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North Carolina 2018 soccer season
North Carolina
2018 season
OwnerStephen Malik
Head coachColin Clarke
StadiumSahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
(Capacity: 10,000)
USL 9th
Southern Derby Champions
U.S. Open Cup 4th Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Daniel Ríos (20)
All: Daniel Ríos (20)
Highest home attendance9,505
(September 8 vs. Nashville)
Lowest home attendance3,169
(Apr 7 vs. Indy)
Average home league attendance4,730
Biggest win6–1
(September 21 vs. Atlanta United 2)
Biggest defeat1–4
(May 19 vs. Cincinnati)
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2019 →

The 2018 North Carolina FC season was the club's 12th season of existence. Until the 2017 season, the club was previously known as the Carolina RailHawks. The 2018 season was the clubs first in the USL, having left the NASL at the end of the 2017 season. For the first time since 2009 and its fourth in club history, North Carolina won the Southern Derby, a fan-based U.S. professional soccer cup competition between North Carolina, Charleston Battery, and Charlotte Independence. North Carolina finished the regular season in 9th place with 47 points, missing out on the playoffs by 2 points to Nashville.

Club

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Coaching staff

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As of March 15, 2018[1]
Position Staff
Head coach Northern Ireland Colin Clarke
Assistant coach United States Dewan Bader
Assistant coach Scotland Greg Shields
Assistant coach United States Nic Platter
Assistant coach United States Michael Milazzo
Head Athletic Trainer United States Shawn Wilson

Roster

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As of October 13, 2018[2]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Alex Tabakis  Greece
3 DF Peabo Doue  United States
4 MF Victor Igbekoyi  Nigeria
5 DF Michael Harrington  United States
6 MF Austin da Luz  United States
7 FW Donovan Ewolo  Cameroon
8 MF Dre Fortune  Trinidad and Tobago
9 FW Marios Lomis  Netherlands
10 MF Kyle Bekker  Canada
11 DF Wuilito Fernandes  Cape Verde
13 DF Connor Tobin  United States
14 FW Daniel Ríos (on loan from Guadalajara)  Mexico
15 MF Cameron Steele  United States
16 MF Graham Smith  United States
17 MF Bernhard Luxbacher  Austria
18 MF Marcel Kandziora  Germany
22 MF Ty Shipalane  South Africa
23 MF Zach Steinberger (on loan from Indy Eleven)  United States
27 DF D.J. Taylor  United States
30 GK Austin Guerrero  United States
31 DF Steven Miller  United States
33 DF Aaron Guillen  Mexico
99 MF Nelson Blanco  El Salvador

Transfers

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Winter

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In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Greece GRE Alexandros Tabakis (from United States Sporting Kansas City)
3 DF United States USA Peabo Doue (from United States Jacksonville Armada)
4 DF Cameroon CMR Carson Nsegbe (from Cameroon Rainbow FC)
5 DF United States USA Michael Harrington (from United States Chicago Fire)
7 FW Cameroon CMR Donovan Ewolo (from Czech Republic MFK Vyškov)
9 FW Netherlands NED Marios Lomis (from United States Creighton University)
10 MF Canada CAN Kyle Bekker (from United States San Francisco Deltas)
10 FW Cape Verde CPV Wuilito Fernandes (from United States Orange County SC)
14 FW Mexico MEX Daniel Ríos (on loan from Mexico Guadalajara)
15 MF United States USA Cameron Steele (from United States Penn State University)
16 MF United States USA Graham Smith (from United States University of South Florida)
17 MF Austria AUT Bernhard Luxbacher (from Austria Wiener SK)
30 GK United States USA Austin Guerrero (from Panama Alianza)
98 DF The Gambia GAM Futty Danso (from Malaysia Kelantan)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Macklin Robinson (to United States New York Cosmos B)
2 DF England ENG Paul Black
4 DF Haiti HAI James Marcelin
7 MF Jamaica JAM Lance Laing (to United States FC Cincinnati)
8 MF Jamaica JAM Saeed Robinson (to United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks)
9 FW United States USA Matthew Fondy
10 MF United States USA Nazmi Albadawi (to United States FC Cincinnati)
12 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Kareem Moses (to Finland FF Jaro)
15 DF United States USA Christian Ibeagha (to United States Oklahoma City Energy)
17 FW United States USA Billy Schuler
19 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Jonathan Glenn
20 MF United States USA Jonathan Orlando
26 FW Brazil BRA Renan Gorne (return to Brazil Botafogo)
30 MF Nigeria NGA Bolu Akinyode (to United States Nashville SC)
37 MF Wales WAL Danny Barrow
92 GK United States USA Brian Sylvestre (to United States LA Galaxy)

