2025 Vancouver Rise FC season

Vancouver Rise FC

2025 season
Owner	Greg Kerfoot (majority) Christine Sinclair
President	Sinead King
Head coach	Anja Heiner-Møller
Stadium	Swangard Stadium Burnaby, British Columbia
Northern Super League	2nd
Highest home attendance	14,018 vs. Calgary Wild (April 16)
Lowest home attendance	1,900 vs. Halifax Tides (May 21)
Average home league attendance	4,296
Home colours Away colours
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The 2025 Vancouver Rise FC season was the first in the club's history, as well as first season in Northern Super League history.

Team

Coaching staff

As of January 10, 2025. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Position	Name
Head coach	Anja Heiner-Møller
Assistant coach	Katie Collar
Goalkeeper coach	Erin McNulty

Roster

As of September 11, 2025. ^{[4] [5]}

No.	Nat.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Since	Previous club	Notes
Goalkeepers
1		Kirstin Tynan	(2002-03-11)March 11, 2002 (aged 23)	2025	TSS Rovers
13		Morgan McAslan	(2000-02-22)February 22, 2000 (aged 25)	2025	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
31		Jessica Wulf	(2005-05-20)May 20, 2005 (aged 19)	2025	Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Defenders
2		Shannon Woeller	(1990-01-31)January 31, 1990 (aged 35)	2025	Vittsjö GIK
3		Jasmyne Spencer	(1990-08-27)August 27, 1990 (aged 34)	2025	Angel City	INT
4		Kayla Gonçalves	(2000-04-14)April 14, 2000 (aged 24)	2025	Famalicão
12		Jaylyn Wright	(2003-08-01)August 1, 2003 (aged 21)	2025	Fresno State Bulldogs
15		Ariel Young	(2001-08-30)August 30, 2001 (aged 23)	2025	Fortuna Hjørring
16		Kennedy Faulknor	(1999-06-30)June 30, 1999 (aged 25)	2025	Minnesota Aurora
18		Yuka Okamoto	(1997-09-20)September 20, 1997 (aged 27)	2025	AC Nagano Parceiro	INT
21		Jessika Cowart	(1999-10-30)October 30, 1999 (aged 25)	2025	Perth Glory	INT
23		Rebecca Lake	(1999-05-13)May 13, 1999 (aged 25)	2025	Wellington Phoenix	INT
34		Bridget Mutipula	(2008-08-05)August 5, 2008 (aged 16)	2025	Vancouver Rise Academy	YTH
38		Chloe Taylor	(2008-09-02)September 2, 2008 (aged 16)	2025	Vancouver Rise Academy	YTH
Midfielders
5		Quinn	(1995-08-11)August 11, 1995 (aged 29)	2025	Seattle Reign	DP
6		Sofia Hagman	(1997-03-21)March 21, 1997 (aged 27)	2025	Vittsjö GIK	INT
7		Nikki Stanton	(1990-10-26)October 26, 1990 (aged 34)	2025	Seattle Reign	INT
8		Samantha Chang	(2000-07-13)July 13, 2000 (aged 24)	2025	HB Køge
10		Lisa Pechersky	(1998-06-29)June 29, 1998 (aged 26)	2025	Vittsjö GIK
14		Anna Bout	(2001-04-23)April 23, 2001 (aged 23)	2025	Odense Boldklub Q
17		Sara Lilja Vidlund	(2001-09-12)September 12, 2001 (aged 23)	2025	Djurgårdens IF	INT
24		Josie Longhurst	(2002-02-24)February 24, 2002 (aged 23)	2025	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	INT
26		Anaïs Oularbi	(2003-03-24)March 24, 2003 (aged 21)	2025	CS Mont-Royal Outremont
33		Sienna Gibson	(2006-09-18)September 18, 2006 (aged 18)	2025	Altitude FC	YTH, Loan
36		Emily Wong	(2007-07-09)July 9, 2007 (aged 17)	2025	Vancouver Rise Academy	YTH
Forwards
9		Mariah Lee	(1996-06-30)June 30, 1996 (aged 28)	2025	DC Power	INT
11		Jessica De Filippo	(2001-04-20)April 20, 2001 (aged 23)	2025	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
19		Holly Ward	(2003-10-25)October 25, 2003 (aged 21)	2025	Burnaby FC
25		Nedya Sawan	(2002-04-22)April 22, 2002 (aged 22)	2025	Westside Timbers	INT
28		Jaime Perrault	(2006-08-08)August 8, 2006 (aged 18)	2025	FC Nordsjælland
49		Jade Mitchell	(2007-01-29)January 29, 2007 (aged 18)	2025	Vancouver Rise Academy	YTH
99		Latifah Abdu	(2001-10-18)October 18, 2001 (aged 23)	2025	Montreal Roses

