Charlotte FC's Academy hosted its first graduation celebration and college signing day last night, May 28 at Atrium Health Performance Park. Eight Academy players from the graduating class announced their college commitments, with three of those players having already joined their universities for the Spring 2025 semester. All eight players continuing their careers at the collegiate level are committed to Division I programs.
"On behalf of our Academy staff and everyone at Charlotte FC, we are incredibly proud of these young men and thrilled to follow their future playing careers at the collegiate level," said Charlotte FC Academy Director Bryan Scales. "We look forward to this class's further development on and off the pitch and congratulate them for their hard work to reach this point of their careers. The Club wishes each of these fantastic players the best of luck at their new programs."
The full list of 2025 Charlotte FC Academy college commits:
- Juan Bastidas: Syracuse University
- Cooper Dissinger: Wofford University
- Sam Duncan: DePaul University
- Ben Gooding: UNC Wilmington
- Amare Lucas: UNC Wilmington
- Luke Munson: Furman University
- James Nyandjo: UNC Charlotte
- Rocket Ritarita: University of Maryland