Summer

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In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF United States USA Zach Steinberger (on loan from United States Indy Eleven)
4 MF Nigeria NGA Victor Igbekoyi (from Azerbaijan Zira FK)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
98 DF The Gambia GAM Futty Danso (to Malaysia UiTM FC)

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

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Atlanta United FC v North Carolina FC
Stadium: Atlanta United FC Training Ground
Attendance: Closed-door
Note: Match result not publicized.
North Carolina FC v UNC Wilmington
Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather.

USL

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Main article: 2018 USL season

Standings

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Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Indy Eleven 34 13 10 11 45 42 +3 49 Conference Playoffs
8 Nashville SC 34 12 13 9 42 31 +11 49
9 North Carolina FC 34 13 8 13 60 50 +10 47
10 Ottawa Fury 34 13 6 15 31 43 −12 45
11 Charlotte Independence 34 10 12 12 44 57 −13 42
Source: 2018 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHAHAAAHAHHHHAHAAHAHHHAAAHHHAAAHHAA
ResultLLLWDDWLWLLWLDWLDDWWDWLDWLDWWLWLLW
Position1314141311119151212141313121213131313101110101010101010810810109
Updated to match(es) played on October 6, 2018. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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North Carolina FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies
15:30 EDT Danso Yellow card 17'
Miller 38' Report Fernandes 23'
Hristov 41' (pen.)
Blake 90' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,197
Referee: Guido Gonzalez
Richmond Kickers v North Carolina FC
17:00 EDT Umar Yellow card 41'
Imura 76' (pen.)
Gonzalez 83' Report Ríos 43'
Guillen Yellow card 76' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 5,032
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
North Carolina FC v Indy Eleven
19:00 EDT Kandziora Yellow card 36'
Smith Yellow card 54'
Bekker Yellow card 78'
Guillen Red card 90+5' Report Pasher 15'
Mitchell Yellow card 37'
Williams Yellow card 71'
Ouimette Red card 90+5' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,169
Referee: Kevin Broadley
Charlotte Independence v North Carolina FC
19:00 EDT Martínez Yellow card 7'
Smith Yellow card 85' Report Ríos 50'
Doue Yellow card 59'
Fortune Yellow card 61'
Lomis 86' Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 2,264
Referee: Matthew Franz
Toronto FC II v North Carolina FC
20:00 EDT Bjornethun Yellow card 5' Report Kandziora Yellow card 78' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 50
Referee: Yusri Rudolph
Ottawa Fury v North Carolina FC
14:00 EDT Bruna Yellow card 70'
Tabakis 86' (o.g.) Report Ríos 35' Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 6,137
Referee: Pierre Lauziere
North Carolina FC v Penn FC
19:00 EDT da Luz 29'
Bekker 35'
Ríos 37'
Kandziora Yellow card 66'
Miller Yellow card 75' Report Eustáquio Yellow card 40'
Bond Yellow card 49' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,970
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
FC Cincinnati v North Carolina FC
19:30 EDT Albadawi 11', 45'
Smith Yellow card 30'
Ledesma 62' (pen.)
