2023 CPL Roster Tracker

With all eight Canadian Premier League teams rapidly trying to flesh out their rosters ahead of the 2023 CPL season, we thought it might be nice to list all the current rosters in one spot.

On each team list you’ll find each club’s confirmed roster to date, and below that is a list of players awaiting contract updates, and confirmed departures. You can click their status to find the relevant articles.

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Latest Update: April 17, 2023

York United Adds Noah Abatneh

Atletico Ottawa

Position	Player	Status	2023	2024	2025
GK	Nathan Ingham	No change	Domestic
GK	Sean Melvin	Re-signed	Domestic
DF	Aboubakary Sacko	Free Transfer From Le Havre	International	International
DF	Diego Espejo	Loan renewed	International
DF	Karl Ouimette	Free transfer from Indy Eleven	Domestic	Domestic
DF	Luke Singh	Loan from Toronto FC	Domestic (loan)
DF	MacDonald Niba	No change	Domestic
DF	Maxim Tissot	Re-signed	Domestic
DF	Miguel Acosta	No change	International	Club option
DF	Zachary Roy	No change	Domestic	Club option
MF	Carl Haworth	No change	Domestic
MF	Gabriel Antinoro	Free transfer from CF Montreal	Domestic	Domestic
MF	Jean-Aniel Assi	Loan from CF Montreal	Domestic (loan)
MF	Noah Verhoeven	Free transfer from York United	Domestic	Domestic
MF	Ollie Bassett	No change	International	Club option
MF	Zach Verhoven	No change	Domestic	Club option
MF	Zakaria Bahous	No change	Domestic	Club Option
FW	Gianni Dos Santos	Free transfer from Pacific FC	International	International
FW	Malcolm Shaw	No change	Domestic	Club option
FW	Samuel Salter	Transfer from Halifax	Domestic	Domestic	Club option
	The Players below this marker have no public contract updates thus far.
MF	Junior Agyekum	Draft selection
FW	Mohamed Bouzidi	Draft selection
	The players below this marker have left the club.
DF	Drew Beckie	Retired
DF	Sergio Camus	Loan ended
DF	Ivan Perez	Free transfer to Mar Menor FC
MF	Abdoul Sissoko	Free transfer to Qadsia SC
MF	Ben McKendry	Announced departure
MF	Chris Mannella	Announced departure
MF	Keven Aleman	Announced departure
MF	Owen Antoniuk	Loan ended
FW	Ballou Tabla	Transfer to Manisa FK
FW	Brian Wright	Free transfer to York United
FW	Vladimir Moragrega	Loan ended

Roster Size: 20/23
Domestic U-21 Requirement: 2/3 (Gabriel Antinoro, Jean-Aniel Assi, Zachary Roy)
Internationals: 5/7 (Aboubakary Sacko, Diego Espejo, Gianni Dos Santos, Miguel Acosta, Ollie Bassett)
Active Rumours: None.

Cavalry FC

Position	Player	Status	2023	2024	2025
GK	Joseph Holliday	Free transfer from FC Edmonton	Domestic (Developmental)
GK	Marco Carducci	Re-Signed	Domestic	Domestic	Domestic
GK	Sterling Kerr	Free transfer	Domestic (U SPORTS)
DF	Callum Montgomery	Free Transfer from MNU2	Domestic (unclear length)
DF	Daan Klomp	No change	International	Club option
DF	Fraser Aird	No change	Domestic	Club option
DF	Roberto Alarcon	No change	International
DF	Udoka Chima	Free transfer from QOTS	International	International	Club option
MF	Jesse Daley	Free transfer from Brisbane Roar	International	International	Club Optioin
MF	Charlie Trafford	No change	Domestic
MF	Ben Fisk	No change	Domestic	Club option
MF	Goteh Ntignee	Re-signed	Domestic	Club option
MF	Jose Escalante	No change	International	Club option
MF	Sergio Camargo	Re-signed	Domestic	Domestic
MF	Shamit Shome	Free transfer from FC Edmonton	Domestic	Domestic	Club option
FW	Ali Musse	Re-signed	Domestic	Domestic	Club option
FW	Gareth Smith-Doyle	Re-signed	Domestic	Club option
FW	Joe Mason	Re-signed	International
FW	Mikael Cantave	No change	Domestic
FW	Myer Bevan	Re-signed	Domestic	Domesic	Club option
	The Players below this marker have no public contract updates thus far.
DF	Eryk Kobza	Draft selection
MF	William Omoreniye	Draft selection
	The players below this marker have left the club.
GK	Julian Roloff	Transfer to FC Koln
DF	Bradley Vliet	Free transfer to Pacific FC
DF	David Norman Jr	Announced departure
DF	Mason Trafford	Retired
DF	Tom Field	Announced departure
DF	Karifa Yao	Loan ended
MF	Elijah Adekugbe	Signed with York United
MF	Elliot Simmons	Free transfer to Vancouver FC
MF	Jean-Aniel Assi	Loan ended
MF	Joseph Di Chiara	Announced departure
MF	Markus Kaiser	Draft rights retained
FW	Anthony Novak	Free transfer to Valour

