2021 Valour FC season explained

Club:Valour FC
Season:2021
Stadium:IG Field
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Wade Miller
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Phillip Dos Santos (from Sep 23)
Rob Gale (until Sep 23)
League:Canadian Premier League
League Result:5th
Cup1:Canadian Championship
Cup1 Result:Quarter-finals
League Topscorer:Moses Dyer (9 goals)
Season Topscorer:Moses Dyer (9 goals)
Prevseason:2020
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The 2021 Valour FC season was the third season in the club's history, as well as the third season in Canadian Premier League history.

Overview

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2021 Canadian Premier League season began in a bubble in Winnipeg, giving Valour FC home field advantage for the first 8 games of the season. During this time Valour started off strong, reaching the top of the table. Crucial to Valour's success in this stretch was the play of Haitian defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste. Loanee goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois also had a league record-breaking start to the season. However, after playing seven games Jean-Baptiste suffered a season-ending injury.[1] After Jean-Baptiste was injured and the league left the bubble, Valour's season took a sharp downward turn, winning only one match in 10 games. This led to club's only ever head coach, Rob Gale, being fired, and he was replaced with Marc Dos Santos. Under Dos Santos, the team managed to get some better results, and ahead of the last game of the season against bottom of the table FC Edmonton, a playoff spot was within their grasp.[2] The season ended in heartbreak: Edmonton went up three goals to nil, seemingly ending Valour's playoff chances, but in the final fifteen minutes Mosed Dyer scored twice and then Daryl Fordyce scored to equalize things. If Valour scored one more goal they would have made the playoffs, but they could not and finished the season in fifth.[3]

Current squad

As of June 26, 2021.

No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age)Previous club
Goalkeepers
0Matt SilvaGKDecember 31, 2021 York9 FC
1Jonathan SiroisGKDecember 31, 2021 CF Montréal
Defenders
4Tony MikhaelDecember 31, 2021 Carleton Ravens
5Amir SotoCBDecember 31, 2021 CD Universitario
12Rocco RomeoCBDecember 31, 2021 Toronto FC
29Arnold Bouka MoutouDecember 31, 2021 Dijon
35Andrew Jean-BaptisteCBDecember 31, 2021 Umeå FC
82Andy BaqueroRB / RWDecember 31, 2021 Delfines del Este
42Rafael GalhardoDecember 31, 2021 Vasco da Gama
Rodrigo ReyesCBDecember 31, 2021 C.D. Guadalajara
Midfielders
7Moses DyerCMDecember 31, 2021 Florø SK
8Keven AlemánAMDecember 31, 2021 FC Edmonton
14Stefan CebaraRW / LWDecember 31, 2021 Vojvodina Novi Sad
17Brett LevisMFDecember 31, 2021 Vancouver Whitecaps
18Jared UlloaRW / LWDecember 31, 2021 Sporting Cristal
21José GalánCMDecember 31, 2021 Al-Jabalain
27Raphael OhinCMDecember 31, 2021 WSA Winnipeg
77Federico PeñaMFDecember 31, 2021 Standard Liège
Forwards
9Austin RicciSTDecember 31, 2021 York9 FC
10Masta KacherCF / AMDecember 31, 2021 Saint Louis FC
16Daryl FordyceCFDecember 31, 2021 Sligo Rovers
19William AkioCFDecember 31, 2021 UTRGV Vaqueros
24Sean ReaCF / CMDecember 31, 2021 CF Montréal

Transfers

In

Transferred in

No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource
TrujillanosFreeJanuary 7, 2021[4]
JicaralFreeFebruary 2, 2021[5]
8 FC EdmontonFreeFebruary 4, 2021[6]
19 UTRGV VaquerosFreeMay 5, 2021[7]
Vasco da GamaFreeJune 3, 2021[8]
4 Carleton RavensSelected 14th overall in the 2021 CPL–U Sports DraftJune 11, 2021[9]
82 Delfines del EsteFreeJune 26, 2021[10]

Loans in

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromFee/notesDateSource
18align=Ulloa, Jared Jared Ulloa Sporting CristalSeason-long loan[11]
1align=Sirois, Jonathan Jonathan Sirois CF MontréalSeason-long loan[12]
24align=Rea, Sean Sean Rea CF MontréalSeason-long loan
align=Reyes, Rodrigo Rodrigo Reyes C.D. GuadalajaraSeason-long loan[13]
12align=Romeo, Rocco Rocco Romeo Toronto FCSeason-long loan[14]

Draft picks

Valour FC 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.

