Charlotte FC is an American soccer club founded in 2019, after the city of Charlotte was awarded a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise. Charlotte FC began playing competitive soccer in the 2022 season. It plays its home games at Bank of America Stadium, competing in the Eastern Conference of MLS.
All statistics are for MLS regular season games only and are correct through the 2023 season.
Key
DF = Defender
MF = Midfielder
FW = Forward/striker
Name | Country | Years | Games | Conceded | Shutouts | Notes |
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Kristijan Kahlina | Croatia | 2022– | 55 | 81 | 13 | [42] |
George Marks | USA | 2022– | 8 | 14 | 1 | [43] |
Pablo Sisniega | Mexico | 2022–2023 | 5 | 9 | 1 | [44] |
MLS regulations permit teams to name eight players from outside of the United States in their rosters. However, this limit can be exceeded by trading international slots with another MLS team, or if one or more of the overseas players is a refugee or has permanent residency rights in the USA.
Country | Number of players | Games |
---|---|---|
Argentina | 2 | 41 |
Austria | 1 | 26 |
Belgium | 1 | 9 |
Brazil | 2 | 29 |
Canada | 1 | 13 |
Colombia | 1 | 42 |
Costa Rica | 1 | 27 |
Croatia | 1 | 55 |
Ecuador | 2 | 30 |
England | 3 | 88 |
Finland | 1 | 9 |
France | 1 | 35 |
Ghana | 1 | 36 |
Iraq | 1 | 25 |
Mexico | 2 | 32 |
New Zealand | 1 | 17 |
Peru | 1 | 19 |
Poland | 3 | 127 |
Portugal | 1 | 9 |
Spain | 1 | 18 |
Uruguay | 1 | 31 |
USA | 10 | 322 |
Venezuela | 1 | 13 |
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