2022 Cavalry FC season explained

Club:	Cavalry FC
Season:	2022
Manager:	Tommy Wheeldon Jr.
Chairman:	Ian Allison
Stadium:	ATCO Field
League:	Canadian Premier League
League Result:	TBD
Cup1:	Canadian Championship
Cup1 Result:	Quarter-finals
League Topscorer:	Aribim Pepple (6)
Mgrtitle:	Coach
Chrtitle:	President
Prevseason:	2021
Nextseason:	2023

The 2022 Cavalry FC season was the fourth season in the history of Cavalry FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.

Current squad

As of September 2, 2022^[1]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	Marco Carducci		GK	December 31, 2022
12	Julian Roloff		GK	December 31, 2022	FC Köln II
Defenders
2	Roberto Alarcón		RB	December 31, 2022	Universitatea Cluj
3			LB	December 31, 2022	Dundee F.C.
4	Daan Klomp		CB	December 31, 2022	NAC Breda
5	Mason Trafford		CB	December 31, 2022	Miami City
7			RB / RW / ST	December 31, 2022	FC Edmonton
18	Bradley Vliet		LB	December 31, 2022	FC Dordrecht
25	Karifa Yao		CB	December 31, 2022	CF Montréal
29	Michael Harms		CB	December 31, 2022	Calgary Foothills
Midfielders
6	Charlie Trafford		DM	December 31, 2022	Wrexham
8	Elijah Adekugbe		MF	December 31, 2022	Calgary Foothills
10	Sergio Camargo		AM	December 31, 2022	Calgary Foothills
11	José Escalante		LW	December 31, 2022	Juticalpa
14	Joseph Di Chiara		DM / CM	December 31, 2022	York9 FC
15	Elliot Simmons		CM	December 31, 2022	HFX Wanderers
17	Ben Fisk		RW / LW	December 31, 2022	Atlético Ottawa
21	Jean-Aniel Assi		RW / LW	December 31, 2022	CF Montréal
22	Mikaël Cantave		AM / CF	December 31, 2022	Chindia Târgoviște
24	David Norman Jr.		MF / LB	December 31, 2022	Inter Miami
	Niko Myroniuk		CM	December 31, 2022	Cavalry U-20
Forwards
9	Myer Bevan		ST	December 31, 2022	Auckland City
13	Ali Musse		ST / AM	December 31, 2022	1. FCA Darmstadt
19			ST	December 31, 2022	Clube Condeixa
20	Joe Mason		FW	December 31, 2022	Milton Keynes Dons
	Goteh Ntignee		FW / RW / LW	December 31, 2022	FC Grimma
	Gareth Smith-Doyle		FW		Cavalry U-20

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	From club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
9			Auckland City	Free		^[2]
7			FC Edmonton	Free		^[3]
6			Wrexham	Free		^[4]
12			FC Köln II	Free		^[5]
27			Calgary Foothills	Signed to a development contract		^[6]
23				Free		^[7]
18			FC Dordrecht	Free		^[8]
28			UBC Thunderbirds	Selected 14th overall in the 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft	May 14, 2022	^[9]
2			Universitatea Cluj	Free		^[10]
22			Chindia Târgoviște	Free		^[11]
29			Calgary Foothills	Signed to a development contract		^[12]
			FC Grimma	Free		^[13]
			Cavalry U-20	Free		^[14]
			Cavalry U-20	Signed to a development contract		^[15]

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
25		align=Yao, Karifa	Karifa Yao	CF Montréal	Season-long loan		^[16]
21		align=Assi, Jean-Aniel	Jean-Aniel Assi	CF Montréal	Season-long loan

Draft picks

Cavalry FC will make the following selections in the 2022 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.

Round	Selection	Pos.	Player	Nationality	University
1	6	DF	Caden Rogozinski		Mount Royal
2	14	DF	Markus Kaiser		UBC

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	To club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
21			Columbus Crew 2	Contract expired		^[17]
18			Rivers FC	Contract expired
2				Contract expired
19			Gudja United	Contract expired		^[18]
23			Atlético Palmaflor	Contract expired		^[19]
7			York United	Contract expired		^[20]
6			N/A	Retired		^[21]
16			Ross County	Undisclosed fee		^[22]
23			Luton Town	Undisclosed fee & sell-on clause		^[23]
22			N/A	Retired		^[24]

Pre-season and friendlies

Cavalry FC made a pre-season trip to Mexico where the club spent ten days training at the IA Sports Facility south of Monterrey and played in friendlies against Correcaminos, the Tigres B team, and a team from the Mexican third division, recording one win, one draw, and one loss.^{[25] [26]}

Competitions

Matches are listed in Calgary local time: Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−6) until November 5, and Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7) otherwise.

