Massimo Ferrin

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Massimo Ferrin
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Ferrin with HFX Wanderers FC in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-12-06) December 6, 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)
Youth career
Mississauga SC
Vaughan Azzurri
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 UAB Blazers 36 (8)
2018–2019 Syracuse Orange 38 (12)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Vaughan Azzurri 2 (0)
2018–2019 Vaughan Azzurri 8 (3)
2020–2021 Loudoun United 21 (0)
2022 Vaughan Azzurri 15 (23)
2023–2024 HFX Wanderers 52 (14)
2025 York United 25 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 27, 2025

Massimo Ferrin (born December 6, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward.

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Early life

Ferrin was born in Mississauga, Ontario. [1] He began playing youth soccer at age five with Mississauga SC. [2] Afterwards, he played youth soccer with Vaughan Azzurri. [3]

College career

In 2016, Ferrin began attending the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he played for the men's soccer team. [4] He scored his first collegiate goals on September 3, 2016, scoring twice in a 2–2 draw against the UNC Greensboro Spartans. [4] [5] After his freshman season, he was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team. [6] After his sophomore season, he was named the team's Most Valuable Player [7] and was named a Conference USA Second-Team All-Star. [8] During his time at UAB, he scored eight goals in two seasons. [9]

In 2018, he transferred to Syracuse University to play for the men's soccer team. [10] [11] [12] He made his debut on August 24, 2018, against the Oregon State Beavers. [13] He scored his first goal for Syracuse on September 7, converting a penalty kick against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. [14] On September 24, 2019, he scored the game-winning goal in a 1–0 victory over the Colgate Raiders. [15] [16] In his senior season, he was named to the All-ACC Men's Soccer Academic Team. [17]

Club career

Early career

In 2015 and 2016, Ferrin played with League 1 Ontario side Vaughan Azzurri. [18] [19] He also played with the side in 2018 and 2019. [20] [21]

Loudoun United

In February 2020, he signed with USL Championship side Loudoun United. [22] He made his debut on July 20, 2020, starting against Hartford Athletic. [23] [24] In January 2021, he re-signed with the club for the 2021 season. [25] On July 14, 2021, he played with D.C. United, Loudoun's MLS affiliate, in a friendly against El Salvador club Alianza, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 victory. [26]

Return to Vaughan Azzurri

In 2022, he returned to Vaughan Azzurri, scoring 23 goals in 15 league games. [27] He helped Vaughan win the league championship [28] and he was named league MVP, won the Golden Boot, [29] and was a First Team All-Star. [30]

HFX Wanderers

In December 2022, Ferrin joined Canadian Premier League club HFX Wanderers on a two-year contract through 2024, with an option for 2025. [31] He made his debut for the club on April 15, 2023, against Atlético Ottawa. [32] He scored his first professional goal on April 19, in a 3-1 Canadian Championship loss to Atlético Ottawa, hitting the target directly from a free kick. [33] He scored his first league goal in his next match against Forge FC to earn a 1–1 draw and earned CPL Team of the Week honours. [34] In his first season, he led the team in scoring with eight league goals (nine in all competitions), while also adding three assists, [35] [36] and at the end of the 2023, season, he was one of ten nominees for CPL Players’ Player of the Year award. [37] Over his two seasons with the Wanderers, he was the most fouled player in the league with 137 fouls suffered and earned a league-high five penalty kicks. [38]

York United

On February 3, 2025, Ferrin was sold to York United for an undisclosed fee. [39] He signed a one-year contract with an club option for an additional year. [40] He scored his first goal for the club on May 6, 2025, in a 2025 Canadian Championship match against FC Laval. [41]

International career

In 2015, he attended a camp with the Canada U18 team. [2]

Career statistics

As of match played October 27, 2025 [42]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vaughan Azzurri 2015 League1 Ontario ??–––??
2016 [19] 2000––20
2018 [20] 1000––10
2019 [21] 730000–73
Total10+300000010+3
Loudoun United 2020 USL Championship 60–––60
2021 150–––150
Total210000000210
Vaughan Azzurri 2022 [43] League1 Ontario 152321––1724
HFX Wanderers FC 2023 Canadian Premier League 2581011–279
2024 276–10–286
Total52141021005515
York United FC 2023 Canadian Premier League 2542032–306
Career total1234451530013348

