The 2026 Huntsville City FC season will be the fourth season of Huntsville City FC, a soccer team based in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. It will be their fourth season competing in MLS Next Pro, a professional developmental league in the third tier of the United States soccer pyramid. The club serves as a development and reserve squad for Nashville SC of Major League Soccer.
Staff
Coaching & Technical Staff Director of Soccer Operations Matt Cairns Head coach Chris O'Neal Assistant coach Omar Jarun Assistant coach Alex Kuehl Goalkeeping coach Vacant Head Athletic Trainer Luis Rodas Performance Coach & Sports Scientist Josh Stewart Video Analyst/Scouting Matt Bautista Head Equipment Manager Sam Gibson
Roster
No.Pos.NationPlayer
Transfers In Date Position Number Name from Type Fee Ref. February 20, 2026 MF 8 Moisés Véliz Tauro FC Loan Free February 20, 2026 FW 22 Maximus Ekk Nashville SC Signing Free February 20, 2026 DF 29 Julian Gaines Nashville SC Signing Free February 25, 2026 FW 18 Nicklaus Sullivan Ventura County FC Signing Free February 25, 2026 DF 89 Leo Christiano Sporting KC II Signing Free February 25, 2026 DF 12 Nigel Prince Northwestern Wildcats Signing Free February 25, 2026 MF 24 Nick Pariano Philadelphia Union II Signing Free March 2, 2026 MF 14 Angel Iniguez San Jose State Spartans Signing Free March 2, 2026 MF 11 Jayvin Van Deventer Northwestern Wildcats Signing Free March 2, 2026 GK 96 Will Mackay Real Monarchs Signing Free March 2, 2026 FW 9 Light Eke Collins Edwin SC Signing Free March 26, 2026 FW 73 Fabian Reynolds Wolverhampton Wanderers U20s Signing Free March 26, 2026 MF 70 Misei Yoshizawa Clemson Tigers Signing Free March 26, 2026 MF 20 Matteo Zambrano Real Monarchs Signing Free May 7, 2026 DF 5 Abdel Talabi Monterey Bay FC Loan Free May 22, 2026 FW 26 Zidane Yáñez New York City FC Loan Free May 22, 2026 FW 88 Aiden Jarvis New York Red Bulls Loan Free July 24, 2026 DF 27 Maikel Caicedo LDU Quito Transfer Free September 9, 2026 MF Landry Walker Austin FC Hybrid Deal Free
Out Date Position No. Name To Type Fee Ref. November 15, 2025 MF 8 Moises Veliz Tauro FC Nashville SC Loan Expired then rejoined NA November 15, 2025 FW 15 Damien Barker John Chattanooga FC Option Declined NA November 15, 2025 DF 20 Kevin Carmichael Forward Madison FC Option Declined NA November 15, 2025 DF 2 Blake Bowen Corpus Christi FC Option Declined NA November 15, 2025 DF 12 Tyshawn Rose Sporting JAX Option Declined NA November 15, 2025 MF 10 Christian Koffi New York Cosmos Option Declined NA November 15, 2025 MF 6 Pep Casas Sacramento Republic FC Option Declined NA November 15, 2025 MF 13 Bryce Boneau Toronto FC II Option Declined NA November 15, 2025 FW 11 Real Gill One Knoxville SC Option Declined NA November 15, 2025 GK 1 Erik Lauta Austin FC II Option Declined NA November 15, 2025 MF 66 Philip Mayaka Athletic Club Boise Out of Contract Free December 2, 2025 MF 7 Ethan O'Brien Drogheda United Option Declined NA December 3, 2025 MF 30 Alan Carleton Sandvikens IF Transfer Undisclosed December 10, 2025 FW 9 Gio Miglietti FC Naples Option DeclinedNA January 6, 2026 FW 16 Gunnar Studenhofft Phoenix Rising FC TransferNA
Non-competitive fixtures Preseason
MLS Next Pro
Standings Eastern Conference
Overall table
Match results Regular Season
Playoffs
Stats 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|Total |- |rowspan=2|1 |MF |2 | Malachi Molina |9 |0 |9 |- |FW |10 | Maximus Ekk |9 |0 |9 |- |3 |FW |26 | Zidane Yáñez |8 |0 |8 |- |4 |FW |17 | Jordan Knight |4 |0 |4 |- |rowspan=2|5 |FW |23 | Shak Mohammed |3 |0 |3 |- |DF |89 | Leo Christiano |3 |0 |3 |- |rowspan=4|7 |MF |8 | Moisés Véliz |2 |0 |2 |- |MF |14 | Angel Iniguez |2 |0 |2 |- |MF |18 | Julian Gaines |2 |0 |2 |- |MF |70 | Misei Yoshizawa |2 |0 |2 |- |rowspan=5|11 |MF |6 | Charles-Émile Brunet |1 |0 |1 |- |FW |9 | Light Eke |1 |0 |1 |- |FW |18 | Nicklaus Sullivan |1 |0 |1 |- |MF |24 | Nick Pariano |1 |0 |1 |- |FW |77 | Xavier Aguilar |1 |0 |1 |- !colspan="4"|Total ! 49 ! 0 ! 49
