Even though Charlotte FC was knocked out of the Major League Soccer playoffs over the weekend, the team is still reaping the benefits its historic third season which saw Charlotte win its first-ever home playoff match. On Tuesday, Kristijan Kahlina was named MLS goalkeeper of the year after notching 12 shutouts this season.
"We came at this point where third season was the best season in my life and, yeah, everything of this first two years, two years give me a big experience for this third year," he said.
The Croatian was the only goalkeeper to rank in the top five in saves and goals against average this season.
