Carolina Core FC
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| 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 | ||
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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.
History
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]
Players and staff
Current roster
- As of March 15, 2024
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | GK | Alex Sutton |  United States
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| 1 | GK | Andrew Pannenberg | United States
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| 4 | DF | Kai Thomas | United States
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| 5 | DF | Angel Aguas | United States
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| 6 | DF | Juan Pablo Rodriguez |  Argentina
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| 7 | FW | Yekeson Subah | United States
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| 8 | MF | Jesus Orejuela | United States
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| 9 | FW | Papa Ndoye |  Senegal
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| 10 | DF | Jacob Evans |  England
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| 11 | MF | Luis Lugo |  Venezuela
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| 12 | MF | Alenga Charles |  Tanzania
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| 13 | FW | Joshua Rodriguez |  Honduras
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| 14 | DF | Jathan Juarez | United States
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| 15 | FW | David Polanco |  Colombia
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| 17 | FW | Carlos Mario Diaz | Colombia
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| 18 | FW | Jeremiah White IV | United States
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| 19 | FW | Nicholas Pechenyi | United States
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| 20 | DF | Ibrahim Covi |  France
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| 21 | MF | Derek Cuevas |  Spain
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| 22 | DF | Kiki Gregoire | United States
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| 23 | FW | Tyler Freeman | United States
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| 24 | MF | Facundo Canete | Argentina
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| 25 | FW | Drake Hadeed |  Antigua and Barbuda
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| 28 | FW | Federico Stachuk | Argentina
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| 31 | GK | Robert Bailey | United States
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| 44 | DF | Christian Diaz | United States
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| 77 | MF | Jonathan Bazaes |  Chile
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| 99 | MF | Aryeh Miller |  Liberia
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Staff
- Eddie Pope – Chief Sporting Officer
- Roy Lassiter – Head Coach
- Amado Guevara – Assistant Coach
- Donovan Ricketts – Goalkeeping Coach
- Robert Ritchie – Director Of Soccer Operations
See also
References
- ^ "New Independent Club led by soccer legend Eddie Pope to join MLS NEXT Pro in 2024". Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ "High Point city officials release the name of new minor league soccer". Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ "High Point pro soccer team to be in MLS pro development league, be called "Carolina Core"". Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Local ownership group brings professional men's soccer to the Triad". Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Name of High Point professional soccer team revealed". Retrieved November 10, 2022.
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