Full name | Carolina Core FC | ||
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Founded | November 10, 2022 | ||
Stadium | Truist Point High Point, North Carolina | ||
Capacity | 5,000 | ||
Owners | Megan Oglesby Matt Penley Mark Penley | ||
General manager | Eddie Pope | ||
Head coach | Roy Lassiter | ||
League | MLS Next Pro | ||
Website | Club website | ||
Carolina Core FC is an American professional soccer team that is located in High Point, North Carolina. It is an independent team and currently participate in MLS Next Pro.
On November 10, 2022, MLS Next Pro announced that a new independent club from North Carolina will join the league in 2024. The club will be led by Eddie Pope as its Chief Sporting Director and owned by Megan Oglesby, Matt Penley, and Mark Penley. They will play at Truist Point Stadium following planned renovations to increase capacity to 5,000. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
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0 | GK | Alex Sutton | United States |
1 | GK | Andrew Pannenberg | 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 |
44 | DF | Christian Diaz | United States |
52 | MF | Ozzie Cisneros (on loan from Sporting Kansas City) | United States |
77 | MF | Jonathan Bazaes | Chile |
99 | MF | Aryeh Miller | Liberia |
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