2024 Carolina Core FC season

Carolina Core FC

2024 season
Owner	Megan Oglesby Matt Penley Mark Penley
General manager	Eddie Pope
Head coach	Roy Lassiter
Stadium	Truist Point
MLS Next Pro	Eastern Conference:10th Overall:15th
MLSNP Cup Playoffs	Did not Qualify
2024 U.S. Open Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Facundo Canete (11 goals) All: Facundo Canete (11 goals)
Highest home attendance	4,511 June 1
Lowest home attendance	2,522 August 28
Average home league attendance	3,738
Biggest win	Carolina Core FC 4–1 Atlanta United 2 August 28
Biggest defeat	Atlanta United 2 4–0 Carolina Core FC March 24, Carolina Core FC 1–5 Inter Miami CF II August 7
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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

As of August 27, 2024

No.	Pos.	Player	Nation
0	GK	Alex Sutton	United States
1	GK	Andrew Pannenberg	United States
2	DF	Daniel Chica	United States
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
18	FW	Jeremiah White IV	United States
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
28	FW	Federico Stachuk	Argentina
29	MF	Santiago Cambindo	Colombia
31	GK	Robert Bailey	United States
52	MF	Ozzie Cisneros (on loan from Sporting Kansas City)	United States
77	MF	Jonathan Bazaes	Chile
99	MF	Aryeh Miller	Liberia
68	MF	Ozzie Ramos	United States
—	DF	Paul Baptiste Behe Leonardi	France

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	[1]
October 23, 2023	MF	99	Aryeh Miller	Charlotte FC Academy	Signing	NA	[2]
December 8, 2023	CB	20	Ibrahim Covi	Ponferradina B	Signing	NA	[3]
December 11, 2023	GK	1	Andrew Pannenberg	Houston Dynamo Academy	Signing	NA	[4]
December 13, 2023	FW	7	Yekeson Subah	Los Angeles FC 2	Signing	NA	[5]
December 15, 2023	MF	11	Luis Lugo	Florida Gulf Coast	Signing	NA	[6]
December 20, 2023	DF	14	Jathan Juarez	Houston Dynamo 2	Signing	NA	[7]
December 21, 2023	MF	8	Jesus Orejuela	Houston Dynamo 2	Signing	NA	[8]
December 22, 2023	FW	28	Federico Stachuk	Club Atlético Banfield U20s	Signing	NA	[9]
December 27, 2023	DF	5	Angel Aguas	FC Cincinnati 2	Signing	NA	[10]
December 29, 2023	DF	4	Kai Thomas	FC Cincinnati 2	Signing	NA	[11]
January 3, 2024	GK	0	Alex Sutton	Maryland Bobcats FC	Signing	NA	[12]
January 8, 2024	FW	19	Nicholas Pechenyi	Twin City Toucans FC	Signing	Free	[13]
January 10, 2024	GK	31	Robert Bailey	Lee University Flames	Signing	Free	[14]
January 12, 2024	MF	24	Facundo Canete	NA	Signing	Free	[15]
January 17, 2024	MF	12	Alenga Charles	FC Congo AZ	Signing	Free	[16]
January 19, 2024	FW	15	David Polanco	Barry Buccaneers	Signing	NA	[17]
January 22, 2024	DF	22	Kiki Gregoire	Barca Academy	Signing	NA	[18]
January 30, 2024	FW	9	Papa Ndoye	Houston Dynamo 2	Signing	NA	[19]
February 2, 2024	DF	10	Jacob Evans	Houston Dynamo 2	Signing	NA	[20]
February 6, 2024	FW	17	Carlos Mario Diaz	Houston Dynamo U20s	Signing	NA	[21]
February 9, 2024	FW	13	Joshua Rodriguez	Butte United SC	Signing	NA	[22]
February 14, 2024	FW	77	Johnny Bazaes	Albion SD	Signing	NA	[23]
February 15, 2024	FW	23	Tyler Freeman	Huntsville City FC	Signing	NA	[24]
March 8, 2024	DF	6	Juan Pablo Rodriguez	Club Atletico Lanus	Signing	NA	[25]
March 11, 2024	MF	21	Derek Cuevas	FC Barcelona U20s	Signing	Free	[26]
March 15, 2024	MF	18	Jeremiah White IV	Philadelphia Union Academy	Signing	NA	[27]
March 28, 2024	DF	44	Christian Diaz	LA FC Academy	Signing	NA	[28]
April 26, 2024	MF	20	Santiago Cambindo	Houston Dynamo U20s	Signing	NA	[29]
August 5, 2024	MF	68	Ozzie Ramos	Forward Madison FC	Signing	NA	[30]
August 6, 2024	DF	2	Daniel Chica	Lexington SC	Signing	NA	[31]
August 27, 2024	DF		Paul Baptiste Behe Leonardi	Stade Laval B	Signing	NA	[32]

