The 2025 Carolina Core FC Season is the club's second season in existence. This is the second independent club to play in a MLS Next Pro season alongside Chattanooga FC and will be joined by 3 other teams in 2026. The club is located in North Carolina, US.

Players and staff

Current roster

As of March 11, 2025
No. Pos. Player Nation
0 GK Alex Sutton  United States
1 GK Andrew Pannenberg  United States
2 DF Daniel Chica  United States
3 MF Zion Scarlett  Jamaica
4 DF Kai Thomas  United States
5 DF Angel Aguas  United States
6 DF Juan Pablo Rodriguez  Argentina
7 FW Yekeson Subah  United States
8 MF Jesus Orejuela  United States
9 FW Papa Ndoye  Senegal
10 DF Jacob Evans  England
11 MF Luis Lugo  Venezuela
12 MF Alenga Charles  Tanzania
13 FW Josuha Rodriguez  Honduras
14 DF Jathan Juarez  United States
15 FW David Polanco  Colombia
17 FW Carlos Mario Diaz  Colombia
19 FW Nicholas Pechenyi  United States
20 DF Ibrahim Covi  France
21 MF Derek Cuevas  Dominican Republic
22 DF Kiki Gregoire  United States
23 FW Tyler Freeman  United States
24 MF Facundo Canete  Argentina
25 FW Drake Hadeed  Antigua and Barbuda
26 MF Paul Baptiste Behe Leonardi  France
28 FW Federico Stachuk  Argentina
29 MF Santiago Cambindo  Colombia
31 GK Robert Bailey  United States
77 MF Jonathan Bazaes  Chile
99 MF Aryeh Miller  Liberia
— MF Glory Nzingo  Republic of Ireland

Staff

Transfers

In

Date Position Number Name from Type Fee Ref.
December 31, 2024 FW 23 United States Tyler Freeman United States Hartford Athletic end of loan NA
December 31, 2024 FW 28 Argentina Federico Stachuk United States Greenville Triumph SC end of loan NA
January 14, 2025 DF 3 Jamaica Zion Scarlett United States Greenville Triumph SC Signing Free [1]
March 6, 2025 MF 19 Colombia Mateo Sarmiento United States Inter Miami CF Academy Signing Free [2]
March 7, 2025 FW 11 Liberia Anthony Sumo Jr. United States Kalonji Pro-Profile Signing Free [3]

Out

Date Position Number Name To Type Fee Ref.
December 31, 2024 DF 52 United States Ozzie Cisneros United States Sporting Kansas City Loan Expired at the end of the year NA
February 28, 2025 DF 18 United States Jeremiah White IV Poland Legia Warszawa Transfer Undisclosed [4]
March 7, 2025 FW 19 United States Nicholas Pechenyi Poland JKS 1909 Jarosław signing [5]
March 11, 2025 MF 68 United States Ozzie Ramos United States Texoma FC signing [6]

Loan In

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
TBC MF Republic of Ireland Glory Nzingo Wales Swansea City February 14, 2025 December 31, 1025 [7]

Loan Out

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason

[8]

February 18 Carolina Core FC 0–1 High Point Panthers High Point, North Carolina
6:00 PM ET
  • 68'
 Stadium: Truist Point
February 22 Carolina Core FC 1–0 Wake Forest Demon Deacons High Point, North Carolina
5:00 PM ET
Stadium: Truist Point
March 1 Carolina Core FC 1–2 UNC Greensboro Spartans High Point, North Carolina
5:00 PM ET
  • 13'
  • 90+4'
 Stadium: Truist Point

Competitive fixtures

Standings

Overall table

MLS Next Pro Regular Season

March 13 1 Inter Miami CF II 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Carolina Core FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Chase Stadium
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
Penalties
March 24 2 NYCFC II 2–1 Carolina Core FC New York City, New York
7:00 PM EDT
Stadium: Icahn Stadium
April 5 3 Carolina Core FC v NYCFC II High Point, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Truist Point
April 13 4 Carolina Core FC v Chattanooga FC High Point, North Carolina
3:00 PM EDT Stadium: Truist Point
April 18 5 Carolina Core FC v Toronto FC II High Point, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Truist Point
April 23 6 Atlanta United 2 v Carolina Core FC Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
April 26 7 Carolina Core FC v Crown Legacy FC High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Truist Point
May 4 8 New York Red Bulls II v Carolina Core FC Montclair, New Jersey
5:00 PM EDT Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
May 10 9 Carolina Core FC v Huntsville City FC High Point, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Truist Point
June 1 10 Inter Miami CF II v Carolina Core FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
June 11 11 Carolina Core FC v Orlando City B High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Truist Point
June 14 12 Carolina Core FC v Chicago Fire FC II High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Truist Point
June 21 13 Carolina Core FC v New York Red Bulls II High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Truist Point
June 28 14 Columbus Crew 2 v Chattanooga FC Columbus, Ohio
6:00 PM EDT Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium
July 4 15 Carolina Core FC v Inter Miami CF II High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Truist Point
July 10 16 Crown Legacy FC v Huntsville City FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex
July 13 17 Orlando City B v Carolina Core FC Kissimmee, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Osceola Heritage Park
July 19 18 Carolina Core FC v Atlanta United 2 High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Truist Point
July 30 19 Carolina Core FC v Philadelphia Union II High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Truist Point
August 2 20 Carolina Core FC v New England Revolution II High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Truist Point
August 10 21 Huntsville City FC v Carolina Core FC Huntsville, Alabama
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium
August 16 22 Carolina Core FC v Chattanooga FC High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Truist Point
August 24 23 FC Cincinnati 2 v Carolina Core FC Highland Heights, Kentucky
6:00 PM EDT Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium
September 4 24 Crown Legacy FC v Huntsville City FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex
September 13 25 Carolina Core FC v Atlanta United 2 High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Truist Point
September 21 26 Chattanooga FC v Carolina Core FC Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Finley Stadium
September 27 27 Carolina Core FC v Orlando City B High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Truist Point
October 5 28 Huntsville City FC v Carolina Core FC Huntsville, Alabama
1:00 PM EDT Stadium: Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium

