| 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.
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]
As of June 26, 2021.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 0 | Matt Silva |  | GK | December 31, 2021 | York9 FC | |
| 1 | Jonathan Sirois | | GK | December 31, 2021 | CF Montréal | |
| Defenders | ||||||
| 4 | Tony Mikhael |  | December 31, 2021 | Carleton Ravens | ||
| 5 | Amir Soto |  | CB | December 31, 2021 | CD Universitario | |
| 12 | Rocco Romeo | | CB | December 31, 2021 | Toronto FC | |
| 29 | Arnold Bouka Moutou | December 31, 2021 |  Dijon | |||
| 35 | Andrew Jean-Baptiste | CB | December 31, 2021 |  Umeå FC | ||
| 82 | Andy Baquero |  | RB / RW | December 31, 2021 |  Delfines del Este | |
| 42 | Rafael Galhardo |  | December 31, 2021 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| Rodrigo Reyes |  | CB | December 31, 2021 | C.D. Guadalajara | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 7 | Moses Dyer |  | CM | December 31, 2021 |  Florø SK | |
| 8 | Keven Alemán | | AM | December 31, 2021 | FC Edmonton | |
| 14 | Stefan Cebara | | RW / LW | December 31, 2021 | Vojvodina Novi Sad | |
| 17 | Brett Levis | | MF | December 31, 2021 | Vancouver Whitecaps | |
| 18 | Jared Ulloa |  | RW / LW | December 31, 2021 | Sporting Cristal | |
| 21 | José Galán |  | CM | December 31, 2021 |  Al-Jabalain | |
| 27 | Raphael Ohin |  | CM | December 31, 2021 | WSA Winnipeg | |
| 77 | Federico Peña | MF | December 31, 2021 |  Standard Liège | ||
| Forwards | ||||||
| 9 | Austin Ricci | | ST | December 31, 2021 | York9 FC | |
| 10 | Masta Kacher | CF / AM | December 31, 2021 |  Saint Louis FC | ||
| 16 | Daryl Fordyce | CF | December 31, 2021 | Sligo Rovers | ||
| 19 | William Akio | CF | December 31, 2021 | UTRGV Vaqueros | ||
| 24 | Sean Rea | | CF / CM | December 31, 2021 | CF Montréal | |
| No. | Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trujillanos | Free | January 7, 2021 | [4] | ||||
 Jicaral | Free | February 2, 2021 | [5] | ||||
| 8 | FC Edmonton | Free | February 4, 2021 | [6] | |||
| 19 | UTRGV Vaqueros | Free | May 5, 2021 | [7] | |||
| Vasco da Gama | Free | June 3, 2021 | [8] | ||||
| 4 | Carleton Ravens | Selected 14th overall in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft | June 11, 2021 | [9] | |||
| 82 | Delfines del Este | Free | June 26, 2021 | [10] |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | align=Ulloa, Jared | Jared Ulloa | Sporting Cristal | Season-long loan | [11] | ||
| 1 | align=Sirois, Jonathan | Jonathan Sirois | CF Montréal | Season-long loan | [12] | ||
| 24 | align=Rea, Sean | Sean Rea | CF Montréal | Season-long loan | |||
| align=Reyes, Rodrigo | Rodrigo Reyes | C.D. Guadalajara | Season-long loan | [13] | |||
| 12 | align=Romeo, Rocco | Rocco Romeo | Toronto FC | Season-long loan | [14] | ||
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.
| Round | Selection | Pos. | Player | Nationality | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Montreal Carabins | |||
| 2 | 14 | Carleton Ravens | |||
| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Retired | Contract expired | [15] | |||
| 33 | FC Edmonton | Contract expired | [16] | |||
| 4 | Contract expired | [17] | ||||
| 3 | Contract expired | |||||
| 11 | Fort Lauderdale CF | Contract expired | ||||
| 25 | Contract expired | |||||
| 8 | A.C. Barnechea | Contract expired | [18] | |||
| Contract terminated by mutual consent | April 29, 2021 | [19] | ||||
| Contract terminated by mutual consent | May 14, 2021 | [20] | ||||
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Fee/notes | Date | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | align=Galán, José | José Galán | Villarrobledo | Loaned until March 2021 | [21] [22] | ||
| 8 | Guadalupe | Loaned until May 2021 | |||||
See main article: 2021 Canadian Premier League season.
See main article: article and 2021 Canadian Championship.
| Pos | Nat | Name | Total | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | |||||
| 2 | DF | 18 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | DF | Arnold Bouka Moutou | 16 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4 | DF | Tony Mikhael | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | Amir Soto | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | Moses Dyer | 29 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8 | MF | Keven Alemán | 25 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | Austin Ricci | 18 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | Masta Kacher | 12 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF | Rocco Romeo | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | DF | Stefan Cebara | 27 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | FW | Daryl Fordyce | 28 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | Brett Levis | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW | Jared Ulloa | 23 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | William Akio | 30 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 21 | MF | José Galán | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | FW | Sean Rea | 25 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF | Raphael Ohin | 28 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | DF | Andrew Jean-Baptiste | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | DF | Rafael Galhardo | 25 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | MF | Caden Tomy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 77 | DF | 26 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 82 | MF | Andy Baquero | 23 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nat | Name | Total | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Conceded | Shutout | Apps | Conceded | Shutout | Apps | Conceded | Shutouts | ||||
| 1 | Jonathan Sirois | 24 | 31 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 99 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||