Roster Size: 18/23
Domestic U-21 Requirement: 3/3 (Goteh Ntignee, Gareth Smith-Doyle, Joseph Holliday)
Internationals: 6/7 (Daan Klomp, Joe Mason, Roberto Alarcon, Jesse Daley, Jose Escalante, Udoka Chima)
Active Rumours: None.

Halifax Wanderers

Position	Player	Status	2023	2024	2025
GK	Aiden Rushenas	U SPORTS Draft Signing	Domestic (U SPORTS)
GK	Yann Fillion	Free transfer from IFK Mariehamn	Domestic	Domestic
DF	Cale Loughrey	Free transfer from Forge FC	Domestic	Club option	Club option
DF	Cristian Campagna	No change	Domestic	Club option
DF	Daniel Nimick	Free transfer	Domestic	Club option
DF	Jake Ruby	Re-Signed	Domestic	Club option	Club option
DF	Mohamed Omar	Re-Signed	Domestic
DF	Riley Ferrazzo	Free transfer from Vaughan Azzurri	Domestic	Club option	Club option
DF	Ryan James	Free transfer from Birmingham Legion	Domestic	Club option
DF	Zachary Fernandez	Re-Signed	Domestic	Domestic
MF	Aidan Daniels	Re-Signed	Domestic	Club option	Club option
MF	Andre Rempersad	Re-Signed	International	International	Club option
MF	Armaan Wilson	Free transfer From Woodbridge Strikers	Domestic	Club option
MF	Callum Watson	Free transfer	International	Club option
MF	Fumpa Mwandwe	No change	International	Club option
MF	Joao Morelli	No change	International
MF	Tomas Giraldo	Free transfer from CF Montreal	Domestic	Club option	Club option
MF	Lorenzo Callegari	Free transfer from FC Chambly	International	Club option
MF	Wesley Timoteo	Re-Signed	Domestic	Domestic	Club option
FW	Kosi Nwafornso	Free transfer from Vaughan Azzurri	International	Club option	Club option
FW	Ludwig Kojo Amla	No change	Domestic	Club option
FW	Massimo Ferrin	Free transfer from Vaughan Azzurri	Domestic	Domestic	Club option
FW	Theo Collomb	Free transfer from WFC2	International	Club option
FW	Tiago Coimbra	Free transfer from Palmeiras	Domestic	Domestic	Club Option
	The Players below this marker have no public contract updates thus far.
DF	Anthony Stolar	Draft selection
DF	Gabriel Escobar	No change	Club option
MF	CJ Smith	Unknown
MF	Ryan Robinson	No change	Club option
	The players below this marker have left the club.
GK	Christian Oxner	Announced departure
GK	Keiran Baskett	Free transfer to Pacific FC
DF	Colin Gander	Announced departure
DF	Kareem Sow	Draft rights retained.
DF	Peter Schaale	Announced departure
DF	Mateo Restrepo	Retired
DF	Obeng Tabi	Announced departure
DF	Ousman Maheshe	Confirmed departure
DF	Eriks Santos	Announced departure
MF	Cory Bent	Announced departure
MF	Jeremy Gagnon-Lapare	Free transfer to York United
MF	Marcello Polisi	Free transfer to Valour
MF	Pierre Lamothe	Free transfer to Pacific
FW	Akeem Garcia	Retired
FW	Alex Marshall	Announced departure
FW	Mour Samb	Announced departure
FW	Samuel Salter	Transfer to Atletico Ottawa

Roster Size: 23/23
Domestic U-21 Requirement: 4/3 (Aiden Rushenas, Armaan Wilson, Tiago Coimbra, Tomas Giraldo)
Internationals: 5/7 (Andre Rampersad, Callum Watson, Fumpa Mwandwe, Joao Morelli, Lorenzo Callegari, Theo Collomb)
Active Rumours: None.

