2023 CF Montréal season explained

Club:CF Montréal
Season:2023
Owner:Joey Saputo
Chrtitle:President
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Hernán Losada
League:Major League Soccer
League Result:Conference: 10th
Overall: 20th
Cup1:CC
Cup1 Result:Finals
Cup2:Leagues Cup
Cup2 Result:Group stage
League Topscorer:Chinonso Offor (4)
Season Topscorer:Chinonso Offor (5)
Highest Attendance:23,352 (March 16 vs. Philadelphia Union)
Lowest Attendance:10,062 (May 24 vs. Forge FC, Canadian Championship)
Average Attendance:17,552[1]
Largest Win:4–0 (June 10 v. Minnesota United, MLS)
Largest Loss:5–0 (April 1 v. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS)
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Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024
Stadium:Saputo Stadium

The 2023 CF Montréal season was the club's 30th season of existence, and their 12th in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid.

In addition to competing in the MLS, the club also played in the Canadian Championship and the Leagues Cup.

Current squad

Source, As of September 18, 2023:[2] [3]

No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (age at year end)Previous club
Goalkeepers
1Logan KettererGK9 November 1993 El Paso Locomotive FC
40Jonathan SiroisGK27 July 2001 Montreal Impact Academy
41James PantemisGK21 February 1997 Montreal Impact Academy
Defenders
4Fernando ÁlvarezCB24 August 2003 C.F. Pachuca
15Zachary Brault-GuillardRB30 December 1998 Lyon
16Joel WatermanCB24 January 1996 Cavalry FC
22Aaron HerreraWB6 June 1997 Real Salt Lake
24George CampbellCB22 June 2001 Atlanta United FC
25Gabriele CorboCB11 January 2000 Bologna
26Róbert ThorkelssonCB3 April 2002 Breiðablik
Midfielders
2Victor WanyamaDM25 June 1991 Tottenham Hotspur
6Samuel PietteDM12 November 1994 CD Izarra
7Ahmed HamdyCM10 February 1998 El Gouna FC
10Bryce DukeCM28 February 2001 Inter Miami CF
19Nathan-Dylan SalibaCM7 February 2004 Montreal Impact Academy
23Ousman JabangDM29 March 2001 Mercer Bears
27Sean ReaCM15 May 2002 Montreal Impact Academy
29Mathieu ChoinièreAM7 February 1999 Montreal Impact Academy
Attackers
9Chinonso OfforFW27 May 2000 Chicago Fire FC
11Ariel LassiterFW27 September 1994 Inter Miami CF
13Mason ToyeFW16 October 1998 Minnesota United FC
14Sunusi IbrahimFW1 October 2002 Nasarawa United F.C.
17Jojea KwizeraFW1 January 1999 Utah Valley Wolverines
21Lassi LappalainenFW24 August 1998 Bologna
28Jules-Anthony VilsaintFW6 January 2003 Royal Antwerp F.C.
30Romell QuiotoFW9 August 1991 Houston Dynamo
90Kwadwo OpokuFW13 July 2001 Los Angeles FC

International roster slots

Montreal currently has six MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2023 season. Montreal has eight slots allotted from the league and sold two to St. Louis City SC & Los Angeles FC. In addition, starting in 2022, CF Montreal are allowed to make three international players exempt from status if they have been on the roster for more than one year.

Slot! style="background:#00f; color:white; text-align:center;"
PlayerNationality
ExemptLassi Lappalainen Finland
ExemptVictor Wanyama Kenya
ExemptAhmed Hamdy Egypt
1Sunusi Ibrahim Nigeria
2Róbert Thorkelsson Iceland
3Chinonso Offor Nigeria
4Gabriele Corbo Italy
5Kwadwo Opoku Ghana
6Vacant
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Nationality
Romell Quioto Honduras G
Fernando Álvarez Colombia / USA
Jojea Kwizera / USA
Ariel Lassiter / USA
Aaron Herrera / USA
Zachary Brault-Guillard Haiti / Canada[4]
Jules-Anthony Vilsaint Haiti / Canada
Jean-Aniel Assi Ivory Coast / Canada
Ilias Iliadis Greece / Canada

Management

Coaching staff

Player movement

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource
24 DF $900,000 GAM December 13, 2022 [5]
22 DF $500,000 GAM December 21, 2022 [6]
5 MF Free Transfer January 14, 2023 [7]
28 FW Free Transfer February 11, 2023 [8]
23 MF MLS Super Draft March 1, 2023 [9]
25 DF Transfer March 20, 2023 [10]
10 MF Traded for Kamal Miller & $1,300,000 GAM April 12, 2023 [11]
11 FW Traded for Kamal Miller & $1,300,000 GAM April 12, 2023
90 FW $1,650,000 GAM July 5, 2023 [12]
4 DF Transfer Fee July 28, 2023 [13]

