2021 HFX Wanderers FC season

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HFX Wanderers
2021 season
PresidentDerek Martin
Head coach Stephen Hart
Stadium Wanderers Grounds
Canadian Premier League 6th
Canadian Championship Quarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: João Morelli (14 goals)
All: João Morelli (15 goals)
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The 2021 HFX Wanderers FC season was the third season in the club's history, as well as the third season in Canadian Premier League history.

Contents

Current squad

As of June 11, 2021
No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age)Previous club
Goalkeepers
50 Christian Oxner Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GK July 29, 1996 (aged 25) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Saint Mary's Huskies
12 Kieran Baskett Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GK September 27, 2001 (aged 20) Flag of the United States.svg William & Mary Tribe
Defenders
2 Peter Schaale Flag of Germany.svg CB June 14, 1996 (aged 25) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CBU Capers
3 Morey Doner Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg RB March 25, 1994 (aged 27) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg York9 FC
6 Jems Geffrard Flag of Haiti.svg CB August 26, 1994 (aged 27) Flag of the United States.svg Fresno FC
14 Mateo Restrepo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg RB April 29, 1997 (aged 24) Flag of the United States.svg UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
16 Kareem Sow Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CB September 28, 2000 (aged 21) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Carabins
20 Jake Ruby Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg RB June 4, 2000 (aged 21) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trinity Western Spartans
31 Eriks Santos Flag of Brazil.svg CB February 23, 1996 (aged 25) Flag of Georgia.svg Dila Gori
Midfielders
5 Pierre Lamothe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AM September 18, 1997 (aged 24) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg A.S. Blainville
8 Omar Kreim Flag of Morocco.svg MF February 10, 1995 (aged 26) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Carabins
10 Alessandro Riggi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg LW / RW November 30, 1993 (aged 28) Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix Rising
15 Scott Firth Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CM March 2, 2001 (aged 20) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Suburban FC
18 Andre Rampersad Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg CM February 2, 1995 (aged 26) Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Santa Rosa
21 Marcello Polisi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CM / DM January 24, 1997 (aged 24) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg SFU Athletics
22 João Morelli Flag of Brazil.svg AM March 11, 1996 (aged 25) Flag of Estonia.svg FCI Levadia
28 Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CM March 9, 1995 (aged 26) Flag of the United States.svg Saint Louis FC
Forwards
7 Alex Marshall Flag of Jamaica.svg LW / CF February 24, 1998 (aged 23) Flag of Jamaica.svg Cavalier
9 Samuel Salter Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF August 9, 2000 (aged 21) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AS Blainville
11 Akeem Garcia Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg CF / RW September 11, 1996 (aged 25) Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Santa Rosa
23 Cory Bent Flag of England.svg LW / ST May 14, 1997 (aged 24) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CBU Capers
39 Stefan Karajovanovic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF April 16, 1999 (aged 22) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carleton Ravens

Transfers

In

No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource
3DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Morey Doner Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg York9 FC FreeJanuary 6, 2021 [1]
12GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kieran Baskett Flag of the United States.svg William & Mary Tribe FreeJanuary 13, 2021 [2]
28MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé Flag of the United States.svg Saint Louis FC FreeJanuary 20, 2021 [3]
5MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pierre Lamothe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg A.S. Blainville FreeJanuary 27, 2021 [4]
9FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Samuel Salter Flag of the United States.svg CSUN Matadors FreeFebruary 10, 2021 [5]
39FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stefan Karajovanovic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carleton Ravens Selected 7th overall in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft June 10, 2021 [6]
16DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kareem Sow Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Carabins Selected 10th overall in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft June 11, 2021 [7]
21MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcello Polisi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg SFU Athletics FreeJune 11, 2021 [8]

Draft picks

HFX Wanderers selected the following players in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft on January 29, 2021. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

RoundSelectionPos.PlayerNationalityUniversity
17FW Stefan Karajovanovic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Carleton Ravens
210DF Kareem Sow Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Montreal Carabins