Pacific FC

Position	Player	Status	2023	2024	2025
GK	Emil Gazdov	Re-Signed	Domestic	Domestic	Domestic
GK	Kieran Baskett	Free transfer from Halifax Wanderers	Domestic (unclear length)
DF	Amer Didic	Re-Signed	Domestic
DF	Bradley Vliet	Free transfer from Cavalry	International	International	Club option
DF	Eric Lajeunesse	Draft Pick	Domestic (U SPORTS)
DF	Georges Mukumbilwa	Re-Signed	Domestic
DF	Kunle Dada-Luke	Re-signed	Domestic	Club option
DF	Thomas Meilleur-Giguere	Re-Signed	Domestic
DF	Paul Amedume	Re-Signed	Domestic
MF	Cedric Toussaint	Re-Signed	Domestic
MF	Pierre Lamothe	Free transfer from Halifax	Domestic
MF	Manny Aparicio	Re-signed	Domestic
MF	Sean Young	Re-Signed	Domestic	?Option
MF	Steffen Yeates	Free transfer from TFC2	Domestic	?unclear
FW	Abdul Binate	Re-Signed	Domestic
FW	Adonijah Reid	Free transfer from Miami FC	Domestic (unclear length)
FW	Ayman Sellouf	Free transfer from FC Utrecht	International (unclear length)
FW	David Brazao	Free transfer from Sintrense	International
FW	Djenairo Daniels	Re-Signed	International
FW	Easton Ongaro	Free transfer from WFC2	Domestic
FW	Kekutah Manneh	Free transfer
FW	Josh Heard	Re-Signed	Domestic
	The Players below this marker have no public contract updates thus far.
DF	Brandon Torresan	Draft selection
MF	Simon Triantafillou	Out-of-contract
	The players below this marker have left the club.
GK	Callum Irving	Free transfer to Vancouver FC
DF	Abdou Samake	Free transfer to Valour FC
DF	Nathan Mavila	Announced departure
DF	Jamar Dixon	Retired
DF	Jordan Haynes	Free transfer to Valour FC
MF	Bicou Bisainthe	Free transfer to Haiphong FC
MF	Matthew Baldisimo	Free transfer to York United
MF	Matteo Polisi	Announced departure
MF	Marco Bustos	Free transfer to IFK Varnamo
MF	Umaro Balde	Announced departure
MF	Luca Ricci	Draft rights retained
FW	Gianni Dos Santos	Announced departure
FW	Jordan Brown	Announced departure
FW	Kamron Habibullah	Loan Ended

Roster Size: 20/23
Domestic U-21 Requirement: 3/3 (Emil Gazdov, Paul Amedume, Abdul Binate)
Internationals: 3/7 (Ayman Sellouf, Bradley Vliet, Djenairo Daniels)
Active Rumours: None.

