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Vancouver FC
2023 season
PresidentRob Friend
CoachAfshin Ghotbi
StadiumWilloughby Community Park Stadium
Canadian Premier League7th
Canadian ChampionshipPreliminary round
Top goalscorerShaan Hundal
Gabriel Bitar (6 each)
Highest home attendance6,177 vs. Cavalry FC
(May 7)
Lowest home attendance2,099 vs. HFX Wanderers
(September 23)
Average home league attendance2,790
Biggest win2–0 vs. Forge FC
(Home, June 20, CPL)
Biggest defeat0–5 vs. Atlético Ottawa
(Home, May 13, CPL)
2024 →

The 2023 Vancouver FC season was the first season in the history of Vancouver FC.[1] In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.[2]

For their inaugural season, Vancouver FC appointed Afshin Ghotbi as the club's new head coach on November 2, 2022.[3]

Current squad

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As of September 5, 2023

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Callum Irving Canada GK (1993-03-16)March 16, 1993 (aged 30) Canada Pacific FC
21 Jeremy Zielinski United States GK (1999-01-01)January 1, 1999 (aged 24) United States Hawaii Pacific Sharks
Defenders
2 Kadin Chung Injured Canada RB (1998-09-05)September 5, 1998 (aged 25) Canada Toronto FC
3 Rocco Romeo Canada CB (2000-03-25)March 25, 2000 (aged 23) Canada Valour FC
4 Ibrahim Bakare England CB (2002-05-07)May 7, 2002 (aged 21) England Cheshunt F.C.
12 Tyler Crawford Canada LB (2004-03-09)March 9, 2004 (aged 19) United States Michigan State Spartans
20 Anthony White Canada CB (2003-08-01)August 1, 2003 (aged 20) Canada Toronto Varsity Blues
25 James Cameron Canada RB (2005-01-24)January 24, 2005 (aged 18) Canada Unity FC
Midfielders
6 Renan Garcia Brazil CM (1986-06-19)June 19, 1986 (aged 37) Brazil Comercial
8 Nima Moazeni Zadeh Iran CM / AM (1997-07-05)July 5, 1997 (aged 26) Canada Capilano Blues
11 Gabriel Bitar Lebanon AM / CF (1998-08-23)August 23, 1998 (aged 25) Canada FC Edmonton
13 Vasco Fry Peru CM (2000-07-30)July 30, 2000 (aged 23) Canada Whitecaps FC 2
14 Nicky Gyimah Ghana RW (2003-05-27)May 27, 2003 (aged 20) England Slough Town
16 Elliot Simmons Canada CM (1998-02-05)February 5, 1998 (aged 25) Canada Cavalry FC
17 Min-jae Kwak South Korea LW (2000-08-25)August 25, 2000 (aged 23) United States Syracuse Pulse
19 Mikaël Cantave Haiti AM / CF (1996-10-25)October 25, 1996 (aged 27) Canada Cavalry FC
24 Lennon Thompson Canada CM (2005-01-01)January 1, 2005 (aged 18) Canada Unity FC
26 Taryck Tahid Canada AM / CF (2007-04-20)April 20, 2007 (aged 16) Canada VanCity Pro FA
33 Ivan Mejia Colombia CM (2001-05-09)May 9, 2001 (aged 22) Canada TSS FC Rovers
Forwards
7 Nathaniel St. Louis Canada CF (2000-12-05)December 5, 2000 (aged 23) United States UAB Blazers
9 Alejandro Díaz Mexico FW (1996-01-27)January 27, 1996 (aged 27) Norway Sogndal
10 Shaan Hundal Canada CF (1999-07-14)July 14, 1999 (aged 24) United States Inter Miami CF II
15 Mouhamadou Kane Canada CF (2003-10-12)October 12, 2003 (aged 20) Canada York United
18 Ameer Kinani Iraq CF (2001-04-20)April 20, 2001 (aged 22) Canada TMU Bold

Staff

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Executive
President Canada Rob Friend
Coaching staff
Head coach Iran United States Afshin Ghotbi
Assistant coach United States Arez Ardalani
Assistant coach Canada Niall Thompson
Goalkeeping coach Canada Mark Village
Equipment manager Canada Cortlin Tonn
Manager of football operations Canada Jeevin Kang