Canadian Premier League

See main article: 2022 Canadian Premier League season.

Playoff matches

Canadian Championship

See main article: article and 2022 Canadian Championship.

Statistics

Squad and statistics

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Top scorers

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1			FW	2	0	2
			FW	2	0
Totals				4	0	4

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Canadian Premier League		Canadian Championship		TOTAL
4	DF		Daan Klomp	3	0	0	0	3	0
5	DF		Mason Trafford	1	0	0	0	1	0
6	MF		Charlie Trafford	1	0	0	0	1	0
7	MF		Fraser Aird	1	0	0	0	1	0
10	MF		Sergio Camargo	1	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF		José Escalante	3	0	0	0	3	0
16	MF		Victor Loturi	1	0	0	0	1	0
17	MF		Ben Fisk	1	0	0	0	1	0
20	FW		Joe Mason	1	0	0	0	1	0
24	MF		David Norman Jr.	1	0	0	0	1	0
25	DF		Karifa Yao	2	0	0	0	2	0
Totals				16	0	0	0	16	0

External links

• Official Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cavalry FC . 2022-04-07 . Cavalry FC . en-CA.
2. Web site: Cavalry FC Announces First New Signing to the 2022 Roster . cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry FC. January 28, 2022. January 28, 2022.
3. Web site: Cavalry FC Adds Familiar CPL Face to the 2022 Roster . . 9 February 2022 . 9 February 2022.
4. Web site: Cavalry FC Welcomes "New Trafford" To the Roster . . 17 February 2022 . 17 February 2022.
5. Web site: Cavalry FC Signs Julian Roloff to the 2022 Roster . . March 18, 2022 . March 18, 2022.
6. Web site: Cavalry FC Signs Local Player to Development Contract . . April 8, 2022 . April 8, 2022.
7. Web site: Cavalry FC Welcomes Aribim Pepple (CAN) Back to the Roster . . April 28, 2022 . April 28, 2022.
8. Web site: Cavalry FC Announces a New Addition to the 2022 Roster . . April 30, 2022 . April 30, 2022.
9. Web site: Cavalry FC Announces a New Addition to the 2022 Roster . May 14, 2022. fcedmonton.canpl.ca. May 14, 2022 . en-CA.
10. Web site: Cavalry FC Signs Roberto Alarcón Sáez to 2022 Roster . . July 5, 2022 . July 5, 2022.
11. Web site: Cavalry FC Signs Mikaël Cantave to 2022 Roster . . July 13, 2022 . July 13, 2022.
12. Web site: Cavalry FC Signs Michael Harms to 2022 Roster . . July 27, 2022 . July 27, 2022.
13. Web site: Cavalry FC Signs Goteh Ntignee to 2022 Roster . . August 10, 2022 . August 10, 2022.
14. Web site: Cavalry Signs Local Lad Gareth Smith-Doyle To Multi-Year Deal . Northern Tribune . August 18, 2022 . August 18, 2022.
15. Web site: Cavalry FC Signs Niko Myroniuk to 2022 Roster . . September 2, 2022 . September 2, 2022.
16. Web site: Cavalry FC Signs Karifa Yao and Jean-Aniel Assi of CF Montreal on Loan to the 2022 Roster . cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry FC. March 18, 2022. March 18, 2022.
17. Web site: Cavalry FC announce departure of six players including Farsi, Yao. canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. November 25, 2021. December 28, 2021.
18. Web site: John Jacques . Ahinga Selemani Lands In Malta . Northern Tribune . 10 January 2022 . 9 January 2022.
19. Web site: 2022-01-14. Richard Luca Signs In Bolivia. 2022-01-15. Northern Tribune. en-US.
20. Web site: York United FC signs Brazilian attacking midfielder Oliver Minatel . . 25 January 2022 . 25 January 2022.
21. Web site: Cavalry FC captain, CanMNT veteran Nik Ledgerwood announces retirement . canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. January 31, 2022. January 31, 2022.
22. Web site: Rhodes . Benedict . Standout Cavalry youngster Victor Loturi transferred to Scottish side Ross County . Canadian Premier League . 21 June 2022 . 21 June 2022.
23. Web site: Aribim Pepple signs for Luton Town! . lutontown.co.uk . August 2, 2022 . August 2, 2022.
24. Web site: Cavalry FC Announces the Retirement of Tyson Farago . cavalryfc.canpl.ca . August 9, 2022 . August 9, 2022.
25. Web site: Cavalry Wraps Up Training In Mexico . northerntribune.ca . Northern Tribune . John . Jacques . March 11, 2022. March 19, 2022.
26. Web site: Cavalry Shifting Into Gear As Season Approaches . northerntribune.ca . Northern Tribune . John . Jacques . March 22, 2022. March 22, 2022.