Out

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource
8 MF $5,000,000 August 24, 2022 [14]
1 GK End of Loan November 17, 2022
19 DF FC Argeș PiteștiOption declined November 17, 2022
24 DF Option declined November 17, 2022
33 DF Option declined November 17, 2022
34 MF Option declined November 17, 2022
9 FW Bjørn Maars JohnsenOption declined November 17, 2022
22 DF $3,000,000 December 3, 2022 [15]
28 MF Transfer Fee December 5, 2022 [16]
10 FW $800,000 in GAM January 26, 2023 [17]
23 FW $250,000 in GAM February 24, 2023 [18]
3 DF Traded April 12, 2023 [19]
4 DF $400,000 in GAM July 31, 2023 [20]
8 MF Contract Terminated September 18, 2023 [21]

Loans out

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toLoan start dateLoan end dateSource
9 FW S.V. Zulte WaregemSeptember 7, 2022 January 31, 2023 [22]
35 FW Atlético OttawaFebruary 15, 2023 December 31, 2023 [23]
18 MF San Antonio FCApril 25, 2023 December 31, 2023 [24]
5 MF Atlético OttawaJuly 28, 2023 December 31, 2023 [25]

MLS SuperDraft picks

See main article: 2023 MLS SuperDraft.

RoundNo.Pos.PlayerCollege/Club teamTransactionSource
254 MF Milo GarvanianReleased
375 DF Ousman Jabang Mercer BearsSigned
383 GK Nick Christoffersen

Friendlies

Pre-Season

Unless otherwise noted, all times in EST

Major League Soccer regular season

See also: 2023 Major League Soccer season.

Tables

Overall

Matches

Leagues Cup

See also: 2023 Leagues Cup.

Group stage

See also: 2023 Leagues Cup group stage.

East 2

Canadian Championship

See main article: 2023 Canadian Championship.