Competitions

Northern Super League

Main article: 2025 Northern Super League season

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	AFC Toronto (Q, S)	23	14	3	6	38	22	+16	45	Advance to playoffs
2	Ottawa Rapid (Q)	23	10	6	7	39	23	+16	36
3	Montreal Roses (Q)	22	10	5	7	27	18	+9	35
4	Vancouver Rise (Q)	22	9	6	7	34	34	0	33
5	Calgary Wild (E)	22	7	2	13	20	38	−18	23
6	Halifax Tides (E)	22	3	6	13	13	36	−23	15

Updated to match(es) played on September 27, 2025. Source: NSL
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (S) Supporters' Shield winner

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	9	6	7	34	34	0	33	6	3	3	21	16	+5	3	3	4	13	18	−5

Last updated: September 27, 2025.
Source: NSL

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
Ground	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	A
Result	W	L	W	D	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	L	D
Position [I]	2	4	2	2	5	2	2	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on September 20, 2025. Source: #Matches
H = Home; N = Neutral; A = Away; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Playoffs

1. Positions show the situation at the end of the week the match was played, or at the end of the gameday if more matches are played later in the week.

Matches

Vancouver Rise v Calgary Wild

April 161	Vancouver Rise	1–0	Calgary Wild	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PT	Quinn 22' (pen.) Spencer  23' Sawan  87'	Report	Moore  14' Dougherty Howard  39'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 14,018 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin Assistant referees: Marie-Han Gagnon Assistant referees: Stéphanie Fortin

Vancouver Rise v Montreal Roses

April 272	Vancouver Rise	1–3	Montreal Roses	Burnaby, British Columbia
12:00 PT	Spencer  16' Quinn 55' (pen.)	Report	Whitaker 3' Hess 14' Bilbault  23' Abdu 41'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 2,544 Referee: Isabelle Duclos Assistant referees: Camille Raymond Assistant referees: Megan Opatril

Vancouver Rise v Halifax Tides

May 53	Vancouver Rise	1–0	Halifax Tides	Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 PT	Spencer 52' Woeller  70'	Report	Olai  37' Frémaux  43' Weichers  63'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 2,061 Referee: Sheila Couture Assistant referees: Gabrielle Lemieux Assistant referees: Megan Opatril

AFC Toronto v Vancouver Rise

May 114	AFC Toronto	1–1	Vancouver Rise	Toronto, Ontario
11:00 PT	Kizaki 84' Small  86' Barnett  90+1'	Report	De Filippo 90+4'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,615 Referee: Isabelle Duclos Assistant referees: Melissa Snedden Assistant referees: Natalie Berry

Ottawa Rapid v Vancouver Rise

May 155	Ottawa Rapid	3–0	Vancouver Rise	Ottawa, Ontario
16:00 PT	Pridham 11', 51' Bentai 75'	Report		Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 2,143 Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren Assistant referees: Allycia Carlucci Assistant referees: Laura Hall

Vancouver Rise v Halifax Tides

May 216	Vancouver Rise	2–1	Halifax Tides	Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 PT	Pechersky 39' Lee 44'	Report	Miller 15' Olai  76' Blouin  77'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers Assistant referees: Allycia Carlucci Assistant referees: Shukwia Tajik

