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2021 Valour FC season

The 2021 Valour FC season was the third season in the club's history, as well as the third season in Canadian Premier League history.

Valour FC
2021 season
PresidentWade Miller
Head coachPhillip Dos Santos (from Sep 23)
Rob Gale (until Sep 23)
StadiumIG Field
Canadian Premier League5th
Canadian ChampionshipQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Moses Dyer (9 goals)
All: Moses Dyer (9 goals)
← 2020
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Overview

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Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2021 Canadian Premier League season began in a bubble in Winnipeg, giving Valour FC home field advantage for the first 8 games of the season. During this time Valour started off strong, reaching the top of the table. Crucial to Valour's success in this stretch was the play of Haitian defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste. Loanee goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois also had a league record-breaking start to the season. However, after playing seven games Jean-Baptiste suffered a season-ending injury.[1] After Jean-Baptiste was injured and the league left the bubble, Valour's season took a sharp downward turn, winning only one match in 10 games. This led to club's only ever head coach, Rob Gale, being fired, and he was replaced with Marc Dos Santos. Under Dos Santos, the team managed to get some better results, and ahead of the last game of the season against bottom of the table FC Edmonton, a playoff spot was within their grasp.[2] The season ended in heartbreak: Edmonton went up three goals to nil, seemingly ending Valour's playoff chances, but in the final fifteen minutes Mosed Dyer scored twice and then Daryl Fordyce scored to equalize things. If Valour scored one more goal they would have made the playoffs, but they could not and finished the season in fifth.[3]

Current squad

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As of June 26, 2021.

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
0 Matt Silva   GK (1991-03-28)March 28, 1991 (aged 30)   York9 FC
1 Jonathan Sirois   GK (2001-06-27)June 27, 2001 (aged 20)   CF Montréal
Defenders
4 Tony Mikhael   CB / FB (2000-03-01)March 1, 2000 (aged 21)   Carleton Ravens
5 Amir Soto   CB (1997-11-04)November 4, 1997 (aged 24)   CD Universitario
12 Rocco Romeo   CB (2000-03-25)March 25, 2000 (aged 21)   Toronto FC
29 Arnold Bouka Moutou   LB (1988-11-28)November 28, 1988 (aged 33)   Dijon
35 Andrew Jean-Baptiste   CB (1992-06-16)June 16, 1992 (aged 29)   Umeå FC
82 Andy Baquero   RB / RW (1994-08-17)August 17, 1994 (aged 27)   Delfines del Este
42 Rafael Galhardo   RB (1991-10-30)October 30, 1991 (aged 30)   Vasco da Gama
Rodrigo Reyes   CB (2001-02-01)February 1, 2001 (aged 20)   C.D. Guadalajara
Midfielders
7 Moses Dyer   CM (1997-03-21)March 21, 1997 (aged 24)   Florø SK
8 Keven Alemán   AM (1994-03-25)March 25, 1994 (aged 27)   FC Edmonton
14 Stefan Cebara   RW / LW (1991-04-12)April 12, 1991 (aged 30)   Vojvodina Novi Sad
17 Brett Levis   MF (1993-03-29)March 29, 1993 (aged 28)   Vancouver Whitecaps
18 Jared Ulloa   RW / LW (2002-06-08)June 8, 2002 (aged 19)   Sporting Cristal
21 José Galán   CM (1986-02-02)February 2, 1986 (aged 35)   Al-Jabalain
27 Raphael Ohin   CM (1995-05-25)May 25, 1995 (aged 26)   WSA Winnipeg
77 Federico Peña   MF (1999-03-30)March 30, 1999 (aged 22)   Standard Liège
Forwards
9 Austin Ricci   ST (1996-04-08)April 8, 1996 (aged 25)   York9 FC
10 Masta Kacher   CF / AM (1995-11-08)November 8, 1995 (aged 26)   Saint Louis FC
16 Daryl Fordyce   CF (1987-01-02)January 2, 1987 (aged 34)   Sligo Rovers
19 William Akio   CF (1998-07-23)July 23, 1998 (aged 23)   UTRGV Vaqueros
24 Sean Rea   CF / CM (2002-05-15)May 15, 2002 (aged 19)   CF Montréal

Transfers

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In

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Transferred in

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No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
FW   Ronny Maza   Trujillanos Free January 7, 2021 [4]
MF   Néstor Monge   Jicaral Free February 2, 2021 [5]
8 MF   Keven Alemán   FC Edmonton Free February 4, 2021 [6]
19 FW   William Akio   UTRGV Vaqueros Free May 5, 2021 [7]
DF   Rafael Galhardo   Vasco da Gama Free June 3, 2021 [8]
4 DF   Tony Mikhael   Carleton Ravens Selected 14th overall in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft June 11, 2021 [9]
82 DF   Andy Baquero   Delfines del Este Free June 26, 2021 [10]

