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2021 FC Edmonton season

The 2021 FC Edmonton season was the club's tenth competitive season as well as their third in the Canadian Premier League.

FC Edmonton
2021 season
General managerEric Newendorp
Head coachAlan Koch
StadiumClarke Stadium
Canadian Premier League7th
Canadian ChampionshipPreliminary Round
Top goalscorerEaston Ongaro (12 goals)
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Overview edit

The 2021 season was very disappointing for FC Edmonton. Edmonton's average home attendance of 961 was by far the lowest in the league, and the team finished in 7th out of 8 teams. Additionally, the club shut down its academy. However, there were some bright spots, including young Canadian forward Easton Ongaro who became the league's all-time top goalscorer this season, and secured a transfer to Romania after the season ended.[1][2]

Current squad edit

As of July 6, 2021.

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Connor James   GK (1996-07-17)July 17, 1996 (aged 25)   Alberta Golden Bears
48 Darlington Murasiranwa   GK (2001-02-07)February 7, 2001 (aged 20)   Guelph Gryphons
90 Joseph Holliday   GK (2005-01-18)January 18, 2005 (aged 16) Academy
Defenders
3 Jeannot Esua   RB / RW (1996-08-06)August 6, 1996 (aged 25)   Rainbow Bamenda
4 Allan Zebie   LB (1993-05-29)May 29, 1993 (aged 28)   FC Edmonton (NASL)
5 Ramón Soria   CB / DM (1989-03-07)March 7, 1989 (aged 32)   Formentera
8 Mélé Temguia   CB (1995-08-01)August 1, 1995 (aged 26)   Valentine Phoenix
12 Sharly Mabussi   LB (1997-05-27)May 27, 1997 (aged 24)   Bergerac Foot
14 Saah T-Boy Fayia   CB (2001-02-01)February 1, 2001 (aged 20) Academy
27 Hunter Gorskie   CB (1991-06-27)June 27, 1991 (aged 30)   San Antonio FC
55 Amer Didic   CB (1994-12-28)December 28, 1994 (aged 27)   San Antonio FC
Midfielders
2 Paris Gee   DM / CB (1994-07-05)July 5, 1994 (aged 27)   Saint Louis FC
7 Shamit Shome   AM (1997-09-05)September 5, 1997 (aged 24)   Montreal Impact
10 Kyle Porter   RM (1990-01-19)January 19, 1990 (aged 31)   York9 FC
17 Marcus Velado-Tsegaye   LW / RW / ST (2001-07-01)July 1, 2001 (aged 20) Academy
20 Antony Caceres   CM (2000-01-31)January 31, 2000 (aged 21)   Vancouver Whitecaps Academy
21 Tomas Giraldo   AM (2003-03-08)March 8, 2003 (aged 18)   CF Montréal
28 Thomas Gardner   CM (1998-03-17)March 17, 1998 (aged 23)   UBC Thunderbirds
33 Fraser Aird   MF (1995-02-02)February 2, 1995 (aged 26)   Valour FC
Forwards
9 Easton Ongaro   ST (1998-06-05)June 5, 1998 (aged 23)   Alberta Golden Bears
13 Roberto Avila   CF / AM (2000-10-16)October 16, 2000 (aged 21)   Austin Bold
19 Tobias Warschewski   CF (1998-02-06)February 6, 1998 (aged 23)   Phönix Lübeck
26 Matthew Durrans   CF (1998-12-10)December 10, 1998 (aged 23)   1860 Munich

Transfers edit

In edit

Transferred in edit

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
2 MF   Paris Gee   Saint Louis FC Free December 10, 2020 [3]
10 MF   Kyle Porter   York9 FC Free December 23, 2020 [4]
33 MF   Fraser Aird   Valour FC Free December 24, 2020 [5]
7 MF   Shamit Shome   Montreal Impact Free January 4, 2021 [6]
12 DF   Sharly Mabussi   Bergerac Foot Free January 7, 2021 [7]
48 GK   Darlington Murasiranwa   Guelph Gryphons Free February 5, 2021 [8]
19 FW   Tobias Warschewski   Phönix Lübeck Free February 19, 2021 [9]
28 MF   Thomas Gardner   UBC Thunderbirds Selected 1st overall in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft March 23, 2021 [10]
27 DF   Hunter Gorskie   San Antonio FC Free June 9, 2021 [11]
90 GK   Joseph Holliday Academy Graduate June 22, 2021 [12]
14 DF   Saah T-Boy Fayia Academy Graduate June 24, 2021 [13]
26 FW   Matthew Durrans   1860 Munich Free July 6, 2021 [14]

