Wake

Brandon Williamson was a Duke University standout when he spent 2019 with Wake FC, and he left that year's squad for Loudoun United FC.

Brian White is the clearest case. He was named USL League Two Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2017 and then played for New York Red Bulls II. More recently, Koven Johnson, a midfielder, was picked by the Colorado Rapids in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft.

The senior team came late. The club began in 2012 as a youth organisation, set up by local leaders to serve Wake County and the towns around it. Seven years passed before the men's side entered League Two in 2019. A women's team followed in 2022, in the USL W League. Both play at Ting Park in Holly Springs, a 1,800-seat ground they have used since the senior sides began.

Wake wears blue and gray on a circular badge. In the Southern Conference, South Atlantic Division, the club has yet to win a league title, a conference championship or a playoff trophy. The two share the North Carolina Triangle region, and the table goes out of the window when they meet. Charlotte Independence II and North Carolina Fusion U23 are the other regular opponents.