Loans in

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No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
18 MF   Jared Ulloa   Sporting Cristal Season-long loan January 27, 2021 [11]
1 GK   Jonathan Sirois   CF Montréal Season-long loan April 6, 2021 [12]
24 FW   Sean Rea   CF Montréal Season-long loan April 6, 2021 [12]
DF   Rodrigo Reyes   C.D. Guadalajara Season-long loan June 10, 2021 [13]
12 DF   Rocco Romeo   Toronto FC Season-long loan July 30, 2021 [14]

Draft picks

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Valour FC 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 3 GK Yuba-Rayane Yesli   Algeria Montreal Carabins
2 14 DF Tony Mikhael   Lebanon Carleton Ravens

Out

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Transferred out

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No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
10 MF   Dylan Carreiro Retired Contract expired October 17, 2020 [15]
33 MF   Fraser Aird   FC Edmonton Contract expired December 24, 2020 [16]
4 DF   Yohan Le Bourhis Contract expired January 15, 2021 [17]
3 DF   Chakib Hocine Contract expired January 15, 2021 [17]
11 FW   Shaan Hundal   Fort Lauderdale CF Contract expired January 15, 2021 [17]
25 MF   Solomon Kojo Antwi Contract expired January 15, 2021 [17]
8 MF   Diego Gutiérrez   A.C. Barnechea Contract expired March 3, 2021 [18]
MF   Néstor Monge Contract terminated by mutual consent April 29, 2021 [19]
FW   Ronny Maza Contract terminated by mutual consent May 14, 2021 [20]

Loans out

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No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source
21 MF   José Galán   Villarrobledo Loaned until March 2021 September 24, 2020 [21][22]
8 MF   Keven Alemán   Guadalupe Loaned until May 2021 February 4, 2021 [6]

Competitions

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Canadian Premier League

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Main article: 2021 Canadian Premier League season

Table

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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.[23]
(C) Champions; (S) Regular season winner

Results by match

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Match12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
ResultWWWLWWWLLLLDLWLLLDLLDDWLLWWD
Position2211111112333444456666666655
Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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June 27 1 Forge FC 0–2 Valour FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Filip Dujic
June 30 2 Valour FC 2–0 HFX Wanderers FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
6:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
July 3 3 Valour FC 2–0 Atlético Ottawa Winnipeg, Manitoba
9:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Hoskins
July 7 4 York United FC 2–1 Valour FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
9:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
July 11 5 Valour FC 1–0 Forge FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
12:30pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
July 15 6 Atlético Ottawa 0–1 Valour FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
July 18 7 Valour FC 3–0 York United FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
1:30pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Referee: David Barrie
July 24 8 HFX Wanderers FC 1–0 Valour FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carly Shaw-Maclaren
July 31 9 FC Edmonton 3–1 Valour FC Edmonton, Alberta
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Referee: David Gantar
August 4 10 Pacific FC 2–1 Valour FC Langford, British Columbia
8:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
August 8 11 Cavalry FC 1–0 Valour FC Calgary, Alberta
3:00 pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
August 12 12 FC Edmonton 0–0 Valour FC Edmonton, Alberta
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
August 16 13 Valour FC 0–2 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 2,736
Referee: Alain Ruch
August 24 14 Valour FC 3–0 FC Edmonton Winnipeg, Manitoba
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 2,480
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
August 29 15 Pacific FC 3–2 Valour FC Langford, British Columbia
5:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,621
Referee: Alain Ruch
September 4 16 Valour FC 0–1 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
6:00 pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
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 18 18 Valour FC 1–1 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
3:00 pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
September 26 19 York United 2–1 Valour FC Toronto, Ontario
1:00 pm
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,122
Referee: Scott Bowman
September 29 20 Valour FC 1–3 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
6:45 pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
October 2 21 Valour FC 1–1 FC Edmonton Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:00 pm
Report
  • Tboy Fayia   33'
  • Ongaro   67'
 Stadium: IG Field
Referee: Ben Hoskins
October 5 22 Valour FC 0–0 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: David Barrie
October 11 23 Valour FC 3–1 Forge FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:00 pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
October 16 24 Pacific FC 3–2 Valour FC Langford, British Columbia
5:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,214
Referee: Voja Sremcevic
October 20 25 Atletico Ottawa 2–0 Valour FC Ottawa, Ontario
6:00 pm
Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 2,271
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
October 26 26 Valour FC 3–0 HFX Wanderers Winnipeg, Manitoba
7:30 pm
Report Stadium: IG Field
Referee: Alain Ruch
October 30 27 Cavalry FC 2–4 Valour FC Calgary, Alberta
2:30 pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,411
Referee: Juan Marquez
November 6 28 FC Edmonton 3–3 Valour FC Edmonton, Alberta
2:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 716
Referee: David Barrie