Vancouver Rise v Calgary Wild

May 247	Vancouver Rise	1–1	Calgary Wild	Burnaby, British Columbia
16:00 PT	Lee 11' De Filippo  49' Pechersky  90+4'	Report	Johnson 16',  86'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 3,045 Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel Assistant referees: Marie-Han Gagnon Assistant referees: Megan Opatril

Montreal Roses v Vancouver Rise

June 78	Montreal Roses	2–0	Vancouver Rise	Laval, Quebec
11:00 PT	Hill 9' Bilbault 24'	Report	Quinn  14'	Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne Attendance: 3,855 Referee: Isabelle Duclos Assistant referees: Gabrielle Lemieux Assistant referees: Megan Opatril

Vancouver Rise v AFC Toronto

June 119	Vancouver Rise	2–3	AFC Toronto	Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 PT	Sawan  27' Lee 68' Longhurst  79' Quinn 90+8' (pen.)	Report	Regan 2',  78' Hunter 42' Cathro  51' Small 73' Rollins  90+7'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 3,343 Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers Assistant referees: Stéphanie Fortin Assistant referees: Shukwia Tajik

Vancouver Rise v Montreal Roses

June 2210	Vancouver Rise	0–0	Montreal Roses	Burnaby, British Columbia
13:00 PT		Report	Hill  30' Hess  69' Smith  74'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 3,858 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin Assistant referees: Allycia Carlucci Assistant referees: Victoria Lafortune

Calgary Wild v Vancouver Rise

July 1211	Calgary Wild	2–1	Vancouver Rise	Calgary, Alberta
16:00 PT	Thurton 12' Dougherty Howard  38', 41' O'Neill  81'	Report	De Filippo 82' Stanton  90+3'	Stadium: McMahon Stadium Attendance: 3,061 Referee: Angelina Baldino Assistant referees: Melissa Snedden Assistant referees: Allycia Carlucci

Halifax Tides v Vancouver Rise

July 1912	Halifax Tides	0–6	Vancouver Rise	Halifax, Nova Scotia
15:00 PT	Weichers  67'	Report	Ward 1', 45' Spencer 8' Quinn 31' Stanton 74' Lee 77' Chang  90'	Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 4,255 Referee: Sheila Couture Assistant referees: Melissa Snedden Assistant referees: Laura Hall

Vancouver Rise v AFC Toronto

July 2413	Vancouver Rise	2–1	AFC Toronto	Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 PT	Chang 19', 35' Faulknor  21' De Filippo  42' Hagman  90+3'	Report	Hunter 9'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 3,911 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin Assistant referees: Stéphanie Fortin Assistant referees: Shukwia Tajik

Vancouver Rise v Ottawa Rapid

August 214	Vancouver Rise	3–3	Ottawa Rapid	Burnaby, British Columbia
16:00 PT	Quinn 15' Pechersky 38' Ward 58' Stanton  66'	Report	Pridham 13', 90+6' Choo 21' Haaland  80'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 3,988 Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren Assistant referees: Allycia Carlucci Assistant referees: Megan Opatril

Halifax Tides v Vancouver Rise

August 915	Halifax Tides	0–0	Vancouver Rise	Halifax, Nova Scotia
11:00 PT		Report		Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 4,142 Referee: Angelina Baldino Assistant referees: Melissa Snedden Assistant referees: Natalie Berry

AFC Toronto v Vancouver Rise

August 1716	AFC Toronto	0–1	Vancouver Rise	Toronto, Ontario
16:00 PT		Report	Spencer  29'  39' De Filippo 46' McAslan  90+4'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 7,771 Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel Assistant referees: Melissa Snedden Assistant referees: Amanda Kwan

Ottawa Rapid v Vancouver Rise

August 2417	Ottawa Rapid	2–3	Vancouver Rise	Ottawa, Ontario
11:00 PT	Pridham 56' Benati 88'	Report	Chang 24', 89' Okamoto  43' Ward 75'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 2,651 Referee: Salma Flores-Desrochers Assistant referees: Stéphanie Fortin Assistant referees: Victoria Lafortune