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|Total |- |rowspan=2|1 |MF |6 | Charles-Émile Brunet |4 |0 |4 |- |MF |70 | Misei Yoshizawa |4 |0 |4 |- |rowspan=3|3 |MF |2 | Malachi Molina |3 |0 |3 |- |MF |8 | Moisés Véliz |3 |0 |3 |- |FW |17 | Jordan Knight |3 |0 |3 |- |rowspan=6|6 |FW |10 | Maximus Ekk |2 |0 |2 |- |MF |12 | Angel Iniguez |2 |0 |2 |- |MF |18 | Nicklaus Sullivan |2 |0 |2 |- |DF |22 | Thomas Williams |2 |0 |2 |- |MF |24 | Nick Pariano |2 |0 |2 |- |FW |26 | Zidane Yáñez |2 |0 |2 |- |rowspan=7|12 |DF |12 | Nigel Prince |1 |0 |1 |- |GK |13 | Xavier Valdez |1 |0 |1 |- |DF |27 | Maikel Caicedo |1 |0 |1 |- |MF |29 | Julian Gaines |1 |0 |1 |- |FW |73 | Fabian Reynolds |1 |0 |1 |- |DF |88 | Aidan Jarvis |1 |0 |1 |- |DF |89 | Leo Christiano |1 |0 |1 |- !colspan="4"|Total ! 36 ! 0 ! 36
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"|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;| |- |2 |DF |align="left"| Malachi Molina |2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0 |- |3 |DF |align="left"| Gabriel Alonso |1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |4 |MF |align="left"| Patrick Amarh |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |5 |DF |align="left"| Abdel Talabi |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |6 |MF |align="left"| Charles-Émile Brunet |2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0 |- |8 |MF |align="left"| Moisés Véliz |8||1||1||0||0||0||8||1||1 |- |9 |FW |align="left"| Light Eke |1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |10 |FW |align="left"| Maximus Ekk |1||1||0||0||0||0||1||1||0 |- |11 |MF |align="left"| Jayvin Van Deventer |1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |12 |DF |align="left"| Nigel Prince |4||1||0||0||0||0||4||1||0 |- |13 |GK |align="left"| Xavier Valdez |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |14 |MF |align="left"| Angel Iniguez |1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |15 |FW |align="left"| Alioune Ka |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |17 |MF |align="left"| Jordan Knight |4||0||0||0||0||0||4||0||0 |- |18 |FW |align="left"| Nicklaus Sullivan |1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |19 |DF |align="left"| Isaiah LeFlore |1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |20 |MF |align="left"| Matteo Zambrano |1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |21 |DF |align="left"| Kessy Coulibaly |2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0 |- |22 |DF |align="left"| Thomas Williams |2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0 |- |23 |FW |align="left"| Shak Mohammed |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |24 |MF |align="left"| Nick Pariano |5||0||0||0||0||0||5||0||0 |- |26 |FW |align="left"| Zidane Yáñez |4||0||0||0||0||0||4||0||0 |- |27 |MF |align="left"| Maikel Caicedo |3||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||0 |- |28 |DF |align="left"| Zach Barrett |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |29 |DF |align="left"| Julian Gaines |5||0||0||0||0||0||5||0||0 |- |33 |DF |align="left"| Christian Applewhite |1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |44 |DF |align="left"| Isac Enriquez |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |45 |DF |align="left"| Liam Devan |3||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||0 |- |47 |MF |align="left"| William Stribling |1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |55 |MF |align="left"| Ari Saliu |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |70 |MF |align="left"| Misei Yoshizawa |1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |73 |FW |align="left"| Fabian Reynolds |1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |77 |FW |align="left"| Xavier Aguilar |1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |80 |FW |align="left"| David Salukombo |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |88 |FW |align="left"| Aidan Jarvis |1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |89 |DF |align="left"| Leo Christiano |3||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||0 |- |95 |GK |align="left"| Will Mackay |1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |97 |GK |align="left"| Emmanuel Arias |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |99 |FW |align="left"| Joshua Swanzy |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |colspan="3"|Total||62||3||1||0||0||0||62||3||1
Awards and honors MLS NEXT Pro Player of the Matchweek WeekPlayerRef29 Zidane Yáñez
References