2024 Vancouver FC season

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PresidentRob Friend
CoachAfshin Ghotbi
StadiumWilloughby Community Park Stadium
Canadian Premier League7th
Vancouver FC
2024 season
PresidentRob Friend
CoachAfshin Ghotbi
StadiumWilloughby Community Park Stadium
Canadian Premier League7th
Canadian ChampionshipPreliminary round
Top goalscorerAlejandro Díaz
(10 goals)
Highest home attendance6,281 vs. Cavalry FC
(June 16)
Lowest home attendance2,151 vs. York United
(July 20)
Average home league attendance3,298
Biggest win4–1 vs. Valour FC
(Home, April 14, CPL)
Biggest defeat0–4 vs. HFX Wanderers FC
(Home, June 23, CPL)
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The 2024 Vancouver FC season is the second season of Vancouver FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.

As of September 13, 2024

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Callum Irving Canada GK March 16, 1993 (aged 31) Canada Pacific FC
28 Niko Giantsopoulos Canada GK June 24, 1994 (aged 30) Canada York United
Defenders
2 Kadin Chung Canada RB September 5, 1998 (aged 26) Canada Toronto FC
3 Rocco Romeo Canada CB March 25, 2000 (aged 24) Canada Valour FC
4 Allan Enyou Uganda CB December 24, 2003 (aged 21) Spain Leganés B INT, Loan
5 Matteo Campagna Canada CB / DM June 4, 2004 (aged 20) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC U21
12 Tyler Crawford Canada LB March 9, 2004 (aged 20) United States Michigan State Spartans U21
13 David Norman Jr. Canada LB / MF May 31, 1998 (aged 26) Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
20 Anthony White Canada CB August 1, 2003 (aged 21) Canada Toronto Varsity Blues U21
23 Paris Gee Canada LB / RB July 5, 1994 (aged 30) Canada York United
24 Elage Bah Canada RB July 30, 2004 (aged 20) Canada Whitecaps FC 2 U21
25 James Cameron Canada RB January 24, 2005 (aged 19) Canada Unity FC U21
40 Joey Buchanan Canada CB / DM May 13, 2007 (aged 17) Canada Burnaby FC DEV
Midfielders
6 Vasco Fry Peru CM July 30, 2000 (aged 24) Canada Whitecaps FC 2
7 Ben Fisk Canada RW / LW February 4, 1993 (aged 31) Canada Cavalry FC
8 Renan Garcia Brazil CM June 19, 1986 (aged 38) Brazil Comercial INT
10 Gabriel Bitar Lebanon AM / CF August 23, 1998 (aged 26) Canada FC Edmonton
11 Mikaël Cantave Haiti AM / CF October 25, 1996 (aged 28) Canada Cavalry FC
17 Zach Verhoven Canada LW / RW / RB August 17, 1998 (aged 26) Canada Atlético Ottawa
26 Taryck Tahid Canada AM / CF April 20, 2007 (aged 17) Canada VanCity Pro FA U21, EYT
27 Grady McDonnell Republic of Ireland CM February 17, 2008 (aged 16) Canada Whitecaps FC Academy U21
29 Thomas Powell Canada AM May 11, 2001 (aged 23) Canada Unity FC U21, U-S
Olivier Rommens Belgium CM February 3, 1995 (aged 29) Malta Balzan F.C. INT
Forwards
9 Alejandro Díaz Mexico FW January 27, 1996 (aged 28) Norway Sogndal INT, Loan
18 Ayman Sellouf Netherlands LW / CF August 25, 2001 (aged 23) Canada Pacific FC INT, Loan
19 José Navarro Mexico CF February 20, 2003 (aged 21) Mexico UNAM INT
44 Sebastian Dzikowski Canada FW August 23, 2001 (aged 23) Canada UBC Thunderbirds U21, U-S
Austin Ricci Canada CF April 8, 1996 (aged 28) Canada York United

