2024 Vancouver FC season explained

Club:Vancouver FC
Season:2024
Manager:Afshin Ghotbi
Chairman:Rob Friend
Stadium:Willoughby Community Park Stadium
League:Canadian Premier League
League Result:5th
Cup1:Canadian Championship
Cup1 Result:Preliminary round
League Topscorer:Alejandro Díaz
(8 goals)
Mgrtitle:Coach
Chrtitle:President
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025
Average Attendance:
Highest Attendance:6,281 vs. Cavalry FC
(June 16)
Lowest Attendance:2,612 vs. Atlético Ottawa
(May 12)
Largest Win:4–1 vs. Valour FC
(Home, April 14, CPL)
Largest Loss:0–4 vs. HFX Wanderers FC
(Home, June 23, CPL)
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The 2024 Vancouver FC season is the second season in the history of Vancouver FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.

Current squad

As of August 16, 2024

No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (Age)Previous clubNotes
Goalkeepers
1Callum IrvingGK16 March 1993 Pacific FC
28Niko GiantsopoulosGK24 June 1994 York United
Defenders
2Kadin ChungRB5 September 1998 Toronto FC
3Rocco RomeoCB25 March 2000 Valour FC
4Allan EnyouCB24 December 2003 Leganés B,
5Matteo CampagnaCB / DM4 June 2004 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
12Tyler CrawfordLB9 March 2004 Michigan State Spartans
13David Norman Jr.LB / MF31 May 1998 St Patrick's Athletic
20Anthony WhiteCB1 August 2003 Toronto Varsity Blues
23Paris GeeLB / RB5 July 1994 York United
24Elage BahRB30 July 2004 Whitecaps FC 2
25James CameronRB24 January 2005 Unity FC
40Joey BuchananCB / DM13 May 2007 Burnaby FC
Midfielders
6Vasco FryCM30 July 2000 Whitecaps FC 2
7Ben FiskRW / LW4 February 1993 Cavalry FC
8Renan GarciaCM19 June 1986 Comercial
10Gabriel BitarAM / CF23 August 1998 FC Edmonton
11Mikaël CantaveAM / CF25 October 1996 Cavalry FC
17Zach VerhovenLW / RW / RB17 August 1998 Atlético Ottawa
21Kembo KibatoAM16 September 2000 Hartford Athletic
26Taryck TahidAM / CF20 April 2007 VanCity Pro FA,
27Grady McDonnellCM17 February 2008 Whitecaps FC Academy
29Thomas PowellAM11 May 2001 Unity FC,
Olivier RommensCM3 February 1995 Balzan F.C.
Forwards
9Alejandro DíazFW27 January 1996 Sogndal,
19José NavarroCF20 February 2003 UNAM
44Sebastian DzikowskiFW23 August 2001 UBC Thunderbirds,
Ayman SelloufLW / CF25 August 2001 Pacific FC,

Transfers

In

No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource
Cavalry FCTransferred for a lower draft pick in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft[1]
13align=Fry, Vasco Vasco Fry Whitecaps FC 2Loan ended; signed on a permanent deal[2]
St Patrick's AthleticFree[3]
Whitecaps FC AcademyFree[4]
align=Gee, Paris Paris Gee York UnitedFree[5]
align=Navarro, José José Navarro UNAMFree[6]
align=Bah, Elage Elage Bah Whitecaps FC 2Free[7]
align=Kibato, Kembo Kembo Kibato Hartford AthleticFree[8]
align=Verhoven, Zach Zach Verhoven Atlético OttawaFree[9]
align=Dyer, Moses Moses Dyer FC TulsaFree[10]
align=Giantsopoulos, Niko Niko Giantsopoulos York UnitedFree[11]
Unity FCSelected 15th in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft, signed a U-Sports ContractApril 6, 2024[12]
UBC ThunderbirdsSigned a U-Sports ContractApril 6, 2024
align=Campagna, Matteo Matteo Campagna Vancouver WhitecapsFree[13]
align=Buchanan, Joey Joey Buchanan Burnaby FCSigned to a development contract[14]
align=Rommens, Olivier Olivier Rommens Balzan F.C.Free[15]

Loans in

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromFee/notesDateSource
align=Díaz, Alejandro Alejandro Díaz SogndalOne year loan, extended through June 30, 2025[16] [17]
align=Enyou, Allan Allan Enyou Leganés BSeason-long loan[18]
align=Sellouf, Ayman Ayman Sellouf Pacific FCSeason-long loan[19]

Draft picks

Vancouver FC selected the following players in the 2024 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.

