athletic club raleigh

BLACK and WHITE

Transparent and Real

From the beginning, we commit ourselves to holding this theme above all else.

To ensure we build a collective mindset that not only believes great feats await, but also attracts those that work every day to make them a reality.

The colors represent more than just our team on the pitch.

They, along with our credo, “esse quam videri” or “to be rather than to seem,” embody our core principles in the simplest way possible.

club owners

Michael Cantrell

Founder & Owner

First Team/u23 Manager

  • NRCA Varsity Captain 2009

  • All Conference 3 Years, All State 2 Years

  • TISAC Player of the Year 2009

  • 89's and 90's CASL Academy

  • UNC Chapel Hill Class of 2013

  • UNC Club Soccer

  • Founded Soccer Genome in 2011

  • USSF D License , NSCAA National Diploma

  • Heritage JV Womens Soccer Coach from 2014-2017

  • Wakefield Varsity Mens Coach from 2017-2018

  • Broughton Varsity Mens Coach from 2018-Present

  • Saint Mary’s School Varsity Womens Coach from 2022-Present

Jarrett Davis

Owner

Director of Goalkeeping

  • New Hanover High School Varsity Team 03-07

  • East-West All-Star Game 07-08

  • 88 CASL Elite Club 02-05

  • NCYSA State Cup Champion 02-04

  • USYSA National Champion 03

  • Golden Glove Award

  • National Champions Hall of Honor – Class of 2015

  • Campbell University Men’s Soccer 07-08

  • Atlantic Sun Tournament Champion 07

  • UNC-CH Men’s Soccer Team 08-09

  • NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Finalist

    Soccer Genome

  • Director of Keeper Training 13-17

    Dynamo FC (Indianapolis)

  • Dynamites (U5-U8) (Assistant)

  • Juniors (U11-U12) (Assistant)

    Athletic Club Raleigh

  • Team Manager; Co/Captain ’21-‘24

    Broughton High School

  • Director of Goalkeeping

  •  NCCU School of Law, Juris Doctor

  • UNC Chapel Hill, BA Political Science/History

summer interns

Miguel Narbona

Native of Spain

NCFC ECNL RL 2019-Present

2x ECNL Carolinas Conference Champion

Broughton Varsity Soccer 2020-2024

Attended Cadiz CF team camp (La Liga)

AC Raleigh Summer Intern 2024 & 2025

Rising Sophomore - Men’s Soccer at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania

Bryanna Parkes

Varsity Soccer for Heritage HS

NC Courage Academy U14-U19

NCFC Summer Camp Counselor (2 years)

Current Sophomore at UNCG ( Division 1 )

USL W Summer league team with Wake FC

2025 Heart and Soul Award for UNCG Soccer

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