TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Signing
UPDATE (June 22) – Charlotte FC have signed midfielder Scott Arfield after he departed Scottish giants Rangers FC, the club announced Thursday.
Arfield, 34, is under contract through the 2024 MLS season with an option for 2025. He’ll be available for roster selection once the league’s Secondary Transfer Window opens on July 5.
The former Canadian international scored 43 goals and added 19 assists in 233 matches across all competitions for Rangers. He brings a veteran option to manage Christian Lattanzio’s squad.
“We’re delighted to be signing a midfielder of Scott’s caliber who joins Charlotte FC after a decorated career in Scotland and England. He’s featured over 100 times for four different clubs, which speaks to the quality and consistency Scott has shown throughout his playing career,” sporting director Zoran Krneta said in a release.
“He brings a wealth of leadership experience in big matches to our dressing room, including three promotion-winning seasons in England, two trophies with Rangers, and a run to a European final. Scott is excited to join our club for the next part of his career, and we look forward to him debuting for Charlotte FC following the opening of the Secondary Transfer Window.”
ORIGINAL (June 19) – Charlotte FC are poised to kick off their summer transfer dealings by adding midfielder Scott Arfield on a free move, according to The Athletic’s Tom Bogert and Sky Sports’ Michael Bridge.
Arfield, 34, is coming off five seasons at Rangers FC and would join a midfield group that includes Ashley Westwood, Derrick Jones and Brandt Bronico. While at the Scottish Premiership powerhouse club, Arfield helped them finish as Europa League finalists in 2021-22.
In a professional career spanning Falkirk, Huddersfield Town, Burnley and Rangers, Arfield has 89 goals and 42 assists in 661 appearances. Arfield had previously exclusively played in the United Kingdom, overlapping as Westwood’s teammate at Burnley.
The Scotland-born midfield also represents Canada internationally, leading to two goals in 19 appearances. He last represented Les Rouges during the 2019 Concacaf Nations League.
The MLS Secondary Transfer Window runs from July 5 to Aug. 2, allowing teams to add players and formally register them for competition. Charlotte, at the halfway point of their second MLS season, sit 10th in the Eastern Conference table while chasing their first-ever Audi MLS Cup Playoffs trip.
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