2023 Pacific FC season explained

Club:	Pacific FC
Season:	2023
Stadium:	Starlight Stadium
Chrtitle:	Chairman
Chairman:	Dean Shillington
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	James Merriman
League:	Canadian Premier League
Cup1:	Canadian Championship
Prevseason:	2022
Nextseason:	2024

The 2023 Pacific FC season is the fifth season in the history of Pacific FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.

Current squad

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	Emil Gazdov		GK	December 31, 2023	FC Nürnberg
12	Kieran Baskett		GK	December 31, 2023	HFX Wanderers
	Jack Garner		GK		Van Isle Wave
Defenders
2	Georges Mukumbilwa		RB	December 31, 2023	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
4	Paul Amedume		CB / DM	December 31, 2023	North Texas SC
5	Bradley Vliet		LB	December 31, 2023	Cavalry FC
13	Kunle Dada-Luke		FB / RW	December 31, 2023	Atlético Ottawa
16	Jalen Watson		CB / LB	December 31, 2023	Toronto FC II
26	Thomas Meilleur-Giguère		CB	December 31, 2023	Montreal Impact
55	Amer Didic		CB	December 31, 2023	FC Edmonton
Midfielders
7	Steffen Yeates		CM	December 31, 2023	Toronto FC II
11	Josh Heard		AM	December 31, 2023	Real Monarchs
20	Sean Young		CM	December 31, 2023	Victoria Highlanders
28	Cédric Toussaint		CM / AM	December 31, 2023	York United
31	Kekuta Manneh		LW / CF	December 31, 2023	San Antonio FC
34	Manny Aparicio		CM	December 31, 2023	York9 FC
	Zakaria Bahous		MF	December 31, 2023	Atlético Ottawa
	Sami Marvasti		CM		Van Isle Wave
Forwards
9	Easton Ongaro		ST	December 31, 2023	Whitecaps FC 2
10	Adonijah Reid		CF	December 31, 2023	Miami FC
14	David Brazão		CF	December 31, 2023	S.U. Sintrense
19	Abdul Binate		CF	December 31, 2023	CF Montréal Academy
21	Ayman Sellouf		LW / CF	December 31, 2023	Jong FC Utrecht
23	Djenairo Daniels		CF	December 31, 2023	Jong FC Utrecht

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	From club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
			Whitecaps FC 2	Free		^[1]
			HFX Wanderers	Free		^[2]
			York United	Return from loan
			FC Edmonton	Return from loan
			FC Edmonton	Return from loan
			North Texas SC	Return from loan		^[3]
			Toronto FC II	Free		^[4]
			Cavalry FC	Free		^[5]
			Jong FC Utrecht	Free		^[6]
			Miami FC	Free		^[7]
			HFX Wanderers	Free		^[8]
			S.U. Sintrense	Free		^[9]
			San Antonio FC	Free		^[10]
			UBC Thunderbirds	Selected 6th overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft		^[11]
			Van Isle Wave	Signed to a development contract
			Van Isle Wave	Signed to a development contract
			Atlético Ottawa	Free		^[12]

Draft picks

Pacific FC selected the following players in the 2023 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	Eric LaJeunesse		UBC
2	13	DF	Brandon Torresan		Trinity Western

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	To club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
3			Valour FC	Contract expired		^[14]
6				Contract expired
8			TSS FC Rovers	Contract expired
33			Al-Faisaly	Contract expired		^[15]
14				Contract expired
22			Retired			^[16]
30			Vancouver Whitecaps	End of loan
1			Vancouver FC	Contract expired		^[17]
5			Valour FC	Contract expired		^[18]
33			York United	Contract expired		^[19]
24			Atlético Ottawa	Contract expired		^[20]
			Haiphong FC	Contract expired		^[21]
				Contract expired
10			IFK Värnamo	Contract expired		^[22]
15				Contract terminated by mutual consent		^[23]

Loans out

Competitions

Canadian Premier League

Playoff matches

Canadian Championship

See main article: 2023 Canadian Championship.

External links

• Official Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pacific FC Signs Goal Scoring Phenom Easton Ongaro . Pacific FC . December 8, 2022 . November 15, 2022.
2. Web site: Pacific FC Signs Attacking Midfielder Pierre Lamothe . Pacific FC . December 8, 2022 . November 28, 2022.
3. Web site: Amedume Returning for 2023! . Pacific FC . December 8, 2022 . December 2, 2022.
4. Web site: Pacific FC announce signing of midfielder Steffen Yeates . Canadian Premier League . December 21, 2022 . December 21, 2022.
5. Web site: Pacific FC sign former Cavalry left-back Bradley Vliet . Canadian Premier League . January 13, 2023 . January 13, 2023.
6. Web site: Pacific FC signs Forward Ayman Sellouf . Pacific FC . January 25, 2023 . January 25, 2023.
7. Web site: Pacific FC signs Forward Adonijah Reid . Pacific FC . January 31, 2023 . January 31, 2023.
8. Web site: Baskett Weaves Way To Pacific FC . Northern Tribune . March 2, 2023 . March 2, 2023.
9. Web site: Pacific FC Signs Forward Brazão . Pacific FC . March 3, 2023 . March 3, 2023.
10. Web site: Pacific FC signs Kekuta Manneh . Pacific FC . April 3, 2023 . April 3, 2023.
11. Web site: PFC shows faith in youth development with signing of four young Canadian players . Pacific FC . April 12, 2023 . April 12, 2023.
12. Web site: Pacific FC signs midfielder Zakaria Bahous, loans out Pierre Lamothe . Canadian Premier League . September 1, 2023 . September 1, 2023.
13. Web site: Pacific FC sign defender Jalen Watson on loan from TFC II . Pacific FC. August 8, 2023. August 8, 2023.
14. Web site: Thank You, Jordan Haynes, Matteo Polisi, and Umaro Baldé! . Pacific FC . December 8, 2022 . November 2, 2022.
15. Web site: Thank You, Nathan Mavila and Luca Ricci! . Pacific FC . December 8, 2022 . November 7, 2022.
16. Web site: Retired Captain Jamar Dixon Takes Leadership Role with Pacific FC . Pacific FC . December 8, 2022 . November 8, 2022.
17. Web site: Callum Irving Departs Pacific FC . Northern Tribune . December 8, 2022 . December 8, 2022.
18. Web site: Abdou Samake Leaves Pacific FC . Northern Tribune . December 9, 2022 . December 9, 2022.
19. Web site: York United re-sign midfielder Matthew Baldisimo . Canadian Premier League . December 15, 2022 . December 15, 2022.
20. Web site: Gianni Dos Santos Departs Pacific FC . Northern Tribune . December 28, 2022 . December 28, 2022.
21. Web site: Bissainthe Inks Short-Term Deal In Vietnam . Northern Tribune . January 28, 2023 . January 28, 2023.
22. Web site: Thank You, Marco Bustos! . Pacific FC . January 4, 2023 . January 4, 2023.
23. Pacific FC. Pacificfccpl. 1611447012918169600. Thank you Jordan. We thank Jordan Brown as he departs Pacific. Jordan made great contributions to the club during his time here, joining in the latter half of the 2022 season..