The 2022 Charlotte FC season was the club's first season in

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, the top division of

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. The team was coached by

Miguel Ángel Ramírez Miguel Ángel Ramírez Medina (born 23 October 1984) is a Spanish Association football, football Manager (association football), manager, currently in charge of Sporting de Gijón. Career Early career Born in Las Palmas, Canary islands, Ramíre ...

until he was fired on May 31. Assistant coach

Christian Lattanzio Christian Lattanzio (born 10 September 1971), is an Italian football coach who is currently the head coach for Charlotte FC of Major League Soccer. Biography Christian Lattanzio was born on 10 September 1971. On 31 May 2022, Lattanzio became t ...

was promoted to interim head coach. Due to the

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, the season began on February 26, 2022 and concluded in October.

Team information

Squad information

''Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions as of October 9, 2022.''

Roster transactions

In

Out

SuperDraft picks

Expansion Draft picks

Competitions

Exhibitions

Major League Soccer season

Eastern Conference

Overall

Results summary

Updated to match(es) played on October 9, 2022.

Matches

U.S. Open Cup

Charlotte FC made their Open Cup debut in the Third Round.

Statistics

Appearances and Goals

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Goalscorers

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Karol Świderski Karol Grzegorz Świderski (born 23 January 1997) is a Polish professional association football, footballer who plays as a striker (association football), striker for Serie A club Hellas Verona FC, Hellas Verona, on loan from Charlotte FC, and th ...

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Andre Shinyashiki Andre Bava Shinyashiki (born 11 June 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftçi PFK. He was named the recipient of the 2019 MLS Rookie of the Year award as well as the 2018 men ...

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Yordy Reyna José Yordy Reyna Serna (; born 17 September 1993) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC. Early life Born in the city of Chiclayo, he moved to Lima at the age of 14. He gave su ...

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Ben Bender Benjamin "Ben" Bender (born March 7, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Charlotte FC of Major League Soccer. Bender was the first overall selection in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. Career Youth and colleg ...

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Christian Fuchs Christian Fuchs (; born 7 April 1986) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a left back. He began his senior career as a teenager at Wiener Neustadt before signing his first professional contract at 17 with SV Mattersburg ...

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McKinze Gaines Orrin McKinze Gaines II (born March 2, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Nashville SC. Career Gaines grew up in the Austin area where he played youth soccer for Lonestar Soccer ...

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Harrison Afful Harrison Afful (born 24 July 1986) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a fullback for Charlotte FC and the Ghana national team. He appeared previously for Feyenoord Academy, Espérance de Tunis, Columbus Crew, and Charlotte ...

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Brandt Bronico Brandt James Bronico (born June 20, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC. Career After spending four years at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Bronico was ...

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Guzmán Corujo Guzmán Corujo Bríccola (born 2 August 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for MLS club Charlotte FC. Career Nacional signed Corujo in 2017. Charlotte FC signed Corujo on August 30, 2021. Career statis ...

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Quinn McNeill Quinn McNeill (born 30 August 1998) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder. Career Youth, College & Amateur McNeill was born in Cork, Ireland, but grew up in Greenville, South Carolina. He attended J. L. Mann High School, also pla ...

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Assists

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Kamil Jóźwiak Kamil Jan Jóźwiak (born 22 April 1998) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Granada and the Poland national team. He began his professional career in his home country with Lech Poznań, from whom he joine ...

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, 3 , 0 !3 , - , 10 , FW , , Christian Ortiz , 2 , 1 !3 , - , 6 , MF , , Sergio Ruiz , 3 , 0 !3 , - !rowspan="3", 9 , 24 , DF , , Jaylin Lindsey , 2 , 0 !2 , - , 35 , MF , ,

, 2 , 0 !2 , - , 12 , FW , , Daniel Ríos , 2 , 0 !2 , - !rowspan="8", 12 , 8 , MF , , Jordy Alcívar , 1 , 0 !1 , - , 21 , MF , , Alan Franco , 1 , 0 !1 , - , 22 , DF , ,

, 1 , 0 !1 , - , 21 , DF , , Adilson Malanda , 1 , 0 !1 , - , 36 , DF , , Koa Santos , 1 , 0 !1 , - , 6 , MF , , Nuno Santos , 1 , 0 !1 , - , 16 , FW , ,

, 0 , 1 !1 , - , 18 , FW , , Kerwin Vargas , 1 , 0 !1 , - !colspan="5", Totals !43 !6 !49

Disciplinary record

References

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