Lamar Hunt US Open Cup

March 20 First Round Carolina Core FC 4–2 Soda City FC High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Truist Point
Attendance: 2,511
Referee: Joe Surgan
April 1 Second Round Charlotte Independence v Carolina Core FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
0 GK United States USA Alex Sutton 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
1 GK United States USA Andrew Pannenberg 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF United States USA Daniel Chica 3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 MF Jamaica JAM Zion Scarlett 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
4 DF United States USA Kai Thomas 3 0 0+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF United States USA Angel Aguas 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF Argentina ARG Juan Pablo Rodriguez 3 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
7 FW United States USA Yekeson Subah 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF United States USA Jesus Orejuela 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 FW Antigua and Barbuda ATG Drake Hadeed 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Colombia COL David Polanco 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF England ENG Jacob Evans 3 3 2+0 2 1+0 1 0+0 0
11 MF Venezuela VEN Luis Lugo 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW Liberia LBR Anthony Sumo Jr. 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 MF Tanzania TAN Alenga Charles 3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
13 FW Honduras HON Joshua Rodriguez 3 2 0+2 0 1+0 2 0+0 0
14 DF United States USA Jathan Juarez 3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW Colombia COL Carlos Mario Diaz 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF Colombia COL Mateo Sarmiento 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
20 DF France FRA Ibrahim Covi 3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Spain ESP Derek Cuevas 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
22 DF United States USA Kiki Gregoire 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW United States USA Tyler Freeman 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF Argentina ARG Facundo Canete 3 1 2+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
26 DF France FRA Paul Leonardi 3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW Argentina ARG Federico Stachuk 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 MF Colombia COL Santiago Cambindo 3 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
31 GK United States USA Robert Bailey 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
44 DF United States USA Christian Diaz 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
77 MF Chile CHI Jonathan Bazaes 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
99 MF Liberia LBR Aryeh Miller 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Glory Nzingo 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Top scorers

Rank Position Number Name MLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP Playoffs Total
1 MF 10 England Jacob Evans 2 1 0 3
2 FW 13 Honduras Joshua Rodriguez 0 2 0 2
3 MF 24 Argentina Facundo Canete 0 1 0 1
Total 2 4 0 6

Top assists

Rank Position Number Name MLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP Playoffs Total
1 FW 13 Honduras Joshua Rodriguez 0 1 0 1
MF 24 Argentina Facundo Canete 0 1 0 1
Total 0 2 0 2

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player MLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP Playoffs Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
0 GK United States Alex Sutton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 GK United States Andrew Pannenberg 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 DF United States Daniel Chica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 MF Jamaica Zion Scarlett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF United States Kai Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF United States Angel Aguas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Argentina Juan Pablo Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 FW United States Yekeson Subah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF United States Jesus Orejuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 FW Antigua and Barbuda Drake Hadeed 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 FW Colombia David Polanco 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF England Jacob Evans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Liberia Anthony Sumo Jr. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Venezuela Luis Lugo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF Tanzania Alenga Charles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 FW Honduras Joshua Rodriguez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF United States Jathan Juarez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Colombia Carlos Mario Diaz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Colombia Mateo Sarimento 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF France Ibrahim Covi 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 MF Spain Derek Cuevas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF United States Kiki Gregoire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW United States Tyler Freeman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Argentina Facundo Canete 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF France Paul Leonardi 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
28 FW Argentina Federico Stachuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Colombia Santiago Cambindo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK United States Robert Bailey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF United States Christian Diaz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 MF Chile Jonathan Bazaes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 MF Liberia Aryeh Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Republic of Ireland Glory Nzingo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Carolina Core FC Sign Defender Zion Scarlett". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  2. ^ "Carolina Core FC Sign Midfielder Mateo Sarmiento". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  3. ^ "Carolina Core FC Sign Forward Anthony Sumo Jr". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  4. ^ "Carolina Core FC Transfers Defender Jeremiah White IV to Legia Warszawa". Carolina Core FC. February 28, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  5. ^ "Nicholas Pechenyi nowym zawodnikiem JKS Jarosław" (in Polish). pilkalokalna. March 7, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  6. ^ "Texoma FC Signs Midfielder Ozzie Ramos". Texoma FC. March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  7. ^ https://www.swanseacity.com/news/glory-nzingo-joins-carolina-core-fc-loan
  8. ^ "Carolina Core FC Announces 2025 Preseason Schedule". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
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