Out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Type	Fee	Ref.
July 1, 2024	DF	44	Christian Diaz	LA FC Academy	Free Transfer	Free

Loan In

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Start	End	Source
20	MF	Ozzie Cisneros	Sporting Kansas City	April 16, 2024	December 31, 2024	[33]

Loan Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source
28	FW	Federico Stachuk	Greenville Triumph SC	August 30, 2024	December 31, 2024	[34]
23	FW	Tyler Freeman	Hartford Athletic	September 11, 2024	December 31, 2024	[35]

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason

Piedmont Triad FC U18/U19s v Carolina Core FC

February 3	Piedmont Triad FC U18/U19s	v	Carolina Core FC
6:00 PM ET			Subah	Attendance: Match was behind closed doors.

UNC Wilmington v Carolina Core FC

February 10	UNC Wilmington	0–1	Carolina Core FC	Wilmington, North Carolina
6:00 PM ET			Lugo 40'	Stadium: UNCW Soccer Stadium

North Carolina FC v Carolina Core FC

February 17	North Carolina FC	5–2	Carolina Core FC	Cary, North Carolina
1:00 PM ET	Anderson 9' McLaughlin 14' Perez 19' Blanco 60' Da Costa 68'	Report	Hadeed  10' 28' Ndoye 65'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

High Point Panthers v Carolina Core FC

February 19	High Point Panthers	0–3	Carolina Core FC	High Point, North Carolina
6:00 PM ET			Ndoye 14', 84' Orejuela  37' Gregoire  39' Subah 79'	Stadium: Vert Stadium Attendance: 1,365

Elon v Carolina Core FC

February 24	Elon	1–1	Carolina Core FC	Elon, North Carolina
6:00 PM ET	35'		Canete  28' Subah 41' Juarez  49' Orejuela  84'	Stadium: Rhodes Stadium

Charlotte Independence v Carolina Core FC

March 2	Charlotte Independence	2–1	Carolina Core FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
2:00 PM ET	82' 84'		Evans  19' Ndoye 52' (pen.)	Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium

South Carolina United Heat v Carolina Core FC

March 7	South Carolina United Heat	v	Carolina Core FC	Columbia, South Carolina
3:00 PM ET				Attendance: Match was behind closed doors

Friendlies

Carolina Core FC v CD Cruz Azul U23

October 12th	Carolina Core FC	1–0	CD Cruz Azul U23	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET	Polanco 22' Cuevas  40' Covi  44' Ramos  79' Gregoire  80' Bazaes  87'	Report	42'  42'  74'  87' Bench  90+6'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 3,278 Referee: Nicholas Strednak

Competitive fixtures

Standings

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
8	SE	Crown Legacy FC	28	11	5	2	10	51	46	+5	45	Qualification for the Playoffs
9	SE	Chattanooga FC	28	9	8	2	9	45	42	+3	45
10	SE	Carolina Core FC	28	12	3	1	12	39	45	−6	43
11	NE	New York Red Bulls II	28	10	4	2	12	56	61	−5	40
12	NE	Toronto FC II	28	10	1	5	12	44	51	−7	37

