We are pleased to announce that Zach Panagiotou will be transferring to Wingate University. The Cypriot midfielder spent last season at UT Tyler, where he appeared in every game for the Patriots. Prior to his time in the US, Panagiotou made 20 appearances for AEZ Zakakiou in the Cyprus 2nd Division.
Located 50km from Charlotte, North Carolina, Wingate University is a private Liberal Arts university with an enrollment slightly under 4000 students. Having won a national championship in 2016, the Wingate Bulldogs is considered one of the strongest men's soccer programs in NCAA Division 2. In 2022 the Bulldogs won their conference's regular season championship and made the third round of the national championship.
Charlotte is regularly ranked as one of the best cities in the USA for millennials. Most notably it has the third-highest concentration of financial services talent among the top 50 metros, with several major corporations such as Bank of America having their global headquarters in Charlotte.