König 69' Yellow card 75' Report Bekker Yellow card 65'
Lomis 86' Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 22,884
Referee: Victor Rivas
North Carolina FC v Atlanta United 2
19:00 EDT Ewolo 7'
Crain 26' (o.g.)
Bekker Yellow card 45+1'
Ríos 52'
Lomis 89' Report Wheeler-Omiunu Yellow card 72'
Kendall-Moullin Yellow card 73' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,710
Referee: Lorant Varga
North Carolina FC v Bethlehem Steel FC
19:00 EDT Doue 16'
Tobin Yellow card 57'
Harrington Yellow card 67'
da Luz Yellow card 89' Report Najen Yellow card 25'
Ofeimu 83'
Ngalina 85' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,526
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
North Carolina FC v FC Cincinnati
19:00 EDT Report Ledesma Yellow card 26'
König 37' Yellow card 52'
Hoyte Yellow card 72'
McLaughlin 87' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,039
Referee: Mark Allatin
North Carolina FC v Ottawa Fury FC
19:00 EDT Tobin 3' Yellow card 76'
Ríos 30'
Lomis 43'
Miller 57'
Smith Yellow card 69'
Bekker Yellow card 87' Report Oliveira 45+2'
Attakora Yellow card 53'
D.J. Taylor 74' (o.g.)
Obasi Yellow card 79' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,452
Referee: Guido Gonzalez
Nashville SC v North Carolina FC
19:30 CDT Allen Yellow card 16'
Mensah 90+4' Report da Luz Yellow card 37'
Miller Yellow card 90+4' Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 9,047
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
North Carolina FC v Louisville City FC
19:00 EDT Ríos 30' 87' Yellow card 46'
Kandziora Yellow card 90+2' Report Craig 39'
Ilić 59'
McCabe Yellow card 72' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,554
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Richmond Kickers v North Carolina FC
19:00 EDT Cordovés 4'
Worra Yellow card 90+5' Report Lee 59' (o.g.)
da Luz 62'
Ewolo 90+5' (pen.) Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 5,137
Referee: Eric Tattersall
Pittsburgh Riverhounds v North Carolina FC
19:00 EDT Fortune Yellow card 75'
Blanco Yellow card 89' Report François 71'
Kerr 71'
Lubahn Yellow card 84' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Jon Freemon
North Carolina FC v Charleston Battery
19:00 EDT Ríos 81'
Guillen Yellow card 90+5' Report Guerra 63'
Woodbine Yellow card 69' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,623
Referee: Javier Santos
Bethlehem Steel FC v North Carolina FC
17:00 EDT Kandziora 22' Yellow card 90+4'
Smith Yellow card 40'
Fortune Yellow card 70' Report Najem 56'
Chiluya Yellow card 65'
Holness Yellow card 83'
Aubrey Yellow card 90+5' Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,749
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
North Carolina FC v Toronto FC II
19:00 EDT da Luz 28'
Harrington Yellow card 54'
Ríos 55' (pen.)
Bekker 61' Yellow card 74'
Guillen Yellow card 70' Report Hundal 20'
Romeo Yellow card 54'
Campbell Yellow card 60' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,626
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
Tampa Bay Rowdies v North Carolina FC
19:30 EDT Diakité Yellow card 13' Report Tobin Yellow card 6'
da Luz Yellow card 51'
Kandziora 65' (Miller)
Ríos 78' (Bekker) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,876
Referee: Luis Guardia
Indy Eleven v North Carolina FC