Source: MLSNP Eastern Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Awards
1	North Texas SC	28	16	6	2	4	56	32	+24	62	Regular season champion
2	St. Louis City 2	28	17	1	3	7	53	35	+18	56
3	FC Cincinnati 2	28	16	2	2	8	47	34	+13	54
4	Philadelphia Union II	28	15	3	1	9	59	41	+18	52
5	The Town FC	28	13	4	4	7	41	28	+13	51
6	Inter Miami CF II	28	14	0	6	8	53	45	+8	48
7	Chicago Fire FC II	28	11	5	4	8	51	51	0	47
8	Tacoma Defiance	28	13	2	3	10	59	53	+6	46
9	Orlando City B	28	11	4	5	8	53	42	+11	46
10	Los Angeles FC 2	28	12	3	3	10	51	54	−3	45
11	New York City FC II	28	11	3	6	8	58	46	+12	45
12	Columbus Crew 2	28	11	4	4	9	53	47	+6	45
13	Crown Legacy FC	28	11	5	2	10	51	46	+5	45
14	Chattanooga FC	28	9	8	2	9	45	42	+3	45
15	Carolina Core FC	28	12	3	1	12	39	45	−6	43
16	Ventura County FC	28	8	8	3	9	49	49	0	43
17	Whitecaps FC 2	28	10	3	4	11	45	44	+1	40
18	New York Red Bulls II	28	10	4	2	12	56	61	−5	40
19	Houston Dynamo 2	28	10	2	5	11	46	45	+1	39
20	Real Monarchs	28	9	5	2	12	39	41	−2	39
21	Sporting Kansas City II	28	10	2	4	12	53	57	−4	38
22	Portland Timbers 2	28	8	4	6	10	43	45	−2	38
23	Toronto FC II	28	10	1	5	12	44	51	−7	37
24	Austin FC II	28	7	4	7	10	44	49	−5	36
25	Minnesota United FC 2	28	8	4	0	16	43	73	−30	32
26	Atlanta United 2	28	7	4	3	14	42	64	−22	32
27	Huntsville City FC	28	8	0	5	15	39	53	−14	29
28	Colorado Rapids 2	28	6	1	3	18	37	54	−17	23
29	New England Revolution II	28	4	4	2	18	37	59	−22	22

Source: MLSNP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

MLS Next Pro Regular Season

Crown Legacy FC v Carolina Core FC

March 17 1	Crown Legacy FC	1–1 (2–3 SO)	Carolina Core FC	Matthews, North Carolina
5:00 PM ET	Scardina 21' Forbes  36' Mirkovic  64'	Report	Rodriguez  35' Covi  48' Orejuela  53' Polanco 90+1'  90+2'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 1,372 Referee: Alyssa Nichols
	Shootout
	Rodrigues Romero Mayaka Neeley Pedro		Polanco Rodriguez Canete Hadeed Covi

Atlanta United 2 v Carolina Core FC

March 24 2	Atlanta United 2	4–0	Carolina Core FC	Kennesaw, Georgia
3:00 PM ET	Armas  2' 34' Brennan 24', 26' Ayo  40' Tmimi 79'	Report	Diaz  51' Canete  59'	Stadium: Fifth Third Stadium Attendance: 550 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

New England Revolution II v Carolina Core FC

March 31 3	New England Revolution II	2–1	Carolina Core FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
3:00 PM ET	Fry 3' Quiñones  20' Barry  56' Panayotou 59' Weinstein  90+8'	Report 1 Report 2	Orejuela  25' Polanco 37' White  40' Canete  87'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: (Change) Referee: John Matto

Chicago Fire FC II v Carolina Core FC

April 22 4	Chicago Fire FC II	2–1	Carolina Core FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 PM ET	Casas 14' Osorio 45+4' (pen.) Koffi  61' Calle  74' Los  89' Blake  90+2'	Report 1	Canete  19' Polanco  31' Juarez  37' Evans 76'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Calin Radosav

Chattanooga FC v Carolina Core FC

April 27 5	Chattanooga FC	2–0	Carolina Core FC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM ET	Ibarra 7'  58' Arthur  55' Watson  60' Garvanian  68' 75'	Report 1	Cuevas  57'	Stadium: Finley Stadium Attendance: 3,614 Referee: Atahan Yaya

Atlanta United 2 v Carolina Core FC

May 8 6	Atlanta United 2	1–2	Carolina Core FC	Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM ET	Carleton  12' Armas  26' Okello 31' Moore  45+1' Cooke  90+1'  90+1'	Report	Polanco  13' Evans 43' Diaz 45+2' Ndoye  86' Sutton  89'	Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 346 Referee: Alejo Calume