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
GK Canada Callum Irving Canada Pacific FC Free December 14, 2022 [4]
MF Canada Elliot Simmons Canada Cavalry FC Free December 21, 2022 [5]
FW Canada Mouhamadou Kane Canada York United Undisclosed December 22, 2022 [6]
DF Canada Kahlil John-Wentworth Canada Simcoe County Rovers Free January 12, 2023 [7]
FW Canada Nathaniel St. Louis United States UAB Blazers Free January 13, 2023 [8]
DF Canada Rocco Romeo Canada Valour FC Free January 16, 2023 [9]
MF Lebanon Gabriel Bitar Canada FC Edmonton Free January 18, 2023 [10]
MF Guyana Marcus Simmons Canada FC Edmonton Free January 25, 2023 [11]
FW Canada Shaan Hundal United States Inter Miami CF II Free January 31, 2023 [12]
DF Canada Tyler Crawford United States Michigan State Spartans Free February 2, 2023 [13]
GK United States Jeremy Zielinski United States Hawaii Pacific Sharks Free February 23, 2023 [14]
DF Belize Eugene Martínez United States Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Free February 23, 2023 [14]
MF Iran Nima Moazeni Zadeh Canada Capilano Blues Free February 23, 2023 [14]
MF Canada Maël Henry Canada CF Montréal Academy Free February 28, 2023 [15]
MF Mexico Gael Sandoval Mexico Guadalajara Free March 1, 2023 [16]
DF Canada Kadin Chung Canada Toronto FC Free March 6, 2023 [17]
FW Ghana Nicky Gyimah England Slough Town Free March 8, 2023 [18]
FW South Korea Min-jae Kwak United States Syracuse Pulse Free March 8, 2023 [18]
DF England Ibrahim Bakare England Cheshunt F.C. Free March 10, 2023 [19]
DF Canada Anthony White Canada Toronto Varsity Blues Selected 1st overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft, signed a Standard Player Contract March 22, 2023 [20]
FW Iraq Ameer Kinani Canada TMU Bold Selected 2nd overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft, signed a CPL-U SPORTS contract March 22, 2023 [20]
FW France Emmanuel Robe England Romford F.C. Free April 14, 2023 [21]
DF Canada James Cameron Canada Unity FC Signed to a development contract, later converted to an Exceptional Young Talent contract May 3, 2023 [22][23]
MF Canada Lennon Thompson Canada Unity FC Signed to a development contract May 3, 2023 [22]
FW Canada Kourosh Jamshidi Canada Unity FC Signed to a development contract May 3, 2023 [22]
MF Canada Taryck Tahid Canada VanCity Pro FA Free May 6, 2023 [24]
MF Haiti Mikaël Cantave Canada Cavalry FC Free June 29, 2023 [25]
MF Brazil Renan Garcia Brazil Comercial Free July 13, 2023 [26]
MF Colombia Ivan Mejia Canada TSS FC Rovers Free August 5, 2023 [27]

Loans in

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No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
MF Mexico Cristian Mares Mexico Club Puebla Season-long loan February 28, 2023 [28]
GK Canada Trevor Schneider Canada Altitude FC Short-term relief player July 7, 2023
FW Mexico Alejandro Díaz Norway Sogndal One year loan July 7, 2023 [29]
MF Peru Vasco Fry Canada Whitecaps FC 2 Loaned until end of season August 3, 2023 [30]

Draft picks

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Vancouver FC selected the following players in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft.[31][32] Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

Round Selection Pos. Player Nationality University
1 1 DF Anthony White  Canada Toronto
1 2 FW Ameer Kinani  Iraq TMU

Out

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Transferred out

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No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
MF Mexico Cristian Mares Mexico Club Puebla Loan terminated April 14, 2023 [21]
19 MF Canada Maël Henry Canada Cavalry FC June 29, 2023 [25]
13 FW France Emmanuel Robe Contract terminated by mutual consent June 29, 2023 [25]
10 MF Mexico Gael Sandoval Mexico UdeG Contract terminated by mutual consent July 13, 2023 [26]
5 DF Belize Eugene Martínez Contract terminated by mutual consent August 3, 2023 [30]
23 DF Canada Kahlil John-Wentworth Contract terminated by mutual consent August 3, 2023 [30]
22 MF Guyana Marcus Simmons Malta Valletta F.C. September 5, 2023 [33]

Competitions

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Matches are listed in Langley local time: Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7)

