The 2023 Vancouver FC season was the first season in the history of Vancouver FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.
For their inaugural season, Vancouver FC appointed Afshin Ghotbi as the club's new head coach on November 2, 2022.
Squad As of September 5, 2023 No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Goalkeepers1 Callum Irving GK Pacific FC 21 Jeremy Zielinski GK Hawaii Pacific Sharks Defenders 2 Kadin Chung RB Toronto FC 3 Rocco Romeo CB Valour FC 4 Ibrahim Bakare CB Cheshunt F.C. 12 Tyler Crawford LB Michigan State Spartans 20 Anthony White CB Toronto Varsity Blues 25 James Cameron RB Unity FC Midfielders 6 Renan Garcia CM Comercial 8 Nima Moazeni Zadeh CM / AM Capilano Blues 11 Gabriel Bitar AM / CF FC Edmonton 13 Vasco Fry CM Whitecaps FC 2 14 Nicky Gyimah RW Slough Town 16 Elliot Simmons CM Cavalry FC 17 Min-jae Kwak LW Syracuse Pulse 19 Mikaël Cantave AM / CF Cavalry FC 24 Lennon Thompson CM Unity FC 26 Taryck Tahid AM / CF VanCity Pro FA 33 Ivan Mejia CM TSS FC Rovers Forwards 7 Nathaniel St. Louis CF UAB Blazers 9 Alejandro Díaz FW Sogndal 10 Shaan Hundal CF Inter Miami CF II 15 Mouhamadou Kane CF York United 18 Ameer Kinani CF TMU Bold
Staff ExecutiveCoaching staff
Transfers
In No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource Pacific FCFree Cavalry FCFree York UnitedUndisclosed Simcoe County RoversFree UAB BlazersFree Valour FCFree FC EdmontonFree FC EdmontonFree Inter Miami CF IIFree Michigan State SpartansFree Hawaii Pacific SharksFree Cal Poly Pomona BroncosFree Capilano BluesFree CF Montréal AcademyFree GuadalajaraFree Toronto FCFree Slough TownFree Syracuse PulseFree Cheshunt F.C.Free Toronto Varsity BluesSelected 1st overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft, signed a Standard Player ContractMarch 22, 2023 TMU BoldSelected 2nd overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft, signed a CPL-U SPORTS contractMarch 22, 2023 Emmanuel Robe Romford F.C.Free James Cameron Unity FCSigned to a development contract, later converted to an Exceptional Young Talent contract Lennon Thompson Unity FCSigned to a development contract Kourosh Jamshidi Unity FCSigned to a development contract Taryck Tahid VanCity Pro FAFree Mikaël Cantave Cavalry FCFree Renan Garcia ComercialFree Ivan Mejia TSS FC RoversFree
Loans in No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromFee/notesDateSource Cristian Mares Club PueblaSeason-long loan Trevor Schneider Altitude FCShort-term relief player Alejandro Díaz SogndalOne year loan Vasco Fry Whitecaps FC 2Loaned until end of season
Draft picks Vancouver FC selected the following players in the 2023 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. RoundSelectionPos.PlayerNationalityUniversity11DFAnthony WhiteToronto12FWAmeer KinaniTMU
Out
Transferred out No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource Cristian Mares Club PueblaLoan terminated19 Maël Henry Cavalry FC13 Emmanuel RobeContract terminated by mutual consent10 Gael Sandoval UdeGContract terminated by mutual consent5 Eugene MartínezContract terminated by mutual consent23 Kahlil John-WentworthContract terminated by mutual consent22 Marcus Simmons Valletta F.C.
Competitions Matches are listed in Langley local time: Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7)
Pre-season friendlies
Overview
Canadian Premier League
Table
Results by match
Matches
Canadian Championship
Statistics
Appearances and goals
! colspan="10" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan="10" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan="10" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan="10" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
Goalscorers
NameCPLCanadian ChampionshipTotal 1 10FWShaan Hundal60611MFGabriel Bitar606319MFMikaël Cantave404426FWTaryck Tahid30359FWAlejandro Díaz20266MFRenan Garcia10110MFGael Sandoval10113MFVasco Fry10117MFMin-jae Kwak10118FWAmeer Kinani10125DFJames Cameron101Own Goals101Totals28028
Clean sheets
NameCPLCanadian ChampionshipTotal 11GKCallum Irving505Totals505
Disciplinary record
PlayerCPLCanadian ChampionshipTotal 1GKCallum Irving100 0001002DFKadin Chung200 0002003DFRocco Romeo601 0006014DFIbrahim Bakare500 1006005DFEugene Martínez201 0002016MFRenan Garcia200 0002007FWNathaniel St. Louis000 0000008MFNima Moazeni Zadeh400 0004009FWAlejandro Díaz000 00000010FWShaan Hundal100 00010010MFGael Sandoval100 00010011MFGabriel Bitar400 00040012DFTyler Crawford000 00000013MFVasco Fry600 00060013FWEmmanuel Robe100 00010014MFNicky Gyimah400 00040015FWMouhamadou Kane000 00000016MFElliot Simmons300 10040017MFMin-jae Kwak500 00050018FWAmeer Kinani201 00020119MFMaël Henry000 00000019MFMikaël Cantave300 00030020DFAnthony White100 00010022MFMarcus Simmons100 00010023DFKahlil John-Wentworth000 00000024MFLennon Thompson100 00010025DFJames Cameron300 00030026MFTaryck Tahid100 00010031GKJeremy Zielinski000 00000033MFIvan Mejia000 000000FWKourosh Jamshidi000 000000Totals59032006103
Honours Canadian Premier League Awards The Canadian Premier League Awards took place on October 26 in Hamilton. NameAwardStatusSourceJames CameronBest Canadian U-21 Player
Monthly Awards +MonthNameAwardSourceMayCallum IrvingGoalkeeper of the Month
Team of the Week The Gatorade Team of the Week was selected by the CPL's Kristian Jack and OneSoccer's Oliver Platt. +WeekNameSource1Callum Irving2Callum Irving (2)Rocco RomeoGabriel BitarShaan Hundal3Kadin Chung4Ibrahim Bakare6Tyler CrawfordMin-jae Kwak7Eugene Martínez8T.J. Tahid11Callum Irving (3)Anthony White13Rocco Romeo (2)17James Cameron19Gabriel Bitar (2)20Gabriel Bitar (3)22James Cameron (2)Gabriel Bitar (4)Mikaël Cantave
References
External links Official site