Inter Miami CF II v Carolina Core FC

May 19 7	Inter Miami CF II	1–1 (2–4 SO)	Carolina Core FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
3:00 PM ET	Boatwright 79'	Report	Evans 15' Canete  22' Thomas  26' White IV  85'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
	Shootout
	Fray Reyes Carmichael Morales		Sutton Aguas Canete Diaz

Toronto FC II v Carolina Core FC

May 23 8	Toronto FC II	2–1	Carolina Core FC	North York, Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM ET	Staniland 14'  65' Altobelli  32' Pudztahegyi  75' Pearlman  79' Batiz 90+1'	Report	Canete  8' 84' (pen.) Diaz  20' Covi  37'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Youcef Boumsied

Carolina Core FC v Huntsville City FC

June 1 9	Carolina Core FC	1–4	Huntsville City FC	High Point, North Carolina
8:00 PM ET	Cuevas  45' Aguas 50' Covi  75'		Johnston  31' Ajago 56' Pasnik 64' Sipic 90+1'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 4,511 Referee: Rebecca Pagan

Orlando City B v Carolina Core FC

June 7 10	Orlando City B	2–2 (6–5 SO)	Carolina Core FC	Kissimmee, Florida
7:00 PM ET	Otero  6' Guske  29' Freeman 72' (pen.) Almaguer 86' Cocca  90+1'	Report	Canete 7' (pen.) Ndoye 16' Cuevas  39'	Stadium: Osceola Heritage Park Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
	Shootout
	Solís Cocca Freeman Almaguer Mohammed Taifi Abdullah Kibunguchy		Sutton Polanco Canete Diaz Covi Freeman Bazaes Cambindo
Note: Match was originally going to be played on April 14, but was changed.

Carolina Core FC v FC Cincinnati 2

June 15 11	Carolina Core FC	1–3	FC Cincinnati 2	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET	Rodríguez 19' Canete  20' Diaz  67' Stachuk  84' Thomas  90+3'	Report	Schaefer 22' Castellano 54' Daley 56' Benalcazar  85'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 4,022 Referee: John Matto

Chattanooga FC v Carolina Core FC

June 22 12	Chattanooga FC	1–2	Carolina Core FC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM ET	Prepeliță   33' Kwak  35' McGrath  39' Arthur  45+2' James 76' Viáfara  79' Gray  82'	Report	Canete 4'  71' Rodriguez 29'  57' Covi  33' Díaz  82' Sutton  90+7'	Stadium: Finley Stadium Attendance: 3,867 Referee: Olvin Olvia

Huntsville City FC v Carolina Core FC

June 28 13	Huntsville City FC	1–1 (5–6 SO)	Carolina Core FC	Huntsville, Alabama
8:00 PM ET	Perkins  45' Jones  63' Knight 78' Wright  83' Velazquez-Lopez  90+6'	Report	Covi  60' Rodríguez 85' Juarez  90+2'	Stadium: Joe Davis Stadium Attendance: 4,211 Referee: Emmy Nonso-Anyakwo
	Shootout
	Ritondale Perkins Wright Knight O'Brien Jones Sangwa Velazquez-Lopez		Sutton Diaz Subah Ndoye Canete Thomas Rodríguez Juarez

Orlando City B v Carolina Core FC

July 7 14	Orlando City B	1–2	Carolina Core FC	Kissimmee, Florida
7:00 PM ET	Mohammed 45+3' Freeman  55' Banguero  86' Taifi  90+4'	Report	Aguas  27' Thomas  42' Covi 60' (pen.) Rodríguez 67' Charles  90+2' Cambindo  90+4'	Stadium: Osceola Heritage Park Referee: Elton Garcia

Carolina Core FC v Crown Legacy FC

July 13 15	Carolina Core FC	2–1	Crown Legacy FC	High Point, North Carolina
7:00 PM ET	Thomas  33' Juarez 45+5' Miller  49' Rodríguez  71' 76'	Report	Duke  27' Cambridge  45+1' Sing 51' Nyandjo  85'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 4,083 Referee: Kyle Johnston

Carolina Core FC v Chattanooga FC

July 17 16	Carolina Core FC	2–1	Chattanooga FC	High Point, North Carolina
6:30 PM ET	Cambindo  15' Covi 38' (pen.) Evans 65'	Report	Kwak  33' Watson  55' Jiménez  62' McGrath 88'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 3,152 Referee: Marie Durr

