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: ; Overall:
Top goalscorer	League: David Polanco (2 goals); All: David Polanco (3 goals)
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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 March 15, 2024

No.	Pos.	Player	Nation
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	Joshua 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	Spain
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
31	GK	Robert Bailey	United States
44	DF	Christian Diaz	United States
77	MF	Jonathan Bazaes	Chile
99	MF	Aryeh Miller	Liberia
—	MF	Ozzie Cisneros (on loan from Sporting Kansas City)	United States

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]

Loan In

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Start	End	Source
20	MF	Ozzie Cisneros	Sporting Kansas City	April 16, 2024	December 31, 2024	^[29]

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Competitive fixtures

Standings

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	NE	New England Revolution II	5	1	1	0	3	7	12	−5	5
12	SE	Crown Legacy FC	5	0	2	1	2	5	9	−4	5
13	NE	Toronto FC II	4	1	0	1	2	5	6	−1	4
14	SE	Huntsville City FC	6	0	0	3	3	8	11	−3	3
15	SE	Carolina Core FC	4	0	1	0	3	3	9	−6	2

Updated to match(es) played on April 24, 2024. 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	Ventura County FC	7	4	2	0	1	16	10	+6	16	Regular season champion
2	Tacoma Defiance	7	4	1	0	2	15	12	+3	14
3	Philadelphia Union II	6	3	2	1	0	12	5	+7	14
4	New York Red Bulls II	6	3	2	1	0	15	11	+4	14
5	Chattanooga FC	6	3	1	1	1	13	6	+7	12
6	St. Louis City 2	6	3	1	1	1	8	5	+3	12
7	Los Angeles FC 2	5	3	1	0	1	10	7	+3	11
8	Chicago Fire FC II	5	2	2	1	0	11	8	+3	11
9	North Texas SC	5	2	2	1	0	6	3	+3	11
10	Sporting Kansas City II	6	3	0	1	2	14	10	+4	10
11	Inter Miami CF II	5	3	0	1	1	12	12	0	10
12	The Town FC	6	2	1	1	2	8	7	+1	9
13	Orlando City B	5	2	1	1	1	7	6	+1	9
14	New York City FC II	5	2	1	0	2	11	7	+4	8
15	FC Cincinnati 2	6	2	0	1	3	10	11	−1	7
16	Columbus Crew 2	5	2	0	1	2	9	11	−2	7
17	Whitecaps FC 2	5	1	1	2	1	8	7	+1	7
18	Portland Timbers 2	6	1	1	2	2	9	10	−1	7
19	Atlanta United 2	5	2	0	0	3	8	12	−4	6
20	Austin FC II	5	1	0	2	2	4	6	−2	5
21	Real Monarchs	5	1	1	0	3	5	9	−4	5
22	New England Revolution II	5	1	1	0	3	7	12	−5	5
23	Crown Legacy FC	5	0	2	1	2	5	9	−4	5
24	Toronto FC II	4	1	0	1	2	5	6	−1	4
25	Colorado Rapids 2	6	1	0	1	4	8	15	−7	4
26	Minnesota United FC 2	3	1	0	0	2	6	9	−3	3
27	Huntsville City FC	6	0	0	3	3	8	11	−3	3
28	Carolina Core FC	4	0	1	0	3	3	9	−6	2
29	Houston Dynamo 2	4	0	0	0	4	3	10	−7	0

Updated to match(es) played on April 26, 2024. 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

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

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

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

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

April 27 5	Chattanooga FC	v	Carolina Core FC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM ET				Stadium: Finley Stadium

May 8 6	Atlanta United 2	v	Carolina Core FC	Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM ET				Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium

May 19 7	Inter Miami CF II	v	Carolina Core FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
3:00 PM ET				Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium

May 23 8	Toronto FC II	v	Carolina Core FC	North York, Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM ET				Stadium: York Lions Stadium

June 1 9	Carolina Core FC	v	Huntsville City FC	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET				Stadium: Truist Point

June 7 10	Orlando City B	v	Carolina Core FC	Kissimmee, Florida
7:00 PM ET				Stadium: Osceola Heritage Park
Note: Match was originally going to be played on April 14, but was changed.

