The 2022 Charlotte FC season was the club's first season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States. The team was coached by Miguel Ángel Ramírez until he was fired on May 31. Assistant coach Christian Lattanzio was promoted to interim head coach.

Due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the season began on February 26, 2022 and concluded in October.

Team information Squad information

Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions as of October 9, 2022. Squad No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Games played Goals scored Goalkeepers 1Kristijan Kahlina (age ) Ludogorets Razgrad 2022 2024 32 023Pablo Sisniega (age ) Los Angeles FC 2022 Undisclosed 2 030Adrian Zendejas (age ) Minnesota United FC 2022 2023 0 031George Marks (age ) Clemson Tigers 2022 2022 3 0 Defenders2Jan Sobociński (age ) 2021 Undisclosed 11 03Adam Armour (age ) 2021 2023 6 14Guzmán Corujo (age ) Nacional 2022 2024 26 15Anton Walkes (age ) Atlanta United FC 2021 2024 24 014Christian Makoun (age ) Inter Miami CF 2022 Undisclosed 15 014Nathan Byrne (age ) Derby County 2022 2024 5 021Adilson Malanda (age ) Rodez 2022 2025 6 022Christian Fuchs (age ) Leicester City 2021 2022 27 324Jaylin Lindsey (age ) 2021 2024 27 025Harrison Afful (age ) 2022 2022 24 128Joseph Mora (age ) 2021 2023 25 036Koa Santos (age ) San Diego State Aztecs 2022 2022 3 0 Midfielders6Sergio Ruiz (age ) Racing de Santander 2020 Undisclosed 19 16Nuno Santos (age ) Benfica B 2022 2024 4 17Kamil Jóźwiak (age ) Derby County 2022 2025 22 08Jordy Alcívar (age ) L.D.U. Quito 2022 2025 22 113Brandt Bronico (age ) Chicago Fire FC 2020 2025 37 115Ben Bender (age ) Maryland Terrapins 2022 Undisclosed 31 319Chris Hegardt (age ) Georgetown Hoyas 2022 2023 3 020Derrick Jones (age ) Houston Dynamo 2022 2022 19 121Alan Franco (age ) Atlético Mineiro 2022 2022 11 035Quinn McNeill (age ) Clemson Tigers 2022 2022 11 1 Forwards 9Vinicius Mello (age ) Internacional 2022 2025 0 010Christian Ortiz (age ) Club Tijuana 2022 2022 17 211Karol Świderski (age ) PAOK 2022 2025 30 1012Daniel Ríos (age ) Nashville SC 2022 2022 30 916Andre Shinyashiki (age ) Colorado Rapids 2022 2025 23 717McKinze Gaines (age ) Austin FC 2021 2022 27 318Kerwin Vargas (age ) C.D. Feirense 2022 2024 14 026Yordy Reyna (age ) D.C. United 2022 2023 21 4

Roster transactions In #Pos.PlayerSigned fromDetailsDateSource6 Loan return Undisclosed feeOctober 5, 2020Loan returnJanuary 1, 202213Draft pick exchangeDecember 18, 2020Loan returnDecember 31, 20212Undisclosed fee22Loan returnDecember 31, 20213Loan returnDecember 31, 20214Free transfer8Undisclosed Fee23$50,000 GAM24$100,000 GAM9Undisclosed fee25Free transfer26Free transfer21Loan1Undisclosed fee19$50,000 GAM14Draft Pick Exchange30Free transfer10Loan11Undisclosed fee36Free transfer12$350,000 GAM20$200,000 GAM7Undisclosed fee35Free transfer18Undisclosed fee16$225,000 GAMHomegrown14Undisclosed fee21Undisclosed fee6Undisclosed fee

Out #Pos.PlayerToDetailsDateSourceUndisclosed fee35Loan 30Loan 36Loan 21Loan transfer 10Loan return14$400,000 GAM6Undisclosed fee

SuperDraft picks

Round Selection Position Player College Notes 1 1 MF Ben Bender Maryland Generation Adidas 2 1FW Kyle Holcomb Wake Forest Not signed 3 1GK George Marks Clemson Tigers Signed

Expansion Draft picks

Pick Player Previous team Notes 1 Austin FC 2 Atlanta United FC 3 D.C. United 4 Los Angeles FC Traded to Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for $475,000 of General Allocation Money. 5 New York City FC Traded to Los Angeles FC in exchange for $400,000 of General Allocation Money.

