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| Full name | Carolina Core FC | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | November 10, 2022 | ||
| Stadium | Truist Point High Point, North Carolina | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Owners | Megan Oglesby Matt Penley Mark Penley | ||
| General manager | Eddie Pope | ||
| Head coach | Donovan Ricketts | ||
| League | MLS Next Pro | ||
| Website | https://www.carolinacorefc.com | ||
Carolina Core FC is an American professional soccer team that is located in High Point, North Carolina. It is an independent team and currently participates in MLS Next Pro.
On November 10, 2022, MLS Next Pro announced that a new independent club from North Carolina would join the league in 2024. The club will be led by Eddie Pope as its Chief Sporting Director and owned by Megan Oglesby, Matt Penley, and Mark Penley. They will play at Truist Point following planned renovations to increase the stadium's capacity to 5,000. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Carolina ended their inaugural season with 12 wins, 12 losses, and four draws with three penalty shootout victories. Head coach Roy Lassiter was relieved of his duties following the season. [6]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | GK | Alex Sutton |  United States |
| 1 | GK | Andrew Pannenberg | United States |
| 2 | DF | Daniel Chica | United States |
| 4 | DF | Kai Thomas | United States |
| 5 | DF | Angel Aguas | United States |
| 6 | DF | Juan Pablo Rodriguez |  Argentina |
| 7 | FW | Yekeson Subah | United States |
| 8 | MF | Jesus Orejuela | United States |
| 9 | FW | Papa Ndoye |  Senegal |
| 10 | DF | Jacob Evans |  England |
| 11 | MF | Luis Lugo |  Venezuela |
| 12 | MF | Alenga Charles |  Tanzania |
| 13 | FW | Josuha Rodriguez |  Honduras |
| 14 | DF | Jathan Juarez | United States |
| 15 | FW | David Polanco |  Colombia |
| 17 | FW | Carlos Mario Diaz | Colombia |
| 18 | FW | Jeremiah White IV | United States |
| 19 | FW | Nicholas Pechenyi | United States |
| 20 | DF | Ibrahim Covi |  France |
| 21 | MF | Derek Cuevas |  Dominican Republic |
| 22 | DF | Kiki Gregoire | United States |
| 23 | FW | Tyler Freeman | United States |
| 24 | MF | Facundo Canete | Argentina |
| 25 | FW | Drake Hadeed |  Antigua and Barbuda |
| 26 | DF | Paul Baptiste Behe Leonardi | France |
| 28 | FW | Federico Stachuk | Argentina |
| 29 | MF | Santiago Cambindo | Colombia |
| 31 | GK | Robert Bailey | United States |
| 68 | MF | Ozzie Ramos | United States |
| 77 | MF | Jonathan Bazaes |  Chile |
| 99 | MF | Aryeh Miller |  Liberia |
| — | MF | Glory Nzingo (on loan from Swansea City) |  Republic of Ireland |
| — | MF | Mateo Sarimento | Colombia |
| — | MF | Zion Scarlett | United States |
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