Canadian soccer club's season of play
Pacific FC 2023 football season
The 2023 Pacific FC season is the fifth season in the history of Pacific FC . In addition to the Canadian Premier League , the club competed in the Canadian Championship .
Current squad
As of September 1, 2023[ 1]
No.
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Date of birth (age)
Previous club
Goalkeepers
1
Emil Gazdov
GK
(2003-09-11 ) September 11, 2003 (aged 20)
FC Nürnberg
12
Kieran Baskett
GK
(2001-09-27 ) September 27, 2001 (aged 22)
HFX Wanderers
Jack Garner
GK
Van Isle Wave
Defenders
2
Georges Mukumbilwa
RB
(1999-09-23 ) September 23, 1999 (aged 24)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
4
Paul Amedume
CB / DM
(2003-02-28 ) February 28, 2003 (aged 20)
North Texas SC
5
Bradley Vliet
LB
(1998-03-24 ) March 24, 1998 (aged 25)
Cavalry FC
13
Kunle Dada-Luke
FB / RW
(2000-01-12 ) January 12, 2000 (aged 23)
Atlético Ottawa
16
Jalen Watson
CB / LB
(2000-03-23 ) March 23, 2000 (aged 23)
Toronto FC II
26
Thomas Meilleur-Giguère
CB
(1997-11-13 ) November 13, 1997 (aged 26)
Montreal Impact
55
Amer Didic
CB
(1994-12-28 ) December 28, 1994 (aged 29)
FC Edmonton
Midfielders
7
Steffen Yeates
CM
(2000-01-04 ) January 4, 2000 (aged 23)
Toronto FC II
11
Josh Heard
AM
(1994-11-29 ) November 29, 1994 (aged 29)
Real Monarchs
20
Sean Young
CM
(2001-04-20 ) April 20, 2001 (aged 22)
Victoria Highlanders
28
Cédric Toussaint
CM / AM
(2001-03-29 ) March 29, 2001 (aged 22)
York United
31
Kekuta Manneh
LW / CF
(1994-12-30 ) December 30, 1994 (aged 29)
San Antonio FC
34
Manny Aparicio
CM
(1995-09-17 ) September 17, 1995 (aged 28)
York9 FC
Zakaria Bahous
MF
(2001-08-05 ) August 5, 2001 (aged 22)
Atlético Ottawa
Sami Marvasti
CM
Van Isle Wave
Forwards
9
Easton Ongaro
ST
(1998-06-05 ) June 5, 1998 (aged 25)
Whitecaps FC 2
10
Adonijah Reid
CF
(1999-08-13 ) August 13, 1999 (aged 24)
Miami FC
14
David Brazão
CF
(2001-11-01 ) November 1, 2001 (aged 22)
S.U. Sintrense
19
Abdul Binate
CF
(2003-01-24 ) January 24, 2003 (aged 20)
CF Montréal Academy
21
Ayman Sellouf
LW / CF
(2001-08-25 ) August 25, 2001 (aged 22)
Jong FC Utrecht
23
Djenairo Daniels
CF
(2002-01-07 ) January 7, 2002 (aged 21)
Jong FC Utrecht
Transfers
In
No.
Pos.
Player
From club
Fee/notes
Date
Source
FW
Easton Ongaro
Whitecaps FC 2
Free
November 15, 2022
[ 2]
MF
Pierre Lamothe
HFX Wanderers
Free
November 28, 2022
[ 3]
MF
Matthew Baldisimo
York United
Return from loan
November 30, 2022
MF
Bicou Bissainthe
FC Edmonton
Return from loan
November 30, 2022
MF
Simon Triantafillou
FC Edmonton
Return from loan
November 30, 2022
DF
Paul Amedume
North Texas SC
Return from loan
December 2, 2022
[ 4]
MF
Steffen Yeates
Toronto FC II
Free
December 21, 2022
[ 5]
DF
Bradley Vliet
Cavalry FC
Free
January 13, 2023
[ 6]
FW
Ayman Sellouf
Jong FC Utrecht
Free
January 25, 2023
[ 7]
FW
Adonijah Reid
Miami FC
Free
January 31, 2023
[ 8]
GK
Kieran Baskett
HFX Wanderers
Free
March 2, 2023
[ 9]
FW
David Brazão
S.U. Sintrense
Free
March 3, 2023
[ 10]
FW
Kekuta Manneh
San Antonio FC
Free
April 3, 2023
[ 11]
DF
Eric Lajeunesse
UBC Thunderbirds
Selected 6th overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft
April 12, 2023
[ 12]
GK
Jack Garner
Van Isle Wave
Signed to a development contract
April 12, 2023
[ 12]
MF
Sami Marvasti
Van Isle Wave
Signed to a development contract
April 12, 2023
[ 12]
MF
Zakaria Bahous
Atlético Ottawa
Free
September 1, 2023
[ 13]
Loans in
Draft picks
Pacific FC selected the following players in the 2023 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
6
DF
Eric LaJeunesse
Canada
UBC
2
13
DF
Brandon Torresan
Canada
Trinity Western
Out
No.
Pos.
