# 2025 Chattanooga FC season

The 2025 Chattanooga season is the club's seventeenth season. It is the second season in MLS Next Pro and the second with independent teams with the Carolina Core. The first eleven seasons Chattanooga FC competed as an amateur team in National Premier Soccer League. Chattanooga FC was a successful amateur team, winning the NPSL season champion eight times and finish second in post-season playoffs four times. Last season Chattanooga FC missed the playoffs on decision day.

## Technical staff

Technical staff :
| Head coach | Christopher Nugent |
| Assistant coach | Adam Reekie |
| Director of Goalkeeping Assistant Coach | Juan Carlos "JC" Garzon |
| Director of soccer operations | Jordan Mattheiss |

## Current roster

    As of March 14, 2025
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Eldin Jakupović | Switzerland |
| 2 | DF | Robert Screen | United States |
| 3 | DF | Tate Robertson | United States |
| 4 | DF | Logan Brown | United States |
| 5 | DF | Farid Sar-Sar | Argentina |
| 7 | MF | Ameziane Sid Mohand | Algeria |
| 8 | MF | Callum Watson | England |
| 9 | MF | Peter Plougmand | Denmark |
| 10 | FW | Markus Naglestad | Norway |
| 11 | MF | Min-jae Kwak | South Korea |
| 14 | DF | Nathan Koehler | United States |
| 15 | MF | Steeve Louis-Jean | Haiti |
| 16 | MF | Daniel Mangarov | United States |
| 17 | MF | Darwin Ortiz | Honduras |
| 20 | DF | Ethan Dudley | United States |
| 22 | DF | Milo Garvanian | United States |
| 25 | GK | J. P. Philpot | United States |
| 26 | FW | Keegan Ancelin | United States |
| 27 | MF | Nick Mendonca | United States |
| 33 | MF | Alex McGrath | England |
| 51 | GK | Michael Barrueta | United States |
| 58 | FW | Jesus Ibarra | United States |
| 71 | MF | Jalen James | United States |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | No. | Name | From | Fee |
| November 14, 2024 | GK | 1 | Eldin Jakupović | Los Angeles FC | One-year Deal |
| November 18, 2024 | FW | 99 | Markus Naglestad | Chattanooga FC | re-signing to a one-year deal |
| December 5, 2024 | MF | 17 | Darwin Ortiz | Southern Soccer Academy | signing |
| December 10, 2024 | MF | 15 | Steeve Louis Jean | Austin FC II | Free agent |
| December 17, 2024 | FW | 7 | Ameziane Sid Mohand | Columbus Crew 2 | one-year deal |
| December 20, 2024 | MF | 11 | Min-jae Kwak | Chattanooga FC | re-signing |
| December 21, 2024 | DF | 3 | Tate Robertson | Lexington SC | Free agent |
| January 6, 2025 | FW | 58 | Jesus Ibarra | Chattanooga FC | re-signing |
| January 7, 2025 | MF | 27 | Nick Mendoca | North Texas SC | Free agent |
| January 15, 2025 | FW | 9 | Peter Plougmand | Mars Hill University | Free agent |
| January 29, 2025 | DF | 20 | Ethan Dudley | Atlanta United 2 | signing |
| January 30, 2025 | MF | 16 | Daniel Mangarov | Virginia Cavaliers | signing |
| January 31, 2025 | GK | 25 | J.P. Philpot | Birmingham Legion | signing |
| February 1, 2025 | FW | 26 | Keegan Ancelin | West Florida Argonauts | signing |
| March 14, 2025 | DF | 14 | Nathan Koehler | Prescot Cables FC | signing |