RoundSelectionPos.PlayerNationalityUniversity
12MFLuke NormanUBC
215MFThomas PowellTrinity Western

Out

Transferred out

No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource
21align=Zielinski, Jeremy Jeremy ZielinskiOption declined[20]
14align=Gyimah, Nicky Nicky GyimahOption declined
7align=St. Louis, Nathaniel Nathaniel St. Louis Simcoe County RoversOption declined
10align=Hundal, Shaan Shaan Hundal Valour FCOption declined
8align=Zadeh, Nima Nima Moazeni ZadehContract expired[21] [22]
17align=Kwak, Min-jae Min-jae Kwak Chattanooga FCContract expired
24align=Thompson, Lennon Lennon Thompson Hearts BContract expired[23]
33align=Mejia, Ivan Ivan Mejia TSS RoversContract expired
18align=Kinani, Ameer Ameer KinaniContract expired
4align=Bakare, Ibrahim Ibrahim Bakare Cheltenham TownContract terminated by mutual consent[24]
15align=Kane, Mouhamadou Mouhamadou Kane CS Saint-LaurentContract terminated by mutual consent
16align=Simmons, Elliot Elliot Simmons WealdstoneContract terminated by mutual consent[25]

Loans out

Competitions

Canadian Premier League

See main article: 2024 Canadian Premier League season.

Matches

Canadian Championship

See main article: article and 2024 Canadian Championship.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|-! colspan="10" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers |-! colspan="10" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders |-! colspan="10" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders |-! colspan="10" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards

Goalscorers

width=15width=15width=15width=15width=145Namewidth=80CPLwidth=80Canadian Championshipwidth=80Total
1 9FWAlejandro Díaz808
2 18FWMoses Dyer404
310MFGabriel Bitar303
4 3DFRocco Romeo202
6MFVasco Fry202
24DFElage Bah202
7 11MFMikaël Cantave101
13DFDavid Norman Jr.101
23DFParis Gee101
Totals24024

Clean sheets

width=15width=15width=15width=15width=145Namewidth=80CPLwidth=80Canadian Championshipwidth=80Total
11GKCallum Irving303
Totals303

Disciplinary record

PlayerCPLCanadian ChampionshipTotal
1GKCallum Irving000 000000
2DFKadin Chung100 000100
3DFRocco Romeo400 000400
4DFAllan Enyou300 000300
5DFMatteo Campagna100 000100
6MFVasco Fry601 000601
7MFBen Fisk000 000000
8MFRenan Garcia500 000500
9FWAlejandro Díaz100 000100
10MFGabriel Bitar100 000100
11MFMikaël Cantave300 000300
12DFTyler Crawford000 000000
13DFDavid Norman Jr.300 100400
16MFOlivier Rommens100 000100
17MFZach Verhoven200 000200
18FWMoses Dyer500 000500
19FWJosé Navarro100 000100
20DFAnthony White000 000000
21MFKembo Kibato200 000200
23DFParis Gee400 000400
24DFElage Bah200 000200
25DFJames Cameron200 000200
26MFTaryck Tahid000 000000
27MFGrady McDonnell000 000000
28GKNiko Giantsopoulos100 000100
29MFThomas Powell100 000100
40DFJoey Buchanan000 000000
44FWSebastian Dzikowski100 000100
Totals50011005101

Honours

Monthly Awards

!Month!Name!Award!Source
MayCallum IrvingGoalkeeper of the Month[26]

Team of the Week

The Gatorade Team of the Week is selected by the CPL's Kristian Jack and OneSoccer's Oliver Platt.

