Vancouver FC 2024 football season
The 2024 Vancouver FC season is the second season in the history of Vancouver FC . In addition to the Canadian Premier League , the club will compete in the Canadian Championship .
Current squad
As of May 7, 2024
No.
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Date of birth (Age)
Previous club
Notes
Goalkeepers
1
Callum Irving
GK
(1993-03-16 ) March 16, 1993 (age 31)
Pacific FC
28
Niko Giantsopoulos
GK
(1994-06-24 ) June 24, 1994 (age 29)
York United
Defenders
2
Kadin Chung
RB
(1998-09-05 ) September 5, 1998 (age 25)
Toronto FC
3
Rocco Romeo
CB
(2000-03-25 ) March 25, 2000 (age 24)
Valour FC
4
Allan Enyou
CB
(2003-12-24 ) December 24, 2003 (age 20)
Leganés B
INT , Loan
5
Matteo Campagna
CB / DM
(2004-06-04 ) June 4, 2004 (age 19)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
U21
12
Tyler Crawford
LB
(2004-03-09 ) March 9, 2004 (age 20)
Michigan State Spartans
U21
13
David Norman Jr.
LB / MF
(1998-05-31 ) May 31, 1998 (age 25)
St Patrick's Athletic
20
Anthony White
CB
(2003-08-01 ) August 1, 2003 (age 20)
Toronto Varsity Blues
U21
23
Paris Gee
LB / RB
(1994-07-05 ) July 5, 1994 (age 29)
York United
24
Elage Bah
RB
(2004-07-30 ) July 30, 2004 (age 19)
Whitecaps FC 2
U21
25
James Cameron
RB
(2005-01-24 ) January 24, 2005 (age 19)
Unity FC
U21
40
Joey Buchanan
CB / DM
(2007-05-13 ) May 13, 2007 (age 17)
Burnaby FC
DEV
Midfielders
6
Vasco Fry
CM
(2000-07-30 ) July 30, 2000 (age 23)
Whitecaps FC 2
7
Ben Fisk
RW / LW
(1993-02-04 ) February 4, 1993 (age 31)
Cavalry FC
8
Renan Garcia
CM
(1986-06-19 ) June 19, 1986 (age 37)
Comercial
INT
10
Gabriel Bitar
AM / CF
(1998-08-23 ) August 23, 1998 (age 25)
FC Edmonton
11
Mikaël Cantave
AM / CF
(1996-10-25 ) October 25, 1996 (age 27)
Cavalry FC
16
Elliot Simmons
CM
(1998-02-05 ) February 5, 1998 (age 26)
Cavalry FC
17
Zach Verhoven
LW / RW / RB
(1998-08-17 ) August 17, 1998 (age 25)
Atlético Ottawa
21
Kembo Kibato
AM
(2000-09-16 ) September 16, 2000 (age 23)
Hartford Athletic
26
Taryck Tahid
AM / CF
(2007-04-20 ) April 20, 2007 (age 17)
VanCity Pro FA
U21 , EYT
27
Grady McDonnell
CM
(2008-02-17 ) February 17, 2008 (age 16)
Whitecaps FC Academy
U21
29
Thomas Powell
AM
(2001-05-11 ) May 11, 2001 (age 23)
Unity FC
U21 , U-S
Forwards
9
Alejandro Díaz
FW
(1996-01-27 ) January 27, 1996 (age 28)
Sogndal
INT , Loan
18
Moses Dyer
CF / CM
(1997-03-21 ) March 21, 1997 (age 27)
FC Tulsa
INT
19
José Navarro
CF
(2003-02-20 ) February 20, 2003 (age 21)
UNAM
INT
44
Sebastian Dzikowski
FW
(2001-08-23 ) August 23, 2001 (age 22)
UBC Thunderbirds
U21 , U-S
Transfers
In
No.
Pos.
Player
From club
Fee/notes
Date
Source
MF
Ben Fisk
Cavalry FC
Transferred for a lower draft pick in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft
January 9, 2024
[1]
13
MF
Vasco Fry
Whitecaps FC 2
Loan ended; signed on a permanent deal
January 11, 2024
[2]
DF
David Norman Jr.
St Patrick's Athletic
Free
January 15, 2024
[3]
MF
Grady McDonnell
Whitecaps FC Academy
Free
January 17, 2024
[4]
DF
Paris Gee
York United
Free
January 23, 2024
[5]
FW
José Navarro
UNAM
Free
February 16, 2024
[6]
DF
Elage Bah
Whitecaps FC 2
Free
February 20, 2024
[7]
MF
Kembo Kibato
Hartford Athletic
Free
February 29, 2024
[8]
MF
Zach Verhoven
Atlético Ottawa
Free
March 14, 2024
[9]
FW
Moses Dyer
FC Tulsa
Free
March 20, 2024
[10]
GK
Niko Giantsopoulos
York United
Free
April 5, 2024
[11]
MF
Thomas Powell
Unity FC
Selected 15th in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft , signed a U-Sports Contract
April 6, 2024
[12]
FW
Sebastian Dzikowski
UBC Thunderbirds
Signed a U-Sports Contract
April 6, 2024
[12]
DF
Matteo Campagna
Vancouver Whitecaps
Free
April 8, 2024
[13]
DF
Joey Buchanan
Burnaby FC
Signed to a development contract
April 10, 2024
[14]
Loans in
Draft picks
Vancouver FC selected the following players in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft . 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
2
MF
Luke Norman
Canada
UBC
2
15
MF
Thomas Powell
Canada
Trinity Western
Out
Transferred out
No.