### Out

| Date | Position | No. | Name | To | Type | Fee |
| October 21, 2024 | GK | 15 | Jean Antoine | | Released | N/A |
| October 21, 2024 | GK | 32 | Jon Burke | | Released | N/A |
| October 21, 2024 | MF | 10 | Luis Garcia Sosa | | Released | N/A |
| October 21, 2024 | FW | 11 | Taylor Gray | Tormenta FC | Released | N/A |
| October 21, 2024 | FW | 58 | Jesus Ibarra | | Released, then re-signed with the team | N/A |
| October 21, 2024 | MF | 8 | Andres Jimenez Aranzazu | | Released | N/A |
| October 21, 2024 | MF | 12 | Ethan Koren | | Released | N/A |
| October 21, 2024 | MF | 18 | Min-jae Kwak | | Released, then re-signed with the team | N/A |
| October 21, 2024 | FW | 99 | Markus Naglestad | | Released, then re-signed with the team | N/A |
| October 21, 2024 | DF | 3 | Joseph Patrick Pérez | Tormenta FC | Released | N/A |
| October 21, 2024 | DF | 5 | Anatolie Prepeliță | Tormenta FC | Released | N/A |
| October 21, 2024 | MF | 7 | Damian Rodriguez | | Released | N/A |
| October 21, 2024 | DF | 20 | Duvan Viafara | | Released | N/A |
| January 6, 2025 | DF | 23 | Jesse Williams | | mutual termination of Contract | N/A |
| January 10, 2025 | FW | 9 | Mehdi Ouamri | Union Omaha | mutual termination of Contract | N/A |
| January 28, 2025 | MF | 25 | Jude Arthur | | mutual termination of Contract | N/A |

## Competitive fixtures
### MLS Next Pro Regular Season
### Statistics

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

#### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS Next Pro | MLS Next Pro | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | MLSNP Playoffs | MLSNP Playoffs |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SUI | Eldin Jakupović | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA | Robert Screen | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Tate Robertson | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Logan Brown | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ARG | Farid Sar-Sar | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ALG | Ameziane Sid Mohand | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Callum Watson | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | DEN | Peter Plougmand | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | NOR | Markus Naglestad | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | KOR | Min-jae Kwak | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | USA | Nathan Koehler | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | HAI | Steeve Louis-Jean | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Daniel Mangarov | 2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | HON | Darwin Ortiz | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA | Ethan Dudley | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | USA | Milo Garvanian | 2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | USA | J. P. Philpot | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | USA | Keegan Ancelin | 2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | USA | Nick Mendonca | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Alex McGrath | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 51 | GK | USA | Michael Barrueta | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 58 | FW | USA | Jesus Ibarra | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 71 | MF | USA | Jalen James | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
* Source:

#### Top scorers

| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS Next Pro | U.S. Open Cup | MLSNP Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | DF | 14 | Nathan Koehler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | DF | 22 | Milo Garvanian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | 26 | Keegan Ancelin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
* Last updated: March 15, 2025
* Source: https://www.mlsnextpro.com/clubs/chattanooga-fc/stats/#season=2024&competition=mls-next-pro&club=11662&statType=general&position=all

#### Top assists

| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS Next Pro | U.S. Open Cup | MLSNP Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | FW | 16 | Daniel Mangarov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | 26 | Keegan Ancelin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | MF | 33 | Alex McGrath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
* Last updated: March 15, 2025
* Source: https://www.mlsnextpro.com/clubs/chattanooga-fc/stats/#season=2024&competition=mls-next-pro&club=11662&statType=general&position=all

#### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Player | MLS Next Pro | MLS Next Pro | MLS Next Pro | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | MLSNP Playoffs | MLSNP Playoffs | MLSNP Playoffs | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Eldin Jakupović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Robert Screen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Tate Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Logan Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Farid Sar-Sar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Ameziane Sid Mohand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Callum Watson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Peter Plougmand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Markus Naglestad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Min-jae Kwak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Nathan Koehler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Steeve Louis Jean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Daniel Mangarov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Darwin Ortiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Ethan Dudley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Milo Garvanian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | J. P. Philpot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Keegan Ancelin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Nick Mendoca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Alex McGrath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | GK | Michael Barrueta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | FW | Jesus Ibarra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | MF | Jalen James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
* Last updated: March 15, 2025
* Source: https://www.mlsnextpro.com/clubs/chattanooga-fc/stats/#season=2024&competition=mls-next-pro&club=11662&statType=general&position=all