Pre-season friendlies

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February 18, 2023 (2023-02-18) Friendly UBC Thunderbirds 0–2 Vancouver FC Vancouver, British Columbia
Report Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
February 24, 2023 (2023-02-24) Friendly Vancouver FC 2–1 Unity FC Langley, British Columbia
Stadium: Langley Events Centre
March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01) Friendly Whitecaps FC 2 1–3 Vancouver FC Victoria, British Columbia
Becher 59' Report
Stadium: Centennial Stadium, University of Victoria
Note: The match was played in three 45 minute halves. The score at the end of the first two halves was Whitecaps 2 1-0 Vancouver FC
March 6, 2023 (2023-03-06) Friendly BB5 United 0–2 Vancouver FC Surrey, British Columbia
Report
Stadium: Newton Athletic Park
March 13, 2023 (2023-03-13) Friendly Portland Timbers 2 2–2 Vancouver FC Beaverton, Oregon

 Report
Note: The match was played in three 45 minute halves.
March 18, 2023 (2023-03-18) Friendly Vancouver FC 2–2 Valour FC Langley, British Columbia
Hundal
Romeo		 Siaj
Polisi 		Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
March 25, 2023 (2023-03-25) Friendly FC Tigers Vancouver 0–1 Vancouver FC Richmond, British Columbia
7:30 PM Report Sandoval 37' (pen.) Stadium: Minoru Park
Referee: Niko Jecanski
April 3, 2023 (2023-04-03) Friendly Vancouver FC 2–0 TSS FC Rovers Langley, British Columbia
12:00 PM Hundal
Henry 		Report Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium
Referee: Seyed-Mohammad Mohseni
April 8, 2023 (2023-04-08) Friendly Altitude FC 1–1 Vancouver FC North Vancouver, British Columbia
3:00 PM Chavula 84' Report Hundal 47' (pen.) Stadium: Fen Burdett Stadium
Referee: Niko Jecanski

Overview

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Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League Matchday 1 Seventh 28 8 5 15 28 50 −22 028.57
Canadian Championship First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 29 8 5 16 28 51 −23 027.59

Last updated: October 6, 2023
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League

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Main article: 2023 Canadian Premier League season

Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Playoff qualification
1 Cavalry (S) 28 16 7 5 46 27 +19 55 First semifinal
2 Forge (C) 28 11 9 8 39 32 +7 42[a]
3 HFX Wanderers 28 11 9 8 39 32 +7 42[a] Quarterfinal
4 Pacific 28 11 7 10 42 35 +7 40 Play-in round
5 York United 28 11 5 12 35 44 −9 38
6 Atlético Ottawa 28 10 6 12 38 34 +4 36
7 Vancouver 28 8 5 15 28 50 −22 29
8 Valour 28 6 8 14 25 38 −13 26
Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goal differential; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Home goal differential; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Total minutes played by U-21 players; 10) Coin toss (2 teams tied) or drawing of lots (3+ teams tied).[34]
(C) Champion (qualified to Champions Cup); (S) CPL Shield winner (qualified to Champions Cup)
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tie resolved by away goal differential; Forge: +4, Wanderers: −2