19:00 EDT Starikov 7'
Speas 31'
Mitchell Yellow card 45'
Guerra 90' Report Bekker 45+1'
Lomis 77' Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 9,023
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
New York Red Bulls II v North Carolina FC
19:00 EDT Aguinaga 39'
Stroud Yellow card 47'
Stauffer 53' Yellow card 88'
Mines Red card 69'
Cásseres Yellow card 81' Report da Luz Yellow card 43'
Ríos 46'
Bekker Yellow card 61'
Tobin Yellow card 68'
Smith Yellow card 76'
Ewolo 90' Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 781
Referee: Jose Lara
North Carolina FC v Charlotte Independence
19:00 EDT Steinberger 26', 51' Yellow card 52'
Fernandes Yellow card 36'
Miller Yellow card 36' 49'
da Luz 69'
Ríos 72', 78' Report George 24' Yellow card 32'
Owundi Yellow card 72'
Areman 85' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,195
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
North Carolina FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies
19:00 EDT Guillen Yellow card 61'
Lomis Yellow card 76'
Tobin Yellow card 81'
da Luz Yellow card 90+2' Report Guenzatti 23', 43', 56'
Oduro Yellow card 48' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,102
Referee: Matthew Franz
North Carolina FC v Nashville SC
17:00 EDT Shipalane 18'
Ríos 39'
Steinberger 63' Report Allen 51' (pen.), 80' (pen.)
Kimura Yellow card 67'
Moloto 82' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 9,505
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
Penn FC v North Carolina FC
19:00 EDT Shaibu Yellow card 84' Report Ríos 11'
Ewolo Yellow card 90+2' Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 2,205
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Atlanta United 2 v North Carolina FC
19:00 EDT Castro 8' Report Ewolo 3', 16', 33', 89'
Bekker 29'
Steinberger 42'
Smith Yellow card 61'
Igbekoyi Yellow card 71' Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 1,923
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Charleston Battery v North Carolina FC
19:00 EDT Mansaray 90+1'
Svantesson 90+4' Report Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 1,748
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
North Carolina FC v Richmond Kickers
19:00 EDT Bekker 39', 73'
da Luz 61'
Ríos Yellow card 90+1' Report Cordovés Yellow card 11', 44', Yellow card 79' Red card
Agyemang 30'
Boehme Yellow card 45+1'
Eaton Yellow card 50' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 8,004
Referee: Kevin Broadley
North Carolina FC v New York Red Bulls II
19:00 EDT Guillen Yellow card 45+3'
Bekker 52' Report Abang 24', Red card 45+6'
Barlow 79' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 8,820
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Louisville City FC v North Carolina FC
19:00 EDT Craig Yellow card 25'
Lancaster 47', 84'
Jimenez Yellow card 72' Report Ríos Yellow card 29', 38'
Bekker Yellow card 61' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,693
Referee: Tim Ford
Note: Match originally scheduled to be played on March 24 but was postponed due to poor pitch conditions
Charlotte Independence v North Carolina FC
19:00 EDT Herrera 6', Yellow card 7' Report Ríos 5', 87'
Smith Yellow card 30'
Igbekoyi Yellow card 73'
Miller 90+3' Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,486
Referee: Ramy Touchan