Vancouver Rise v Montreal Roses

August 3018	Vancouver Rise	2–1	Montreal Roses	Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 PT	Ward 23' De Filippo  42' Pechersky 45+1' Longhurst  90+2'	Report	Boychuk 16' Roy  35'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 4,013 Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel Assistant referees: Melissa Snedden Assistant referees: Shukwia Tajik

Vancouver Rise v Calgary Wild

September 619	Vancouver Rise	6–0	Calgary Wild	Burnaby, British Columbia
16:00 PT	Abdu 14', 52' Chang  30' De Filippo 45+4' Quinn 64' (pen.) Lee 71' Pechersky 77'	Report	O'Neill  42' Gray  84'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 3,897 Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren Assistant referees: Camille Raymond Assistant referees: Heather Lloyd

AFC Toronto v Vancouver Rise

September 1220	AFC Toronto	7–0	Vancouver Rise	Toronto, Ontario
11:00 PT	De Filippo  9'  45+6' Wright  16' Cowart  38' Abdu  39' Lake  88'	Report	Okoronkwo 5', 64' Small  26' Hunter 45', 68' Hansen 45+5' Stratigakis 49' Kovacevic 85'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,917 Referee: Angelina Baldino Assistant referees: Camille Raymond Assistant referees: Amanda Kwan

Vancouver Rise v Ottawa Rapid

September 2021	Vancouver Rise	0–3	Ottawa Rapid	Burnaby, British Columbia
13:00 PT	Stanton  62'	Report	Belzile  22' Gibson  36' Downing 37',  48' Pridham 76' Wilkinson 83'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin Assistant referees: Melissa Snedden Assistant referees: Megan Opatril

Halifax Tides v Vancouver Rise

September 2722	Halifax Tides	1–1	Vancouver Rise	Halifax, Nova Scotia
11:00 PT	Clegg 14' Weichers  20'	Report	Ward 62'	Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren Assistant referees: Gabrielle Lemieux Assistant referees: Melissa Snedden

Ottawa Rapid v Vancouver Rise

October 823	Ottawa Rapid	v	Vancouver Rise	Ottawa, Ontario
16:30 PT				Stadium: TD Place Stadium

Montreal Roses v Vancouver Rise

October 1124	Montreal Roses	v	Vancouver Rise	Laval, Quebec
09:00 PT				Stadium: CS Bois-de-Boulogne

Calgary Wild v Vancouver Rise

October 1625	Calgary Wild	v	Vancouver Rise	Calgary, Alberta
18:00 PT				Stadium: McMahon Stadium

Statistics

As of September 27, 2025

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		NSL
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	CAN	Kirstin Tynan	1	0	1	0
13	GK	CAN	Morgan McAslan	21	0	21	0
31	GK	JPN	Jessica Wulf	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	CAN	Shannon Woeller	14	0	14	0
3	DF	USA	Jasmyne Spencer	21	2	19+2	2
4	DF	CAN	Kayla Gonçalves	2	0	0+2	0
12	DF	CAN	Jaylyn Wright	20	0	15+5	0
15	DF	CAN	Ariel Young	9	0	5+4	0
16	DF	CAN	Kennedy Faulknor	14	0	8+6	0
18	DF	JPN	Yuka Okamoto	10	0	8+2	0
21	DF	PHI	Jessika Cowart	17	0	13+4	0
23	DF	NZL	Rebecca Lake	2	0	1+1	0
34	DF	CAN	Bridget Mutipula	5	0	2+3	0
38	DF	CAN	Chloe Taylor	3	0	3	0
Midfielders
5	MF	CAN	Quinn	16	6	15+1	6
6	MF	SWE	Sofia Hagman	11	0	1+10	0
7	MF	USA	Nikki Stanton	16	1	10+6	1
8	MF	CAN	Samantha Chang	20	4	19+1	4
10	MF	CAN	Lisa Pechersky	21	4	20+1	4
14	MF	CAN	Anna Bout	4	0	0+4	0
17	MF	SWE	Sara Lilja Vidlund	1	0	0+1	0
24	MF	WAL	Josie Longhurst	19	0	15+4	0
26	MF	ALG	Anaïs Oularbi	3	0	0+3	0
33	MF	CAN	Sienna Gibson	2	0	0+2	0
36	MF	CAN	Emily Wong	5	0	3+2	0
Forwards
9	FW	USA	Mariah Lee	21	5	12+9	5
11	FW	CAN	Jessica De Filippo	19	4	10+9	4
19	FW	CAN	Holly Ward	22	6	21+1	6
25	FW	EGY	Nedya Sawan	6	0	2+4	0
28	FW	CAN	Jaime Perrault	0	0	0	0
49	FW	JAM	Jade Mitchell	2	0	0+2	0
99	FW	CAN	Latifah Abdu	4	2	4	2