Competitions Exhibitions

Major League Soccer season

Eastern Conference

Overall

Results summary

Updated to match(es) played on October 9, 2022.

Matches

U.S. Open Cup

Charlotte FC made their Open Cup debut in the Third Round.

Statistics Appearances and goals Numbers after plus-sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.

! colspan="18" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers

! colspan="18" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders

! colspan="18" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders

! colspan="18" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards

! colspan="18" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Left after start of season

Goalscorers {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width=15| !width=15| !width=15| !width=15| !width=175|Name !width=80|MLS !width=105|U.S. Open Cup !width=80|Total |- !1 |11 |FW | |Karol Świderski |10 |0 !10 |- !2 |12 |FW | |Daniel Ríos |7 |2 !9 |- !3 |16 |FW | |Andre Shinyashiki |6 |1 !7 |- !4 |26 |FW | |Yordy Reyna |3 |1 !4 |- !rowspan="3"|5 |15 |MF | |Ben Bender |3 |0 !3 |- |22 |DF | |Christian Fuchs |3 |0 !3 |- |17 |FW | |McKinze Gaines |1 |2 !3 |- !8 |10 |FW | |Christian Ortiz |1 |1 !2 |- !rowspan="9"|9 |25 |DF | |Harrison Afful |0 |1 !1 |- |8 |MF | |Jordy Alcívar |1 |0 !1 |- |3 |DF | |Adam Armour |1 |0 !1 |- |13 |MF | |Brandt Bronico |1 |0 !1 |- |4 |DF | |Guzmán Corujo |1 |0 !1 |- |20 |MF | |Derrick Jones |1 |0 !1 |- |25 |MF | |Quinn McNeill |1 |0 !1 |- |6 |FW | |Sergio Ruiz |1 |0 !1 |- |6 |MF | |Nuno Santos |1 |0 !1 |- | colspan="5" |Own Goals |2 |0 !2 |- ! colspan="5" |Totals !44 !8 !52

Assists {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width=15| !width=15| !width=15| !width=15| !width=175|Name !width=80|MLS !width=105|U.S. Open Cup !width=80|Total |- !rowspan="3"|1 |15 |MF | |Ben Bender |6 |0 !6 |- |26 |FW | |Yordy Reyna |3 |3 !6 |- |11 |FW | |Karol Świderski |6 |0 !6 |- !rowspan="2"|4 |17 |FW | |McKinze Gaines |4 |0 !4 |- |7 |MF | |Kamil Jóźwiak |3 |1 !4 |- !rowspan="3"|6 |13 |MF | |Brandt Bronico |3 |0 !3 |- |10 |FW | |Christian Ortiz |2 |1 !3 |- |6 |MF | |Sergio Ruiz |3 |0 !3 |- !rowspan="3"|9 |24 |DF | |Jaylin Lindsey |2 |0 !2 |- |35 |MF | |Quinn McNeill |2 |0 !2 |- |12 |FW | |Daniel Ríos |2 |0 !2 |- !rowspan="8"|12 |8 |MF | |Jordy Alcívar |1 |0 !1 |- |21 |MF | |Alan Franco |1 |0 !1 |- |22 |DF | |Christian Fuchs |1 |0 !1 |- |21 |DF | |Adilson Malanda |1 |0 !1 |- |36 |DF | |Koa Santos |1 |0 !1 |- |6 |MF | |Nuno Santos |1 |0 !1 |- |16 |FW | |Andre Shinyashiki |0 |1 !1 |- |18 |FW | |Kerwin Vargas |1 |0 !1 |- !colspan="5"|Totals !43 !6 !49

Disciplinary record

References