Loans in edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
21 MF   Tomas Giraldo   CF Montréal Season-long loan February 12, 2021 [15]
13 FW   Roberto Avila   Austin Bold Season-long loan June 14, 2021 [16]

Draft picks edit

FC Edmonton selected the following players in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft on January 29, 2021. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

Round Selection Pos. Player Nationality University
1 1 MF Thomas Gardner   Canada UBC Thunderbirds
2 16 DF Jackson Farmer   Canada UBC Thunderbirds

Out edit

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
13 GK   Dylon Powley   Atlético Ottawa Contract expired January 18, 2021 [17]
6 MF   Edem Mortotsi   Young Africans Contract expired January 27, 2021 [18]
11 MF   Keven Alemán   Valour FC Contract expired February 4, 2021 [19]
12 DF   Kareem Moses   Vaasan Palloseura Contract expired February 4, 2021 [20]
23 DF   Duran Lee   Pacific FC Contract expired March 18, 2021 [21]
21 MF   Erik Zetterberg   Lindome GIF Contract expired March 22, 2021 [22]
26 FW   David Doe   South Bend Lions Contract expired April 2, 2021 [23]
MF   Raúl Tito Contract terminated by mutual consent June 21, 2021 [24]
14 MF   Chance Carter Retired June 24, 2021 [25]

Loans out edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source
MF   Raúl Tito   Santos de Nasca Loaned until March 31, 2021 October 10, 2020 [26]

Competitions edit

Canadian Premier League edit

Main article: 2021 Canadian Premier League season

Table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Forge (S) 28 16 2 10 39 24 +15 50 Advance to playoffs
2 Cavalry 28 14 8 6 34 30 +4 50
3 Pacific (C) 28 13 6 9 47 34 +13 45
4 York United 28 8 12 8 35 39 −4 36
5 Valour 28 10 5 13 38 36 +2 35
6 HFX Wanderers 28 8 11 9 28 34 −6 35
7 FC Edmonton 28 6 10 12 34 41 −7 28
8 Atlético Ottawa 28 6 8 14 30 47 −17 26
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins.[27]
(C) Champions; (S) Regular season winner

Results by match edit

Match12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
ResultLWDLLDWLWLDDLDLLWDLLDWDLDLDW
Position6537885657666677777777777887
Updated to match(es) played on November 13, 2021. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

June 26 1 FC Edmonton 0–1 Atlético Ottawa Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:00pm ET
Report
  • Lawson   78'
  • Viti   82'
 Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alain Ruch
July 1 2 FC Edmonton 2–0 Forge FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Marquez
July 4 3 FC Edmonton 1–1 York United Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
July 10 4 HFX Wanderers FC 2–1 FC Edmonton Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Hoskins
July 14 5 Forge FC 1–0 FC Edmonton Winnipeg, Manitoba
10:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Barrie
July 18 6 Atlético Ottawa 1–1 FC Edmonton Winnipeg, Manitoba
7:30pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
July 21 7 FC Edmonton 1–0 HFX Wanderers Winnipeg, Manitoba
7:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
July 24 8 York United 1–0 FC Edmonton Winnipeg, Manitoba
5:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Marquez
July 31 9 FC Edmonton 3–1 Valour FC Edmonton, Alberta
7:00pm MT
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 2,501
Referee: David Gantar
August 3 10 Wildrose Cup Cavalry FC 2–1 FC Edmonton Calgary, Alberta
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,418
Referee: Juan Marquez
August 7 11 Pacific FC 2–2 FC Edmonton Langford, British Columbia
4:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,259
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
August 12 12 FC Edmonton 0–0 Valour FC Edmonton, Alberta
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 803
Referee: Juan Marquez
August 24 13 Valour FC 3–0 FC Edmonton Winnipeg, Manitoba
6:00 pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 2,480
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
August 29 14 Wildrose Cup Cavalry FC 2–2 FC Edmonton Calgary, Alberta
2:00 pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,489
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
September 1 15 Wildrose Cup FC Edmonton 0–1 Cavalry FC Edmonton, Alberta
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 470
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
September 4 16 FC Edmonton 1–2 Pacific FC Edmonton, Alberta
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,352
Referee: Alain Ruch
September 7 17 Valour FC 0–3 FC Edmonton Winnipeg, Manitoba
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 2,446
Referee: Juan Marquez
September 14 18 FC Edmonton 1–1 Pacific FC Edmonton, Alberta
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 670
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
September 25 19 HFX Wanderers 1–0 FC Edmonton Halifax, Nova Scotia
12:00 pm
Report Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,133
Referee: David Barrie
September 29 20 Wildrose Cup FC Edmonton 2–3 Cavalry FC Edmonton, Alberta
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 991
Referee: David Gantar
October 2 21 Valour FC 1–1 FC Edmonton Winnipeg, Manitoba
1:00 pm
Report
  • Tboy Fayia   33'
  • Ongaro   67'
 Stadium: IG Field
Referee: Ben Hoskins
October 6 22 FC Edmonton 2–1 Pacific FC Edmonton, Alberta
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Referee: Nicolas Joubert
October 9 23 Wildrose Cup Cavalry FC 1–1 FC Edmonton Calgary, Alberta
2:00 pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,102
Referee: Alain Ruch
October 12 24 FC Edmonton 3–4 Atlético Ottawa Edmonton, Alberta
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 580
Referee: Juan Marquez
October 17 25 York United 1–1 FC Edmonton Toronto, Ontario
12:00 pm
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
October 26 26 Pacific FC 5–1 FC Edmonton Langford, British Columbia
8:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,548
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
November 6 27 FC Edmonton 3–3 Valour FC Edmonton, Alberta
1:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 716
Referee: David Barrie
November 13 28 FC Edmonton 1–0 Forge FC Edmonton, Alberta
12:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 564
Referee: Juan Marquez