Pos.
Player
To club
Fee/notes
Date
Source
21
GK
Jeremy Zielinski
Option declined
November 9, 2023
[17]
14
MF
Nicky Gyimah
Option declined
November 9, 2023
[17]
7
FW
Nathaniel St. Louis
Simcoe County Rovers
Option declined
November 9, 2023
[17]
10
FW
Shaan Hundal
Valour FC
Option declined
November 9, 2023
[17]
8
MF
Nima Moazeni Zadeh
Contract expired
December 31, 2023
[18] [19]
17
MF
Min-jae Kwak
Chattanooga FC
Contract expired
December 31, 2023
[18] [19]
24
MF
Lennon Thompson
Hearts B
Contract expired
December 31, 2023
[18] [19] [20]
33
MF
Ivan Mejia
Contract expired
December 31, 2023
[18] [19]
18
FW
Ameer Kinani
Contract expired
December 31, 2023
[18] [19]
4
DF
Ibrahim Bakare
Contract terminated by mutual consent
February 15, 2024
[21]
15
DF
Mouhamadou Kane
Contract terminated by mutual consent
March 20, 2024
[10]
Competitions
Overview
Competition
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Canadian Premier League
Matchday 1
6
3
1
2
10
9
+1
0 50.00
Canadian Championship
First round
First Round
1
0
0
1
0
1
−1
00 0.00
Total
7
3
1
3
10
10
+0
0 42.86
Canadian Premier League
Table
Updated to match(es) played on May 20, 2024. Source:
CanPL Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total number of wins; 3) Head-to-head; 4) Goal differential; 5) Goals for; 6) Away goals differential; 7) Away goals for; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals for; 10) Fewest disciplinary points;
[a] 11) Most under-21 domestic player minutes; 12) Coin toss (tie between two (2) clubs) or drawing of lots (tie between three (3) or more clubs).
[22]
Results by match
Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Result W W L L D W Position 1 1 4 5 4 3
Updated to match(es) played on May 18, 2024. Source:
#Matches W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Canadian Championship
Statistics
Appearances and goals
As of May 18, 2024
Goalscorers
As of May 12, 2023
Clean sheets
As of May 18, 2024
Disciplinary record
As of May 18, 2024
Honours
Team of the Week
The Gatorade Team of the Week is selected by the CPL's Kristian Jack and OneSoccer 's Oliver Platt.
References
^ "Vancouver FC acquire Ben Fisk from Cavalry FC" . Canadian Premier League. January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024 .
^ "Vancouver FC announce return of Cantave, Garcia and Fry for 2024" . Canadian Premier League. January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024 .
^ "Homeward Bound: David Norman Jr. Set For Vancouver FC" . Northern Tribune. January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024 .
^ " 'He's got the ambition': Vancouver FC sign 15-year-old 'top talent' Grady McDonnell" . Canadian Premier League. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024 .
^ " 'It means so much': Paris Gee grateful to be close to home, family after Vancouver FC move" . Vancouver FC. January 23, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024 .
^ "Vancouver FC announce first international signing of 2024, José Navarro" . Vancouver FC. February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024 .
^ "Vancouver FC adds former WFC2 defender Elage Bah to 2024 roster" . Vancouver FC. February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024 .
^ "Vancouver FC sign attacking midfielder Kembo Kibato" . Canadian Premier League. February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024 .
^ "Vancouver FC sign Canadian midfielder Zach Verhoven" . Canadian Premier League. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024 .
^ a b "Vancouver FC sign New Zealand international Moses Dyer" . Canadian Premier League. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024 .
^ "Vancouver FC signs CPL veteran Niko Giantsopoulos" . Vancouver FC. April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024 .
^ a b "Vancouver FC signs Thomas Powell and Sebastian Dzikowski to U SPORTS contracts" . Vancouver FC. April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "Youth National Team defender Matteo Campagna joins Vancouver FC" . Vancouver FC. April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024 .
^ "Vancouver FC sign 16-year-old midfielder Joey Buchanan to Development Contract" . Canadian Premier League. April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024 .
^ "Diaz on loan to Vancouver FC" . Sogndal Football. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023 .
^ "The Eagles bring international defender Allan Enyou to Vancouver" . Vancouver FC. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024 .
^ a b c d "Vancouver FC parts ways with four players after inaugural season, Thank you to Hundal, St. Louis, Gyimah, and Zielinski" . Vancouver FC. November 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023 .
^ a b c d e "The future of Vancouver's game changers is up in the air" . Vancouver FC. November 16, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023 .
^ a b c d e "Vancouver FC announces 2024 roster update" . Vancouver FC. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024 .
^ "Lennon joins Wee Jambos" . Hearts FC. January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024 .
^ "Thank you Ibrahim Bakare; Vancouver FC part ways with English defender" . Vancouver FC. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024 .
^ a b "2024 CPL Competition Guidelines" . Canadian Premier League . April 12, 2024. Archived from the original on April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024 .
^ "Canadian Premier League to launch 'On Tour' series in Kelowna, B.C. with Vancouver FC vs. Cavalry FC" . Canadian Premier League . 8 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024 .
^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 1)" . Canadian Premier League . 2024-04-15. Retrieved 2024-05-20 .
^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 2)" . Canadian Premier League . 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-05-20 .
^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 5)" . Canadian Premier League . 2024-05-13. Retrieved 2024-05-20 .
^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 6)" . Canadian Premier League . 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-05-21 .
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