Canadian Championship results

Statistics

Appearances, Minutes Played, and Goals Scored

Player Total
Goalkeepers
1Logan Ketterer1 <-- Total appearances -->90 <-- Total minutes played -->0 <-- Total goals -->0 0 0 1 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->90 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->0 0 0
40Jonathan Sirois38 <-- Total appearances -->3337 <-- Total minutes played -->0 <-- Total goals -->33 2887 0 3 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->270 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->2 180 0
41James Pantemis2 <-- Total appearances -->173 <-- Total minutes played -->0 <-- Total goals -->2 173 0 0 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->0 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->0 0 0
Defenders
4Fernando Álvarez4 <-- Total appearances -->255 <-- Total minutes played -->0 <-- Total goals -->4 255 0 0 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->0 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->0 0 0
15Zachary Brault-Guillard30 <-- Total appearances -->1630 <-- Total minutes played -->2 <-- Total goals -->24 1308 1 4 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->224 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->1 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->2 98 0
16Joel Waterman32 <-- Total appearances -->2805 <-- Total minutes played -->1 <-- Total goals -->28 2375 1 3 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->270 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->2 180 0
22Aaron Herrera23 <-- Total appearances -->1592 <-- Total minutes played -->0 <-- Total goals -->19 1419 0 2 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->91 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->2 82 0
24George Campbell29 <-- Total appearances -->1965 <-- Total minutes played -->1 <-- Total goals -->26 1852 1 3 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->113 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->0 0 0
25Gabriele Corbo34 <-- Total appearances -->2818 <-- Total minutes played -->0 <-- Total goals -->28 2085 0 4 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->353 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->2 180 0
26Róbert Thorkelsson10 <-- Total appearances -->312 <-- Total minutes played -->0 <-- Total goals -->9 222 0 1 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->90 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->0 0 0
Midfielders
2Victor Wanyama28 <-- Total appearances -->1959 <-- Total minutes played -->0 <-- Total goals -->25 1788 0 2 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->157 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->1 14 0
5Ilias Iliadis7 <-- Total appearances -->341 <-- Total minutes played -->0 <-- Total goals -->6 251 0 1 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->90 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->0 0 0
6Samuel Piette17 <-- Total appearances -->1175 <-- Total minutes played -->0 <-- Total goals -->16 1098 0 0 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->0 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->1 77 0
7Ahmed Hamdy16 <-- Total appearances -->574 <-- Total minutes played -->1 <-- Total goals -->13 469 1 2 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->92 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->1 13 0
10Bryce Duke31 <-- Total appearances -->1774 <-- Total minutes played -->3 <-- Total goals -->26 1473 2 3 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->144 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->2 157 1
19Nathan-Dylan Saliba33 <-- Total appearances -->1952 <-- Total minutes played -->0 <-- Total goals -->28 1767 0 3 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->65 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->2 120 0
23Ousman Jabang3 <-- Total appearances -->75 <-- Total minutes played -->0 <-- Total goals -->3 75 0 0 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->0 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->0 0 0
27Sean Rea18 <-- Total appearances -->908 <-- Total minutes played -->1 <-- Total goals -->15 734 0 3 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->174 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->1 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->0 0 0
29Mathieu Choinière34 <-- Total appearances -->2931 <-- Total minutes played -->6 <-- Total goals -->28 2436 5 4 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->315 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->2 180 1
Forwards
9Chinonso Offor36 <-- Total appearances -->1888 <-- Total minutes played -->5 <-- Total goals -->29 1515 4 4 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->238 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->1 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->2 127 0
11Ariel Lassiter31 <-- Total appearances -->1956 <-- Total minutes played -->2 <-- Total goals -->27 1600 1 4 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->251 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->1 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->2 105 0
13Mason Toye16 <-- Total appearances -->714 <-- Total minutes played -->3 <-- Total goals -->14 680 3 1 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->12 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->1 22 0
14Sunusi Ibrahim29 <-- Total appearances -->1447 <-- Total minutes played -->6 <-- Total goals -->25 1174 3 3 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->264 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->3 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->1 9 0
17Jojea Kwizera4 <-- Total appearances -->133 <-- Total minutes played -->0 <-- Total goals -->4 133 0 0 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->0 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->0 0 0
21Lassi Lappalainen25 <-- Total appearances -->1181 <-- Total minutes played -->2 <-- Total goals -->21 1034 2 2 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->89 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->2 58 0
28Jules-Anthony Vilsaint13 <-- Total appearances -->445 <-- Total minutes played -->1 <-- Total goals -->11 408 1 1 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->6 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->1 31 0
30Romell Quioto14 <-- Total appearances -->871 <-- Total minutes played -->3 <-- Total goals -->13 796 3 1 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->75 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->0 0 0
90Kwadwo Opoku13 <-- Total appearances -->1104 <-- Total minutes played -->4 <-- Total goals -->12 937 4 0 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->0 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->2 167 0
No Longer with the Club
3Kamal Miller6 <-- Total appearances -->477 <-- Total minutes played -->0 <-- Total goals -->6 477 0 0 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->0 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->0 0 0
4Rudy Camacho26 <-- Total appearances -->2130 <-- Total minutes played -->1 <-- Total goals -->20 1613 1 4 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->337 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->2 180 0
8Matko Miljevic7 <-- Total appearances -->184 <-- Total minutes played -->0 <-- Total goals -->10 124 0 2 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->60 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->0 0 0
18Rida Zouhir6 <-- Total appearances -->308 <-- Total minutes played -->0 <-- Total goals -->5 218 0 1 <-- Canadian Championship appearances -->90 <-- Canadian Championship minutes played -->0 <-- Canadian Championship goals -->0 0 0
Last updated: October 23, 2023

Top scorers

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1 Mathieu Choinière MF 5 16
1Sunusi Ibrahim FW 3 3 6
3Chinonso Offor FW 4 1 5
4 Kwadwo Opoku FW 4 4
5Romell Quioto FW 3 3
5 Bryce Duke MF 2 13
5 Mason Toye FW 3 3
8Ariel Lassiter MF 1 1 2
8 Zachary Brault-Guillard DF 1 1 2
8 Lassi Lappalainen FW 2 2
11 Jules-Anthony Vilsaint FW 1 1
11 Sean Rea MF 1 1
11 Joel Waterman DF 1 1
11 George CampbellDF 1 1
11 MF 1 1
11 Rudy Camacho DF 1 1
Totals33 7 2 42 Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Top Assists

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1 Mathieu Choinière MF 5 2 7
2Ariel Lassiter FW 2 1 1 4
2Sunusi Ibrahim FW 3 1 4
4 MF 2 1 3
4 Gabriele Corbo DF 2 1 3
4 Lassi Lappalainen FW 3 3
4 Joel Waterman DF 3 3
8 Sean Rea MF 2 2
8DF 2 2
8 Bryce Duke MF 2 2
11 Victor Wanyama MF 1 1
11 Mason Toye FW 1 1
11 Rida Zouhir MF 1 1
11 Jules-Anthony Vilsaint FW 1 1
11 Zachary Brault-Guillard DF 1 1
11 Nathan Saliba MF 1 1
11 Kwadwo Opoku FW 1 1
11Romell Quioto FW 1 1
11 Matko Miljevic MF 1 1
Totals34 7 1 42Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Goals Against Average