References

  1. ↑ Brown, Logan (March 22, 2025). "Ferrin happy, and ready to light up the CPL for York United". Toronto Observer.
  2. 1 2 Massimo Ferrin at Canada Soccer
  3. ↑ Black, Eric (September 16, 2018). "Massimo Ferrin settling into his 2nd chance at Syracuse". The Daily Orange .
  4. 1 2 "Massimo Ferrin UAB profile". UAB Blazers .
  5. ↑ "Blazers Tie 2-2 at UNC Greensboro". UAB Blazers . September 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ "MSOC: All-Conference USA Honors Announced". Conference USA . November 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Blazers Distribute Post-Season Awards". UAB Blazers . December 6, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Blazers Place Three On All-Conference USA Team". UAB Blazers . November 7, 2017.
  9. ↑ Alvarez, Nick (September 3, 2019). "Massimo Ferrin's dedication to training built him into a technical playmaker". The Daily Orange .
  10. ↑ "Orange Adds Three to 2018 Recruiting Class". Syracuse Orange . March 17, 2018.
  11. ↑ Alvarez, Nick (October 31, 2018). "Massimo Ferrin's offensive development is a key for SU in the ACC tournament". The Daily Orange .
  12. ↑ "Massimo Ferrin Syracuse profile". Syracuse Orange .
  13. ↑ Haller, Steve (August 28, 2018). "Syracuse men's soccer Matchweek 1 Recap". Nunes Magician.
  14. ↑ "#12 Irish Edge Orange, 3-2". Syracuse Orange . September 7, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Ferrin's Early Goal Lifts Orange Past Raiders". Syracuse Orange . September 24, 2019.
  16. ↑ Schneidman, David (September 24, 2019). "Massimo Ferrin's 2nd-minute goal leads Syracuse past Colgate, 1-0". The Daily Orange .
  17. ↑ "Duo Earns All-ACC Academic Team Honors". Syracuse Orange . January 28, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Canada Soccer Brings League1 Ontario Players Into Identification Camp". Ontario Soccer Association . August 26, 2015.
  19. 1 2 "Massimo Ferrin 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  20. 1 2 "Massimo Ferrin 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  21. 1 2 "Massimo Ferrin 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  22. ↑ "Loudoun United FC have acquired Abdoul Kairou Amoustapha and Massimo Ferrin". Our Sports Central. February 20, 2020.
  23. ↑ Keefer, Ryan (July 20, 2020). "Loudoun United starts slow in 3-1 loss to Hartford Athletic". Black and Red United.
  24. ↑ "Player Profile - Massimo Ferrin". Loudoun United FC . February 4, 2021. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021.
  25. ↑ Keefer, Ryan (January 19, 2021). "Loudoun United re-sign Amoustapha, Ferrin, Gamble for 2021". Black and Red United.
  26. ↑ Anderson, Jason (July 14, 2021). "Massimo Ferrin goal leads 10-man D.C. United past Alianza FC in 1-0 friendly win". Black and Red United.
  27. ↑ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (October 6, 2023). "AGR's High Press: Massimo Ferrin proving value of L1C–to–Halifax pathway". OneSoccer .
  28. ↑ "L1O MVP Massimo Ferrin looking to translate Vaughan success to CPL with Wanderers". Canadian Premier League . January 13, 2023.
  29. ↑ "Massimo Ferrin collects MVP and Golden Boot among Men's Premier Division 2022 award winners". League1 Ontario . November 15, 2022.
  30. ↑ "Ilyass, Green, and Ferrin lead the line in the 2022 Men's Premier Division All-Star team". League1 Ontario . November 17, 2022.
  31. ↑ "'Consistent player with the ability to create magic': Wanderers sign Canadian forward Massimo Ferrin". HFX Wanderers FC . December 21, 2022.
  32. ↑ "Stories of the Match: Wanderers open 2023 with a draw vs. Ottawa". HFX Wanderers FC . April 15, 2023. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  33. ↑ MacDonald, Glenn (April 20, 2023). "History repeats: Wanderers allow late first-half goals in Canadian Championship loss to Ottawa". SaltWire Network .
  34. ↑ "Wanderers' Massimo Ferrin named to CPL Team of the Week". HFX Wanderers FC . April 24, 2023.
  35. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (November 30, 2023). "'It's great to show the pathway': From League1 Ontario to the CPL, Wanderers' Gheisar and Ferrin thrive in year one". Canadian Premier League .
  36. ↑ "'I've always enjoyed the tactical side': Wanderers' Massimo Ferrin active player of Football Manager™ series". HFX Wanderers FC . August 9, 2024.
  37. ↑ "Wanderers Callegari, Ferrin and Nimick nominated for Players' Player of the Year". HFX Wanderers FC . October 23, 2023.
  38. ↑ Parisis, Quentin (May 22, 2025). "Massimo Ferrin : Québec, un « excellent endroit » pour implanter une équipe" [Massimo Ferrin: Quebec, an “excellent place” to establish a team]. Canadian Premier League (in French).
  39. ↑ "'A top talent': York United acquire Massimo Ferrin from Halifax Wanderers". Canadian Premier League. February 3, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  40. ↑ Jacques, John (February 3, 2025). "Ferrin Flies Home, Signs With York United". Northern Tribune.
  41. ↑ Jacques, John (May 6, 2025). "Canadian Championship Recap: York United Lumps It On Laval". Northern Tribune.
  42. ↑ Massimo Ferrin at Soccerway
  43. ↑ "Massimo Ferrin 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .