2025 Vancouver FC season
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(until 23 July)
Martin Nash
(since 23 July)
| 2025 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Rob Friend | ||
| Coach | Afshin Ghotbi (until 23 July) Martin Nash (since 23 July) | ||
| Stadium | Willoughby Stadium | ||
| Canadian Premier League | 8th | ||
| CPL playoffs | DNQ | ||
| Canadian Championship | Runners-up | ||
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The 2025 Vancouver FC season was the third season in the history of Vancouver FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League (CPL), the club competed in the Canadian Championship.
Although the Eagles finished as the bottom of the CPL table, the club made an unlikely run to the Canadian Championship final, ultimately qualifying for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup. Based on a comment from manager Afshin Ghotbi (who was relieved of his duties mid-season), the 2025 team became known as "the best last-place team in the history of the league."[1][2][3][4]
As of August 16, 2025
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Callum Irving | GK | March 16, 1993 (aged 32) | |||
| 31 | Jakob Frank | GK | ||||
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | Paris Gee | LB / RB | July 5, 1994 (aged 31) | |||
| 3 | Kunle Dada-Luke | RB / RW | January 12, 2000 (aged 25) | |||
| 4 | Allan Enyou | CB | December 24, 2003 (aged 22) | INT, Loan | ||
| 5 | Matteo Campagna | CB / DM | June 27, 2004 (aged 21) | U21 | ||
| 7 | Thierno Bah | RB | July 30, 2004 (aged 21) | U21 | ||
| 12 | Tyler Crawford | LB | March 9, 2004 (aged 21) | U21 | ||
| 13 | David Norman Jr. | LB / MF | May 31, 1998 (aged 27) | |||
| 15 | Aidan O'Connor | CB | October 7, 2001 (aged 24) | INT, Loan | ||
| 40 | Joey Buchanan | CB / DM | May 13, 2007 (aged 18) | DEV | ||
| 25 | Pathé Ndiaye | DF | April 27, 2004 (aged 21) | INT, Loan | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 6 | Vasco Fry | CM | July 30, 2000 (aged 25) | |||
| 10 | Juan Batista | DM / CM | September 26, 2001 (aged 24) | INT | ||
| 17 | Emrick Fotsing | CM | September 27, 2007 (aged 18) | U21, EYT | ||
| 18 | Thomas Powell | AM | May 11, 2001 (aged 24) | U-S | ||
| 20 | Nicolás Mezquida | AM / RW | January 21, 1992 (aged 33) | INT | ||
| 29 | Kevin Podgorni | AM | February 24, 2008 (aged 17) | U21 | ||
| 32 | Dominic Joseph | MF | June 26, 2008 (aged 17) | DEV | ||
| 16 | Michel Cavalcante | DM | May 23, 2006 (aged 19) | INT | ||
| 23 | Abdoulaye Ouattara | DM / CM | January 8, 2001 (aged 24) | INT | ||
| Zach Verhoven | MF | August 7, 1998 (aged 27) | ||||
| Forwards | ||||||
| 9 | Hugo Mbongue | FW | July 27, 2004 (aged 21) | U21, Loan | ||
| 11 | Jay Herdman | AM / CM / CF | August 14, 2004 (aged 21) | U21, Loan | ||
| 14 | Terran Campbell | ST / LW | October 10, 1998 (aged 27) | |||
| 19 | José Navarro | CF | February 20, 2003 (aged 22) | INT | ||
| Out on loan | ||||||
| Alejandro Díaz | FW | January 27, 1996 (aged 29) | ||||
| Felipe Jaramillo | GK | April 18, 2008 (aged 17) | U21 | |||
Transfers
In
| No. | Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Signed to a development contract | February 5, 2025 | [5] | |||
| MF | Free | February 11, 2025 | [6] | |||
| FW | Free | February 13, 2025 | [7] | |||
| DF | Free | March 6, 2025 | [8] | |||
| MF | Free | March 13, 2025 | [9] | |||
| GK | Free | March 21, 2025 | [10] | |||
| FW | Selected 2nd in the 2025 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contract | March 25, 2025 | [11] | |||
| MF | Selected 10th in the 2025 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contract | March 25, 2025 | [11] | |||
| MF | U-Sports contract | March 28, 2025 | [12] | |||
| MF | Free | April 6, 2025 | [13] | |||
| MF | Free | April 6, 2025 | [13] | |||
| MF | Free | April 6, 2025 | [13] | |||
| MF | Free | April 6, 2025 | [14] | |||
| MF | Free | September 12, 2025 | [15] | |||
| GK | Free | September 12, 2025 | [15] |
Loans in
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Loaned until June 30, 2025 | July 7, 2023 | [16][17] | ||
| 4 | DF | Loaned until end of season | February 20, 2025 | [18] | ||
| DF | Loaned until end of season | April 6, 2025 | [13] | |||
| DF | Loaned until end of season | May 1, 2025 | [19] | |||
| FW | Loaned until end of season | July 23, 2025 | [20] | |||
| 11 | FW | Loaned until end of season | August 8, 2025 | [21] | ||
Draft picks
Vancouver 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 | 2 | FW | Henri Godbout | UBC | |
| 2 | 10 | MF | Mehdi Essoussi | Toronto | |
Out
Transferred out
| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | FW | Loan ended | November 10, 2024 | [22] | ||
| 3 | DF | Contract expired | December 31, 2024 | [22] | ||
| 21 | FW | Contract expired | December 31, 2024 | [22] | ||
| 18 | FW | Contract expired | December 31, 2024 | [22] | ||
| 10 | MF | Transferred for York's first round pick in the 2026 CPL–U Sports Draft | January 13, 2025 | [23] | ||
| 2 | DF | Option declined | January 13, 2025 | [23] | ||
| 20 | DF | Option declined | January 13, 2025 | [23] | ||
| 8 | MF | Option declined | January 13, 2025 | [23] | ||
| 16 | MF | Option declined | January 13, 2025 | [23] | ||
| 17 | MF | Option declined | January 13, 2025 | [23] | ||
| 7 | MF | Retired | January 16, 2025 | [24] | ||
| 23 | MF | Undisclosed fee & sell-on clause | January 31, 2025 | [25] | ||
| 25 | DF | Undisclosed fee & sell-on clause | February 28, 2025 | [26] | ||
| 28 | GK | Retired | March 5, 2025 | [27] | ||
| 11 | FW | Contract terminated by mutual consent | July 23, 2025 | [20] | ||
| 26 | MF | Free Transfer, with potential for additional future compensation | September 10, 2025 | [28] |
Loans out
| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Loaned until end of season, with option for permanent transfer | July 23, 2025 | [20] | ||
| 43 | GK | Loaned until end of season | September 12, 2025 | [15] |