The 2024 Carolina Core FC Season is the club's first ever season in existence. This is the second independent club to play in a MLS Next Pro season alongside Chattanooga FC. The club is located in North Carolina, US.

Players and staff Current roster

No.Pos.NationPlayer

Staff Eddie Pope – Chief Sporting Officer Roy Lassiter – Head Coach Amado Guevara – Assistant Coach Donovan Ricketts – Goalkeeping Coach Robert Ritchie – Director Of Soccer Operations

Transfers In Date Position Number Name from Type Fee Ref. October 23, 2023 FW 25 Drake Hadeed Columbus Crew Academy Signing NA October 23, 2023 MF 99 Aryeh Miller Charlotte FC Academy Signing NA December 8, 2023 CB 20 Ibrahim Covi Ponferradina B Signing NA December 11, 2023 GK 1 Andrew Pannenberg Houston Dynamo Academy Signing NA December 13, 2023 FW 7 Yekeson Subah Los Angeles FC 2 Signing NA December 15, 2023 MF 11 Luis Lugo Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Signing NA December 20, 2023 DF 14 Jathan Juarez Houston Dynamo 2 Signing NA December 21, 2023 MF 8 Jesus Orejuela Houston Dynamo 2 Signing NA December 22, 2023 FW 28 Federico Stachuk Club Atlético Banfield U20s Signing NA December 27, 2023 DF 5 Angel Aguas FC Cincinnati 2 Signing NA December 29, 2023 DF 4 Kai Thomas FC Cincinnati 2 Signing NA January 3, 2024 GK 0 Alex Sutton Maryland Bobcats FC Signing NA January 8, 2024 FW 19 Nicholas Pechenyi Twin City Toucans FC Signing Free January 10, 2024 GK 31 Robert Bailey Lee Flames Signing Free January 12, 2024 MF 24 Facundo Canete NA Signing Free January 17, 2024 MF 12 Alenga Charles FC Congo AZ Signing Free January 19, 2024 FW 15 David Polanco Barry Buccaneers Signing NA January 22, 2024 DF 22 Kiki Gregoire Barca Academy Signing NA January 30, 2024 FW 9 Papa Ndoye Houston Dynamo 2 Signing NA February 2, 2024 MF 10 Jacob Evans Houston Dynamo 2 Signing NA February 6, 2024 FW 17 Carlos Mario Diaz Houston Dynamo U20s Signing NA February 9, 2024 FW 13 Joshua Rodriguez Butte United SC Signing NA February 14, 2024 FW 77 Johnny Bazaes Albion SD Signing NA February 15, 2024 FW 23 Tyler Freeman Huntsville City FC Signing NA March 8, 2024 DF 6 Juan Pablo Rodriguez Club Atletico Lanus Signing NA March 11, 2024 MF 21 Derek Cuevas FC Barcelona U20s Signing Free March 15, 2024 MF 18 Jeremiah White IV Philadelphia Union Academy Signing NA March 28, 2024 DF 44 Christian Diaz LA FC Academy Signing NA April 26, 2024 MF 20 Santiago Cambindo Houston Dynamo U20s Signing NA August 5, 2024 MF 68 Ozzie Ramos Forward Madison FC Signing NA August 6, 2024 DF 2 Daniel Chica Lexington SC Signing NA August 27, 2024 DF Paul Baptiste Behe Leonardi Stade Laval B Signing NA

Out Date Position No. Name To Type Fee Ref.July 1, 2024DF44 Christian Diaz LA FC AcademyFree TransferFree

Loan In No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromStartEndSource 20 MF Ozzie Cisneros Sporting Kansas City April 16, 2024 December 31, 2024

Loan Out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toStartEndSource28FW Federico Stachuk Greenville Triumph SCAugust 30, 2024December 31, 202423FW Tyler Freeman Hartford AthleticSeptember 11, 2024December 31, 2024

Non-competitive fixtures Preseason

Friendlies

Competitive fixtures

Standings

Overall table

MLS Next Pro Regular Season

Lamar Hunt US Open Cup

Statistics Appearances and goals

Top scorers {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- !width=30|Rank !width=30|Position !width=30|Number !width=175|Name !width=75| !width=75| !width=75| !width=75|Total |- |1 |MF |24 |align="left"| Facundo Canete |11 |0 |0 |11 |- |2 |MF |10 |align="left"| Jacob Evans |8 |0 |0 |8 |- |rowspan=2|3 |FW |15 |align="left"| David Polanco |6 |1 |0 |7 |- |FW |13 |align="left"| Joshua Rodriguez |5 |2 |0 |7 |- |rowspan=2|5 |DF |20 |align="left"| Ibrahim Covi |2 |0 |0 |2 |- |FW |9 |align="left"| Papa Ndoye |1 |1 |0 |2 |- |rowspan=6|7 |DF |5 |align="left"| Angel Aguas |1 |0 |0 |1 |- |DF |6 |align="left"| Juan Pablo Rodriguez |1 |0 |0 |1 |- |DF |15 |align="left"| Jathan Juarez |1 |0 |0 |1 |- |DF |44 |align="left"| Christian Alejandro Diaz |1 |0 |0 |1 |- |FW |25 |align="left"| Drake Hadeed |0 |1 |0 |1

