The 2023 Charlotte FC season was the club's second season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States. The team was coached by Christian Lattanzio, who took over as interim manager during the inaugural season and became permanent head coach in October 2022. Charlotte FC earned their first MLS Cup Playoffs berth in team history, but lost in the wild card round to the New York Red Bulls. Lattanzio was fired at the end of the season.
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 Goalkeepers1Kristijan Kahlina Ludogorets Razgrad 2022 2024 32 023Pablo Sisniega Los Angeles FC 2022 Undisclosed 2 031George Marks Clemson Tigers 2022 2023 3 0 Defenders2Jan Sobociński 2021 Undisclosed 11 03Adam Armour 2021 2023 6 14Guzmán Corujo Nacional 2022 2024 26 1 6Bill Tuiloma Portland Timbers 2023 2025 0 014Nathan Byrne Derby County 2022 2024 5 024Jaylin Lindsey 2021 2024 27 025Harrison Afful 2022 2023 24 128Joseph Mora 2021 2023 25 029Adilson Malanda Rodez 2022 2025 6 0 Midfielders7Kamil Jóźwiak Derby County 2022 2025 22 0 8 Ashley Westwood Burnley F.C. 2023 2024 0 013Brandt Bronico Chicago Fire 2020 2025 37 115Ben Bender Maryland Terrapins 2022 Undisclosed 31 319Chris Hegardt Georgetown Hoyas 2022 2023 3 020Derrick Jones Houston Dynamo 2022 2023 19 177Nuno Santos Benfica B 2022 2024 4 1 Forwards 9Enzo Copetti Racing Club 2023 2025 0 011Karol Świderski PAOK 2022 2025 30 1016Andre Shinyashiki Colorado Rapids 2022 2025 23 717McKinze Gaines Austin FC 2021 2023 27 318Kerwin Vargas C.D. Feirense 2022 2024 14 0 21Vinicius Mello Internacional 2022 2025 0 0
Roster transactions In #Pos.PlayerSigned fromDetailsDateSource36Free agent8Free transfer9Undisclosed fee6$800,000 GAM22$200,000 GAM
Out #Pos.PlayerToDetailsDateSource22RetirementOption declined35Free agentOption declinedNovember 14, 202236Option declinedNovember 14, 20228Undisclosed Fee12Undisclosed Fee30Loan out5NoneDeceased26 Torpedo MoscowContract buyout3 FC TulsaWaived
SuperDraft picks
Round Selection Position Player College Notes 1 1 DF Hamady Diop Clemson Generation Adidas 1 12 FW Patrick Agyemang Rhode Island 2 11 FW Nick Scardina Washington 3 11 MF Andrew Privett Penn State
Competitions Exhibitions Charlotte has been announced to be participating in the 2023 edition of the Coachella Valley Invitational.
Major League Soccer season
Eastern Conference
Overall
Results summary
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2023.
Matches
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
Charlotte FC will enter the 2023 edition of the U.S. Open Cup in the third round.
Leagues Cup
Charlotte FC will make their debut in the Leagues Cup. On January 20, the groups for the tournament were determined with Charlotte drawn into Group South 4. This group also contains FC Dallas and Necaxa.
South 4
Knockout
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
Goalscorers {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width=15| !width=15| !width=15| !width=15| !width=175|Name !width=80|MLS !width=80|MLS Cup !width=105|U.S. Open Cup !width=100|Leagues Cup !width=80|Total |- !1 |11 |FW | |Karol Świderski |12 |0 |1 |2 !15 |- !2 |9 |FW | |Enzo Copetti |6 |0 |1 |0 !7 |- !3 |18 |FW | |Kerwin Vargas |4 |1 |0 |0 !5 |- !rowspan=4|4 |22 |FW | |Justin Meram |4 |0 |0 |0 !4 |- |15 |MF | |Ben Bender |3 |0 |0 |1 !4 |- |7 |MF | |Kamil Jóźwiak |2 |0 |2 |0 !4 |- |33 |FW | |Patrick Agyemang |1 |1 |0 |2 !4 |- !rowspan=2|8 |8 |MF | |Ashley Westwood |3 |0 |0 |0 !3 |- |37 |MF | |Scott Arfield |2 |0 |0 |1 !3 |- !rowspan=2|10 |36 |MF | |Brandon Cambridge |2 |0 |0 |0 !2 |- |13 |MF | |Brandt Bronico |1 |0 |0 |1 !2 |- !rowspan=4|12 |10 |MF | |Brecht Dejaegere |1 |0 |0 |0 !1 |- |17 |FW | |McKinze Gaines |1 |0 |0 |0 !1 |- |24 |DF | |Jaylin Lindsey |1 |0 |0 |0 !1 |- |20 |MF | |Derrick Jones |0 |0 |0 |1 !1 |- |colspan=5|Own Goals |2 |0 |0 |1 !3 |- ! colspan=5 |Totals !45 !2 !4 !9 !60
Assists {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width=15| !width=15| !width=15| !width=15| !width=175|Name !width=80|MLS !width=80|MLS Cup !width=105|U.S. Open Cup !width=100|Leagues Cup !width=80|Total |- !1 |7 |MF | |Kamil Jóźwiak |7 |0 |0 |2 !9 |- !2 |11 |FW | |Karol Świderski |4 |1 |1 |2 !8 |- !rowspan=2|3 |24 |DF | |Jaylin Lindsey |5 |0 |0 |2 !7 |- |13 |MF | |Brandt Bronico |4 |1 |0 |2 !7 |- !rowspan=3|5 |18 |FW | |Kerwin Vargas |5 |0 |0 |0 !5 |- |8 |MF | |Ashley Westwood |4 |0 |0 |1 !5 |- |22 |FW | |Justin Meram |4 |0 |0 |1 !5 |- !8 |15 |MF | |Ben Bender |3 |0 |0 |0 !3 |- !rowspan=2|9 |9 |FW | |Enzo Copetti |2 |0 |0 |0 !2 |- |25 |DF | |Harrison Afful |2 |0 |0 |0 !2 |- !rowspan=8|11 |6 |DF | |Bill Tuiloma |1 |0 |0 |0 !1 |- |10 |MF | |Brecht Dejaegere |1 |0 |0 |0 !1 |- |14 |DF | |Nathan Byrne |1 |0 |0 |0 !1 |- |17 |FW | |McKinze Gaines |1 |0 |0 |0 !1 |- |21 |DF | |Adilson Malanda |1 |0 |0 |0 !1 |- |1 |GK | |Kristijan Kahlina |0 |1 |0 |0 !1 |- |19 |MF | |Chris Hegardt |0 |0 |1 |0 !1 |- |36 |MF | |Brandon Cambridge |0 |0 |1 |0 !1 |- !colspan="5"|Totals !45 !3 !3 !10 !61
Disciplinary record
References