Player
To club
Fee/notes
Date
Source
3
DF
Jordan Haynes
Valour FC
Contract expired
November 2, 2022
[ 15]
6
MF
Umaro Baldé
Contract expired
November 2, 2022
[ 15]
8
MF
Matteo Polisi
TSS FC Rovers
Contract expired
November 2, 2022
[ 15]
33
DF
Nathan Mavila
Al-Faisaly
Contract expired
November 7, 2022
[ 16]
14
MF
Luca Ricci
Contract expired
November 7, 2022
[ 16]
22
MF
Jamar Dixon
Retired
November 8, 2022
[ 17]
30
FW
Kamron Habibullah
Vancouver Whitecaps
End of loan
November 30, 2022
1
GK
Callum Irving
Vancouver FC
Contract expired
December 8, 2022
[ 18]
5
DF
Abdou Samake
Valour FC
Contract expired
December 9, 2022
[ 19]
33
MF
Matthew Baldisimo
York United
Contract expired
December 15, 2022
[ 20]
24
FW
Gianni dos Santos
Atlético Ottawa
Contract expired
December 28, 2022
[ 21]
MF
Bicou Bissainthe
Haiphong FC
Contract expired
December 31, 2022
[ 22]
MF
Simon Triantafillou
Contract expired
December 31, 2022
10
MF
Marco Bustos
IFK Värnamo
Contract expired
January 4, 2023
[ 23]
15
FW
Jordan Brown
Contract terminated by mutual consent
January 6, 2023
[ 24]
Loans out
Competitions
Overview
Competition
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Canadian Premier League
Matchday 1
4th
28
11
7
10
42
35
+7
0 39.29
CPL Playoffs
Play-in round
Second semifinal
3
2
0
1
3
2
+1
0 66.67
Canadian Championship
Preliminary round
Semi-finals
3
1
1
1
3
4
−1
0 33.33
Total
34
14
8
12
48
41
+7
0 41.18
Pre-season friendlies
Canadian Premier League
Standings
Source:
CanPL Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goal differential; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Home goal differential; 8) Home goals scored; 9)
Total minutes played by U-21 players ; 10) Coin toss (2 teams tied) or drawing of lots (3+ teams tied).
[ 25] (C) Champion (qualified to
Champions Cup );
(S) CPL Shield winner (qualified to
Champions Cup )
Notes:
^ a b Tie resolved by away goal differential; Forge: +4, Wanderers: −2
Results by match
Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Result W D L W W D D W W W W D L L D L W W L L L W D D W L L L Position 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4
Source:
Matches W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Playoff matches
Canadian Championship
References
^ "Pacific FC Roster" . Pacific FC . December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022 .
^ "Pacific FC Signs Goal Scoring Phenom Easton Ongaro" . Pacific FC. November 15, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022 .
^ "Pacific FC Signs Attacking Midfielder Pierre Lamothe" . Pacific FC. November 28, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022 .
^ "Amedume Returning for 2023!" . Pacific FC. December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022 .
^ "Pacific FC announce signing of midfielder Steffen Yeates" . Canadian Premier League. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ "Pacific FC sign former Cavalry left-back Bradley Vliet" . Canadian Premier League. January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023 .
^ "Pacific FC signs Forward Ayman Sellouf" . Pacific FC. January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023 .
^ "Pacific FC signs Forward Adonijah Reid" . Pacific FC. January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023 .
^ "Baskett Weaves Way To Pacific FC" . Northern Tribune. March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023 .
^ "Pacific FC Signs Forward Brazão" . Pacific FC. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023 .
^ "Pacific FC signs Kekuta Manneh" . Pacific FC. April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023 .
^ a b c "PFC shows faith in youth development with signing of four young Canadian players" . Pacific FC. April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023 .
^ a b "Pacific FC signs midfielder Zakaria Bahous, loans out Pierre Lamothe" . Canadian Premier League. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 .
^ "Pacific FC sign defender Jalen Watson on loan from TFC II" . Pacific FC. August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023 .
^ a b c "Thank You, Jordan Haynes, Matteo Polisi, and Umaro Baldé!" . Pacific FC. November 2, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022 .
^ a b "Thank You, Nathan Mavila and Luca Ricci!" . Pacific FC. November 7, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022 .
^ "Retired Captain Jamar Dixon Takes Leadership Role with Pacific FC" . Pacific FC. November 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022 .
^ "Callum Irving Departs Pacific FC" . Northern Tribune. December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022 .
^ "Abdou Samake Leaves Pacific FC" . Northern Tribune. December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022 .
^ "York United re-sign midfielder Matthew Baldisimo" . Canadian Premier League. December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022 .
^ "Gianni Dos Santos Departs Pacific FC" . Northern Tribune. December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022 .
^ "Bissainthe Inks Short-Term Deal In Vietnam" . Northern Tribune. January 28, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2023 .
^ "Thank You, Marco Bustos!" . Pacific FC. January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023 .
^ Pacific FC [@Pacificfccpl] (January 6, 2023). "Thank you Jordan. We thank Jordan Brown as he departs Pacific. Jordan made great contributions to the club during his time here, joining in the latter half of the 2022 season" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "2023 CPL Competition Guidelines" . Canadian Premier League . March 17, 2023. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023 .
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