at Pitt with 19 goals and 23 assists.
Real Salt Lake (13-6-8, 47 pts., 3rd West) enjoys an international break this weekend, with a Sept. 14 trip to face the Houston Dynamo at Shell Energy Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:30 P.M. MDT with broadcast available on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
Seven games remain for RSL in the 2024 MLS reg. season, as the Club looks to qualify for the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs for the 14th time in 17 years. Following the Sept. 14 match at Houston, RSL wraps up the campaign with four of its final six contests at its America First Field home, where the Claret-and-Cobalt have sold out eight consecutive contests and nine of 13, posting a 10-3-1 / 31-point record across all competitions this season. RSL hosts West rivals Dallas and Portland on Sept. 18 / 21, with October home dates against Minnesota (Oct. 2) and Vancouver (Oct. 19 Decision Day), prior to the postseason.
Information for tickets and more can be found at www.RSL.com/tickets.