Out

No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource
1GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Beaulieu RetiredNovember 3, 2020 [9]
5MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Louis Béland-Goyette Gudja United Contract expiredNovember 3, 2020 [9]
6DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chrisnovic N'sa Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg York United FC Contract expiredNovember 3, 2020 [9]
16DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Luke Green Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg St. Francis Xavier X-Men Contract expiredNovember 3, 2020 [9]
24DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex De Carolis Flag of Sweden.svg IFK Eskilstuna Contract expiredNovember 19, 2020 [10]
17MF Flag of Mali.svg Aboubacar Sissoko Flag of the United States.svg Indy Eleven Contract expiredFebruary 10, 2021 [11]
13DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Kinumbe Contract expiredMarch 31, 2021 [12]
9FW Flag of Guinea.svg Ibrahima Sanoh Contract expiredMarch 31, 2021 [12]

Competitions

Canadian Premier League

Table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Forge (S)28162103924+1550Advance to playoffs
2 Cavalry 2814863430+450
3 Pacific (C)2813694734+1345
4 York United 2881283539−436
5 Valour 28105133836+235
6 HFX Wanderers 2881192834−635
7 FC Edmonton 28610123441−728
8 Atlético Ottawa 2868143047−1726
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins. [13]
(C) Champions; (S) Regular season winner

Results by match

Match12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
ResultLLDWDLLWWLLDDDWDWDWWDLWDDLLD
Position8786778766777766665555444466
Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

June 261 Pacific FC 2–0 HFX Wanderers Winnipeg, Manitoba
5:00pm
 Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
June 302 Valour FC 2–0 HFX Wanderers Winnipeg, Manitoba
8:00pm
 Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
July 33 Cavalry FC 0–0 HFX Wanderers Winnipeg, Manitoba
8:00pm
 Report
  • Polisi Yellow card.svg 67'
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Barrie
July 104 HFX Wanderers 2–1 FC Edmonton Winnipeg, Manitoba
3:00pm
 Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Marquez
July 135 HFX Wanderers 0–0 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
9:00pm Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alain Ruch
July 176 HFX Wanderers 1–2 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
3:00pm
 Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alain Ruch
July 217 FC Edmonton 1–0 HFX Wanderers Winnipeg, Manitoba
8:00pm
 Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
July 248 HFX Wanderers 1–0 Valour FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
3:00pm
 Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carly Shaw-Maclaren
August 29 HFX Wanderers 2–1 Atlético Ottawa Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00pm ET
 Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
August 710 HFX Wanderers 2–3 York United FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
3:00pm
 Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: David Barrie
August 1411 Atlético Ottawa 2–1 HFX Wanderers Ottawa, Ontario
4:00pm
 Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 12,064
Referee: David Barrie
August 2212 Forge FC 1–1 HFX Wanderers Hamilton, Ontario
5:00pm
 Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
August 2513 York United 1–1 HFX Wanderers Toronto, Ontario
7:00pm
 Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
August 2914 Atlético Ottawa 2–2 HFX Wanderers Ottawa, Ontario
2:30pm
 Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 315 HFX Wanderers 2–0 Forge FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
6:00pm
 Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
September 616 HFX Wanderers 3–3 York United Halifax, Nova Scotia
3:00pm
 Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 3,446
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
September 1117 Atlético Ottawa 1–2 HFX Wanderers Ottawa, Ontario
2:30pm
 Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 1818 York United 0–0 HFX Wanderers Toronto, Ontario
7:30pm
 Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
September 2519 HFX Wanderers 1–0 FC Edmonton Halifax, Nova Scotia
3:00pm
 Report Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
September 2920 HFX Wanderers 2–1 Atlético Ottawa Halifax, Nova Scotia
6:30pm
 Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
October 321 York United 2–2 HFX Wanderers Toronto, Ontario
2:00pm
 Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
October 622 HFX Wanderers 0–1 Forge FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
7:00pm
 Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
October 1123 HFX Wanderers 1–0 Pacific FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00pm
 Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Referee: David Gantar
October 1724 Cavalry FC 0–0 HFX Wanderers Calgary, Alberta
5:00pm
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,756
Referee: David Gantar
October 2325 HFX Wanderers 0–0 Forge FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
3:00pm ET Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Referee: David Barrie
October 2626 Valour FC 3–0 HFX Wanderers Winnipeg, Manitoba
9:30pm ET
 Report Stadium: IG Field
Referee: Alain Ruch
October 3027 Forge FC 4–1 HFX Wanderers Hamilton, Ontario
2:00pm
 Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
November 728 HFX Wanderers 1–1 Atlético Ottawa Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00pm
 Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,456
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla

