KRISTIJAN KAHLINA NEWS

Season ends Friday Kahlina registered four saves and allowed three goals in Friday's 3-1 defeat to New York City FC.

Impact Kahlina's season came to an end Friday after conceding three goals to NYCFC. He ends the 2025 season making 35 appearances, including the playoffs, conceding 48 goals while making 138 saves with 13 clean sheets. The keeper has remained consistent since last year, as he enters the final year of his contract extension.

NOVEMBER 10 • ROTOWIRE

Nicolás Fernández, Alonso Martínez lead NYCFC over Charlotte 3-1 in first-round rubber match

Nicolás Fernández scored twice in stoppage time and Alonso Martínez found the net early in the second half to lead New York City FC to a 3-1 victory over Charlotte FC on Friday nig...

NOVEMBER 8 • Associated Press

Comes out big Saturday Kahlina recorded five saves during the 0-0 loss in shootout against Charlotte F.C.

Impact Kahlina was outstanding Saturday, making five saves in regulation while making a huge pk save to force a game three. Despite allowing a goal, he has made nine saves in the series with one clean sheet, going head to head with Matt Freese, who had made seven saves with two clean sheets.

NOVEMBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Allows one Kahlina made four saves and allowed one goal in Tuesday's 1-0 defeat to New York City FC.

Impact Kahlina had a solid match despite allowing a goal to NYCFC to take the loss Tuesday. He will lead as the visitor for Saturday's second log, where he had allowed 28 goals in just 15 away MLS appearances, keeping three clean sheets in that span.

OCTOBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Alonso Martínez scores in the 34th minute and NYCFC beats Charlotte 1-0 to begin best-of-3 series

Alonso Martínez scored in the 34th minute to end a three-match scoreless run and New York City FC beat Charlotte 1-0 on Tuesday night to begin the best-of-three series

OCTOBER 29 • Associated Press

Keeps clean sheet Saturday Kahlina had five saves and allowed zero goals in Saturday's 2-0 victory over Philadelphia Union.

Impact Kahlina was busy throughout the game but responded every time he was needed to close out the regular season in style. Kahlina ends the regular season with back-to-back clean sheets and three shutouts in his last five appearances.

OCTOBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Charlotte FC beats the Union 2-0 to clinch a top 4 seed in the playoffs

Wilfried Zaha and Kerwin Vargas scored six-minutes apart in the first half, Kristijan Kahlina recorded his 12th clean sheet of the season, and Charlotte FC beat the Philadelphia Un...

OCTOBER 19 • Associated Press

Clean sheet vs D.C. Kahlina made three saves and secured a clean sheet in Saturday's 1-0 win against D.C.

Impact Kahlina bounced back in a massive way on Saturday. Fresh off his worst performance of the season where he allowed four goals, he looked much more like himself in this one with the goalkeeper stopping all three shots he faced to secure the clean sheet and win over D.C. That makes it six clean sheets in his last nine matches, he has been a massive part of Charlottes' season and one of the main reasons they are playoff bound. Kahlina will look to keep the momentum going Saturday against Philadelphia.

OCTOBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Concedes four in defeat Kahlina registered five saves and allowed four goals in Saturday's 4-1 defeat against CF Montreal.

Impact Kahlina repelled just five of nine Montreal shots on target and made one clearance Saturday as the starting keeper conceded four goals following the team being reduced to 10 men. The four goal concessions matched a season-worst in a single appearance for the veteran keeper. Kahlina will look for a rebound performance Saturday when Charlotte travel to take on the Eastern Conference's bottom team in D.C. United.

SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Prince Owusu scores in 90th minute to tie a club record and CF Montreal beats 10-man Charlotte 4-1

Dante Sealy scored a goal in each half, Prince Owusu added a goal in the 90th minute to tie a club record, and CF Montreal beat 10-man Charlotte FC 4-1 for its sixth victory of the...

SEPTEMBER 28 • Associated Press

Couldn't stop both penalties Kahlina registered three saves and allowed two goals in Saturday's 2-0 defeat to New York City FC. In addition, he was given a yellow card in the 10th minute.

Impact Kahlina was unable to stop either penalties by NYCFC, resulting in two goals allowed during the loss Saturday. Prior to that, he had been a brilliant run with just a goal allowed in the previous six MLS games, totaling 31 saves and five clean sheets in that span.

SEPTEMBER 23 • ROTOWIRE

New York City FC beats Charlotte FC 2-0 to clinch a playoff spot behind Alonso Martínez's 2 goals

Alonso Martínez scored two penalty-kick goals and goalkeeper Matt Freese made a penalty-kick save as New York City beat Charlotte FC 2-0 on Saturday to clinch a playoff spot

SEPTEMBER 20 • Associated Press

Clean sheet versus Miami. Kahlina made five saves and secured a clean sheet in Saturday's 3-0 victory against Inter Miami CF.

