2021 York United FC season explained

Club:	York United FC
Season:	2021
Stadium:	York Lions Stadium
Chrtitle:	Chairman
Chairman:	Mike Baldassarra
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Jim Brennan
League:	Canadian Premier League
League Result:	4th
Cup1:	CPL Playoffs
Cup1 Result:	Semi-finals
Cup2:	Canadian Championship
Cup2 Result:	Quarter-finals
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Prevseason:	2020
Nextseason:	2022

The 2021 York United FC season was the third season in the club's history and the first as York United.^[1]

Current squad

As of November 9, 2021.

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	Niko Giantsopoulos		GK	December 31, 2021
18	Eleias Himaras		GK	December 31, 2021	Toronto FC Academy
29			GK	December 31, 2021	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Defenders
3	Matteo Campagna		CB / DM	December 31, 2021	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
4	Jordan Wilson		CB / FB / DM	December 31, 2021	Nykøbing FC
5	Dominick Zator		CB	December 31, 2021	Cavalry FC
6	Roger Thompson		CB	December 31, 2021	Ljungskile SK
20	Diyaeddine Abzi		LB	December 31, 2021	A.S. Blainville
42	Ryan Lindsay		CB / DM	December 31, 2021	Dinamo Zagreb
66	Chrisnovic N'sa		CB / RB	December 31, 2021	HFX Wanderers
Midfielders
8	Sebastian Gutierrez		AM	December 31, 2021	Llaneros
10	Mateo Hernández (out on loan)		AM / LW / RW	December 31, 2021	Colón
12	Javier George		CM	December 31, 2021	Stade Beaucairois
14	Ijah Halley		RW / RB	December 31, 2021	Toronto FC Academy
16	Max Ferrari		CM	December 31, 2021	Aurora FC
19	Noah Verhoeven		CM	December 31, 2021	Pacific FC
21	Michael Petrasso		LW / RW	December 31, 2021	Valour FC
23	Gerard Lavergne		CM	December 31, 2021	FC Tucson
28	Cédric Toussaint		CM / AM	December 31, 2021	Montreal Impact Academy
30	Umar Muslim		LW / RW	December 31, 2021	FC Edmonton
36	Felix N'sa		DM / CB	December 31, 2021	Panellinios Montreal FC
44	Isaiah Johnston		CM	December 31, 2021	CBU Capers
70	Jordan Faria		CM	December 31, 2021	Toronto FC II
99	William Wallace (out on loan)		LW / RW / CM	December 31, 2021	Fluminense
Forwards
7	Álvaro Rivero		ST	December 31, 2021	Leganés B
9	Lisandro Cabrera (out on loan)		ST	December 31, 2021	Newell's Old Boys
11	Nicholas Hamilton		ST / RW / LW	December 31, 2021	Cavalier
13	Osvaldo Ramirez		ST	December 31, 2021	Cancún F.C.
17	Julian Ulbricht		ST	December 31, 2021	Hamburger SV II
80	Lowell Wright		CF	December 31, 2021	Woodbridge Strikers

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	From club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
17			Hamburger SV II	Free		^[2]
10			Colón	Free		^[3]
42			Dinamo Zagreb	Free		^[4]
4			Nykøbing FC	Free		^[5]
36			Panellinios Montreal FC	Free		^[6]
66			HFX Wanderers	Free		^[7]
1			Cavalry FC	Free		^[8]
28			Montreal Impact Academy	Free		^[9]
99			Fluminense	Undisclosed		^[10]
9			Newell's Old Boys	Free
8			Llaneros	Free		^[11]
5			Cavalry FC	Free		^[12]
19			Pacific FC	Free		^[13]
70			Toronto FC II	Free		^[14]
23			FC Tucson	Free
13			Cancún F.C.	Free
18	GK		Toronto FC Academy	Free	August 7, 2021	^[15]
30	MF		FC Edmonton	Free	September 22, 2021	^[16]
	GK			Free	September 22, 2021
12	MF		Stade Beaucairois	Free	October 7, 2022	^[17]

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
57		align=Mohammed, Terique	Terique Mohammed	Dundalk F.C.	Season-long loan
3		Matteo Campagna	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Season-long loan	August 24, 2021	^[18]

Draft picks

York United 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	4				Ontario Tech Ridgebacks
2	13				Ontario Tech Ridgebacks

