2026 FC Naples season

FC Naples
2026
CEORoberto Moreno
Head CoachMatt Poland
StadiumParadise Coast Sports Complex Stadium
Top goalscorerLeague: Dominic Backstein (2 Goals)
All: Dominic Backstein (2 Goals)
Highest home attendance4,072 vs Fort Wayne FC March 7
Lowest home attendance3,665 vs Corpus Christi FC March 14
Average home league attendance3,869
Biggest winFC Naples 2–0 Fort Wayne FC March 7

The 2026 FC Naples season is the second season in the club's existence as well as their second in USL League One, the third-tier of American soccer.

Players and staff

Current roster

Current roster

As of March 7, 2026

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  USA Lalo Delgado
2 DF  USA Jaden Strumeier
3 DF  USA Julian Cisneros
4 DF  NCA Max Glasser
5 DF  ITA Luca Mastrantonio
7 FW  USA Taylor Gray
8 MF  USA Juan Osorio
9 FW  USA Gio Miglietti
10 MF  COL Andrés Ferrín
11 MF  USA Christopher Garcia
14 DF  IRL Kevin O'Connor
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 GK  USA Tony Halterman
18 FW  USA Dominick Bachstein
19 MF  COL William Arevalo
21 MF  ESP Marc Torrellas
22 DF  USA Joshua Yoder
23 DF  ENG Aiden Mesias
— DF  ENG Max Broughton
30 MF  USA Ian Cerro
34 GK  IRL Luca Cy Fitzgerald ([A])
99 GK  JAM Joshua Grant
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract

Transfers

In

Date Position Number Name from Type Fee Ref.
December 10, 2025 FW 9 Gio Miglietti Huntsville City FC Signing NA [1]
December 22, 2025 FW 7 Taylor Gray South Georgia Tormenta FC Signing NA [2]
December 26, 2025 MF 23 Aiden Mesias Forward Madison FC Signing NA [3]
December 29, 2025 DF Max Broughton Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Signing NA [4]
December 31, 2025 DF 5 Luca Mastrantonio AV Alta FC Signing NA [5]
January 15, 2026 GK 99 Joshua Grant New York Red Bulls II Signing NA [6]
January 20, 2026 MF 11 Christopher Garcia Forward Madison FC Signing NA [7]
January 21, 2026 MF 8 Juan Osorio San Antonio FC Signing NA [8]
February 2, 2026 MF 19 William Arevalo Maracaneiros Signing NA [9]
March 3, 2026 DF 22 Joshua Yoder Longwood Lancers Signing NA [10]
March 3, 2026 DF 2 Jaden Strumeier UNC Wilmington Seahawks Signing NA [11]
March 5, 2026 DF 31 Tristen Rose Maryland Terrapins Signing NA [12]

Out

Date Position Number Name to Type Fee Ref.
July 14, 2025 FW 11 Justin Weiss NA Retirement NA [13]
December 1, 2025 MF 19 Thomas Bowe Unattached Academy Contract Expired NA [14]
December 1, 2025 MF 24 Roscoe Rubinstein Unattached Academy Contract Expired NA [14]
December 1, 2025 GK 34 Luca Cy Fitzgerald Unattached Academy Contract Expired NA [14]
December 1, 2025 FW 9 Karsen Henderlong Tampa Bay Rowdies Transfer NA [15]
December 3, 2025 DF 2 Brecc Evans Portland Hearts of Pine Free Agent NA [16]
December 5, 2025 DF 30 Jake Dengler Athletic Club Boise Contract expiration NA [14][17]
December 5, 2025 DF 6 Gustavo Fernandes South Georgia Tormenta FC Contract expiration NA [14][18]
December 5, 2025 DF 12 Ian Garrett Unattached Contract expiration NA [14]
December 5, 2025 MF 10 Jayden Onen Unattached Contract expiration NA [14]
December 5, 2025 FW 7 Tyler Pasnik Unattached Contract expiration NA [14]
December 5, 2025 MF 22 Luka Prpa Unattached Contract expiration NA [14]
December 5, 2025 DF 5 Tomás Ritondale Corpus Christi FC Contract expiration NA [14][19]
December 5, 2025 GK 18 Joel Serrano Academia Quintana Contract expiration NA [14]
December 5, 2025 DF 32 Rodolfo Sulia Academia Quintana Contract expiration NA [14]
December 5, 2025 FW 8 Chris Heckenberg Retired Retirement NA [14]