Forge FC

Position	Player	Status	2023	2024	2025
GK	Christopher Kalongo	Re-signed	Domestic
GK	Triston Henry	Re-signed	Domestic - unclear multi-year contract length.
DF	Abdulmalik Owolabi-Belewu	No change	Domestic - unclear contract length.
DF	Ashone Morgan	Re-Signed	Domestic - unclear contract length.
DF	Dominic Samuel	No change	Domestic - unclear contract length.
DF	Garven Metusala	No change	Domestic - unclear contract length.
DF	Malcolm Duncan	Free transfer	Domestic - unclear contract length
DF	Manjrekar James	Free transfer from Chornomorets Odesa	Domestic (unclear contract length)
DF	Rezart Rama	No change	International - unclear contract length.
MF	Aboubacar Sissoko	No change	Domestic - unclear contract length.
MF	Alessandro Hojabrpour	No change	Domestic - unclear contract length.
MF	Alexander Achinioti-Jonsson	No change	International - unclear contract length.
MF	Khadim Kane	Free transfer	Domestic - unclear contract length.
MF	Kwasi Poku	No change	Domestic - unclear contract length.
MF	Kyle Bekker	Re-signed	Domestic	Domestic
MF	Noah Jensen	No change	Domestic - unclear contract length.
MF	Sebastian Castello	No change	Domestic - unclear contract length.
FW	David Choiniere	Re-signed	Domestic - unclear contract length.
FW	Jordan Hamilton	No change	Domestic - unclear contract length.
FW	Tristan Borges	No change	Domestic - unclear contract length.
FW	Terran Campbell	No change	Domestic - unclear contract length.
FW	Woobens Pacius	Re-signed	Domestic - unclear contract length.
	The Players below this marker have no public contract updates thus far.
GK	Dino Bontis	Out-of-contract
DF	Milo Djuricic	Draft selection
FW	Emery Welshman	Out-of-contract
FW	Chris Nanco	Out-of-contract
FW	Miles Green	Draft selection
	The players below this marker have left the club.
DF	Cale Loughrey	Free transfer to Halifax Wanderers
DF	Daniel Krutzen	Player announced departure
DF	Jonathan Grant	Free transfer to York United
MF	Shamit Shome	Free transfer to Cavalry FC
FW	Omar Browne	Loan cancelled

Roster Size: 22/23
Domestic U-21 Requirement: 3/3 (Khadim Kane, Kwasi Poku, Sebastian Castello)
Internationals: 1/7 (Rezart Rama)
Active Rumours: Welshman Stews Future Move, Kwasi Poku Trialing With BK Hacken

York United

Position	Player	Status	2023	2024	2025
GK	Niko Giantsopoulos	Re-Signed	Domestic
GK	Eleias Himaras	Re-Signed	Domestic	Club option
DF	Brem Soumaoro	Free transfer from PAEEK	International	Club option	Club option
DF	Clement Bayiha	Transfer from HamKam	Domestic	Domestic
DF	Jonathan Grant	Free transfer from Forge FC	Domestic
DF	Lassana Faye	Free transfer	International	Club option
DF	Noah Abatneh	Free transfer from Lazio Academy	Domestic	Club option
DF	Paris Gee	Re-signed	Domestic	Club option
DF	Roger Thompson	No change	Domestic	Club option
DF	Tass Mourdoukoutas	No change	International
MF	Elijah Adekugbe	Free transfer from Cavalry	Domestic	Club Option
MF	Jeremy Gagnon-Lapare	Free transfer from Halifax	Domestic	Domestic
MF	Matthew Baldisimo	Free transfer from Pacific FC	Domestic	Club option
MF	Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy	Free transfer from ProStars FC	Domestic	Domestic	Club option
MF	Max Ferrari	No change	Domestic	Domestic
MF	Oussama Alou	Free transfer from FC Utretch	International	Club option	Club option
MF	Michael Petrasso	Re-signed	Domestic
MF	Molham Babouli	No change	Domestic	Domestic
FW	Austin Ricci	Re-signed	Domestic	Club option
FW	Brian Wright	Free transfer from Atletico Ottawa	Domestic	Domestic
FW	Kevin Dos Santos	No change	International
FW	Osaze De Rosario	Re-signed	Domestic	Domestic
FW	Ronan Kratt	Loaned to Werder Bremen	Domestic (out on loan)	Domestic (out on loan)
FW	Theo Afework	Free Transfer From FC Nurnberg	Domestic	Domestic	Club option
	The Players below this marker have no public contract updates thus far.
MF	Christopher Campoli	Draft selection
MF	Trivine Esprit	Draft selection
	The players below this marker have left the club.
DF	Chrisnovic N'sa	Announced departure
DF	Dominick Zator	Free transfer to Korona Kielce
DF	Eduardo Jesus	Announced departure
DF	Felix N'sa	Announced departure
DF	William Wallace	Announced departure
MF	Azriel Gonzalez	Announced departure
MF	Isaiah Johnston	Sold to Huntsville City FC
MF	Jordan Wilson	Announced retirement
MF	Mateo Hernandez	Transfer to CD Real Tomayapo
MF	Noah Verhoeven	Free transfer to Atletico Ottawa
MF	Sebastian Gutierrez	Announced departure
FW	Lisandro Cabrera	Announced departure
FW	Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio	Announced departure
FW	Mamadou Kane	Transferred to Vancouver FC
FW	Martin Graiciar	Announced departure
FW	Oliver Minatel	Retired
FW	Tobias Warschewski	Announced departure

