2017 Charlotte Independence Roster

United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Team Record: 13-10-9 - 48 points
Finishing 5th in the USL's Eastern Conference
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
2017 Charlotte Independence Statistics

The Charlotte Independence of the United Soccer League Championship ended the 2017 season with a record of 13 wins and 10 losses and 9 ties for 48 points finishing fifth in the USL's Eastern Conference.

Charlotte scored 52 goals and allowed 40. Enzo Martinez netted 16 goals for the Independence, while Jorge Herrera Suarez and David Estrada contributed five or more as well. Enzo Martinez and Jorge Herrera Suarez each recorded 5 assists. Cody Mizell topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 0.86 goals against average, best among goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jacob BenderDecember 9, 1994
Caleb CalvertFOctober 22, 19966'2"160Wrightwood, CA
Dennis CastilloDApril 30, 19935'10"160San Jose, Costa Rica
Jun DavidsonMJune 7, 19836'1"185Tokyo, Japan
Bilal DuckettDJanuary 9, 19896'2"165Macon, GA
Yann EkraFDecember 10, 19905'11"155, Ivory Coast
David EstradaFFebruary 4, 19885'8"155Morelia, Michoacan Mexico
Ashani FaircloughDAugust 7, 19926'2"165Portmore, Jamaica
Jorge Herrera SuarezMSeptember 11, 19805'9"150Bogota, Colombia
Lewis HiltonMOctober 22, 19935'8"146
Joel Johnson AlajarinDSeptember 20, 19925'11"174Torrent, Spain
Henry KalungiDNovember 25, 19876'2"175Kampala, Uganda
Alex MartinezMAugust 25, 19915'8"145Montevideo, Uruguay
Enzo MartinezMSeptember 29, 19905'7"145Montevideo, Uruguay
Cody MizellGSeptember 30, 19916'1"185Woodstock, GA
Kyle RenfroGApril 30, 19916'1"185Lynchburg, VA
Callum RossMSeptember 15, 1994Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Jaime Siaj RomeroFDecember 16, 19956'2"Madrid, Spain
Donnie SmithMDecember 7, 19905'11"158Matthews, NC
David SpiesMSeptember 5, 1994Herdecke, Germany
Casey TownsendFJuly 7, 19895'11"161Traverse City, MI
Luke WaechterDJanuary 5, 1994Evans, GA
Austin YearwoodDAugust 12, 1994


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