Non-competitive fixtures

Friendlies

Competitive fixtures

Regular Season

March 7 1 FC Naples 2–0 Fort Wayne FC Naples, Florida
7:00 PM EDT
  • Torrellas  21'
  • Garcia 45'
  • Bachstein 88'
 Report
  • Hernandez  32'
  • Jordan  42'
 Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,072
Referee: Edson Carvajal
March 14 2 FC Naples 2–2 Corpus Christi FC Naples, Florida
7:00 PM EDT
  • Torrellas 2'
  • Cisneros  37'
  • Bachstein 88'  90'
 Report
Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,665
Referee: Alejo Calume
March 21 3 Richmond Kickers v FC Naples Richmond, Virginia
6:00 PM EDT Stadium: City Stadium
March 28 4 FC Naples v Forward Madison FC Naples, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex
April 5 5 FC Naples v Greenville Triumph SC Naples, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex
April 11 6 FC Naples v Sarasota Paradise Naples, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex
April 19 7 Portland Hearts of Pine v FC Naples Portland, Maine
3:00 PM EDT Stadium: Fitzpatrick Stadium
May 2 8 FC Naples v One Knoxville SC Naples, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex
May 10 9 Spokane Velocity v FC Naples Spokane, Washington
6:00 PM EDT Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
May 13 10 Athletic Club Boise v FC Naples Garden City, Idaho
9:00 PM EDT Stadium: Stadium at Expo Idaho
May 23 11 FC Naples v Westchester SC Naples, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex
May 30 12 Union Omaha v FC Naples Omaha, Nebraska
8:00 PM EDT Stadium: Morrison Stadium
June 3 13 FC Naples v Charlotte Independence Naples, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex
June 13 14 Charlotte Independence v FC Naples Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
June 20 15 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC v FC Naples East Ridge, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
July 3 16 FC Naples v Portland Hearts of Pine Naples, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex
July 8 17 New York Cosmos v FC Naples Paterson, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium
July 18 18 FC Naples v South Georgia Tormenta FC Naples, Florida
Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex
Note: Game cancelled following South Georgia Tormenta FC's withdrawal from USL League One.[20]
July 25 19 Forward Madison FC v FC Naples Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
August 1 20 Sarasota Paradise v FC Naples Lakewood Ranch, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Premier Sports Campus
August 5 21 FC Naples v AV Alta FC Naples, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex
August 15 22 Westchester SC v FC Naples Mount Vernon, New York
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: The Stadium at Memorial Field
August 22 23 AV Alta FC v FC Naples Lancaster, California
11:00 PM EDT Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium
August 26 24 FC Naples v Union Omaha Naples, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex
August 29 25 Greenville Triumph SC v FC Naples Mauldin, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: GE Vernova Park
September 6 26 FC Naples v Athletic Club Boise Naples, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex
September 11 27 One Knoxville SC v FC Naples Knoxville, Tennessee
8:30 PM EDT Stadium: Covenant Health Park
September 19 28 Fort Wayne FC v FC Naples Fort Wayne, Indiana
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Fort Wayne FC Park
September 26 29 FC Naples v Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Naples, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex
October 3 30 FC Naples v New York Cosmos Naples, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex
October 7 31 FC Naples v Richmond Kickers Naples, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex
October 10 32 Corpus Christi FC v FC Naples Corpus Christi, Texas
8:30 PM EDT Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex
October 16 33 South Georgia Tormenta FC v FC Naples Statesboro, Georgia
Stadium: Tormenta Stadium
Note: Game cancelled following South Georgia Tormenta FC's withdrawal from USL League One.[20]
October 24 34 FC Naples v Spokane Velocity Naples, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex

Lamar Hunt US Open Cup

March 18 First Round FC Naples 3–0 Red Force Naples, Florida
7:00 PM EDT
  • Torrellas 23'
  • Gay 30'  76'
  • Gray 90+2'
  • Quintero  65'
  • Calcagno  79'
  • Mion  89'
 Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,283
Referee: Jorge Escobar

USL Cup

April 25 Group Stage South Georgia Tormenta FC v FC Naples Statesboro, Georgia
Stadium: Tormenta Stadium
Note: Game cancelled following South Georgia Tormenta FC's withdrawal from USL League One.[20]
May 17 Group Stage FC Naples v Sporting JAX Naples, Florida
5:00 PM EDT Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex
June 6 Group Stage FC Naples v Sarasota Paradise Naples, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex
July 11 Group Stage Tampa Bay Rowdies v FC Naples St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total USL League One Lamar Hunt US Open Cup USL Cup USL League One Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  USA Lalo Delgado 3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF  USA Jaden Strumeier 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF  USA Julian Cisneros 3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF  NCA Max Glasser 3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF  ITA Luca Mastrantonio 3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW  USA Taylor Gray 3 1 2+0 0 0+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF  USA Juan Osorio 2 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW  USA Gio Miglietti 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF  COL Andrés Ferrín 3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG Max Broughton 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF  USA Christopher Garcia 2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF  HAI Hudson Gay 1 1 0+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF  IRL Kevin O'Connor 3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 GK  USA Tony Halterman 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW  USA Dominick Bachstein 2 2 0+2 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF  COL William Arevalo 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF  ESP Marc Torrellas 3 2 2+0 1 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF  USA Joshua Yoder 3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF  ENG Aiden Mesias 3 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF  USA Ian Cerro 2 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 DF  USA Tristen Rose 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
99 GK  JAM Joshua Grant 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Top goalscorers

Rank Position Number Name USL1 Season U.S. Open Cup USL Cup USL League One Playoffs Total
1 FW 18 Dominick Bachstein 2 0 0 0 2
MF 21 Marc Torrellas 1 1 0 0 2
3 MF 11 Christopher Garcia 1 0 0 0 1
FW 7 Taylor Gray 0 1 0 0 1
MF 12 Hudson Gay 0 1 0 0 1
Total 4 3 0 0 7

Assist scorers

Rank Position Number Name USL1 Season U.S. Open Cup USL Cup USL League One Playoffs Total
1 MF 11 Christopher Garcia 2 0 0 0 2
MF 14 Kevin O'Connor 0 2 0 0 2
3 MF 21 Marc Torrellas 1 0 0 0 1
MF 30 Ian Cerro 0 1 0 0 1
Total 3 3 0 0 6

Clean sheets

Rank Number Name USL1 Season U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total
1 1 Edward Delgado 1 0 0 1
Total 1 0 0 1

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player USL League One Regular Season Lamar Hunt US Open Cup USL Cup USL League One Playoffs Total
         
1 GK Lalo Delgado 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Jaden Strumeier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Julian Cisneros 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF Max Glasser 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Luca Mastrantonio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Taylor Gray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Juan Osorio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Gio Miglietti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Andres Ferrin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Christopher Garcia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Hudson Gay 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 DF Kevin O'Connor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 GK Tony Halterman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW Dominick Bachstein 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 MF William Arevalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Marc Torrellas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 DF Joshua Yoder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Aiden Mesias 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Ian Cerro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Tristen Rose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 GK Joshua Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Max Broughton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coaching 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0