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	NSL	Total
1	5	MF		Quinn	6	6
	19	FW		Holly Ward	6
3	9	FW		Mariah Lee	5	5
4	8	MF		Samantha Chang	4	4
	11	FW		Jessica De Filippo	4
	16	MF		Lisa Pechersky	4
7	99	FW		Latifah Abdu	2	2
	3	DF		Jasmyne Spencer	2
8	7	MF		Nikki Stanton	1	1

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	NSL	Total
1	13	GK		Morgan McAslan	7	7
Totals					7	7

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	NSL			Total
1	GK		Kirstin Tynan	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK		Morgan McAslan	1	0	0	1	0	0
31	GK		Jessica Wulf	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Shannon Woeller	1	0	0	1	0	0
3	DF		Jasmyne Spencer	2	1	0	2	1	0
4	DF		Kayla Gonçalves	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF		Jaylyn Wright	1	0	0	1	0	0
15	DF		Ariel Young	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF		Kennedy Faulknor	1	0	0	1	0	0
18	DF		Yuka Okamoto	1	0	0	1	0	0
21	DF		Jessika Cowart	1	0	0	1	0	0
23	DF		Rebecca Lake	1	0	0	1	0	0
34	DF		Bridget Mutipula	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	DF		Chloe Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	MF		Quinn	1	0	0	1	0	0
6	MF		Sofia Hagman	1	0	0	1	0	0
7	MF		Nikki Stanton	3	0	0	3	0	0
8	MF		Samantha Chang	2	0	0	2	0	0
10	MF		Lisa Pechersky	1	0	0	1	0	0
14	MF		Anna Bout	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Sara Lilja Vidlund	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF		Josie Longhurst	2	0	0	2	0	0
26	MF		Anaïs Oularbi	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF		Sienna Gibson	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF		Emily Wong	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Mariah Lee	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Jessica De Filippo	4	0	1	4	0	1
19	FW		Holly Ward	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	FW		Nedya Sawan	2	0	0	2	0	0
28	FW		Jaime Perrault	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	FW		Jade Mitchell	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW		Latifah Abdu	1	0	0	1	0	0

Honours

Monthly Honours

Intact Impact Award
Month	Player	Source
July	Shannon Woeller	[6]

Weekly Honours

Stars of the Week
Week	Player(s)	Source
1	Holly Ward	[7]
3	Quinn	[8]
10	Lisa Pechersky	[9]
14	Holly Ward (2)	[10]
15	Samantha Chang	[11]
16	Holly Ward (3)	[12]
18	Jessica De Filippo	[13]
19	Samantha Chang (2)	[14]
20	Lisa Pechersky (2)	[15]
21	Quinn (2)	[16]

Rookie of the Week Week Player(s) Source 3 Holly Ward [17] 6 Emily Wong [18] 19 Holly Ward (2) [19] 19 Holly Ward (3) [20] 21 Holly Ward (4) [21]

Goal of the Week Week Player(s) Source 1 Quinn [22] 16 Quinn (2) [23] 18 Jessica De Filippo [24] 20 Lisa Pechersky [25] 21 Jessica De Filippo (2) [26]

Move of the Week Week Player(s) Source 1 Holly Ward [27] 3 Quinn Nedya Sawan [28] 15 Lisa Pechersky [29] 19 Lisa Pechersky (2) [30] 24 Quinn (2) [31]

Save of the Week Week Player(s) Source 4 Morgan McAslan [32] 10 Morgan McAslan (2) [33] 18 Morgan McAslan (3) [34]

