2025 Valour FC season
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| 2025 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Wade Miller | ||
| Head coach | Phillip Dos Santos | ||
| Stadium | Princess Auto Stadium | ||
| Canadian Premier League | 6th | ||
| CPL playoffs | DNQ | ||
| Canadian Championship | Quarter-finals | ||
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The 2025 Valour FC season was the seventh and final season in the history of Valour FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.
As of August 26, 2025.[1]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Eleias Himaras |  |
GK | March 8, 2002 (aged 23) | York United | |
| 50 | Jonathan Viscosi | |
GK | March 18, 1991 (aged 34) |  VPS |
|
| 99 | Emil Gazdov | |
GK | September 11, 2003 (aged 22) | CF Montréal |
Loan |
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | Roberto Alarcón |  |
RB | April 21, 1998 (aged 27) | Cavalry FC |
|
| 3 | Rocco Romeo | |
CB | March 25, 2000 (aged 25) | Vancouver FC |
|
| 4 | Diego Konincks |  |
CB | November 30, 2000 (aged 25) |  Chicago Fire FC II |
INT, Loan |
| 5 | Kelsey Egwu | |
FB | February 1, 2004 (aged 21) |  Narva Trans |
Loan |
| 13 | Zachary Fernandez  |
|
RB | September 24, 2001 (aged 24) | HFX Wanderers |
|
| 23 | Gianfranco Facchineri | |
CB | April 27, 2002 (aged 23) | Windsor City FC |
|
| 30 | Themi Antonoglou | |
LB / LW | June 2, 2001 (aged 24) | Toronto FC |
|
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 6 | Dante Campbell | |
DM / CB | May 22, 1999 (aged 26) | LA Galaxy II |
|
| 8 | Diogo Ressurreição |  |
MF | August 15, 2000 (aged 25) | Vitória Guimarães B |
INT |
| 11 | Kris Twardek | |
RW | March 8, 1997 (aged 28) | Atlético Ottawa |
|
| 17 | Jordan Faria | |
CM | June 13, 2000 (aged 25) | Toronto FC II |
|
| 18 | Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy |  / |
AM / LW / RW | November 27, 2003 (aged 22) | York United |
|
| 20 | Xavier Venâncio | |
CM / DM | May 29, 1999 (aged 26) |  Chieri |
INT |
| 21 | Myles Morgan | |
CM | June 20, 2005 (aged 20) | Whitecaps FC 2 |
U21 |
| 27 | Raphael Ohin |  |
CM | May 25, 1995 (aged 30) | WSA Winnipeg |
|
| 28 | Bruno Figueiredo | |
CM | July 9, 1999 (aged 26) | União de Santarém |
INT |
| 64 | Safwane Mlah | |
AM | December 8, 2001 (aged 24) | CS Saint-Laurent |
|
| 80 | Kianz Froese | |
AM / CF | April 16, 1996 (aged 29) |  SV Wehen Wiesbaden |
|
| Forwards | ||||||
| 7 | Kian Williams |  |
CF / AM | January 7, 2000 (aged 25) |  Keflavík |
INT |
| 9 | Erik Pop |  |
CF | January 30, 2006 (aged 19) | Karlsruher U19 |
U21 |
| 19 | Jevontae Layne | |
CF | September 21, 2001 (aged 24) | TMU Bold |
U-S |
| Oskar van Hattum |  |
CF / LW / RW | April 14, 2002 (aged 23) |  Sligo Rovers |
INT | |
Transfers
In
Transferred in
| No. | Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | DF | Gianfranco Facchineri |
U-Sports contract retained; signed pro contract | December 11, 2024 | [2] | |
| GK | Eleias Himaras |
York United |
Free | January 7, 2025 | [3] | |
| MF | Kris Twardek |
Atlético Ottawa |
Undisclosed fee | January 10, 2025 | [4] | |
| DF | Rocco Romeo |
Vancouver FC |
Free | January 14, 2025 | [5] | |
| FW | Erik Pop |
Karlsruher U19 |
Free | January 31, 2025 | [6] | |
| MF | Xavier Venâncio |
Chieri |
Free | February 4, 2025 | [7] | |
| MF | Bruno Figueiredo |
União de Santarém |
Free | February 13, 2025 | [8] | |
| DF | Zachary Fernandez |
HFX Wanderers |
Free | February 25, 2025 | [9] | |
| MF | Myles Morgan |
Whitecaps FC 2 |
Free | March 5, 2025 | [10] | |
| FW | Jevontae Layne |
TMU Bold |
Selected 1st in the 2025 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contract | April 1, 2025 | [11] | |
| MF |  Wesley Wandje |
Montreal Carabins |
U-Sports contract | April 10, 2025 | [12] | |
| MF | Kianz Froese |
SV Wehen Wiesbaden |
Free | June 18, 2025 | [13] | |
| MF | Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy |
York United |
Free | July 17, 2025 | [14] | |
| FW | Oskar van Hattum |
Sligo Rovers |
Free | August 26, 2025 | [15] |
Loans in
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Kelsey Egwu |
Narva Trans |
Season-long loan | February 11, 2025 | [16] | |
| GK | Emil Gazdov |
CF Montréal |
Loaned until the end of the season | August 16, 2025 | [17] | |
| DF | Diego Konincks |
Chicago Fire FC II |
Loaned until the end of the season | August 19, 2025 | [18] | |
Draft picks
Valour FC selected the following players in the 2025 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 | 1 | FW | Jevontae Layne | Canada |
Toronto Metropolitan |
| 2 | 9 | DF | Ibrahim Chami |  Lebanon |
McGill |
Out
Transferred out
| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | MF | Noah Verhoeven |
Atlético Ottawa |
Loan expired | November 10, 2024 | [19] |
| 1 | GK |  Darlington Murasiranwa |
Contract expired | December 31, 2024 | [19] | |
| 13 | DF |  Tass Mourdoukoutas |
Perth Glory |
Contract expired | December 31, 2024 | [19] |
| 8 | MF | Juan Pablo Sanchez |
Contract expired | December 31, 2024 | [19] | |
| 21 | MF | Marcello Polisi |
Detroit City FC |
Contract expired | December 31, 2024 | [19] |
| 3 | DF | Jordan Haynes |
Option declined | December 31, 2024 | [19] | |
| 4 | DF | Charalampos Chantzopoulos |
Option declined | December 31, 2024 | [19] | |
| 16 | FW | Joe Hanson |
Treaty United F.C. |
Option declined | December 31, 2024 | [19] |
| 9 | FW | Jordan Swibel |
Option declined | December 31, 2024 | [20] | |
| 19 | FW | Abdul Binate |
Option declined | December 31, 2024 | [20] | |
| 25 | FW | Loïc Kwemi |
CS LaSalle |
Option declined | December 31, 2024 | [20] |
| 24 | MF | Zachary Sukunda |
Tallinna Kalev |
Contract terminated by mutual consent | January 16, 2025 | [20] |
| 10 | FW | Shaan Hundal |
York United |
Contract terminated by mutual consent | July 17, 2025 | [14] |