Canadian Championship

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Main article: 2021 Canadian Championship

Preliminary Round

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August 21 Atlético Ottawa 2–3 Valour FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00 PM
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 2,881
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Quarter-final

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September 15 Forge FC 2–1 Valour FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:30pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Referee: David Barrie

Statistics

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Players

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No. Pos Nat Name Total Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
2 DF   Rodrigo Reyes 18 0 0 17 0 0 1 0 0
3 DF   Arnold Bouka Moutou 16 0 1 14 0 0 2 0 1
4 DF   Tony Mikhael 13 0 0 12 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF   Amir Soto 6 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0
7 MF   Moses Dyer 29 9 5 27 9 4 2 0 1
8 MF   Keven Alemán 25 3 3 24 3 3 1 0 0
9 FW   Austin Ricci 18 8 2 16 5 2 2 3 0
10 FW   Masta Kacher 12 0 0 11 0 0 1 0 0
12 DF   Rocco Romeo 18 2 0 16 2 0 2 0 0
14 DF   Stefan Cebara 27 1 2 26 1 2 1 0 0
16 FW   Daryl Fordyce 28 2 2 26 2 2 2 0 0
17 MF   Brett Levis 17 1 0 16 1 0 1 0 0
18 FW   Jared Ulloa 23 0 1 22 0 1 1 0 0
19 FW   William Akio 30 8 4 28 8 3 2 0 1
21 MF   José Galán 12 0 1 11 0 1 1 0 0
24 FW   Sean Rea 25 2 4 23 1 4 2 1 0
27 MF   Raphael Ohin 28 1 2 26 1 2 2 0 0
35 DF   Andrew Jean-Baptiste 7 2 0 7 2 0 0 0 0
42 DF   Rafael Galhardo 25 2 3 23 2 3 2 0 0
55 MF   Caden Tomy 5 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0
77 DF   Federico Peña 26 0 1 24 0 1 2 0 0
82 MF   Andy Baquero 23 1 0 23 1 0 0 0 0

Goalkeepers

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No. Nat Name Total Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship
Apps Conceded Shutout Apps Conceded Shutout Apps Conceded Shutouts
1   Jonathan Sirois 24 31 9 24 31 9 0 0 0
99   Matt Silva 6 9 1 4 5 1 2 4 0

References

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  1. ^ "Valour FC defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste to miss remainder of season with ACL tear". Canadian Premier League. 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  2. ^ "Valour FC season had a bit of everything". winnipegsun. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  3. ^ "Match Analysis: FC Edmonton 3-3 Valour FC". Canadian Premier League. 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  4. ^ "Valour FC adds Venezuelan attacker Ronny Maza". canpl.ca. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Valour FC signs midfielder Néstor Monge". valourfc.canpl.ca. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Valour FC signs midfielder Keven Alemán". valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "Valour FC signs forward William Akio". valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "Valour FC signs midfielder Rafael Galhardo". valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "Valour FC signs defender Tony Mikhael". valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  10. ^ "Valour FC signs midfielder Andy Baquero". valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  11. ^ "Valour FC acquire winger Jared Ulloa on loan". valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Valour FC acquire forward Sean Rea and goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois on loan". valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  13. ^ "Valour FC acquire defender Rodrigo Reyes on loan". valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  14. ^ "Toronto FC Loan Rocco Romeo to Valour FC". Toronto FC. July 30, 2021.
  15. ^ "Valour FC parts ways with Canadian midfielder Dylan Carreiro". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  16. ^ "Canadian international Fraser Aird signs with FC Edmonton, departs Valour FC". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. December 24, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  17. ^ a b c d "2021 Season | Roster Update". canpl.ca. Valour FC. January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  18. ^ @AC_Barnechea (March 3, 2021). "¡Póker de cuatro caras se suman a los entrenamientos dirigidos por Jaime Pizarro!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "Valour FC, Nestor Monge mutually agree to part ways ahead of 2021 season". canpl.ca. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  20. ^ "Valour FC, Venezuelan striker Ronny Maza mutually terminate contract". canpl.ca. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  21. ^ @CPVillarrobledo (24 September 2020). "Jose Galán, nuevo fichaje del CP Villarrobledo" [Jose Galán, new signing of CP Villarrobledo] (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ^ @Galanjp10 (24 September 2020). "Winnipegers, it's not a goodbye, it's a see you later. See you at the end of March!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. ^ Jacques, John (24 October 2021). "Pacific Procures Back-To-Back Playoff Positions". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 24 October 2021. With the CPL tiebreaker defaulting to the number of wins
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