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
MF Canada Ben Fisk Canada Cavalry FC Transferred for a lower draft pick in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft January 9, 2024 [1]
13 MF Peru Vasco Fry Canada Whitecaps FC 2 Loan ended; signed on a permanent deal January 11, 2024 [2]
DF Canada David Norman Jr. Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Free January 15, 2024 [3]
MF Republic of Ireland Grady McDonnell Canada Whitecaps FC Academy Free January 17, 2024 [4]
DF Canada Paris Gee Canada York United Free January 23, 2024 [5]
FW Mexico José Navarro Mexico UNAM Free February 16, 2024 [6]
DF Canada Elage Bah Canada Whitecaps FC 2 Free February 20, 2024 [7]
MF Canada Kembo Kibato United States Hartford Athletic Free February 29, 2024 [8]
MF Canada Zach Verhoven Canada Atlético Ottawa Free March 14, 2024 [9]
FW New Zealand Moses Dyer United States FC Tulsa Free March 20, 2024 [10]
GK Canada Niko Giantsopoulos Canada York United Free April 5, 2024 [11]
MF Canada Thomas Powell Canada Unity FC Selected 15th in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft, signed a U-Sports Contract April 6, 2024 [12]
FW Canada Sebastian Dzikowski Canada UBC Thunderbirds Signed a U-Sports Contract April 6, 2024 [12]
DF Canada Matteo Campagna Canada Vancouver Whitecaps Free April 8, 2024 [13]
DF Canada Joey Buchanan Canada Burnaby FC Signed to a development contract April 10, 2024 [14]
MF Belgium Olivier Rommens Malta Balzan F.C. Free July 19, 2024 [15]
FW Canada Austin Ricci Canada York United Free September 13, 2024 [16]

Loans in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
FW Mexico Alejandro Díaz Norway Sogndal One year loan, extended through June 30, 2025 July 7, 2023 [17][18]
DF Uganda Allan Enyou Spain Leganés B Season-long loan, extended through the 2025 season May 7, 2024 [19]
FW Netherlands Ayman Sellouf Canada Pacific FC Season-long loan August 16, 2024 [20]

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.

Round Selection Pos. Player Nationality University
1 2 MF Luke Norman  Canada UBC
2 15 MF Thomas Powell  Canada Trinity Western

Out

Transferred out

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
21 GK United States Jeremy Zielinski Option declined November 9, 2023 [21]
14 MF Ghana Nicky Gyimah Option declined November 9, 2023 [21]
7 FW Canada Nathaniel St. Louis Canada Simcoe County Rovers Option declined November 9, 2023 [21]
10 FW Canada Shaan Hundal Canada Valour FC Option declined November 9, 2023 [21]
8 MF Iran Nima Moazeni Zadeh Contract expired December 31, 2023 [22][23]
17 MF South Korea Min-jae Kwak United States Chattanooga FC Contract expired December 31, 2023 [22][23]
24 MF Canada Lennon Thompson Scotland Hearts B Contract expired December 31, 2023 [22][23][24]
33 MF Colombia Ivan Mejia Canada TSS Rovers Contract expired December 31, 2023 [22][23]
18 FW Iraq Ameer Kinani Contract expired December 31, 2023 [22][23]
4 DF England Ibrahim Bakare England Cheltenham Town Contract terminated by mutual consent February 15, 2024 [25]
15 DF Canada Mouhamadou Kane Canada CS Saint-Laurent Contract terminated by mutual consent March 20, 2024 [10]
16 MF England Elliot Simmons England Wealdstone Contract terminated by mutual consent May 28, 2024 [26]
22 MF Canada Kembo Kibato Canada York United Contract terminated by mutual consent September 13, 2024 [16]

Loans out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source
18 FW New Zealand Moses Dyer Canada Pacific FC Season-long loan August 16, 2024 [20]