June 15 11	Carolina Core FC	v	FC Cincinnati 2	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET				Stadium: Truist Point

June 22 12	Chattanooga FC	v	Carolina Core FC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM ET				Stadium: Finley Stadium

June 28 13	Huntsville City FC	v	Carolina Core FC	Huntsville, Alabama
8:00 PM ET				Stadium: Joe Davis Stadium

July 7 14	Orlando City B	v	Carolina Core FC	Kissimmee, Florida
7:00 PM ET				Stadium: Osceola Heritage Park

July 13 15	Carolina Core FC	v	Crown Legacy FC	High Point, North Carolina
7:00 PM ET				Stadium: Truist Point

July 17 16	Carolina Core FC	v	Chattanooga FC	High Point, North Carolina
6:30 PM ET				Stadium: Truist Point

July 27 17	Carolina Core FC	v	NYCFC II	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET				Stadium: Truist Point

August 3 18	Carolina Core FC	v	Orlando City B	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET				Stadium: Truist Point

August 7 19	Carolina Core FC	v	Inter Miami CF II	High Point, North Carolina
7:00 PM ET				Stadium: Truist Point

August 16 20	FC Cincinnati 2	v	Carolina Core FC	Highland Heights, Kentucky
6:00 PM ET				Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium

August 24 21	Carolina Core FC	v	New England Revolution II	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET				Stadium: Truist Point

August 28 22	Carolina Core FC	v	Atlanta United 2	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET				Stadium: Truist Point

September 1 23	Carolina Core FC	v	New York Red Bulls II	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET				Stadium: Truist Point

September 11 24	Carolina Core FC	v	Philadelphia Union II	High Point, North Carolina
6:30 PM ET				Stadium: Truist Point

September 14 25	Carolina Core FC	v	Crown Legacy FC	High Point, North Carolina
8:00 PM ET				Stadium: Truist Point

September 22 26	Columbus Crew 2	v	Carolina Core FC	Columbus, Ohio
3:00 PM ET				Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium

September 29 27	Carolina Core FC	v	Huntsville City FC	High Point, North Carolina
5:00 PM ET				Stadium: Truist Point

October 6 28	Carolina Core FC	v	Inter Miami CF II	High Point, North Carolina
1:00 PM ET				Stadium: Truist Point

Lamar Hunt US Open Cup

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

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

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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
0	GK	USA	Alex Sutton	5	0	3+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
1	GK	USA	Andrew Pannenberg	2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	USA	Kai Thomas	7	0	3+1	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	USA	Angel Aguas	2	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
6	DF	ARG	Juan Pablo Rodriguez	3	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW	USA	Yekeson Subah	6	0	3+1	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
8	MF	USA	Jesus Orejuela	6	0	2+1	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
9	FW	SEN	Papa Ndoye	6	1	2+2	0	2+0	1	0+0	0
10	DF	ENG	Jacob Evans	7	1	4+0	1	2+1	0	0+0	0
11	MF	VEN	Luis Lugo	4	0	2+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
12	MF	TAN	Alenga Charles	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	FW	HON	Joshua Rodriguez	6	2	0+3	0	1+2	2	0+0	0
14	DF	USA	Jathan Juarez	6	0	3+1	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
15	FW	COL	David Polanco	7	3	3+1	2	3+0	1	0+0	0
17	FW	COL	Carlos Mario Diaz	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	FW	USA	Jeremiah White IV	5	0	2+0	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	7	0	4+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
21	MF	ESP	Derek Cuevas	4	0	1+1	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
22	DF	USA	Kiki Gregoire	6	0	1+3	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
23	FW	USA	Tyler Freeman	2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	ARG	Facundo Canete	7	0	4+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW	ATG	Drake Hadeed	2	1	0+1	0	1+0	1	0+0	0
28	FW	ARG	Federico Stachuk	0	0	0+0	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	6	0	2+1	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
52	MF	USA	Ozzie Cisneros	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
77	MF	CHI	Jonathan Bazaes	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
99	MF	LBR	Aryeh Miller	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Last updated: April 22, 2024
Source: https://www.mlsnextpro.com/stats/players/#season=2023&competition=mls-next-pro&club=15140&statType=general&position=all

Top scorers

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS Next Pro	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	FW	15	David Polanco	2	1	3
2	FW	13	Joshua Rodriguez	0	2	2
3	FW	9	Papa Ndoye	0	1	1
	MF	10	Jacob Evans	1	0	1
	FW	25	Drake Hadeed	0	1	1
Total				3	5	8

Last updated: April 22, 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	Total
1	FW	4	Kai Thomas	1	0	1
	FW	15	David Polanco	0	1	1
	MF	24	Facundo Canete	1	0	1
Total				2	1	3