Carolina Core FC v NYCFC II

July 27 17	Carolina Core FC	0–1	NYCFC II	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET	Díaz  37'  45+3' Rodríguez  51' Bazaes  87'	Report	Baiera  63' Ruiz 81'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 4,133 Referee: Izlen Peksenar

Carolina Core FC v Orlando City B

August 3 18	Carolina Core FC	1–2	Orlando City B	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET	Canete  45+4' Cuevas  54'  82' Polanco 78' Rodríguez  79'	Report	Platts 22' Mercado  32' Reid-Brown  33' Mohammed 45' Loyola  45+4' Almaguer  81' Solís  82'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 3,856 Referee: Stearne Briem

Carolina Core FC v Inter Miami CF II

August 7 19	Carolina Core FC	1–5	Inter Miami CF II	High Point, North Carolina
7:00 PM ET	Rodríguez  55' Polanco  83' Sessock 90+1' (o.g.)	Report	Flores 8' Sunderland 18'  49' Zeltzer-Zubida  43' Casas  45+1' Thomas 48' (o.g.) Ferraina  68' Carmichael 70' Ledesma  86'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 2,720 Referee: Joe Surgan

FC Cincinnati 2 v Carolina Core FC

August 16 20	FC Cincinnati 2	0–1	Carolina Core FC	Highland Heights, Kentucky
6:00 PM ET	Castellano  29' Gibert  78'	Report	Gregoire  31' Chica  84' Evans 90+2'	Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium Referee: JC Griggs

Carolina Core FC v New England Revolution II

August 24 21	Carolina Core FC	2–1	New England Revolution II	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET	Canete 85', 90+1'	Report	Mussenden  8'  21' Monis 16' Klein  37'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 4,011 Referee: Emma Richards

Carolina Core FC v Atlanta United 2

August 28 22	Carolina Core FC	4–1	Atlanta United 2	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET	Canete 2', 57'  6' Mario Díaz  24' Charles  41' Polanco 45' Ramos  79' Evans 90'	Report	Morales  28'  45+3' Dudley 38' Hibbert  45+4' Tmimi  82'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 2,522 Referee: Danielle Chesky

Carolina Core FC v New York Red Bulls II

September 1 23	Carolina Core FC	4–2	New York Red Bulls II	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET	Chica  25' Sutton  40' Juarez  45+2' Evans 47' Polanco 58'  58' Canete 82' (pen.), 90+11' Cambindo  90'	Report	Hall 9' Ofori 28' Mosquera  40' Collahuazo  45' Berkley  48' Sserwadda  63' O'Connor  89'	Stadium: Truist Point Referee: Jalen Gray

Carolina Core FC v Philadelphia Union II

September 11 24	Carolina Core FC	0–2	Philadelphia Union II	High Point, North Carolina
6:30 PM ET	Cambindo  22' Evans  72'	Report	Pariano 3' (pen.) Makhanya  15' LeBlanc  61' Mastrodimos  74' Olney 77'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 3,333 Referee: Alexandra Billeter

Carolina Core FC v Crown Legacy FC

September 14 25	Carolina Core FC	2–1	Crown Legacy FC	High Point, North Carolina
8:00 PM ET	Chica  6' Evans 14' Canete 65' (pen.) Polanco  90+4' Sutton  90+6'	Report	Gorno  17' 56' Neeley  67' Tuiloma  71' Duke  89'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 4,038 Referee: Benjamin Meyer

Columbus Crew 2 v Carolina Core FC

September 22 26	Columbus Crew 2	0–2	Carolina Core FC	Columbus, Ohio
3:00 PM ET	Adams  20' Alaouieh  23' Rogers  28'  88' Rayo  45+5' Keita  52' González  87'	Report	Canete 26' (pen.) Polanco 43' Covi  45+7'	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Robert Vincze

Carolina Core FC v Huntsville City FC

September 29 27	Carolina Core FC	2–0	Huntsville City FC	High Point, North Carolina
5:00 PM ET	Juan Pablo Rodriguez 14' Thomas  28' Covi 56' (pen.)	Report	Jones  54' O'Brien  55' Wright  64' Jonathan Bolanos  74'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 4,106 Referee: Josiah Parke

