Inter Miami CF II

American professional soccer club

Soccer club

Inter Miami CF II

Full name| Inter Miami CF II
Founded| October 9, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-10-09), as Fort Lauderdale CF
Stadium| Chase Stadium
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Capacity| 21,000
Owner| Inter Miami CF
Head coach| Cristian Ledesma
League| MLS Next Pro
2024| 3rd, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: First Round
Website| intermiamicf.com/ii

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Inter Miami Club de Fútbol II, commonly known as Inter Miami CF II, is an American professional soccer club based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that plays in the MLS Next Pro, the third-tier of American soccer. The club was established on February 1, 2020 as Fort Lauderdale CF, before changing to their current name in 2022 and is the reserve team of Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF.

## History

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On October 9, 2019, it was announced by Inter Miami of Major League Soccer, that they would be fielding a reserve side in USL League One in 2020.[1][2] A few months later, on February 1, 2020, the club announced the team's name as Fort Lauderdale CF and that they would be playing at the main team's temporary Inter Miami CF Stadium.[3]

The club announced on December 6, 2021, that it was joining the inaugural 21-team MLS Next Pro season starting in 2022.[4] They changed their name to Inter Miami CF II.[5]

## Stadium

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Main article: Chase Stadium

Chase Stadium is a soccer stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, built on the site of the former Lockhart Stadium. The 21,000-seat stadium and training facility serves as the team headquarters and training ground for Inter Miami CF, its youth academy, and Inter Miami CF II. The stadium will house the team as well as the first team for the first two seasons while the Miami Freedom Park stadium is under construction.[6][7][8]

## Players and staff

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### Current squad

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As of March 7, 2025[9]
No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Nation

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15  | DF | Ryan Sailor ([A]) |  United States
22  | FW | Leo Afonso ([A]) |  Brazil
26  | DF | Tyler Hall ([A]) |  United States
34  | GK | Rocco Ríos Novo ([A]) |  Argentina
45  | MF | Derrek Martinez ([B]) |  United States
46  | DF | Nicolas Almeida |  United States
47  | FW | Idoh Zeltzer-Zubida ([B]) |  United States
51  | DF | Samuel Basabe ([B]) |  United States
52  | FW | Diego Rey ([B]) |  United States
53  | DF | Alejo Ristano ([B]) |  United States
54  | FW | Lovens Delinois ([B]) |  Haiti
56  | FW | Daniel Pinter |  United States
58  | FW | Angel Patino ([B]) |  United States
59  | MF | Preston Plambeck ([B]) |  United States
61  | GK | Matias Marin ([B]) |  United States
63  |  | Kensly Davilma ([B]) |  United States
64  | DF | Lesther Garcia ([B]) |  Honduras
68  | DF | Victor Fung ([B]) |  Venezuela
69  | MF | Ricardo Montenegro |  United States
70  | DF | Daniel Sumalla ([B]) |  United States
71  | FW | Sergio Perello ([B]) |  Venezuela
72  | DF | Theo Vorenkamp ([B]) |  United States
73  | DF | Kendry Villafuerte ([B]) |  United States
74  | MF | Diego Lagos ([B]) |  United States
75  | MF | Jack Pymm ([B]) |  United States
76  | DF | César Abadía-Reda |  United States
77  | FW | Bryan Destin |  Haiti
78  | MF | Santiago Ledesma |  Argentina
79  | MF | Alejandro Flores |  United States
80  | FW | Mateo Saja ([B]) |  United States
81  | MF | Santiago Morales ([A]) |  United States
82  | GK | Max Ponikarovsky ([B]) |  United States
83  | MF | Bailey Sparks |  United States
90  | FW | Yuval Cohen ([B]) |  United States
91  | GK | Ivan Schmid ([B]) |  United States
92  | MF | Cristian Ortiz ([B]) |  Puerto Rico
93  | GK | Marco Simion ([B]) |  United States
94  | DF | Giovanni Ferraina (on loan from Boca Juniors) |  Argentina

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Signed to first team contract with Inter Miami

2. ^

Inter Miami Academy player

### Coaching staff

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As of March 4, 2025[10]
Coaching staff

Cristian Ledesma | Head coach
Diter Alquiza  | Goalkeeper coach
Sport management and organization
Gonzalo Higuaín | Player Development Coach
Lucas Scaglia | Performance Analyst

### Head coaches record

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As of March 4, 2025
Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win%

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Jason Kreis |  United States | February 15, 2020  | March 16, 2021  | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 025.00
Darren Powell |  England | March 16, 2021  | January 6, 2023  | 52 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 80 | 98 | 034.62
Federico Higuaín |  Argentina | January 6, 2023  | January 29, 2025  | 57 | 19 | 12 | 26 | 89 | 119 | 033.33
Cristian Ledesma |  Argentina | March 4, 2025  | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !—

## Statistics and records

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### Season-by-season

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As of October 20, 2024
Fort Lauderdale CF