Competitions

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of October 19, 2024
No. Pos Nat Player TotalCPLCanadian Championship
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Canada CAN Callum Irving 29028010
28 GK Canada CAN Niko Giantsopoulos 000000
Defenders
2 DF Canada CAN Kadin Chung 20017+2010
3 DF Canada CAN Rocco Romeo 24222+1210
4 DF Uganda UGA Allan Enyou 23022+1000
5 DF Canada CAN Matteo Campagna 1102+9000
12 DF Canada CAN Tyler Crawford 801+7000
13 DF Canada CAN David Norman Jr. 18114+3110
20 DF Canada CAN Anthony White 101000
23 DF Canada CAN Paris Gee 25123+1110
24 DF Canada CAN Elage Bah 1427+7200
25 DF Canada CAN James Cameron 18013+400+10
40 DF Canada CAN Joey Buchanan 000000
Midfielders
6 MF Peru PER Vasco Fry 24222+1210
7 MF Canada CAN Ben Fisk 2206+15010
8 MF Brazil BRA Renan Garcia 28026+1010
10 MF Lebanon LBN Gabriel Bitar 27420+6410
11 MF Haiti HAI Mikaël Cantave 26116+910+10
16 MF Belgium BEL Olivier Rommens 14013+1000
17 MF Canada CAN Zach Verhoven 400+4000
26 MF Canada CAN Taryck Tahid 1612+14100
27 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Grady McDonnell 1703+14000
29 MF Canada CAN Thomas Powell 603+3000
MF Canada CAN Kembo Kibato 1003+600+10
Forwards
9 FW Mexico MEX Alejandro Díaz 291026+21010
18 FW Netherlands NED Ayman Sellouf 1014+6100
19 FW Mexico MEX José Navarro 801+600+10
21 FW Canada CAN Austin Ricci 301+2000
44 FW Canada CAN Sebastian Dzikowski 600+6000
FW New Zealand NZL Moses Dyer 14412+1410

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of October 19, 2024
Rank No. Pos Nat Name CPL Canadian Championship Total
1 9 FW Mexico Alejandro Díaz 10 0 10
2 10 MF Lebanon Gabriel Bitar 4 0 4
FW New Zealand Moses Dyer 4 0 4
4 3 DF Canada Rocco Romeo 2 0 2
6 MF Peru Vasco Fry 2 0 2
24 DF Canada Elage Bah 2 0 2
7 11 MF Haiti Mikaël Cantave 1 0 1
13 DF Canada David Norman Jr. 1 0 1
18 FW Netherlands Ayman Sellouf 1 0 1
23 DF Canada Paris Gee 1 0 1
26 MF Canada Taryck Tahid 1 0 1
Totals 29 0 29

Clean sheets

As of October 19, 2024
Rank No. Pos Nat Name CPL Canadian Championship Total
1 1 GK Canada Callum Irving 5 0 5
Totals 5 0 5

Disciplinary record

As of October 19, 2024
No. Pos Nat Player CPL Canadian Championship Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK Canada Callum Irving 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 DF Canada Kadin Chung 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
3 DF Canada Rocco Romeo 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
4 DF Uganda Allan Enyou 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
5 DF Canada Matteo Campagna 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6 MF Peru Vasco Fry 9 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 1
7 MF Canada Ben Fisk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Brazil Renan Garcia 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
9 FW Mexico Alejandro Díaz 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Lebanon Gabriel Bitar 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 MF Haiti Mikaël Cantave 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
12 DF Canada Tyler Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF Canada David Norman Jr. 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
16 MF Belgium Olivier Rommens 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
17 MF Canada Zach Verhoven 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
18 FW Netherlands Ayman Sellouf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Mexico José Navarro 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 DF Canada Anthony White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Canada Austin Ricci 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
23 DF Canada Paris Gee 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
24 DF Canada Elage Bah 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
25 DF Canada James Cameron 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
26 MF Canada Taryck Tahid 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
27 MF Republic of Ireland Grady McDonnell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
28 GK Canada Niko Giantsopoulos 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 MF Canada Thomas Powell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
40 DF Canada Joey Buchanan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 FW Canada Sebastian Dzikowski 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
FW New Zealand Moses Dyer 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
MF Canada Kembo Kibato 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Totals 72 2 1 1 0 0 73 2 1

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