2026 Vancouver FC season

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Vancouver FC
2026 season
President Rob Friend
Head coach Martin Nash
Stadium Willoughby Stadium
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The 2026 Vancouver FC season is the fourth season in the history of Vancouver FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will also compete in the Canadian Championship, and, for the first time, in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

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After taking over as interim head coach during the 2025 season, Martin Nash was confirmed as permanent head coach, on January 14, 2026. [1]

Current squad

As of January 29, 2026

No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (Age)Previous clubNotes
Goalkeepers
1 Callum Irving Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GK March 16, 1993 (age 32) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pacific FC
41 Felipe Jaramillo Flag of Colombia.svg GK April 18, 2008 (age 17) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC II U21
Matheus de Souza Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GK January 10, 2005 (age 21) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg UFV Cascades U21, U-S
Defenders
2 Paris Gee Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg LB / RB July 5, 1994 (age 31) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg York United
5 Matteo Campagna Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CB / DM June 27, 2004 (age 21) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps FC
7 Thierno Bah Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg RB July 30, 2004 (age 21) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whitecaps FC 2
12 Tyler Crawford Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg LB March 9, 2004 (age 21) Flag of the United States.svg Michigan State Spartans
13 David Norman Jr. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg LB / MF May 31, 1998 (age 27) Flag of Ireland.svg St Patrick's Athletic
Morey Doner Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg RB March 25, 1994 (age 31) Flag of the United States.svg Oakland Roots
Tom Field Flag of Ireland.svg LB March 14, 1997 (age 28) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cavalry FC
Kian Proctor Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FB August 24, 2005 (age 20) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg TSS Rovers U21
Midfielders
6 Vasco Fry Flag of Peru (state).svg CM July 30, 2000 (age 25) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whitecaps FC 2
16 Michel Cavalcante Flag of Brazil.svg DM May 23, 2006 (age 19) Flag of Brazil.svg Fortaleza U20 INT
17 Emrick Fotsing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CM September 27, 2007 (age 18) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF Montréal Academy U21, EYT
18 Thomas Powell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AM May 11, 2001 (age 24) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Unity FC
20 Nicolás Mezquida Flag of Uruguay.svg AM / RW January 21, 1992 (age 34) Flag of Uruguay.svg Rampla Juniors INT
23 Abdoulaye Ouattara Flag of France.svg DM / CM January 8, 2001 (age 25) Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Elite Falcons FC INT
Marcello Polisi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CM / DM January 24, 1997 (age 29) Flag of the United States.svg Detroit City FC
Luis Toomey Flag of New Zealand.svg AM July 1, 2001 (age 24) Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland FC INT
Forwards
14 Terran Campbell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg ST / LW October 10, 1998 (age 27) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Forge FC
24 Henri Godbout Flag of the United States.svg FW April 27, 2005 (age 20) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg UBC Thunderbirds U21, U-S
29 Kevin Podgorni Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF / AM February 24, 2008 (age 17) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg ProStars FC U21
Mohamed Amissi Flag of Burundi.svg CF August 3, 2000 (age 25) Flag of Egypt.svg Modern Sport INT

Transfers

In

No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource
DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Morey Doner Flag of the United States.svg Oakland Roots FreeJanuary 6, 2026 [2]
MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcello Polisi Flag of the United States.svg Detroit City FC FreeJanuary 6, 2026 [2]
MF Flag of New Zealand.svg Luis Toomey Free AgentFreeJanuary 6, 2026 [2]
DF Flag of Ireland.svg Tom Field Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cavalry FC FreeJanuary 12, 2026 [3]
FW Flag of Burundi.svg Mohamed Amissi Flag of Egypt.svg Modern Sport FreeJanuary 12, 2026 [3]
FW Flag of the United States.svg Henri Godbout Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg UBC Thunderbirds U-Sports contractJanuary 20, 2026 [4]
GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matheus de Souza Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg UFV Cascades U-Sports contractJanuary 29, 2026 [5]
DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kian Proctor Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg TSS Rovers FreeJanuary 29, 2026 [5]

Draft picks

Vancouver FC selected the following players in the 2026 CPL–U Sports Draft. [6] 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
13DFJoseph GreenFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Mount Royal
15 [a] GKMatheus De SouzaFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Fraser Valley
210DFNicolas NadeauFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada UBC
  1. ↑ Inter Toronto FC's first round pick (5th overall) went to Vancouver FC as a result of a trade on January 13, 2025 in exchange for Gabriel Bitar. [7]

Out

No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource
4DF Flag of Uganda.svg Allan Enyou Flag of Spain.svg Leganés B Loan endedNovember 9, 2025 [8]
15DF Flag of the United States.svg Aidan O'Connor Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls II Loan endedNovember 9, 2025 [8]
25DF Flag of Senegal.svg Pathé Ndiaye Flag of Spain.svg Leganés B Loan endedNovember 9, 2025 [8]
9FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Hugo Mbongue Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC Loan endedNovember 9, 2025 [8]
11FW Flag of New Zealand.svg Jay Herdman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cavalry FC Loan endedNovember 9, 2025 [8]
31GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jakob Frank Contract expiredDecember 31, 2025 [8]
MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zach Verhoven Contract expiredDecember 31, 2025 [8]
3DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kunle Dada-Luke Option declinedDecember 31, 2025 [9]
10MF Flag of Brazil.svg Juan Batista Option declinedDecember 31, 2025 [9]
19FW Flag of Mexico.svg José Navarro Option declinedDecember 31, 2025 [9]

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Vancouver FC officially appoint ex-CanMNT midfielder Martin Nash as head coach". Canadian Soccer Daily. January 14, 2026. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
    2. 1 2 3 "Vancouver FC announces signings of Doner, Toomey and Polisi". Canadian Premier League. January 6, 2026. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
    3. 1 2 "Vancouver FC Adds Cavalry's Tom Field, Burundi International Mohamed Amissi". Northern Tribune. January 12, 2026. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
    4. ↑ "Henri Godbout returns to Vancouver FC on CPL-U SPORTS contract". Vancouver FC. January 20, 2026. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
    5. 1 2 "Vancouver FC Adds Local Talents To Squad". Vancouver FC. January 29, 2026. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
    6. ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (November 28, 2025). "2026 CPL-U Sports Draft: Breakdown of all 16 picks". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
    7. ↑ O'Connor Clarke, Charlie (January 13, 2025). "York United acquire Gabriel Bitar from Vancouver FC". Canadian Premier League .
    8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Pacific FC Announces End-of-Season Roster Update". Vancouver FC. December 6, 2025. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
    9. 1 2 3 "Vancouver Re-Signs One Trio, Declines Another". Northern Tribune. January 2, 2026. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
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