Carolina Core FC v Inter Miami CF II

October 6 28	Carolina Core FC	0–1	Inter Miami CF II	High Point, North Carolina
1:00 PM ET	Canete  19' Thomas  33' Covi  90+3' Sutton  90+5'	Report	Morales  21' Martinez  45+1' Abadia-Reda  51' Cohen 79' Zeltzer-Zubida  81'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 4,111 Referee: Shawn Tehini

Lamar Hunt US Open Cup

Carolina Core FC v NoVa FC

March 21 First Round	Carolina Core FC	3–2	NoVa FC	Greensboro, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET	Hadeed 18' Cuevas  43' Canete  48' Polanco 50'  80' Rodríguez 82'  83'	Report 1	Medina  16' Holmes 34' Akinkoye  37' Abril 40' Kofi  79'	Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,511 Referee: MJ Tehini

Vermont Green FC v Carolina Core FC

April 3 Second Round	Vermont Green FC	1–2	Carolina Core FC	Burlington, Vermont
7:00 PM ET	Bazini 28' (pen.) Prego  51' Vaza  64' Labovitz  90'	Report	Ndoye 60' (pen.) Subah  62' Rodríguez 70'  90+1' Thomas  83' Polanco  87' Covi  90'	Stadium: Virtue Field Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Brendan Fanning

North Carolina FC v Carolina Core FC

April 17 Third Round	North Carolina FC	1–0	Carolina Core FC	Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM ET	Servania  27' Placias 60'  90+8' Lumsden  78' Hayes  87'	Report	Ndoye  41' Covi  71' Orejuela  78' Bench  84' Rodríguez  88' Guevara  90+1' Canete  90+6'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,112 Referee: Josh Parke

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	USA	Alex Sutton	28	0	26+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
1	GK	USA	Andrew Pannenberg	3	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	USA	Daniel Chica	9	0	6+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	USA	Kai Thomas	30	0	26+1	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	USA	Angel Aguas	9	1	5+2	1	0+2	0	0+0	0
6	DF	ARG	Juan Pablo Rodriguez	8	1	5+2	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW	USA	Yekeson Subah	14	0	4+8	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
8	MF	USA	Jesus Orejuela	15	0	5+7	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
9	FW	SEN	Papa Ndoye	12	2	4+6	1	2+0	1	0+0	0
10	DF	ENG	Jacob Evans	31	8	28+0	8	2+1	0	0+0	0
11	MF	VEN	Luis Lugo	13	0	2+10	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
12	MF	TAN	Alenga Charles	18	0	17+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	FW	HON	Joshua Rodriguez	28	7	13+12	5	1+2	2	0+0	0
14	DF	USA	Jathan Juarez	29	1	23+4	1	1+1	0	0+0	0
15	FW	COL	David Polanco	26	7	15+8	6	3+0	1	0+0	0
17	FW	COL	Carlos Mario Diaz	23	0	15+8	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	FW	USA	Jeremiah White IV	8	0	4+1	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
19	FW	USA	Nicholas Pechenyi	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	DF	FRA	Ibrahim Covi	28	3	25+0	3	2+1	0	0+0	0
21	MF	ESP	Derek Cuevas	22	0	10+10	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
22	DF	USA	Kiki Gregoire	14	0	8+4	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
23	FW	USA	Tyler Freeman	4	0	0+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	ARG	Facundo Canete	28	11	25+0	11	3+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW	ATG	Drake Hadeed	6	1	0+5	0	1+0	1	0+0	0
26	DF	FRA	Paul Leonardi	4	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	FW	ARG	Federico Stachuk	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	MF	COL	Santiago Cambindo	22	0	19+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	GK	USA	Robert Bailey	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
44	DF	USA	Christian Diaz	14	1	10+1	1	3+0	0	0+0	0
52	MF	USA	Ozzie Cisneros	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
68	MF	USA	Ozzie Ramos	7	0	0+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
77	MF	CHI	Jonathan Bazaes	8	0	1+6	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
99	MF	LBR	Aryeh Miller	9	0	6+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

• Last updated: October 6, 2024
• Source: https://www.mlsnextpro.com/clubs/carolina-core-fc/stats/#season=2024&competition=mls-next-pro&club=21148&statType=general&position=all