Out

Transferred out

No.	Pos.	Player	To club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
22			Toronto FC II	Contract expired		^[19]
37				Option not picked up
8			Cavalry FC	Contract expired
				Option not picked up
99			Sampaio Corrêa	Option not picked up
26				Option not picked up
17				Contract expired
5			Atlético Ottawa	Contract expired
23			Bucheon FC	Contract expired
18			Atlético Ottawa	Contract expired
12			Guelph United FC	Contract expired
13				Retired		^[20]
10			Pacific FC	Contract expired		^[21]
3			HFX Wanderers	Contract terminated by mutual consent		^[22]
19			FC Edmonton	Contract expired		^[23]
57		Terique Mohammed	Dundalk F.C.	Loan terminated	September 22, 2021

Loans out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
11		align=Hamilton, Nicholas	Nicholas Hamilton	Dundee F.C.	Loaned until June 2021		^[24]
21		align=Petrasso, Michael	Michael Petrasso	Barnet F.C.	Loaned until June 2021		^[25]
5		align=Zator, Dominick	Dominick Zator	Vasalunds IF	Loaned until June 2021		^[26]
9		align=Cabrera, Lisandro	Lisandro Cabrera	Atlético Pantoja	Loaned until December 2021; terminated in June 2021		^[27]
10			Atlético Pantoja	Loaned until December 2021; terminated in June 2021		^[28]
9		align=Cabrera, Lisandro	Lisandro Cabrera	Guadalupe F.C.	Loaned until December 2021		^[29]
10			Guadalupe F.C.	Loaned until December 2021
99			Floresta Esporte Clube	Loaned until March 2022	August 30, 2021	^[30]

Competitions

Canadian Premier League

See main article: 2021 Canadian Premier League season.

Playoff matches

See also: 905 Derby.

Canadian Championship

See main article: article and 2021 Canadian Championship.