Results by match

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Match12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
ResultLWDDLDDLLLWLLWLLLDLWLLWLWWWL
Position7334566788888888888888887777
Updated to match(es) played on October 6, 2023. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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April 15 1 Pacific FC 1–0 Vancouver FC Langford, British Columbia
4:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 4,825
April 22 2 York United FC 1–2 Vancouver FC Toronto, Ontario
1:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 822
Referee: Ben Hoskins
April 29 3 HFX Wanderers FC 1–1 Vancouver FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
3:00pm AT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,413
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
May 7 4 Home opener Vancouver FC 1–1 Cavalry FC Langley Township, British Columbia
4:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 6,177
Referee: Alain Ruch
Note: Vancouver FC manager Afshin Ghotbi was cautioned Yellow card in the 45+4th minute.
May 13 5 Vancouver FC 0–5 Atlético Ottawa Langley Township, British Columbia
6:30pm PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 2,824
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
May 19 6 Forge FC 0–0 Vancouver FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 4,378
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
May 28 7 Vancouver FC 0–0 Valour FC Langley Township, British Columbia
5:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 2,208
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
June 2 8 Vancouver FC 3–6 Pacific FC Langley Township, British Columbia
7:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 3,438
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
June 11 9 Cavalry FC 3–1 Vancouver FC Foothills County, Alberta
3:00pm MT
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,762
Referee: David Barrie
June 17 10 Atlético Ottawa 1–0 Vancouver FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 5,149
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
June 20 11 Vancouver FC 2–0 Forge FC Langley Township, British Columbia
7:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 2,149
Referee: Mo Mohensi
June 25 12 Valour FC 1–0 Vancouver FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:00pm CT
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 2,208
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
July 2 13 Vancouver FC 1–2 York United FC Langley Township, British Columbia
3:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 2,482
Referee: Ben Hoskins
July 7 14 Vancouver FC 2–1 HFX Wanderers FC Langley Township, British Columbia
7:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 2,321
Referee: Roberto D'Alesio
July 16 15 Atlético Ottawa 3–1 Vancouver FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,160
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
July 22 16 Vancouver FC 1–5 Cavalry FC Langley Township, British Columbia
4:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 2,239
Referee: Mario Alayass
July 28 17 Forge FC 2–0 Vancouver FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 5,232
Referee: Roberto D'Alesio
August 6 18 Vancouver FC 0–0 Valour FC Langley Township, British Columbia
2:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 2,591
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
August 12 19 HFX Wanderers FC 3–0 Vancouver FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
4:00pm AT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,254
Referee: Ben Hoskins
August 19 20 Vancouver FC 3–2 Pacific FC Langley Township, British Columbia
1:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 2,363
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
August 25 21 York United FC 2–1 Vancouver FC Toronto, Ontario
7:30pm ET
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
September 3 22 Vancouver FC 0–3 Forge FC Langley Township, British Columbia
2:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 2,378
Referee: Alain Ruch
September 9 23 Vancouver FC 2–1 Atlético Ottawa Langley Township, British Columbia
7:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 2,163
Referee: Sebastian Noshinravani
September 16 24 Cavalry FC 2–1 Vancouver FC Foothills County, Alberta
3:00pm MT
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,990
Referee: Marie Soleil Beaudoin
September 20 25 Valour FC 0–1 Vancouver FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
7:00pm CT Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 3,303
Referee: Roberto D'Alesio
September 23 26 Vancouver FC 2–1 HFX Wanderers FC Langley Township, British Columbia
1:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 2,099
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
September 30 27 Pacific FC 1–2 Vancouver FC Langford, British Columbia
2:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 4,404
Referee: Ben Hoskins
October 6 28 Vancouver FC 1–2 York United FC Langley Township, British Columbia
7:30pm PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 3,622
Referee: Michael Venne

Canadian Championship

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Main article: 2023 Canadian Championship
April 19 First round York United FC 1–0 Vancouver FC Toronto, Ontario
8:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,272
Referee: Michael Venne

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of October 6, 2023
No. Pos Nat Player Total CPL Canadian Championship
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Canada CAN Callum Irving 28 0 27 0 1 0
21 GK United States USA Jeremy Zielinski 1 0 1 0 0 0
31 GK Canada CAN Trevor Schneider 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Canada CAN Kadin Chung 14 0 12+1 0 1 0
3 DF Canada CAN Rocco Romeo 26 0 25 0 1 0
4 DF England ENG Ibrahim Bakare 26 0 18+7 0 1 0
5 DF Belize BLZ Eugene Martínez 12 0 11 0 1 0
12 DF Canada CAN Tyler Crawford 23 0 14+9 0 0 0
20 DF Canada CAN Anthony White 20 0 17+3 0 0 0
23 DF Canada CAN Kahlil John-Wentworth 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF Canada CAN James Cameron 19 1 17+2 1 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Brazil BRA Renan Garcia 14 1 14 1 0 0
8 MF Iran IRN Nima Moazeni Zadeh 14 0 9+4 0 1 0
10 MF Mexico MEX Gael Sandoval 13 1 9+3 1 1 0
11 MF Lebanon LBN Gabriel Bitar 26 6 23+2 6 0+1 0
13 MF Peru PER Vasco Fry 10 1 10 1 0 0
14 MF Ghana GHA Nicky Gyimah 12 0 2+9 0 0+1 0
16 MF Canada CAN Elliot Simmons 26 0 24+1 0 1 0
17 MF South Korea KOR Min-jae Kwak 27 1 13+13 1 1 0
19 MF Canada CAN Maël Henry 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
19 MF Haiti HAI Mikaël Cantave 16 4 13+3 4 0 0
22 MF Canada CAN Marcus Simmons 5 0 2+3 0 0 0
24 MF Canada CAN Lennon Thompson 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
26 MF Canada CAN Taryck Tahid 20 3 6+14 3 0 0
33 MF Colombia COL Ivan Mejia 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Canada CAN Nathaniel St. Louis 5 0 1+3 0 0+1 0
9 FW Mexico MEX Alejandro Díaz 14 2 14 2 0 0
10 FW Canada CAN Shaan Hundal 29 6 20+8 6 1 0
13 FW France FRA Emmanuel Robe 5 0 1+3 0 0+1 0
15 FW Canada CAN Mouhamadou Kane 8 0 2+6 0 0 0
18 FW Iraq IRQ Ameer Kinani 21 1 2+18 1 1 0
FW Canada CAN Kourosh Jamshidi 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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As of October 6, 2023
Rank No. Pos Nat Name CPL Canadian Championship Total
1 10 FW Canada Shaan Hundal 6 0 6
11 MF Lebanon Gabriel Bitar 6 0 6
3 19 MF Haiti Mikaël Cantave 4 0 4
4 26 FW Canada Taryck Tahid 3 0 3
5 9 FW Mexico Alejandro Díaz 2 0 2
6 6 MF Brazil Renan Garcia 1 0 1
10 MF Mexico Gael Sandoval 1 0 1
13 MF Peru Vasco Fry 1 0 1
17 MF South Korea Min-jae Kwak 1 0 1
18 FW Iraq Ameer Kinani 1 0 1
25 DF Canada James Cameron 1 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 1
Totals 28 0 28