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2018 U.S. Open Cup
North Carolina FC North Carolina v New Jersey Ocean City Nor'easters
19:00 EDT Lomis 8'
da Luz 26'
Fortune 66' Yellow card 76'
Ewolo 83' Report Uros Ilic 17' Yellow card 53'
Michael Barrow Yellow card 58'
Jacob Labovitz Yellow card 84' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,778
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
D.C. United Washington, D.C. v North Carolina North Carolina FC
19:00 EDT Harkes 25' Yellow card 80' Report Lomis 83'
Kandziora Yellow card 109'
Smith Yellow card 115' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,118
Referee: Matthew Franz
Asad soccer ball with check mark
Mattocks soccer ball with check mark
Acosta soccer ball with check mark
Harkes soccer ball with red X
Miranda soccer ball with check mark soccer ball with check mark Ríos
soccer ball with red X Bekker
soccer ball with check mark Lomis
soccer ball with red X Doue
soccer ball with check mark Tobin

Schedule Source[3]

Squad statistics

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As of Match played October 6, 2018

Source: Match reports

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total USL Regular Season U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Greece GRE Alex Tabakis 33 0 32 0 1 0
3 DF United States USA Peabo Doue 19 1 11+6 1 1+1 0
4 MF Nigeria NGA Victor Igbekoyi 6 0 5+1 0 0 0
5 DF United States USA Michael Harrington 24 0 22+1 0 1 0
6 MF United States USA Austin da Luz 34 5 31 4 3 1
7 MF Cameroon CMR Donovan Ewolo 29 8 15+13 7 0+1 1
8 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Dre Fortune 18 1 8+7 0 3 1
9 FW Netherlands NED Marios Lomis 25 8 7+15 5 3 3
10 MF Canada CAN Kyle Bekker 34 7 28+3 7 3 0
11 FW Cape Verde CPV Wuilito Fernandes 15 1 7+7 1 0+1 0
13 DF United States USA Connor Tobin 22 2 19 1 3 1
14 FW Mexico MEX Daniel Ríos 28 19 23+4 19 0+1 0
15 MF United States USA Cameron Steele 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
16 MF United States USA Graham Smith 33 0 31 0 2 0
17 MF Austria AUT Bernhard Luxbacher 7 1 0+5 0 2 1
18 MF Germany GER Marcel Kandziora 22 2 13+7 2 1+1 0
22 MF South Africa RSA Ty Shipalane 21 1 5+15 1 1 0
23 MF United States USA Zach Steinberger 9 4 9 4 0 0
27 DF United States USA D.J. Taylor 34 0 30+1 0 2+1 0
30 GK United States USA Austin Guerrero 3 0 1 0 2 0
31 DF United States USA Steven Miller 31 4 29+1 4 1 0
33 DF United States USA Aaron Guillen 26 0 22+1 0 3 0
98 DF The Gambia GAM Futty Danso 11 0 9 0 1+1 0
99 MF El Salvador SLV Nelson Blanco 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0

Goal scorers

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Place Position Nation Number Name USL Regular Season U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW Mexico 14 Daniel Ríos 20 0 20
2 FW Cameroon 8 Donovan Ewolo 7 1 8
FW Netherlands 9 Marios Lomis 5 3 8
4 MF Canada 10 Kyle Bekker 7 0 7
5 MF United States 6 Austin da Luz 5 1 6
6 MF United States 23 Zach Steinberger 4 0 4
DF United States 31 Steven Miller 4 0 4
8 DF United States 13 Connor Tobin 1 1 2
MF Germany 18 Marcel Kandziora 2 0 2
10 DF United States 3 Peabo Doue 1 0 1
MF Trinidad and Tobago 7 Dre Fortune 0 1 1
FW Cape Verde 11 Wuilito Fernandes 1 0 1
FW Austria 17 Bernhard Luxbacher 0 1 1
MF South Africa 23 Ty Shipalane 1 0 1
TOTALS 58 8 66

Disciplinary record

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Number Nation Position Name USL Regular Season U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
3 United States DF Peabo Doue 1 0 0 0 1 0
4 Nigeria MF Victor Igbekoyi 2 0 0 0 2 0
5 United States DF Michael Harrington 2 0 0 0 2 0
6 United States MF Austin da Luz 5 0 1 0 6 0
7 Cameroon FW Donovan Ewolo 1 0 0 0 1 0
8 Trinidad and Tobago MF Dre Fortune 3 0 1 0 4 0
9 Netherlands FW Marios Lomis 1 0 0 0 1 0
10 Canada MF Kyle Bekker 6 0 0 0 6 0
11 Cape Verde FW Wuilito Fernandes 1 0 0 0 1 0
13 United States DF Connor Tobin 5 0 0 0 5 0
14 Mexico FW Daniel Ríos 1 0 0 0 1 0
16 United States MF Graham Smith 6 0 2 0 8 0
18 Germany MF Marcel Kandziora 5 0 1 0 6 0
23 United States MF Zach Steinberger 1 0 0 0 1 0
31 United States DF Aaron Guillen 6 1 0 0 6 1
33 United States DF Steven Miller 3 0 0 0 3 0
98 The Gambia DF Futty Danso 1 0 0 0 1 0
99 El Salvador MF Nelson Blanco 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 51 1 5 0 56 1

References

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  1. ^ "Coaching Staff". North Carolina FC. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Roster | North Carolina FC". www.northcarolinafc.com. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 Season Schedule". North Carolina FC. North Carolina FC. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
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