No.Nat.PlayerTotalMajor League SoccerCanadian ChampionshipLeagues Cup
MINGAGAAMINGAGAAMINGAGAAMINGAGAA
1 United StatesLogan Ketterer9000.00000.009000.00000.00
40 CanadaJonathan Sirois3337531.432887471.4727031.0018031.50
41 CanadaJames Pantemis17352.6017352.60000.00000.00Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Clean sheets

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1 Logan Ketterer 1 1
40 Jonathan Sirois 11 1 12
41 James Pantemis 0
Totals11 2 0 13Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Top minutes played

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40Jonathan Sirois GK 2887 270 180 3337
29 Mathieu Choinière MF 2436 315 180 2931
25 Gabriele Corbo DF 2085 353 180 2818
16 Joel Waterman DF 2375 270 180 2805
4 Rudy Camacho DF 1613 337 180 2130
24 DF 1852 113 1965
2 Victor Wanyama MF 1788 15714 1959
11Ariel Lassiter FW 1600 251 105 1956
10 Nathan Saliba MF 176765 120 1952
9Chinonso Offor FW 1515 238 127 1888

Notes and References

  1. News: Kennedy . Paul . October 22, 2023 . MLS breaks attendance record . . subscription . October 25, 2023.
  2. Web site: Montreal Impact — Roster — Players. impactmontreal.com. September 18, 2023.
  3. Web site: FC Montreal unveils its 2016 roster. 1 March 2016. impactmontreal.com. 8 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Wandrille Lefèvre . montrealimpact.com . April 1, 2013 . dead . April 2, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130905132537/http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/players/wandrille-lef%C3%A8vre . September 5, 2013 .
  5. News: CF Montréal acquires defender George Campbell . December 13, 2022 . cfmontreal.com . December 13, 2022.
  6. News: CF Montréal acquires defender Aaron Herrera from Real Salt Lake . December 21, 2022 . cfmontreal.com . December 21, 2022.
  7. News: CF Montréal acquires midfielder Ilias Iliadis . January 14, 2023 . cfmontreal.com . January 14, 2023.
  8. News: CF Montréal acquires Quebec forward Jules-Anthony Vilsaint . February 11, 2023 . cfmontreal.com . February 11, 2023.
  9. News: CF Montréal signs Ousman Jabang . March 1, 2023 . cfmontreal.com . March 1, 2023.
  10. News: Defender Gabriele Corbo returns to CF Montréal . March 20, 2023 . cfmontreal.com . March 20, 2023.
  11. News: CF Montréal acquires Bryce Duke and Ariel Lassiter from Inter Miami CF . April 12, 2023 . cfmontreal.com . April 12, 2023.
  12. News: CF Montréal acquires forward Kwadwo Opoku . July 5, 2023 . cfmontreal.com . July 5, 2023.
  13. News: CF Montréal acquires defender Fernando Álvarez . July 28, 2023 . cfmontreal.com . July 28, 2023.
  14. News: CF Montréal exercises options for 10 players . November 17, 2022 . cfmontreal.com . November 17, 2022.
  15. News: Alistair Johnston transferred to Celtic FC . December 3, 2022 . cfmontreal.com . December 3, 2022.
  16. News: Ismaël Koné transferred to Watford FC . December 5, 2022 . cfmontreal.com . December 5, 2022.
  17. News: CF Montréal concludes trade with the Philadelphia Union. January 26, 2023 . cfmontreal.com . January 26, 2023.
  18. News: Kei Kamara traded to the Chicago Fire. February 24, 2023 . cfmontreal.com . February 24, 2023.
  19. News: CF Montréal acquires Bryce Duke and Ariel Lassiter from Inter Miami CF. April 12, 2023 . cfmontreal.com . April 12, 2023.
  20. News: CF Montréal receives $400,000 in general allocation money in return for Rudy Camacho. July 31, 2023 . cfmontreal.com . July 31, 2023.
  21. News: MLS has terminated the contract of CF Montréal midfielder Matko Miljevic. September 18, 2023 . cfmontreal.com . September 18, 2023.
  22. News: Chinonso Offor loaned to Belgian club SV Zulte Waregem . September 7, 2022 . cfmontreal.com . September 7, 2022.
  23. News: Jean-Aniel Assi loaned to Atlético Ottawa . February 15, 2023 . cfmontreal.com . February 15, 2023.
  24. News: Rida Zouhir loaned to San Antonio FC . May 2, 2023 . cfmontreal.com . April 25, 2023.
  25. News: Ilias Iliadis loaned to Atlético Ottawa . July 28, 2023 . cfmontreal.com . July 28, 2023.