2021 FC Edmonton season explained

Club:	FC Edmonton
Season:	2021
Stadium:	Clarke Stadium
Chrtitle:	General manager
Chairman:	Eric Newendorp
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Alan Koch
League:	Canadian Premier League
League Result:	7th
Cup1:	Canadian Championship
Cup1 Result:	Preliminary Round
League Topscorer:	Easton Ongaro (12 goals)
Prevseason:	2020
Nextseason:	2022
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The 2021 FC Edmonton season was the club's tenth competitive season as well as their third in the Canadian Premier League.

Overview

The 2021 season was very disappointing for FC Edmonton. Edmonton's average home attendance of 961 was by far the lowest in the league, and the team finished in 7th out of 8 teams. Additionally, the club shut down its academy. However, there were some bright spots, including young Canadian forward Easton Ongaro who became the league's all-time top goalscorer this season, and secured a transfer to Romania after the season ended.^{[1] [2]}

Current squad

As of July 6, 2021.

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	Connor James		GK	December 31, 2021	Alberta Golden Bears
48	Darlington Murasiranwa		GK	December 31, 2021	Guelph Gryphons
90	Joseph Holliday		GK	December 31, 2021	Academy
Defenders
3	Jeannot Esua		RB / RW	December 31, 2021	Rainbow Bamenda
4	Allan Zebie			December 31, 2021	FC Edmonton (NASL)
5	Ramón Soria		CB / DM	December 31, 2021	Formentera
8	Mélé Temguia		CB	December 31, 2021	Valentine Phoenix
12	Sharly Mabussi		LB	December 31, 2021	Bergerac Foot
14	Saah T-Boy Fayia		CB	December 31, 2021	Academy
27	Hunter Gorskie		CB	December 31, 2021	San Antonio FC
55	Amer Didic		CB	December 31, 2021	San Antonio FC
Midfielders
2	Paris Gee		DM / CB	December 31, 2021	Saint Louis FC
7	Shamit Shome		AM	December 31, 2021	Montreal Impact
10	Kyle Porter		RM	December 31, 2021	York9 FC
17	Marcus Velado-Tsegaye		LW / RW / ST	December 31, 2021	Academy
20	Antony Caceres		CM	December 31, 2021	Vancouver Whitecaps Academy
21	Tomas Giraldo		AM	December 31, 2021	CF Montréal
28	Thomas Gardner		CM	December 31, 2021	UBC Thunderbirds
33	Fraser Aird		MF	December 31, 2021	Valour FC
Forwards
9	Easton Ongaro		ST	December 31, 2021	Alberta Golden Bears
13	Roberto Avila		CF / AM	December 31, 2021	Austin Bold
19	Tobias Warschewski		CF	December 31, 2021	Phönix Lübeck
26	Matthew Durrans		CF	December 31, 2021	1860 Munich

Transfers

In

Transferred in

No.	Pos.	Player	From club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
2			Saint Louis FC	Free	December 10, 2020	^[3]
10			York9 FC	Free	December 23, 2020	^[4]
33			Valour FC	Free	December 24, 2020	^[5]
7			Montreal Impact	Free	January 4, 2021	^[6]
12			Bergerac Foot	Free	January 7, 2021	^[7]
48			Guelph Gryphons	Free	February 5, 2021	^[8]
19			Phönix Lübeck	Free	February 19, 2021	^[9]
28			UBC Thunderbirds	Selected 1st overall in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft	March 23, 2021	^[10]
27			San Antonio FC	Free	June 9, 2021	^[11]
90			Academy Graduate		June 22, 2021	^[12]
14			Academy Graduate		June 24, 2021	^[13]
26			1860 Munich	Free	July 6, 2021	^[14]

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
21		align=Giraldo, Tomas	Tomas Giraldo	CF Montréal	Season-long loan		^[15]
13		align=Avila, Roberto	Roberto Avila	Austin Bold	Season-long loan		^[16]

Draft picks

FC Edmonton selected the following players in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft on January 29, 2021. 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				UBC Thunderbirds
2	16				UBC Thunderbirds

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	To club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
13			Atlético Ottawa	Contract expired	January 18, 2021	^[17]
6			Young Africans	Contract expired	January 27, 2021	^[18]
11			Valour FC	Contract expired	February 4, 2021	^[19]
12			Vaasan Palloseura	Contract expired	February 4, 2021	^[20]
23			Pacific FC	Contract expired	March 18, 2021	^[21]
21			Lindome GIF	Contract expired	March 22, 2021	^[22]
26			South Bend Lions	Contract expired	April 2, 2021	^[23]
				Contract terminated by mutual consent	June 21, 2021	^[24]
14			Retired		June 24, 2021	^[25]

Loans out

Competitions

Canadian Premier League

See main article: 2021 Canadian Premier League season.

Matches

Canadian Championship

See main article: article and 2021 Canadian Championship.