Top scorers

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS Next Pro	U.S. Open Cup	MLSNP Playoffs	Total
1	MF	24	Facundo Canete	11	0	0	11
2	MF	10	Jacob Evans	8	0	0	8
3	FW	15	David Polanco	6	1	0	7
	FW	13	Joshua Rodriguez	5	2	0	7
5	DF	20	Ibrahim Covi	2	0	0	2
	FW	9	Papa Ndoye	1	1	0	2
7	DF	5	Angel Aguas	1	0	0	1
	DF	6	Juan Pablo Rodriguez	1	0	0	1
	DF	15	Jathan Juarez	1	0	0	1
	DF	44	Christian Alejandro Diaz	1	0	0	1
	FW	25	Drake Hadeed	0	1	0	1
			Own goal	1	0	0	1
Total				38	5	0	43

• Last updated: September 29, 2024
• Source: https://www.mlsnextpro.com/clubs/carolina-core-fc/stats/#season=2024&competition=mls-next-pro&club=21148&statType=general&position=all

Top assists

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS Next Pro	U.S. Open Cup	MLSNP Playoffs	Total
1	MF	24	Facundo Canete	7	0	0	7
2	MF	10	Jacob Evans	6	0	0	6
3	MF	21	Derek Cuevas	5	0	0	5
4	FW	4	Kai Thomas	2	0	0	2
	FW	17	Carlos Mario Diaz	2	0	0	2
6	FW	14	Jathan Juarez	1	0	0	1
	DF	44	Christian Alejandro Diaz	1	0	0	1
	FW	15	David Polanco	0	1	0	1
Total				24	1	0	25

• Last updated: September 14, 2024
• Source: https://www.mlsnextpro.com/clubs/carolina-core-fc/stats/#season=2024&competition=mls-next-pro&club=21148&statType=general&position=all

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player	MLS Next Pro			U.S. Open Cup			MLSNP Playoffs			Total
0	GK	Alex Sutton	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
1	GK	Andrew Pannenberg	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	DF	Daniel Chica	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
4	DF	Kai Thomas	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1
5	DF	Angel Aguas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
6	DF	Juan Pablo Rodriguez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
7	FW	Yekeson Subah	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
8	MF	Jesus Orejuela	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
9	FW	Papa Ndoye	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
10	DF	Jacob Evans	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
11	MF	Luis Lugo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF	Alenga Charles	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
13	FW	Joshua Rodriguez	4	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1
14	DF	Jathan Juarez	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
15	FW	David Polanco	6	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
17	FW	Carlos Mario Diaz	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
18	FW	Jeremiah White IV	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
19	FW	Nicholas Pechenyi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	Ibrahim Covi	7	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
21	MF	Derek Cuevas	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0
22	DF	Kiki Gregoire	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
23	FW	Tyler Freeman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	Facundo Canete	10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
25	FW	Drake Hadeed	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW	Federico Stachuk	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
29	MF	Santiago Cambindo	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
31	GK	Robert Bailey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	Christian Diaz	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
52	MF	Ozzie Cisneros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
68	MF	Ozzie Ramos	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
77	MF	Jonathan Bazaes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
99	MF	Aryeh Miller	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total			73	3	2	16	0	0	0	0	0	89	3	2

• Last updated: October 6, 2024
• Source: https://www.mlsnextpro.com/clubs/carolina-core-fc/stats/#season=2024&competition=mls-next-pro&club=21148&statType=general&position=all

Awards and Honors

MLS NEXT Pro Team of the Matchweek

Matchweek	Reference
23	[36]
25	[37]

MLS NEXT Pro Team of the Month

Month	Reference
August	[38]

MLS NEXT Pro Goal of the Matchweek

Player	Matchweek	Reference
Jathan Juarez	18	[39]

MLS NEXT Player of the Matchweek

Player	Matchweek	Reference
Facundo Canete	25	[40]

MLS NEXT Player of the Month

Player	Month	Reference
Facundo Canete	August	[41]

MLS NEXT Coach of the Month

Coach	Month	Reference
Roy Lassiter	August	[42]

MLS NEXT Goalkeeper of the Month

Player	Month	Reference
Alex Sutton	August	[43]

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