Canadian Championship edit

Main article: 2021 Canadian Championship
August 21 PR FC Edmonton 0–2 Cavalry FC Edmonton, Alberta
3:00 PM Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,189
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

Statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Name Total Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
2 DF   Paris Gee 27 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   Jeannot Esua 20 1 0 19 1 0 1 0 0
4 DF   Allan Zebie 11 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   Ramón Soria 27 1 1 26 1 1 1 0 0
6 MF   Adam Najem 17 1 2 16 1 2 1 0 0
7 MF   Shamit Shome 28 0 2 27 0 2 1 0 0
8 DF   Mélé Temguia 22 0 0 21 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW   Easton Ongaro 28 12 2 27 12 2 1 0 0
10 FW   Kyle Porter 20 1 0 19 1 0 1 0 0
11 FW   Azriel Gonzalez 17 5 3 16 5 3 1 0 0
12 DF   Sharly Mabussi 12 0 0 11 0 0 1 0 0
13 FW   Beto Avila 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   T-Boy Fayia 11 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 0
17 FW   Marcus Velado-Tsegaye 9 1 0 9 1 0 0 0 0
19 FW   Tobias Warschewski 27 4 7 26 4 7 1 0 0
20 MF   Antony Caceres 11 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW   Gabriel Boakye 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF   Prince Amanda 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW   Matthew Durrans 17 0 1 16 0 1 1 0 0
27 DF   Hunter Gorskie 26 0 1 25 0 1 1 0 0
28 MF   Thomas Gardner 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW   Fraser Aird 29 5 5 28 5 5 1 0 0
55 DF   Amer Đidić 25 3 1 24 3 1 1 0 0

Goalkeepers edit

No. Nat Name Total Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship
Apps Conceded Shutouts Apps Conceded Shutouts Apps Conceded Shutouts
1   Connor James 24 36 4 24 36 4 0 0 0
48   Darlington Murasiranwa 6 7 1 5 5 1 1 2 0

References edit

  1. ^ "FC Edmonton Facing Blunt Truth: 'We Have To Improve'". Northern Tribune. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  2. ^ "CPL Top Goalscorer Easton Ongaro Lands In Romania". Northern Tribune. 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  3. ^ "FC Edmonton adds midfielder Paris Gee for 2021". Canadian Premier League. 10 December 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Veteran Kyle Porter signs with FC Edmonton for 2021 season". fcedmonton.canpl.ca. 23 December 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "Canadian international Fraser Aird signs with FC Edmonton, departs Valour FC". fcedmonton.canpl.ca. 24 December 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  6. ^ "Former Montreal Impact midfielder Shamit Shome signs with FC Edmonton". fcedmonton.canpl.ca. 4 January 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
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  13. ^ "FC Edmonton signs local defender T-Boy Fayia". canpl.ca. 24 June 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
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