Canadian Championship

Preliminary round

August 17 HFX Wanderers 2–1 A.S. Blainville Halifax, Nova Scotia
7:00 PM
 Report
  • Essomé Penda Soccerball shade.svg52' (pen.)
  • Dicko-Raynauld Yellow card.svg 53'
  • Islam Haroon Yellow card.svg 57'
  • Leconte Yellow card.svg 57'
  • Lefèvre Yellow card.svg 58'
  • Yesli Yellow card.svg 71'
  • Bertrand Yellow card.svg 90+1'
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 3,780
Referee: Ben Hoskins

Quarter-finals

September 22Quarter-final HFX Wanderers 1–3 CF Montréal Halifax, Nova Scotia
6:00PM
 Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,413
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

Statistics

Players

No.PosNatNameTotalCanadian Premier LeagueCanadian Championship
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
2DF Flag of Germany.svg Peter Schaale 22112111100
3DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Morey Doner 21032003100
5MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pierre Lamothe 26112410201
6DF Flag of Haiti.svg Jems Geffrard 12001100100
7FW Flag of Jamaica.svg Alex Marshall 23212221100
8MF Flag of Morocco.svg Omar Kreim 700700000
9FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Samuel Salter 22312131100
10FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alessandro Riggi 17001600100
11FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Akeem Garcia 24212221200
14DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mateo Restrepo 12001200000
15MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Firth 11001000100
16DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kareem Sow 11001100000
18MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Andre Rampersad 29012701200
19MF Flag of Cuba.svg Alejandro Portal 10011001000
20DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jake Ruby 17111611100
21MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcello Polisi 17001500200
22FW Flag of Brazil.svg João Morelli 2315021140210
23FW Flag of England.svg Cory Bent 21231903220
25FW Flag of Guinea.svg Mamadi Camara 10101010000
28MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé 24032203200
31DF Flag of Brazil.svg Eriks Santos 20001800200
39FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stefan Karajovanovic 27122512100

Goalkeepers

No.NatNameTotalCanadian Premier LeagueCanadian Championship
AppsConcededShutoutsAppsConcededShutoutsAppsConcededShutouts
12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kieran Baskett 1215410114240
50 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christian Oxner 1823518235000

Related Research Articles

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References

  1. ↑ "HFX Wanderers FC sign experienced Canadian fullback Morey Doner". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Halifax Wanderers sign local goalkeeper Kieran Baskett". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Halifax Wanderers sign Canadian midfielder Jeremy Gagnon-Laparé". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Halifax Wanderers Football Club sign Canadian midfielder Pierre Lamothe". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Halifax Wanderers Sign Canadian Forward Samuel Salter". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Stefan Karajovanovic signs his first professional contract with HFX Wanderers FC". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  7. ↑ "HFX Wanderers Sign CPL-U SPORTS Draft Pick Kareem Sow for the 2021 Season". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  8. ↑ "HFX Wanderers sign Canadian Midfielder Marcello Polisi". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Halifax Wanderers FC Announce Initial 2021 Roster Moves". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  10. ↑ "HFX Wanderers FC parts ways with fullback Alex De Carolis". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Indy Eleven signs midfielder Aboubacar Sissoko". indyeleven.com. February 10, 2021. Archived from the original on February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  12. 1 2 "HFX Wanderers FC Training Camp 2021 Update". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  13. ↑ Jacques, John (24 October 2021). "Pacific Procures Back-To-Back Playoff Positions". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 24 October 2021. With the CPL tiebreaker defaulting to the number of wins
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