Goalkeeper Archives - Sacramento Republic FC

Career Bio

The 6’5” shot stopper spent the first two seasons of his career with Eastern Conference club Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. In 11 appearances across all competitions, he recorded four clean sheets and from 2024-2025 was a part of the top defense in USL Championship with 28 clean sheets and just 56 goals conceded during the regular season. This past November, he and the Riverhounds won the first USL Championship title in club history.

Randolph was a standout during his five-year college career. He first attended Barton College from 2019 to 2021 and in 34 appearances recorded a 0.91 goals-against average and an 80% save success rate. His 10 clean sheets rank third in program history, earning him two All-Conference Carolinas selections and three Defensive Player of the Week honors. He spent his senior and graduate year at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington and in 17 games recorded seven clean sheets.

Hometown: Massapequa, New York
Nationality: United States
College: University of Albany
Previous Club: Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Joined Republic FC: December 21, 2022 (re-signed to multi-year contract on November 8, 2023)

Career Bio

Joined Republic FC in 2022 and is the club’s all-time clean sheets leader. In 2025, he tied the USL Championship’s all-time regular season clean sheets record and became the first SRFC player to play every minute of the regular season since 2017.

In 2023, he became the first-ever Republic FC player to win the USL Championship Goalkeeper of the Year after he recorded a career-high 11 clean sheets in the regular season. He conceded only 25 goals across 30 regular season appearances, earning him his second career Golden Glove Award with a goals-against average of 0.83 – he was just the second player in league history to earn the honor twice. He also earned his first career selection to the USL Championship All-League First Team.

He had a stellar first campaign for Sacramento in 2022, making 25 starts in 25 appearances and only conceding 23 goals. In the Open Cup, he had 3 shutouts and TheCup.us named him the Semifinal Player of the Round after he held MLS side Sporting Kansas City scoreless through 120 minutes and went on to block Graham Zusi’s attempt in the ensuing penalty shootout.

Vitiello joined Sacramento following two seasons with Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC where he made 36 appearances. In 2020, he claimed the starters’ role mid-way through the abbreviated campaign and went on to post the league’s lowest Goals Against Average rating, logging six clean sheets in eight appearances. He earned the 2020 Golden Glove Honor following the season for posting the league’s lowest Goals Against Average rating at 0.5. In 2021 he started 27 contests, conceding just 26 goals, finishing fourth in the league with nine clean sheets, and earning a nod to the USL Championship Team of the Week for Week 6.

The Massapequa, New York Native first entered the league in 2019, signing with Nashville SC who then sent him to New Mexico United on loan for the season. Prior to turning pro, Danny played four seasons at the University at Albany, where he set a program record for career victories for a goalkeeper (26), amassed 221 saves and allowed just 61 goals in 60 matches across four seasons. His play in the box helped the Great Danes to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances in 2016 and 2017, reaching the second round both times. He also featured for USL League Two side Long Island Rough Riders in 2018.