2025 Pacific FC season

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Pacific FC
2025 season
Chairman Dean Shillington
Head coach James Merriman
Stadium Starlight Stadium
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The 2025 Pacific FC season is the seventh season in the history of Pacific FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship.

Contents

Current squad

As of December 12, 2024 [1]
No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age)Previous clubNotes
Goalkeepers
1 Emil Gazdov Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GK September 11, 2003 (age 21) Flag of Germany.svg FC Nürnberg
55 Sean Melvin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GK July 9, 1994 (age 30) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Atlético Ottawa
Defenders
2 Georges Mukumbilwa Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg RB September 23, 1999 (age 25) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps FC
5 Juan Quintana Flag of Colombia.svg CB November 10, 2003 (age 21) Flag of Colombia.svg Orsomarso S.C. INT
15 Christian Greco-Taylor Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg LB February 20, 2005 (age 19) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whitecaps FC Academy U21
44 Aly Ndom Flag of France.svg CB / DM May 30, 1996 (age 28) Flag of Finland.svg IFK Mariehamn INT
Midfielders
7 Steffen Yeates Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CM January 4, 2000 (age 24) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC II
11 Josh Heard Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg AM November 29, 1994 (age 30) Flag of the United States.svg Real Monarchs
20 Sean Young Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CM April 20, 2001 (age 23) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victoria Highlanders
Forwards
9 Dario Zanatta Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF May 24, 1997 (age 27) Flag of Scotland.svg Hamilton Academical

Transfers

In

Draft picks

Pacific 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.

RoundSelectionPos.PlayerNationalityUniversity
14FWNiklas HallamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Toronto
212DFFin TugwellFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Victoria

Out

No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource
18FW Flag of New Zealand.svg Moses Dyer Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver FC Loan expiredNovember 10, 2024 [2]
4DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Amedume Contract expiredDecember 31, 2024 [2]
13DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kunle Dada-Luke Contract expiredDecember 31, 2024 [2]
26DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Thomas Meilleur-Giguère Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg HFX Wanderers Contract expiredDecember 31, 2024 [2] [3]
28MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cédric Toussaint Contract expiredDecember 31, 2024 [2]
21MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ayman Sellouf Contract expiredDecember 31, 2024 [2]
6MF Flag of Guatemala.svg Marco Domínguez Contract terminated by mutual consentDecember 31, 2024 [2]
12FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Reon Moore Contract terminated by mutual consentDecember 31, 2024 [2]
25DF Flag of Argentina.svg Kevin Ceceri Option declinedDecember 31, 2024 [2]
8MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pierre Lamothe Option declinedDecember 31, 2024 [2]
18MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zakaria Bahous Option declinedDecember 31, 2024 [2]
88MF Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Tîrcoveanu Option declinedDecember 31, 2024 [2]
10FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adonijah Reid Option declinedDecember 31, 2024 [2]
17FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Devin O'Hea Option declinedDecember 31, 2024 [2]

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References

    1. ↑ "CPL Off-Season Roster Tracker: Who's in and who's out for 2025?". Canadian Premier League. 2024-12-10. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Pacific FC Announces End of Season Roster Update". Pacific FC. December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
    3. ↑ "'I want to win a trophy with Halifax,' Wanderers add Thomas Meilleur-Giguère through 2026 season". HFX Wanderers FC. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
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