2026 Carolina Core FC season

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Carolina Core FC
2026 season
OwnerMegan Oglesby
Matt Penley
Mark Penley
General manager Eddie Pope
Head coach Donovan Ricketts
Stadium Truist Point
MLS Next Pro Eastern Conference:
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The 2026 Carolina Core FC Season is the club's third season in existence. This is the second independent club to play in a MLS Next Pro season alongside Chattanooga FC and will be joined by CT United FC in 2026. The club is located in North Carolina, US.

Contents

Players and staff

Current roster

As of January 6, 2026
No.Pos.NationPlayer
11 FW Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Anthony Sumo Jr.
12 MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Alenga Charles
— MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Dyllan John
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anthony Pineda
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Corey Lundeen
18 MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Mohamed Diakite
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jesus Ibarra

Staff

Transfers

In

DatePositionNumberNamefromTypeFeeRef.
January 6, 2026MF Flag of Jamaica.svg Dyllan John Flag of Jamaica.svg Waterhouse SigningNA [1]

Out

DatePositionNumberNameToTypeFeeRef.
December 9, 2025MF3 Flag of Jamaica.svg Zion Scarlett Flag of the United States.svg Portland Hearts of Pine Contract ExpiredNA [2] [3]
December 17, 2025DF2 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Chica Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta United 2 Contract ExpiredNA [4] [5]
December 19, 2025GK0 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Sutton "Unattached"Contract ExpiredNA [6]
December 19, 2025GK1 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Pannenberg "Unattached"Contract ExpiredNA [7]
December 19, 2025DF4 Flag of the United States.svg Kai Thomas "Unattached"Contract ExpiredNA [8]
December 19, 2025MF17 Flag of Ireland.svg Glory Nzingo Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Swansea City Loan ExpiredNA [9]
December 19, 2025DF6 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Pablo Rodriguez "Unattached"Contract ExpiredNA [10]
December 19, 2025FW7 Flag of the United States.svg Yekeson Subah "Unattached"Contract ExpiredNA [11]
December 19, 2025FW8 Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Drake Hadeed "Unattached"Contract ExpiredNA [12]
December 19, 2025DF10 Flag of England.svg Jacob Evans "Unattached"Contract ExpiredNA [13]
December 19, 2025FW13 Flag of Honduras (2022-present).svg Josuha Rodriguez "Unattached"Contract ExpiredNA [14]
December 19, 2025DF14 Flag of the United States.svg Jathan Juarez "Unattached"Contract ExpiredNA [15]
December 19, 2025FW15 Flag of Colombia.svg David Polanco "Unattached"Contract ExpiredNA [16]
December 19, 2025MF19 Flag of Colombia.svg Mateo Sarmiento "Unattached"Contract ExpiredNA [17]
December 19, 2025DF20 Flag of France.svg Ibrahim Covi "Unattached"Contract ExpiredNA [18]
December 19, 2025MF21 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Derek Cuevas "Unattached"Contract ExpiredNA [19]
December 19, 2025MF24 Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Canete Flag of the United States.svg Monterey Bay FC TransferNA [20] [21]
December 19, 2025MF26 Flag of France.svg Paul Baptiste Behe Leonardi "Unattached"Contract ExpiredNA [22]
December 19, 2025FW28 Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Stachuk "Unattached"Contract ExpiredNA [23]
December 19, 2025MF29 Flag of Colombia.svg Santiago Cambindo "Unattached"Contract ExpiredNA [24]
December 19, 2025GK31 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Bailey "Unattached"Contract ExpiredNA [25]
December 19, 2025DF44 Flag of the United States.svg Christian Diaz "Unattached"Contract ExpiredNA [26]
December 19, 2025MF77 Flag of Chile.svg Jonathan Bazaes "Unattached"Contract ExpiredNA [27]
December 19, 2025MF99 Flag of Liberia.svg Aryeh Miller "Unattached"Contract ExpiredNA [28]

Loan In

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromStartEndSource

Loan Out

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromStartEndSource

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason


Competitive fixtures

Standings

Overall table

MLS Next Pro Regular Season

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotal MLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP Playoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
11 FW Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Anthony Sumo Jr. 000+000+000+00
12 MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Charles Alenga 000+000+000+00
MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Dyllan John 000+000+000+00
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Antonio Pineda 000+000+000+00
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Corey Lundeen 000+000+000+00
18 MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Mohamed Diakite 000+000+000+00
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jesus Ibarra 000+000+000+00

Top scorers

RankPositionNumberNameMLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP PlayoffsTotal
Total0000

Top assists

RankPositionNumberNameMLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP PlayoffsTotal
Total0000

Disciplinary record

No.Pos.PlayerMLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP PlayoffsTotal
Yellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svg
11 FW Flag of Liberia.svg Anthony Sumo Jr. 000000000000
12 MF Flag of Tanzania.svg Charles Alenga000000000000
MF Flag of Jamaica.svg Dyllan John 000000000000
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg Antonio Pineda 000000000000
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg Corey Lundeen 000000000000
18 MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Mohamed Diakite 000000000000
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg Jesus Ibarra 000000000000
Total!000000000000

References

  1. ↑ @realrileymedia; (January 6, 2026). "19 year old Midfielder Dyllan John Joins Carolina Core FC in the MLS Next Pro League" – via Instagram.
  2. ↑ "Carolina Core announces returning players". hpenews.com. Kernersville News. December 19, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Portland Hearts of Pine Announce Signing of Zion Scarlett & Re-signing of Walter Varela Ahead of the 2026 Season". Hearts of Pine. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
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  5. ↑ "Portland Hearts of Pine Announce Signing of Zion Scarlett & Re-signing of Walter Varela Ahead of the 2026 Season". Atlanta United. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
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  21. ↑ "Monterey Bay Acquires Argentinian Midfielder Facundo Canete via Transfer from MLS NEXT Pro side Carolina Core FC". www.montereybayfc.com. Monterey Bay FC. January 9, 2026. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
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