|Own goal |1 |0 |0 |1 |- !colspan="4"|Total ! 38 ! 5 ! 0 ! 43

Top assists {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- !width=30|Rank !width=30|Position !width=30|Number !width=175|Name !width=75| !width=75| !width=75| !width=75|Total |- |1 |MF |24 |align="left"| Facundo Canete |7 |0 |0 |7 |- |2 |MF |10 |align="left"| Jacob Evans |6 |0 |0 |6 |- |3 |MF |21 |align="left"| Derek Cuevas |5 |0 |0 |5 |- |rowspan=2|4 |FW |4 |align="left"| Kai Thomas |2 |0 |0 |2 |- |FW |17 |align="left"| Carlos Mario Diaz |2 |0 |0 |2 |- |rowspan=3|6 |FW |14 |align="left"| Jathan Juarez |1 |0 |0 |1 |- |DF |44 |align="left"| Christian Alejandro Diaz |1 |0 |0 |1 |- |FW |15 |align="left"| David Polanco |0 |1 |0 |1 |- !colspan="4"|Total ! 24 ! 1 ! 0 ! 25

Disciplinary record {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" !width=15| ! rowspan="2" !width=15| ! rowspan="2" !width=120|Player ! colspan="3"|MLS Next Pro ! colspan="3"|U.S. Open Cup ! colspan="3"|MLSNP Playoffs ! colspan="3"|Total |- !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#ff8888;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#ff8888;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#ff8888;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#ff8888;| |- |0 |GK |align="left"| Alex Sutton |4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||0||0 |- |1 |GK |align="left"| Andrew Pannenberg |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |2 |DF |align="left"| Daniel Chica |3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||0 |- |4 |DF |align="left"| Kai Thomas |5||0||1||1||0||0||0||0||0||6||0||1 |- |5 |DF |align="left"| Angel Aguas |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |6 |DF |align="left"| Juan Pablo Rodriguez |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |7 |FW |align="left"| Yekeson Subah |0||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |8 |MF |align="left"| Jesus Orejuela |2||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||0 |- |9 |FW |align="left"| Papa Ndoye |0||0||1||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||1 |- |10 |MF |align="left"| Jacob Evans |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |11 |MF |align="left"| Luis Lugo |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |12 |MF |align="left"| Alenga Charles |2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0 |- |13 |FW |align="left"| Joshua Rodriguez |4||0||1||3||0||0||0||0||0||7||0||1 |- |14 |DF |align="left"| Jathan Juarez |3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||0 |- |15 |FW |align="left"| David Polanco |6||0||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||8||0||0 |- |17 |FW |align="left"| Carlos Mario Diaz |2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0 |- |18 |FW |align="left"| Jeremiah White IV |4||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||1||0 |- |19 |FW |align="left"| Nicholas Pechenyi |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |20 |DF |align="left"| Ibrahim Covi |7||0||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||9||0||0 |- |21 |MF |align="left"| Derek Cuevas |5||1||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||6||1||0 |- |22 |DF |align="left"| Kiki Gregoire |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |23 |FW |align="left"| Tyler Freeman |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |24 |MF |align="left"| Facundo Canete |10||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||11||0||0 |- |25 |FW |align="left"| Drake Hadeed |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |28 |FW |align="left"| Federico Stachuk |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |29 |MF |align="left"| Santiago Cambindo |5||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||5||0||0 |- |31 |GK |align="left"| Robert Bailey |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |44 |DF |align="left"| Christian Diaz |3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||0 |- |52 |MF |align="left"| Ozzie Cisneros |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |68 |MF |align="left"| Ozzie Ramos |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |77 |MF |align="left"| Jonathan Bazaes |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |99 |MF |align="left"| Aryeh Miller |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- !colspan="3"|Total!!73!!3!!2!!16!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!89!!3!!2

Awards and honors MLS NEXT Pro Team of the Matchweek Matchweek Reference2325

MLS NEXT Pro Team of the Month Month ReferenceAugust

MLS NEXT Pro Goal of the Matchweek Player Matchweek Reference Jathan Juarez18

MLS NEXT Player of the Matchweek Player Matchweek Reference Facundo Canete25

MLS NEXT Player of the Month Player Month Reference Facundo CaneteAugust

MLS NEXT Coach of the Month Coach Month Reference Roy LassiterAugust

MLS NEXT Goalkeeper of the Month Player Month Reference Alex SuttonAugust

References