2026 HFX Wanderers FC season

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Halifax Wanderers
2026 season
PresidentDerek Martin
Head coach Vanni Sartini
Stadium Wanderers Grounds
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The 2026 HFX Wanderers FC season is the eighth season in the history of HFX Wanderers FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship.

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This is the club's first season led by former Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini, who was announced as the new head coach and general manager on December 10, 2025. [1] At the end of the previous season, Halifax parted ways with their former coach, Patrice Gheisar. [2]

Current squad

As of January 28, 2026 [3]
No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age)Previous clubNotes
Goalkeepers
Marco Carducci Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GK September 24, 1996 (age 29) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cavalry FC
Defenders
16 Kareem Sow Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CB September 28, 2000 (age 25) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Carabins
21 Jefferson Alphonse Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CB June 12, 2003 (age 22) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CS Saint-Laurent
26 Thomas Meilleur-Giguère Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CB November 13, 1997 (age 28) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pacific FC
Marcus Godinho Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg RB June 28, 1997 (age 28) Flag of Sweden.svg Degerfors IF
Finn Linder Flag of New Zealand.svg CB May 6, 2004 (age 21) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whitecaps FC 2
Midfielders
6 Lorenzo Callegari Flag of France.svg CM February 27, 1998 (age 27) Flag of France.svg Chambly INT
7 Ryan Telfer Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg LW March 4, 1994 (age 31) Flag of the United States.svg Miami FC
8 Isaiah Johnston Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CM August 14, 2001 (age 24) Flag of the United States.svg Loudoun United
18 Andre Rampersad Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg CM February 2, 1995 (age 30) Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Santa Rosa
19 Yohan Baï Flag of France.svg RM / RW September 28, 1996 (age 29) Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lokomotiv Plovdiv INT
Miguel Arilla Flag of Spain.svg AM / LW January 9, 2003 (age 23) Flag of the United States.svg Creighton Bluejays INT
Lucas Olguin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CM September 26, 2005 (age 20) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC II U21
Francesco Troisi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg MID April 11, 2007 (age 18) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whitecaps FC Academy U21
Sven Zitman Flag of the Netherlands.svg CM / DM February 24, 2002 (age 23) Flag of the Netherlands.svg TOP Oss INT
Forwards
9 Tiago Coimbra Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF January 17, 2004 (age 22) Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras
14 Jason Bahamboula Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg RW / CF June 15, 2001 (age 24) Flag of Latvia.svg Valmiera FC INT
20 Tavio Ciccarelli Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF July 24, 2006 (age 19) Flag of England.svg Sheffield United Academy U21, EYT

Transfers

In

No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource
GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marco Carducci Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cavalry FC FreeDecember 22, 2025 [4]
DF Flag of New Zealand.svg Finn Linder Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whitecaps FC 2 FreeJanuary 14, 2026 [5]
MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lucas Olguin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC II FreeJanuary 15, 2026 [6]
MF Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Arilla Flag of the United States.svg Creighton Bluejays FreeJanuary 21, 2026 [7]
MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sven Zitman Flag of the Netherlands.svg TOP Oss FreeJanuary 23, 2026 [8]
MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Francesco Troisi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whitecaps FC Academy FreeJanuary 26, 2026 [9]
DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcus Godinho Flag of Sweden.svg Degerfors IF FreeJanuary 28, 2026 [10]

Draft picks

HFX Wanderers selected the following players in the 2026 CPL–U Sports Draft. [11] 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
16DFHarvey HughesFlag of England.svg England Cape Breton
213FWKautchy Andji-YapiFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Moncton

Out

No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource
5DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Pearlman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC Loan endedNovember 9, 2025 [12]
23MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alessandro Biello Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF Montréal Loan endedNovember 9, 2025 [12]
13GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Aiden Rushenas Contract expiredDecember 31, 2025 [12]
17DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wesley Timoteo Contract expiredDecember 31, 2025 [12]
11MF Flag of Brazil.svg Vitor Dias Contract expiredDecember 31, 2025 [12]
28MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé Contract expiredDecember 31, 2025 [12]
10FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sean Rea Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FC Supra Contract expiredDecember 31, 2025 [12] [13]
44DF Flag of Algeria.svg Nassim Mekideche Flag of Algeria.svg Olympique Akbou Option declinedDecember 31, 2025 [12] [14]
99GK Flag of Algeria.svg Rayane Yesli Flag of Algeria.svg Olympique Akbou Option declinedDecember 31, 2025 [15]
4DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Julian Dunn Option declinedDecember 31, 2025 [15]
41MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Camilo Vasconcelos Option declinedDecember 31, 2025 [15]
FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Reshaun Walkes Option declinedDecember 31, 2025 [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Official: Halifax Wanderers Hire Vanni Sartini". Northern Tribune. December 10, 2025. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Wanderers part ways with coach Gheisar after CPL playoff loss". tsn.ca. October 24, 2025. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ "HFX Wanderers FC". Halifax Wanderers. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Halifax Wanderers sign two-time Golden Glove winner Marco Carducci". Canadian Premier League. December 22, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Wanderers sign former Whitecaps defender Finn Linder". Canadian Premier League. January 14, 2026. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Wanderers sign U-21 Canadian midfielder Lucas Olguin". Canadian Premier League. January 15, 2026. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Wanderers sign Spanish winger Miguel Arilla". Canadian Premier League. January 21, 2026. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Halifax Wanderers sign Dutch midfielder Sven Zitman". Canadian Premier League. January 23, 2026. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Halifax Wanderers sign Canadian U-21 full-back Francesco Troisi". Canadian Premier League. January 26, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Halifax Wanderers sign former CanMNT defender Marcus Godinho". Canadian Premier League. January 28, 2026. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  11. ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (November 28, 2025). "2026 CPL-U Sports Draft: Breakdown of all 16 picks". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Halifax Wanderers Roster Update: 9 under contract, 8 option decisions to come". HFX Wanderers FC. December 8, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Statement Signs For FC Supra: Meet The Club's First Three Players". Northern Tribune. December 10, 2025. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Mekideche Makes Move To Olympique Akbou". Northern Tribune. January 1, 2026. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Wanderers exercise options for Sow, Alphonse, decline 6". Canadian Premier League. January 5, 2026. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
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