Roster Size: 24/23 (one less if accounting for Ronan Kratt being out on loan)
Domestic U-21 Requirement: 4/3 (Eleias Himaras, Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy, Noah Abatneh, Theo Afework)
Internationals: 5/7 (Brem Soumaoro, Kevin Dos Santos, Lassana Faye, Oussama Alou, Tass Mourdoukoutas)
Active Rumours: Warschewski To Rot-Weiss Eissen

Valour FC

Position	Player	Status	2023	2024	2025
GK	Jordan Tisseur	U SPORTS Player	Domestic (U SPORTS)
GK	Rayane Yesli	Re-Signed	Domestic
DF	Abdou Samake	Free transfer from Pacific FC	Domestic
DF	Andrew Jean-Baptiste	Re-Signed	International
DF	Andy Baquero	Re-Signed	Domestic
DF	Eskander Mzoughi	Free transfer from Oud-Heverlee Leuven	Domestic (unclear contract length)
DF	Guillaume Pianelli	Draft selection	Domestic (U SPORTS)
DF	Jordan Haynes	Free transfer from Pacific FC	Domestic	Domestic
DF	Klaidi Cela	Free transfer from Vaughan Azzurri	Domestic (unknown contract length)
MF	Dante Campbell	Free transfer from LA Galaxy II	Domestic (unclear contract length)
MF	Diego Gutierrez	Re-Signed	Domestic
MF	Juan Pablo Sanchez	Free transfer from SC Salgueiros	Domestic (unclear contract length)
MF	Kevin Rendon	Re-Signed	International
MF	Marcello Polisi	Free transfer from Halifax	Domestic
MF	Raphael Ohin	Re-Signed	Domestic
FW	Jaime Siaj	Free transfer from Finn Harps	International (unclear length)
FW	Jared Ulloa	Free transfer from Cusco FC	Domestic (unclear length)
FW	Anthony Novak	Free transfer from Cavalry FC	Domestic (unclear contract length)
FW	Matteo de Brienne	Re-Signed	Domestic
FW	Pacifique Niyongabire	Free transfer from Perth Glory	International
FW	Walter Ponce	Re-Signed	International
FW	Kian Williams	Free transfer from Keflavik	International
	The Players below this marker have no public contract updates thus far.
DF	Samuel Laplante	Draft selection
MF	Daryl Fordyce	Out-of-contract	Club Option
MF	Tony Mikhael	Out-of-contract	Club Option
MF	Jonathan Esparza	Out-of-contract	Club Option
	The players below this marker have left the club.
GK	Jonathan Sirois	Loan ended
DF	Brett Levis	Free transfer to FC Tulsa
DF	Rocco Romeo	Free transfer to Vancouver FC
DF	Stefan Cebara	Announced departure
DF	Federico Pena	Announced departure
DF	Nassim Mekideche	Free transfer to SKC II
MF	Alessandro Riggi	Announced departure
MF	Matthew Catavolo	Transfer to Toronto FC II
MF	Sean Rea	Loan ended
MF	Jacob Carlos	Draft rights retained
FW	Daniel Ascanio	Loan ended
FW	Billy Forbes	Loan ended
FW	Moses Dyer	Free transfer to FC Tulsa
DF	Matthew Chandler	Free transfer	Domestic

Roster Size: 21/23*
Domestic U-21 Requirement: 4/3 (Eskander Mzoughi, Jared Ulloa, Juan Pablo Sanchez, Matteo de Brienne)
Internationals: 6/7 (Andrew Jean-Baptiste, Jaime Siaj, Kevin Rendon, Kian Williams, Pacifique Niyongabire, Walter Ponce)
Active Rumours: None
*two U SPORTS athletes