Impact Kahlina was elite in net Saturday, with the goalie stopping all five shots while securing a clean sheet in the win. This makes it five clean sheets in the past six games for the shot stopper. He will look to make it two straight when facing NYCFC on Saturday.

SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Toklomati records first career hat trick and Charlotte beats Inter Miami 3-0 for 9th straight win

Idan Toklomati recorded his first career hat trick, Kristijan Kahlina made three great saves to earn his 10th clean sheet of the season, and Charlotte beat Inter Miami 3-0 on Satur...

SEPTEMBER 14 • Associated Press

Makes five saves versus New England Kahlina had five saves and allowed one goal in Saturday's 2-1 victory versus New England Revolution.

Impact Kahlina put in a decent display despite the goal conceded in his team's eighth consecutive MLS win. Still, he was beaten for the first time since Aug. 3, putting an end to his streak of four clean sheets in a row. The next game against Inter Miami's league-leading offense should offer Kahlina plenty of chances to show his shot-stopping skills as he looks to improve on his average of 3.9 saves per game.

AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE

Idan Toklomati scores late to help Charlotte beat Revolution 2-1 for eighth straight victory

Rookie Idan Toklomati scored late in the second half and Charlotte FC beat the New England Revolution 2-1 to extend its club-record win streak to eight and its unbeaten run to nine

AUGUST 31 • Associated Press

Shuts out New York Kahlina kept a clean sheet while making three saves during Sunday's 1-0 win over New York Red Bulls.

Impact Kahlina helped Charlotte to all three points by posting his fourth straight clean sheet Sunday. The keeper has combined for 21 saves during the streak with a trip to New England next up.

AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE

Vargas scores, Kahlina has 4 saves; Charlotte beats Red Bulls 1-0 for 7th straight win

Kerwin Vargas scored a goal in the 30th minute, Kristijan Kahlina had his fourth consecutive shutout, and Charlotte FC beat the New York Red Bulls 1-0to extend the longest win stre...

AUGUST 25 • Associated Press

Posts third straight clean sheet Kahlina kept a clean sheet while making seven saves during Saturday's 1-0 win over RSL.

Impact Kahlina helped Charlotte to all three points by blanking RSL on Saturday. It was the third straight clean sheet for the keeper as he's combined for 18 saves over that stretch. Kahlina will put the streak on the line next weekend against New York Red Bulls.

AUGUST 17 • ROTOWIRE

Idan Toklomati, Kristijan Kahlina lead Charlotte over Real Salt Lake 1-0 for sixth straight victory

Rookie Idan Toklomati scored in the first half and Kristijan Kahlina made it stand up the Charlotte FC beat Real Salt Lake 1-0 for its sixth straight victory

AUGUST 17 • Associated Press

Brilliant for win Kahlina had eight saves and secured a clean sheet in Sunday's 1-0 victory over FC Cincinnati.

Impact Kahlina stopped all eight shots that came his way to come away with a brilliant clean sheet. It was one of the best performances of the season from the goalkeeper, who was simply unbeatable throughout. If he continues facing this sort of shot volume it's hard to expect the brilliance to continue, but Kahlina does offer excellent upside overall.

AUGUST 11 • ROTOWIRE

Wilfried Zaha and Kristijan Kahlina lead Charlotte to 1-0 victory over Cincinnati

Wilfried Zaha scored late in the second half and Kristijan Kahlina finished with seven saves as Charlotte FC beat FC Cincinnati 1-0 to run its win streak to five and complete a sea...

AUGUST 11 • Associated Press

Keeps cleansheet in victory Kahlina recorded three saves and allowed zero goals in Saturday's 2-0 win over Toronto FC.

Impact Kahlina kept his sixth clean sheet of the season against Toronto on Saturday, making three saves during the game. The goalie has now kept two clean sheets in his last four outings, making 10 saves in that span. Kahlina will try to keep that momentum against a tougher opponent on Aug. 10 when Charlotte travel to Cincinnati.

JULY 28 • ROTOWIRE

Toklomati, Vargas score goals to help surging Charlotte beat Toronto 2-0 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Idan Toklomati and Kerwin Vargas each scored a second-half goal, Kristijan Kahlina had three saves and Charlotte FC b...

JULY 27 • THESTAR.COM

Toklomati and Vargas score goals to help Charlotte beat Toronto 2-0 for 4st straight win

Idan Toklomati and Kerwin Vargas each scored a second-half goal, Kristijan Kahlina had three saves and Charlotte FC beat Toronto FC 2-0 to win their fourth game in a row

JULY 27 • Associated Press