Honors and awards

USL League One Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent Position Ref
1 Julian Cisneros Fort Wayne FC DF [21]
1 Marc Torrellas Fort Wayne FC MF [21]
1 Lalo Delgado Fort Wayne FC Bench [21]
1 Christopher Garcia Fort Wayne FC Bench [21]
2 Christopher Garcia Corpus Christi FC FW [22]

USL League One Goal of the Week

Week Player Opponent Position Ref
1 Christopher Garcia Fort Wayne FC FW [23]

References

Notes

Citations

  1. ^ "FC Naples Signs Striker Giovanni "Gio" Miglietti for 2026 Season". FC Naples. December 10, 2025. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  2. ^ "FC Naples Signs Winger Taylor Gray Ahead of 2026 USL League One Season". FC Naples. December 22, 2025. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  3. ^ "FC Naples Adds Midfielder Aiden Mesias Ahead of 2026 Season". FC Naples. December 26, 2025. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  4. ^ "FC Naples Adds Defender Max Broughton for 2026 Roster". FC Naples. December 29, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  5. ^ "FC Naples Signs Defender Luca Mastrantonio Ahead of 2026 USL League One Season". FC Naples. December 31, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  6. ^ "FC Naples Signs Goalkeeper Joshua Grant Ahead of 2026 USL League One Season". FC Naples. January 15, 2026. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  7. ^ "FC Naples Announces Signing of Midfielder Chris Garcia for 2026 Season". FC Naples. January 20, 2026. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  8. ^ "FC Naples adds Versatile Midfielder Juan Osorio to the 2026 Season Roster". FC Naples. January 21, 2026. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  9. ^ "FC Naples Signs Attacking Midfielder William Arevalo". FC Naples. February 2, 2026. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
  10. ^ "FC Naples Signs Attacking Midfielder William Arevalo". FC Naples. March 3, 2026. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  11. ^ "FC Naples Signs Attacking Midfielder William Arevalo". FC Naples. March 3, 2026. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  12. ^ "FC Naples Adds Defender Tristen Rose to the Back Line". FC Naples. March 5, 2026. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  13. ^ "Thank you, Justin. Wishing you all the best in your next chapter. Justin Weiss has announced his retirement from professional soccer". Facebook. July 14, 2025. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Back for Year 2. 💙 The offseason has officially kicked off, and the momentum is already building! We're thrilled to confirm that eight of our inaugural season standouts are returning for Year 2. These players set the tone, raised the standard, and helped build the heartbeat of FC Naples in Year 1. Now they're back for more". Facebook. December 5, 2025. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  15. ^ "FC Naples' Forward Karsen Henderlong will be transferring to the USL Championship League with the Tampa Bay Rowdies for the 2026 Season". FC Naples. December 1, 2025. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  16. ^ "Portland Hearts of Pine sign All-League Second Team Defender Brecc Evans". USL League One. December 3, 2025. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  17. ^ @acboise; (January 10, 2026). "From Naples to the City of Trees, Jake Dengler adds foundational strength to our backline" – via Instagram.
  18. ^ "FC Naples' Forward Karsen Henderlong will be transferring to the USL Championship League with the Tampa Bay Rowdies for the 2026 Season". Tormenta FC. January 27, 2025. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  19. ^ "Corpus Christi FC signs tested leftback Tomas Ritondale". Corpus Christi FC. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  20. ^ a b c O'Donnell, Bernadette (February 23, 2026). "Statement from Tormenta FC on the 2026 Season". TormentaFC.com. South Georgia Tormenta FC. Archived from the original on February 23, 2026. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  21. ^ a b c d "USL League One Team of the Week – Week 1". USL League One. 2026-03-10. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  22. ^ "USL League One Team of the Week – Week 2". USL League One. 2026-03-17. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  23. ^ "USL League One Goal of the Week – Week 1". USL League One. 2026-03-09. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
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