Vancouver FC

Position	Player	Status	2023	2024	2025
GK	Callum Irving	Free transfer from Pacific FC	Domestic (unknown contract structure)
GK	Jeremy Zielinksi	Free transfer	Domestic (unknown contract length)
DF	Anthony White	Draft selection	Domestic	Domestic	Club option
DF	Eugene Martinez	Free transfer	International (unknown contract length)
DF	Ibrahim Bakare	Free transfer from Cheshunt FC	International (unknown contract length)
DF	Kadin Chung	Free transfer from Toronto FC	Domestic (unknown contract length)
DF	Kahlil John-Wentworth	Free transfer from SCRFC	Domestic (unknown contract structure)
DF	Marcus Simmons	Free transfer from FC Edmonton	Domestic (unknown contract structure)
DF	Rocco Romeo	Free transfer from Valour FC	Domestic (unknown contract structure)
DF	Tyler Crawford	Free transfer	Domestic (unknown contract structure)
MF	Cristian Mares	Loan from Club Puebla	International (loan)
MF	Elliot Simmons	Free transfer from Cavalry	Domestic (unknown contract structure)
MF	Mael Henry	Free transfer from CF Montreal U-23
MF	Min-jae Kwak	Free transfer from Syracuse Pulse	International (unknown contract length)
MF	Nicky Gyimah	Free transfer from Sunderland	International (unknown contract length)
MF	Nima Moazeni Zadeh	Free transfer	Domestic (unknown contract length)
FW	Ameer Kinani	Draft selection	Domestic (U SPORTS)
FW	Gabriel Bitar	Free transfer from FC Edmonton	Domestic (unknown contract structure)
FW	Mamadou Kane	Transfered from York United	Domestic (unknown contract structure)
FW	Nathaniel St. Louis	Free transfer	Domestic (unknown contract structure)
FW	Shaan Hundal	Free transfer from Inter Miami FC II	Domestic (unknown contract structure)
	The Players below this marker have no public contract updates thus far.

Roster Size: 21/23
Domestic U-21 Requirement: 3/3 (Anthony White, Mamadou Kane, Tyler Crawford)
Internationals: 6/7 (Cristian Mares, Eugene ‘Pele’ Martinez, Gael Sandoval, Ibrahim Bakare, Min-jae Kwak, Nicky Gyimah)
Active Rumours: None

FC Edmonton

Position	Player	Status	2023	2024	2025
	The players below this marker have left the club.
GK	Andreas Vaikla	Loan ended, out-of-contract with Toronto FC II
GK	Darlington Murasiranwa	Free agent
GK	Joseph Holliday	Free agent
DF	Bicou Bissainthe	Free transfer to Haiphong FC
DF	Felix N'sa	Loan ended, released by York United
DF	Kelsey Egwu	Free agent
DF	Luke Singh	New loan to Atletico Ottawa
DF	Malik Sylvester	Free agent
DF	Nekhi Wright	Free agent
DF	Nyal Higgins	Free agent
DF	Terique Mohammed	Free transfer to Lexington SC
DF	T-Boy Fayia	Free agent
DF	Wesley Timoteo	Loan ended, re-signed with Halifax Wanderers
MF	Cale Loughrey	Loan ended, free transfer to Halifax Wanderers
MF	CJ Smith	Loan ended, unclear if option picked up by Halifax
MF	Masta Kacher	Free agent
MF	Simon Triantafillou	Loan ended, unclear if option picked up by Pacific
MF	Shamit Shome	Free transfer to Cavalry FC
FW	Azriel Gonzalez	Free transfer to Las Vegas Lights
FW	Mamadi Camara	Free agent
FW	Marcus Simmons	Free transfer to Vancouver FC
FW	Tobias Warschewski	Loan ended, option declined by York United
MF	Ousman Maheshe	Returned to university
FW	Gabriel Bitar	Free transfer to Vancouver FC
FW	Julian Ulbricht	Loan ended, York United transferred to Phonix Lubeck
FW	Mamadou Kane	Loan ended, York United transferred to Vancouver FC

With FC Edmonton now folded, we wanted to track the club’s final roster to see where they land.

The 2023 Canadian Premier League season will be the league’s fifth, with an increased salary cap taking effect. Roster regulations can be found here.