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	From club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
2	DF	Shannon Woeller	Vittsjö GIK		December 17, 2024	[35]
11	FW	Jessica De Filippo	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite		December 17, 2024	[36]
24	MF	Josie Longhurst	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite		December 19, 2024	[37]
13	GK	Morgan McAslan	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite		December 19, 2024	[38]
15	DF	Ariel Young	Fortuna Hjørring		December 20, 2024	[39]
1	GK	Kirstin Tynan	TSS Rovers		January 8, 2025	[40]
7	MF	Nikki Stanton	Seattle Reign	Free	January 9, 2025	[41] [42]
5	MF	Quinn	Seattle Reign	Free, Designated player	January 16, 2025	[43] [44] [42]
25	FW	Nedya Sawan	Westside Timbers		January 21, 2025	[45]
6	MF	Sofia Hagman	Vittsjö GIK		January 22, 2025	[46]
8	MF	Samantha Chang	HB Køge	Fee undisclosed	January 23, 2025	[47]
4	DF	Kayla Gonçalves	Famalicão		January 28, 2025	[48]
31	GK	Jessica Wulf	Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza		February 1, 2025	[49]
3	DF	Jasmyne Spencer	Angel City		February 3, 2025	[50]
21	DF	Jessika Cowart	Perth Glory		February 4, 2025	[51]
12	DF	Jaylyn Wright	Fresno State Bulldogs		February 5, 2025	[52]
10	MF	Lisa Pechersky	Vittsjö GIK		February 5, 2025	[53]
9	FW	Mariah Lee	DC Power		February 6, 2025	[54]
17	MF	Sara Lilja Vidlund	Djurgårdens IF		February 6, 2025	[55]
16	DF	Kennedy Faulknor	Minnesota Aurora		February 12, 2025	[56]
19	FW	Holly Ward	Burnaby FC		February 14, 2025	[57]
26	MF	Anaïs Oularbi	CS Mont-Royal Outremont		February 17, 2025	[58]
33	MF	Sienna Gibson	Altitude FC	Youth development permit	April 27, 2025	[59]
36	MF	Emily Wong	Vancouver Rise Academy	Youth development permit	May 15, 2025	[60]
38	DF	Chloe Taylor	Vancouver Rise Academy	Youth development permit	May 15, 2025	[60]
49	FW	Jade Mitchell	Vancouver Rise Academy	Youth development permit	May 15, 2025	[60]
18	DF	Yuka Okamoto	AC Nagano Parceiro		July 22, 2025	[61]
34	MF	Bridget Mutipula	Vancouver Rise Academy	Youth development permit	August 9, 2025	[62] [63]
14	MF	Anna Bout	Odense Boldklub Q		August 16, 2025	[64]
99	FW	Latifah Abdu	Montreal Roses	Fee undisclosed, Do-not-play clause for 2025 regular season matches against Montreal Roses	August 30, 2025	[65] [66] [67]
28	FW	Jaime Perrault	FC Nordsjælland		September 5, 2025	[68] [69]
28	DF	Rebecca Lake	Wellington Phoenix		September 11, 2025	[70] [71]

Injuries

No.	Pos.	Player	Injury	Date	Status	Source
17	MF	Sara Lilja Vidlund	Suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during training.	May 10, 2025	Season-ending	[72]
5	MF	Quinn	Suffered an injury between May 11 and May 15.	May 11, 2025	Returned June 7, 2025 in the match against Montreal Roses.
7	MF	Nikki Stanton	Suffered an injury between May 11 and May 15.	May 11, 2025	Returned July 12, 2025 in the match against Calgary Wild.
15	DF	Ariel Young	Suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the match against AFC Toronto.	July 24, 2025	Season-ending	[73]
2	DF	Shannon Woeller	Suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the match against Ottawa Rapid.	August 2, 2025	Season-ending	[74]

References

1. "Vancouver Rise FC hires Anja Heiner-Moller as first head coach". Sportsnet.ca. The Canadian Press. November 21, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
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External links

• Official website
• Vancouver Rise FC at the Northern Super League