RoundSelectionPos.PlayerNationalityUniversity
13Montreal Carabins
214Carleton Ravens

Out

Transferred out

No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource
10RetiredContract expired[15]
33 FC EdmontonContract expired[16]
4Contract expired[17]
3Contract expired
11 Fort Lauderdale CFContract expired
25Contract expired
8 A.C. BarnecheaContract expired[18]
Contract terminated by mutual consentApril 29, 2021[19]
Contract terminated by mutual consentMay 14, 2021[20]

Loans out

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toFee/notesDateSource
21align=Galán, José José Galán VillarrobledoLoaned until March 2021[21] [22]
8 GuadalupeLoaned until May 2021

Competitions

Canadian Premier League

See main article: 2021 Canadian Premier League season.

Matches

Canadian Championship

See main article: article and 2021 Canadian Championship.

Quarter-final

Statistics

Players

No.! rowspan="2"
PosNatNameTotalCanadian Premier LeagueCanadian Championship
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
2DF18001700100
3DFArnold Bouka Moutou16011400201
4DFTony Mikhael13001200100
5DFAmir Soto600500100
7MFMoses Dyer29952794201
8MFKeven Alemán25332433100
9FWAustin Ricci18821652230
10FWMasta Kacher12001100100
12DFRocco Romeo18201620200
14DFStefan Cebara27122612100
16FWDaryl Fordyce28222622200
17MFBrett Levis17101610100
18FWJared Ulloa23012201100
19FWWilliam Akio30842883201
21MFJosé Galán12011101100
24FWSean Rea25242314210
27MFRaphael Ohin28122612200
35DFAndrew Jean-Baptiste720720000
42DFRafael Galhardo25232323200
55MFCaden Tomy500400100
77DF26012401200
82MFAndy Baquero23102310000

Goalkeepers

No.! rowspan="2"
NatNameTotalCanadian Premier LeagueCanadian Championship
AppsConcededShutoutAppsConcededShutoutAppsConcededShutouts
1Jonathan Sirois2431924319000
99691451240

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-07-22. Valour FC defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste to miss remainder of season with ACL tear. 2022-01-27. Canadian Premier League.
  2. Web site: Valour FC season had a bit of everything. 2022-01-27. winnipegsun. en-CA.
  3. Web site: 2021-11-06. Match Analysis: FC Edmonton 3-3 Valour FC. 2022-01-27. Canadian Premier League.
  4. Web site: Valour FC adds Venezuelan attacker Ronny Maza. January 7, 2021. canpl.ca. en-CA.
  5. Web site: Valour FC signs midfielder Néstor Monge. February 2, 2021. valourfc.canpl.ca. en-CA.
  6. Web site: Valour FC signs midfielder Keven Alemán . Valour FC . February 4, 2021 . February 4, 2021 . valourfc.canpl.ca.
  7. Web site: Valour FC signs forward William Akio . Valour FC . May 5, 2021 . May 5, 2021 . valourfc.canpl.ca.
  8. Web site: Valour FC signs midfielder Rafael Galhardo . Valour FC . June 3, 2021 . June 3, 2021 . valourfc.canpl.ca.
  9. Web site: Valour FC signs defender Tony Mikhael . Valour FC . June 11, 2021 . June 11, 2021 . valourfc.canpl.ca.
  10. Web site: Valour FC signs midfielder Andy Baquero . Valour FC . June 26, 2021 . June 26, 2021 . valourfc.canpl.ca.
  11. Web site: Valour FC acquire winger Jared Ulloa on loan. valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. January 27, 2021. January 27, 2021.
  12. Web site: Valour FC acquire forward Sean Rea and goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois on loan. valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. April 6, 2021. April 6, 2021.
  13. Web site: Valour FC acquire defender Rodrigo Reyes on loan . valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. June 10, 2021. June 10, 2021.
  14. Web site: Toronto FC Loan Rocco Romeo to Valour FC. Toronto FC. July 30, 2021.
  15. Web site: Valour FC parts ways with Canadian midfielder Dylan Carreiro. canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. October 17, 2020. October 17, 2020.
  16. Web site: Canadian international Fraser Aird signs with FC Edmonton, departs Valour FC. canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. December 24, 2020. December 24, 2020.
  17. Web site: 2021 Season Roster Update. canpl.ca. Valour FC. January 15, 2021. January 15, 2021.
  18. AC_Barnechea. 1366764178497806344. March 3, 2021 . ¡Póker de cuatro caras se suman a los entrenamientos dirigidos por Jaime Pizarro!. Spanish.
  19. Web site: Valour FC, Nestor Monge mutually agree to part ways ahead of 2021 season . April 29, 2021 . canpl.ca. en-CA.
  20. Web site: Valour FC, Venezuelan striker Ronny Maza mutually terminate contract . May 14, 2021. canpl.ca. en-CA.
  21. CPVillarrobledo. 1309070235341910016. 24 September 2020 . Jose Galán, nuevo fichaje del CP Villarrobledo. Jose Galán, new signing of CP Villarrobledo. Spanish.
  22. Galanjp10. 1309221776287817732. 24 September 2020 . Winnipegers, it's not a goodbye, it's a see you later. See you at the end of March!. English.