Statistics

Squad and statistics

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Top scorers

width=10	Rank	width=10	Nat.	Player	width=10	Pos.	width=80	Canadian Premier League	width=80	Canadian Championship	width=80	TOTAL
1			DF	6	0	6
			MF	6	0	6
			FW	6	0	6
2			FW	3	2	5
3			MF	2	1	3
			MF	3	0	3
			MF	3	0	3
			MF	2	1	3
4			FW	1	1	2
5			MF	1	0	1
			MF	1	0	1
			DF	1	0	1
			DF	1	0	1
Totals				36	5	41 Top assists width=10 Rank width=10 Nat. Player width=10 Pos. width=80 Canadian Premier League width=80 Canadian Championship width=80 TOTAL 1 MF 5 2 7 2 MF 4 0 4 3 DF 3 0 3 FW 3 0 3 MF 3 0 3 FW 3 0 3 4 MF 2 0 2 MF 1 1 2 5 MF 1 0 1 DF 1 0 1 FW 1 0 1 Totals 27 3 30 Clean sheets width=10 Rank width=10 Nat. Player width=80 Canadian Premier League width=80 Canadian Championship width=80 TOTAL 1 5 1 6 Totals 5 1 6 Disciplinary record No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL 1 GK Niko Giantsopoulos 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 DF Matteo Campagna 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 MF Jordan Wilson 8 0 0 0 8 0 5 DF Dominick Zator 2 1 0 0 2 1 6 DF Roger Thompson 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 FW Álvaro Rivero 1 1 1 0 2 1 8 MF 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 FW 2 0 1 0 3 0 14 MF Ijah Halley 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 MF 5 0 0 0 5 0 17 FW Julian Ulbricht 2 0 0 0 2 0 19 MF Noah Verhoeven 3 0 0 0 3 0 20 DF Diyaeddine Abzi 9 0 0 0 9 0 21 MF Michael Petrasso 3 0 1 0 4 0 28 MF Cédric Toussaint 8 0 0 0 8 0 44 MF Isaiah Johnston 11 0 0 0 11 0 57 DF Terique Mohammed 3 0 0 0 3 0 66 DF Chrisnovic N'sa 7 0 0 0 7 0 80 FW Lowell Wright 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 71 2 3 0 74 2 External links Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: York United Football Club unveils new identity . Canadian Premier League . 11 December 2020 . 11 December 2020.
2. Web site: York9 FC Signs German Striker Julian Ulbricht. York9fc.canpl.ca. York 9 FC. October 5, 2020. October 5, 2020.
3. Web site: York9 FC Signs Argentinian Midfielder Mateo Hernandez. York9fc.canpl.ca. York 9 FC. October 20, 2020. October 20, 2020.
4. Web site: York9 FC Signs Canadian Defender Ryan Lindsay. York9fc.canpl.ca. York 9 FC. October 21, 2020. October 21, 2020.
5. Web site: York9 FC Signs Canadian Midfielder Jordan Wilson. York9fc.canpl.ca. York 9 FC. October 22, 2020. October 22, 2020.
6. Web site: York9 FC Signs U18 Canadian Midfielder Felix N'sa. York9fc.canpl.ca. York 9 FC. November 4, 2020. November 4, 2020.
7. Web site: York9 FC Signs Canadian Defender Chrisnovic N'sa. York9fc.canpl.ca. York 9 FC. November 5, 2020. November 5, 2020.
8. Web site: York9 FC Signs Canadian Goalkeeper Niko Giantsopoulos. York9fc.canpl.ca. York 9 FC. November 10, 2020. November 10, 2020.
9. Web site: York9 FC Signs Canadian Midfielder Cédric Toussaint. York9fc.canpl.ca. York 9 FC. November 11, 2020. November 11, 2020.
10. Web site: York9 FC Sign Brazilian Winger William Wallace In Groundbreaking Transfer. York9fc.canpl.ca. York 9 FC. November 12, 2020. November 12, 2020.
11. Web site: York United FC Sign Colombian Midfielder Sebastian Gutierrez. Yorkunitedfc.canpl.ca. York United. December 15, 2020. December 15, 2020.
12. Web site: York United FC Signs Canadian Defender Dominick Zator . Yorkunitedfc.canpl.ca. York United. February 1, 2021. February 1, 2021.
13. Web site: York United FC Signs Canadian Midfielder Noah Verhoeven . Yorkunitedfc.canpl.ca. York United. February 4, 2021. February 4, 2021.
14. Web site: York United signs four new players and completes roster for 2021 season . Yorkunitedfc.canpl.ca. York United. June 3, 2021. June 3, 2021.
15. Web site: 2021-08-07. York United Recruits Eleias Himaras As Emergency Goalkeeper. 2021-11-10. Northern Tribune. en-US.
16. Web site: 2021-09-22. York United FC signs Muslim Umar and Andrew Romano to development contracts. 2021-09-23. York United FC. en-US.
17. Web site: 2021-10-06. York United FC signs 20-year-old Guyana international Javier George. 2021-10-08. York United FC. en-US.
18. Web site: 2021-08-24. York United adds defender Matteo Campagna on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps. 2021-08-24. Canadian Premier League. en-CA.
19. Web site: There is going to be off-season movement: Plans shaping up nicely for 2021. york9fc.canpl.ca. York9 FC. October 28, 2020. October 28, 2020.
20. Web site: Full Time, by Luca Gasparotto. york9fc.canpl.ca. York9 FC. November 3, 2020. November 3, 2020.
21. Web site: Free agent Manny Aparicio departs York9 to sign with Pacific FC. canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. November 6, 2020. November 6, 2020.
22. Web site: York9 FC and Morey Doner Agree to Part Ways. york9fc.canpl.ca. York9 FCdate=November 14, 2020. November 14, 2020.
23. Web site: Veteran Kyle Porter signs with FC Edmonton for 2021 season. canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. December 23, 2020. December 23, 2020.
24. Web site: September 28, 2020. York9 FC's Nicholas Hamilton sent on loan to Scottish club Dundee FC. September 28, 2020. Canadian Premier League. en-CA.
25. Web site: October 5, 2020. York9 FC’s Michael Petrasso joins English club Barnet FC on season-long loan. October 5, 2020. Canadian Premier League. en-CA.
26. Web site: February 2, 2021. York United FC loans Dominick Zator to Swedish side Vasalunds IF. February 2, 2021. Canadian Premier League. en-CA.
27. Web site: March 18, 2021. York United FC loans Lisandro Cabrera to Atlético Pantoja. March 18, 2021. York United. en-CA.
28. Web site: York United loans Mateo Hernández to Atlético Pantoja . yorkunitedfc.canpl.ca. York United. May 12, 2021. May 12, 2021.
29. Web site: June 2, 2021. York United FC loans Lisandro Cabrera and Mateo Hernandez to Guadalupe FC. June 2, 2021. York United. en-CA.
30. Web site: 2021-08-30. York United FC loan out Brazilian William Wallace. 2021-08-31. York United FC. en-US.