Rodolfo Aloko
Forward, Charlotte FC
Coverage (6 articles)
Charlotte FC Plays Chicago Without Toklomati and Abada, and 14 of Its 47 League Goals
Four Charlotte FC players are away with their national teams for Saturday's match against Chicago. Two of them, Idan Toklomati and Liel Abada, have scored 14 of the club's 47 league goals.
Charlotte FC Hasn't Lost in Eight Matches. It Has Lost Three Straight to Chicago.
Charlotte FC has not lost a league match since Aug. 1, when the Chicago Fire beat it 2-1. The Fire come to Bank of America Stadium on Saturday night with three straight wins in the series, and a Chicago win would cut Charlotte's lead over them to a point.
Crown Legacy Beats Second Place and Clinches the East's First Playoff Spot
Crown Legacy FC beat second-place Chattanooga 3-1 in Matthews and became the first team in the Eastern Conference to clinch a 2026 MLS NEXT Pro playoff spot, with four matches to spare. Hugo Mbongue scored twice, and the lead in the East is now seven points.
Charlotte FC Led Ten-Man Toronto by Two. It Left With a Point.
Charlotte FC led 3-1 against ten-man Toronto with a half hour to play Wednesday night at BMO Field and left with a 3-3 draw. The point moved the club to 29, but FC Cincinnati passed them into fifth. D.C. United visits Bank of America Stadium Saturday.
Charlotte FC Beat Pumas 3-0 in a Tournament It Keeps Leaving Early
Charlotte FC opened Leagues Cup with a 3-0 win over Pumas UNAM on Tuesday night, banking the maximum three points from a three-match format it has crashed out of two Augusts running. The other story never touched the scoreboard: Nathan Richmond's debut made him the fourth Crown Legacy product to reach the first team this year.
The FC Development Team Is Quietly Having the Club's Best Season
Crown Legacy FC, Charlotte FC's MLS NEXT Pro development side, sits second in the Eastern Conference at 8-2-6 and has already sent four players up to the First Team. It is the clearest sign yet that the club's academy-to-pro pipeline is working.