Season  | USL League One | Playoffs | Top Scorer
P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Player  | Goals
2020 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 10th | Did not qualify |  Ricky Lopez-Espin | 7
2021 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 49 | 31 | 10th | Did not qualify |  Shaan Hundal | 11
Inter Miami CF II

Season  | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | Top Scorer
P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Conference  | Overall  | Player  | Goals
2022 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 36 | 6th, Eastern | 11th | Did not qualify |  Shanyder Borgelin | 14
2023 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 68 | 22 | 13th, Eastern | 27th | Did not qualify |  Lawson Sunderland | 5
2024 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 45 | 48 | 3rd, Eastern | 6th | First Round |  Ryan Carmichael | 9

### Team records

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As of April 10, 2025[11][12]

#### Most goals

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Rank  | Player  | Seasons  | Goals

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1 |  Shaan Hundal | 2021–2022 | 16
2 |  Shanyder Borgelin | 2022–2024 | 15
3 |  Yuval Cohen | 2024– | 11
4  |  Ryan Carmichael | 2024 | 9
Lawson Sunderland | 2022–2024 | 9
6  |  Mitchell Curry | 2021 | 8
7  |  Leo Afonso | 2024– | 7
Edison Azcona | 2020–2023 | 7
Ricky Lopez-Espin | 2020 | 7
10  |  Alejandro Flores | 2023– | 6
Santiago Morales | 2023– | 6
Felipe Valencia | 2020–2024 | 6
Idoh Zelzer-Zubida | 2024– | 6

#### Most assists

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Rank  | Player  | Seasons  | Assists

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1  |  Nykolas Sessock | 2023–2024 | 11
2  |  Romeo Beckham | 2021–2022 | 10
3  |  George Acosta | 2021–2022 | 7
Noah Allen | 2020– | 7
Ryan Carmichael | 2024 | 7
Alejandro Flores | 2023– | 7
7  |  Shaan Hundal | 2021–2022 | 6
Dairon Reyes | 2020–2024 | 6
9  |  Shanyder Borgelin | 2022–2024 | 5
10  |  Mitchell Curry | 2021 | 4
Harvey Neville | 2021–2023 | 4
Lawson Sunderland | 2022–2024 | 4

#### Most appearances

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Rank  | Player  | Seasons  | Appearances

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1 |  Abel Caputo | 2021–2023 | 62
2  |  Nykolas Sessock | 2023–2024 | 55
3  |  Noah Allen | 2020– | 53
Braxton Taghvai-Najib | 2021–2023 | 53
5  |  Tyler Hall | 2022– | 52
6  |  Lawson Sunderland | 2022–2024 | 51
7  |  Shaan Hundal | 2021–2022 | 48
8  |  Alejandro Flores | 2023– | 46
Ricardo Montenegro | 2023– | 46
10  |  Modesto Méndez | 2020–2023 | 45

#### Most minutes

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Rank  | Player  | Seasons  | Minutes

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1 |  Abel Caputo | 2021–2023 | 4680
2 |  Noah Allen | 2020– | 4571
3 |  Nykolas Sessock | 2023–2024 | 4558
4 |  Tyler Hall | 2022– | 4438
5 |  Lawson Sunderland | 2022–2024 | 4082
6 |  Ricardo Montenegro | 2023– | 3877
7 |  Modesto Méndez | 2020–2023 | 3805
8 |  Harvey Neville | 2021–2023 | 3558
9 |  Ethan Hardin | 2020–2022 | 3277
10 |  Shaan Hundal | 2021–2022 | 3187

## See also

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* Inter Miami CF
* USL League One
* Fort Lauderdale Strikers

## References

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1. ^ Northam, Mitchell (October 9, 2019). "Inter Miami CF to field USL League One team in 2020". Pro Soccer USA. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
2. ^ "Inter Miami CF, New England Revolution Launch League One Clubs". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
3. ^ "Fort Lauderdale Club de Fútbol Announced as Name for Club's USL League One Team" (Press release). Inter Miami CF. February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
4. ^ "MLS NEXT Pro Unveils 21 Clubs for Inaugural Season". intermiamicf.
5. ^ intermiamicf. "Inter Miami CF Unveils MLS NEXT Pro Team Name, Initial Roster and Full Schedule | Inter Miami CF". intermiamicf. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
6. ^ "Inter Miami CF To Make Historic MLS Home Debut on March 14, 2020". InterMiamiCF.com. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
7. ^ "Demolition Of Fort Lauderdale's Lockhart Underway". WFOR-TV. May 8, 2019.
8. ^ Bandell, Brian (March 14, 2019). "David Beckham wants MLS team to play initial seasons in Fort Lauderdale at Lockhart Stadium". South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
9. ^ "Inter Miami CF II Unveils Initial 2025 MLS NEXT Pro Roster". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
10. ^ Inter Miami II Technical Staff, intermiamicf.com, 4 March 2025
11. ^ "Fort Lauderdale CF Player Stats". USL League One. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
12. ^ "Inter Miami CF II Player Stats". MLS Next Pro. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

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