Last updated: April 17, 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
No.	Pos.	Player
0	GK	Alex Sutton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	GK	Andrew Pannenberg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Kai Thomas	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
5	DF	Angel Aguas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
10	DF	Jacob Evans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	Luis Lugo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF	Alenga Charles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	FW	Joshua Rodriguez	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
14	DF	Jathan Juarez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
15	FW	David Polanco	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
17	FW	Carlos Mario Diaz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW	Jeremiah White IV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	FW	Nicholas Pechenyi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	Ibrahim Covi	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
21	MF	Derek Cuevas	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
22	DF	Kiki Gregoire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	Tyler Freeman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	Facundo Canete	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
25	FW	Drake Hadeed	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW	Federico Stachuk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK	Robert Bailey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	Christian Diaz	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
52	MF	Ozzie Cisneros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF	Jonathan Bazaes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	MF	Aryeh Miller	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			12	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	28	0	0

Last updated: April 22, 2024
Source: https://www.mlsnextpro.com/clubs/carolina-core-fc/stats/#season=2024&competition=mls-next-pro&club=21148&statType=general&position=all

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^ "Carolina Core FC SIGN ROBERT BAILEY". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. January 10, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
^ "Carolina Core FC SIGN ROBERT BAILEY". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. January 12, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
^ "Carolina Core FC SIGN ALENGA CHARLES". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. January 17, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
^ "Carolina Core FC SIGN DAVID POLANCO". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. January 19, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
^ "Carolina Core FC SIGN KIKI GREGOIRE". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. January 22, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
^ "Carolina Core FC SIGN Papa Ndoye". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. January 30, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
^ "Carolina Core FC SIGN JACOB EVANS". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. February 2, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
^ "Carolina Core FC SIGN CARLOS MARIO DIAZ". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. February 6, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
^ "Carolina Core FC SIGN Josuha Rodriguez". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. February 9, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
^ "Carolina Core FC SIGN Johnny Bazaes". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. February 14, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
^ "Carolina Core FC SIGN Tyler Freeman". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. February 15, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
^ "Carolina Core FC SIGN JP Rodriguez". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
^ "Carolina Core FC SIGN JP Rodriguez". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
^ "Carolina Core FC SIGN Jeremiah White IV". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
^ "Carolina Core FC SIGN Christian Diaz". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "Carolina Core FC acquires midfielder Ozzie Cisneros on loan from Sporting KC". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

[1] "Carolina Core FC Announces First Two Player Signings in Club History". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. October 23, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[2] "Carolina Core FC Announces First Two Player Signings in Club History". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. October 23, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[3] "Carolina Core FC SIGN IBRAHIM COVI". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. December 8, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[4] "Carolina Core FC SIGN ANDREW PANNENBERG". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. December 11, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[5] "Carolina Core FC SIGN YEKESON SUBAH". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. December 13, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[6] "Carolina Core FC SIGN LUIS LUGO". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. December 15, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[7] "Carolina Core FC SIGN JATHAN JUAREZ". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. December 20, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[8] "Carolina Core FC SIGN JESUS OREJUELA". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. December 21, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[9] "Carolina Core FC SIGN FEDERICO STACHUK". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. December 22, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[10] "Carolina Core FC SIGN ANGEL AGUAS". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. December 27, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[11] "Carolina Core FC SIGN KAI THOMAS". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. December 29, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[12] "Carolina Core FC SIGN KAI THOMAS". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. January 3, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[13] "Carolina Core FC SIGN NICHOLAS PECHENYI". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. January 8, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[14] "Carolina Core FC SIGN ROBERT BAILEY". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. January 10, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[15] "Carolina Core FC SIGN ROBERT BAILEY". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. January 12, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[16] "Carolina Core FC SIGN ALENGA CHARLES". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. January 17, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[17] "Carolina Core FC SIGN DAVID POLANCO". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. January 19, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[18] "Carolina Core FC SIGN KIKI GREGOIRE". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. January 22, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[19] "Carolina Core FC SIGN Papa Ndoye". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. January 30, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[20] "Carolina Core FC SIGN JACOB EVANS". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. February 2, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[21] "Carolina Core FC SIGN CARLOS MARIO DIAZ". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. February 6, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[22] "Carolina Core FC SIGN Josuha Rodriguez". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. February 9, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[23] "Carolina Core FC SIGN Johnny Bazaes". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. February 14, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[24] "Carolina Core FC SIGN Tyler Freeman". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. February 15, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[25] "Carolina Core FC SIGN JP Rodriguez". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[26] "Carolina Core FC SIGN JP Rodriguez". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[27] "Carolina Core FC SIGN Jeremiah White IV". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[28] "Carolina Core FC SIGN Christian Diaz". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. Retrieved March 28, 2024.

[29] "Carolina Core FC acquires midfielder Ozzie Cisneros on loan from Sporting KC". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

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