!Week!Name!Source
scope=row style=text-align:center1Paris Gee
Gabriel Bitar
Alejandro Díaz		[27]
scope=row style=text-align:center2Rocco Romeo
Renan Garcia
Moses Dyer		[28]
scope=row style=text-align:center5Callum Irving
Kadin Chung		[29]
6Allan Enyou
Rocco Romeo (2)
Vasco Fry		[30]
7Paris Gee (2)
Vasco Fry (2)
Moses Dyer (2)		[31]
9Moses Dyer (3)[32]
10Kadin Chung (2)[33]
12Callum Irving (2)
Rocco Romeo (3)		[34]
13Gabriel Bitar (2)[35]
15Grady McDonnell[36]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vancouver FC acquire Ben Fisk from Cavalry FC . Canadian Premier League. January 9, 2024. January 9, 2024.
  2. Web site: Vancouver FC announce return of Cantave, Garcia and Fry for 2024. Canadian Premier League. January 11, 2024. January 11, 2024.
  3. Web site: Homeward Bound: David Norman Jr. Set For Vancouver FC . Northern Tribune . January 15, 2024. January 15, 2024.
  4. Web site: ‘He’s got the ambition’: Vancouver FC sign 15-year-old ‘top talent’ Grady McDonnell . Canadian Premier League . January 17, 2024. January 17, 2024.
  5. Web site: ‘It means so much’: Paris Gee grateful to be close to home, family after Vancouver FC move. Vancouver FC. January 23, 2024. January 23, 2024.
  6. Web site: Vancouver FC announce first international signing of 2024, José Navarro . Vancouver FC. February 16, 2024. February 16, 2024.
  7. Web site: Vancouver FC adds former WFC2 defender Elage Bah to 2024 roster . Vancouver FC. February 20, 2024. February 20, 2024.
  8. Web site: Vancouver FC sign attacking midfielder Kembo Kibato . Canadian Premier League. February 29, 2024. February 29, 2024.
  9. Web site: Vancouver FC sign Canadian midfielder Zach Verhoven . Canadian Premier League. March 14, 2024. March 14, 2024.
  10. Web site: Vancouver FC sign New Zealand international Moses Dyer . Canadian Premier League. March 20, 2024. March 20, 2024.
  11. Web site: Vancouver FC signs CPL veteran Niko Giantsopoulos . Vancouver FC. April 5, 2024. April 5, 2024.
  12. Web site: Vancouver FC signs Thomas Powell and Sebastian Dzikowski to U SPORTS contracts . Vancouver FC . April 6, 2024 . April 6, 2024.
  13. Web site: Youth National Team defender Matteo Campagna joins Vancouver FC . Vancouver FC. April 8, 2024. April 8, 2024.
  14. Web site: Vancouver FC sign 16-year-old midfielder Joey Buchanan to Development Contract . Canadian Premier League. April 10, 2024. April 10, 2024.
  15. Web site: Vancouver FC add Belgian midfielder Olivier Rommens . Canadian Premier League. July 19, 2024. July 19, 2024.
  16. Web site: Diaz on loan to Vancouver FC. Sogndal Football. July 7, 2023. July 7, 2023.
  17. Web site: Wero Díaz is staying in Vancouver. Vancouver FC. July 3, 2024. July 3, 2024.
  18. Web site: The Eagles bring international defender Allan Enyou to Vancouver. Vancouver FC. May 7, 2024. May 7, 2024.
  19. Web site: Moses Dyer joins Pacific FC on loan; Ayman Sellouf loaned to Vancouver FC. Canadian Premier League. August 16, 2024. August 16, 2024.
  20. Web site: Vancouver FC parts ways with four players after inaugural season, Thank you to Hundal, St. Louis, Gyimah, and Zielinski . Vancouver FC . November 9, 2023 . December 9, 2023.
  21. Web site: The future of Vancouver’s game changers is up in the air . Vancouver FC . November 16, 2023 . December 9, 2023.
  22. Web site: Vancouver FC announces 2024 roster update . Vancouver FC . January 5, 2024 . January 5, 2024.
  23. Web site: Lennon joins Wee Jambos . Hearts FC . January 7, 2024 . January 7, 2024.
  24. Web site: Thank you Ibrahim Bakare; Vancouver FC part ways with English defender . Vancouver FC . February 15, 2024 . February 15, 2024.
  25. Web site: Vancouver FC and midfielder Elliot Simmons part ways . Vancouver FC . May 28, 2024 . May 28, 2024.
  26. Web site: 2024-06-06 . Vancouver FC's Callum Irving named Allstate CPL Goalkeeper of the Month for May . 2024-06-07 . Canadian Premier League.
  27. Web site: 2024-04-15 . Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 1) . 2024-05-20 . Canadian Premier League.
  28. Web site: 2024-04-22 . Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 2) . 2024-05-20 . Canadian Premier League.
  29. Web site: 2024-05-13 . Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 5) . 2024-05-20 . Canadian Premier League.
  30. Web site: 2024-05-21 . Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 6) . 2024-05-21 . Canadian Premier League.
  31. Web site: 2024-05-27 . Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 7) . 2024-05-27 . Canadian Premier League.
  32. Web site: 2024-06-10 . Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 9) . 2024-06-10 . Canadian Premier League.
  33. Web site: 2024-06-17 . Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 10) . 2024-06-17 . Canadian Premier League.
  34. Web site: 2024-07-02 . Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 12) . 2024-07-02 . Canadian Premier League.
  35. Web site: 2024-07-08 . Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 13) . 2024-07-09 . Canadian Premier League.
  36. Web site: 2024-07-22 . Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 15) . 2024-07-22 . Canadian Premier League.

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