Statistics

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Pos	Nat	Name	Total			Canadian Premier League			Canadian Championship
Apps			Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
2	DF		Paris Gee	27	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Jeannot Esua	20	1	0	19	1	0	1	0	0
4	DF		Allan Zebie	11	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Ramón Soria	27	1	1	26	1	1	1	0	0
6	MF		Adam Najem	17	1	2	16	1	2	1	0	0
7	MF		Shamit Shome	28	0	2	27	0	2	1	0	0
8	DF		Mélé Temguia	22	0	0	21	0	0	1	0	0
9	FW		Easton Ongaro	28	12	2	27	12	2	1	0	0
10	FW		Kyle Porter	20	1	0	19	1	0	1	0	0
11	FW		Azriel Gonzalez	17	5	3	16	5	3	1	0	0
12	DF		Sharly Mabussi	12	0	0	11	0	0	1	0	0
13	FW		Beto Avila	6	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		T-Boy Fayia	11	0	0	10	0	0	1	0	0
17	FW		Marcus Velado-Tsegaye	9	1	0	9	1	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Tobias Warschewski	27	4	7	26	4	7	1	0	0
20	MF		Antony Caceres	11	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW		Gabriel Boakye	7	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF		Prince Amanda	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW		Matthew Durrans	17	0	1	16	0	1	1	0	0
27	DF		Hunter Gorskie	26	0	1	25	0	1	1	0	0
28	MF			10	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW		Fraser Aird	29	5	5	28	5	5	1	0	0
55	DF		Amer Đidić	25	3	1	24	3	1	1	0	0

Goalkeepers

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Nat	Name	Total			Canadian Premier League			Canadian Championship
Apps		Conceded	Shutouts	Apps	Conceded	Shutouts	Apps	Conceded	Shutouts
1			24	36	4	24	36	4	0	0	0
48		Darlington Murasiranwa	6	7	1	5	5	1	1	2	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-11-19. FC Edmonton Facing Blunt Truth: 'We Have To Improve'. 2022-01-27. Northern Tribune. en-US.
2. Web site: 2022-01-12. CPL Top Goalscorer Easton Ongaro Lands In Romania. 2022-01-27. Northern Tribune. en-US.
3. Web site: FC Edmonton adds midfielder Paris Gee for 2021. December 10, 2020. Canadian Premier League. 10 December 2020. en-CA.
4. Web site: Veteran Kyle Porter signs with FC Edmonton for 2021 season. December 23, 2020. fcedmonton.canpl.ca. 23 December 2020. en-CA.
5. Web site: Canadian international Fraser Aird signs with FC Edmonton, departs Valour FC. December 24, 2020. fcedmonton.canpl.ca. 24 December 2020. en-CA.
6. Web site: Former Montreal Impact midfielder Shamit Shome signs with FC Edmonton. January 4, 2021. fcedmonton.canpl.ca. 4 January 2021. en-CA.
7. Web site: FC Edmonton signs Congolese fullback Sharly Mabussi. January 7, 2021. fcedmonton.canpl.ca. 7 January 2021. en-CA.
8. Web site: FC Edmonton signs youth academy product Darlington Murasiranwa. February 5, 2021. fcedmonton.canpl.ca. 5 February 2021. en-CA.
9. Web site: FC Edmonton signs German striker Tobias Warschewski. February 19, 2021. fcedmonton.canpl.ca. 19 February 2021. en-CA.
10. Web site: FC Edmonton signs CPL-U SPORTS first overall pick Thomas Gardner . March 23, 2021. fcedmonton.canpl.ca. 23 March 2021 . en-CA.
11. Web site: FC Edmonton signs American centre-back Hunter Gorskie . June 9, 2021 . canpl.ca. 9 June 2021 . en-CA.
12. Web site: FC Edmonton signs goalkeeper Joseph Holliday to developmental contract. 22 June 2021.
13. Web site: FC Edmonton signs local defender T-Boy Fayia . June 24, 2021 . canpl.ca. 24 June 2021 . en-CA.
14. Web site: FC Edmonton signs Canadian forward Matthew Durrans . July 6, 2021 . canpl.ca. 6 July 2021 . en-CA.
15. Web site: FC Edmonton add Tomas Giraldo on loan from Club de Foot Montréal. Valour FC. February 12, 2021. February 12, 2021.
16. FCEdmontonNow . 1404470150821126148 . FC Edmonton has acquired forward Roberto Avila on loan from Austin Bold FC (ABFC) of the United SoccerLeague (USL), the club announced today. . June 14, 2021 . June 14, 2021.
17. DylonPowley1. 1351292412342071296. 18 January 2021 . I would like to announce that my time at FC Edmonton is over. English.
18. yangasc1935. 1354414200949510144. 27 January 2021 . Welcome to Edem Mortotsi. Swahili.
19. Web site: Valour FC signs midfielder Keven Alemán . Valour FC . February 4, 2021 . February 4, 2021 . valourfc.canpl.ca.
20. VPS1924. 1357343130752667648. 4 February 2021 . Welcome to Vepsu, Kareem Moses!. Finnish.
21. Web site: Pacific FC signs former FCE & Wanderers defender Duran Lee . canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. March 18, 2021. March 18, 2021.
22. Web site: Välkommen Erik Zetterberg till Lindome GIF . lindomegif.se. Lindome GIF. March 22, 2021. March 22, 2021. Swedish.
23. Web site: Get to know: David Doe . southbendlions.com. South Bend Lions FC. April 2, 2021. April 2, 2021.
24. Web site: O'Connor-Clarke. Charlie. June 21, 2021. FC Edmonton, Raúl Tito agree to terminate contract for 2021 season. live. June 21, 2021. Canadian Premier League. en-CA. https://web.archive.org/web/20210621201717/https://canpl.ca/article/fc-edmonton-raul-tito-agree-to-terminate-contract-for-2021-season . 2021-06-21 .
25. Web site: FC Edmonton midfielder Chance Carter announces retirement . canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. June 24, 2021. June 24, 2021.
26. Web site: FC Edmonton Loans Raul Tito To Peruvian Side Santos De Nasca . Northern Tribune . October 10, 2020 . October 10, 2020 . northerntribune.ca.