Clean sheets

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As of October 6, 2023
Rank No. Pos Nat Name CPL Canadian Championship Total
1 1 GK Canada Callum Irving 5 0 5
Totals 5 0 5

Disciplinary record

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As of October 6, 2023
No. Pos Nat Player CPL Canadian Championship Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK Canada Callum Irving 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 DF Canada Kadin Chung 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
3 DF Canada Rocco Romeo 6 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 1
4 DF England Ibrahim Bakare 5 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
5 DF Belize Eugene Martínez 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
6 MF Brazil Renan Garcia 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 FW Canada Nathaniel St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Iran Nima Moazeni Zadeh 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
9 FW Mexico Alejandro Díaz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Canada Shaan Hundal 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Mexico Gael Sandoval 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 MF Lebanon Gabriel Bitar 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
12 DF Canada Tyler Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Peru Vasco Fry 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
13 FW France Emmanuel Robe 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 MF Ghana Nicky Gyimah 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
15 FW Canada Mouhamadou Kane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Canada Elliot Simmons 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
17 MF South Korea Min-jae Kwak 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
18 FW Iraq Ameer Kinani 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
19 MF Canada Maël Henry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Haiti Mikaël Cantave 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
20 DF Canada Anthony White 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 MF Canada Marcus Simmons 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 DF Canada Kahlil John-Wentworth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Canada Lennon Thompson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 DF Canada James Cameron 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
26 MF Canada Taryck Tahid 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
31 GK United States Jeremy Zielinski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Colombia Ivan Mejia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Canada Kourosh Jamshidi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 59 0 3 2 0 0 61 0 3

Honours

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Canadian Premier League Awards

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The Canadian Premier League Awards took place on October 26 in Hamilton.[35]

Name Award Status Source
James Cameron Best Canadian U-21 Player Nominated [36][35]

Monthly Awards

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Month Name Award Source
May Callum Irving Goalkeeper of the Month [37]

Team of the Week

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The Gatorade Team of the Week was selected by the CPL's Kristian Jack and OneSoccer's Oliver Platt.

Week Name Source
1 Callum Irving [38]
2 Callum Irving (2)
Rocco Romeo
Gabriel Bitar
Shaan Hundal 		[39]
3 Kadin Chung [40]
4 Ibrahim Bakare [41]
6 Tyler Crawford
Min-jae Kwak 		[42]
7 Eugene Martínez [43]
8 T.J. Tahid [44]
11 Callum Irving (3)
Anthony White 		[45]
13 Rocco Romeo (2) [46]
17 James Cameron [47]
19 Gabriel Bitar (2) [48]
20 Gabriel Bitar (3) [49]
22 James Cameron (2)
Gabriel Bitar (4)
Mikaël Cantave 		[50]

References

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