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2023 Cavalry FC season

The 2023 Cavalry FC season was the fifth season in the history of Cavalry FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.

Cavalry FC
2023 season
PresidentIan Allison
CoachTommy Wheeldon Jr.
StadiumATCO Field
Canadian Premier League1st
CPL PlayoffsRunners-up
Canadian ChampionshipPreliminary round
← 2022
2024 →

Cavalry FC won the 2023 CPL Shield, and qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup, but lost the 2023 CPL final against Forge FC.

Current squad edit

As of August 31, 2023[1]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Marco Carducci   GK (1996-09-24)September 24, 1996 (aged 27)   Calgary Foothills
21 Sterling Kerr   GK   Mount Royal Cougars
31 Joseph Holliday   GK (2005-01-08)January 8, 2005 (aged 18)   FC Edmonton
Defenders
2 Roberto Alarcón     RB (1998-04-21)April 21, 1998 (aged 25)   Universitatea Cluj
3 Callum Montgomery   CB (1997-05-14)May 14, 1997 (aged 26)   Minnesota United
4 Daan Klomp   CB (1998-08-10)August 10, 1998 (aged 25)   NAC Breda
5 Bradley Kamdem   LB / CB (1994-08-18)August 18, 1994 (aged 29)   Valletta
12 Tom Field   LB (1997-03-14)March 14, 1997 (aged 26)   Calgary Foothills
15 Udoka Chima   CB (2002-02-01)February 1, 2002 (aged 21)   Kings Langley
24 Eryk Kobza   CB / DM (2001-11-23)November 23, 2001 (aged 22)   Calgary Dinos
29 Niko Myroniuk   CM (2005-07-21)July 21, 2005 (aged 18)   Cavalry U-20
33 Fraser Aird   RB / RW / ST (1995-02-02)February 2, 1995 (aged 28)   FC Edmonton
Michael Harms   CB (2005-12-31)December 31, 2005 (aged 18)   Calgary Foothills
Midfielders
6 Charlie Trafford   DM (1992-05-24)May 24, 1992 (aged 31)   Wrexham
8 Jesse Daley   CM (1997-10-16)October 16, 1997 (aged 26)   Brisbane Roar
10 Sergio Camargo   AM (1994-08-16)August 16, 1994 (aged 29)   Calgary Foothills
17 Ben Fisk   RW / LW (1993-02-04)February 4, 1993 (aged 30)   Atlético Ottawa
18 Maël Henry   CM (2004-05-26)May 26, 2004 (aged 19)   Vancouver FC
26 Shamit Shome   AM (1997-09-05)September 5, 1997 (aged 26)   FC Edmonton
William Omoreniye   RW / LW / FB   Calgary Dinos
Forwards
7 Ali Musse   ST / AM (1996-01-01)January 1, 1996 (aged 27)   1. FCA Darmstadt
9 Myer Bevan   ST (1997-04-23)April 23, 1997 (aged 26)   Auckland City
14 Ethan Beckford   ST (1999-06-21)June 21, 1999 (aged 24)   Simcoe County Rovers
19 William Akio   CF (1998-07-23)July 23, 1998 (aged 25)   Ross County
20 Joe Mason   FW (1991-05-13)May 13, 1991 (aged 32)   Milton Keynes Dons
23 Gareth Smith-Doyle   FW (2002-06-10)June 10, 2002 (aged 21)   Cavalry U-20

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
MF   Jesse Daley   Brisbane Roar Free December 14, 2022 [2]
MF   Shamit Shome   Forge FC Free January 18, 2023 [3]
FW   Ethan Beckford   Simcoe County Rovers Free January 20, 2023 [4]
DF   Callum Montgomery   Minnesota United Free February 9, 2023 [5]
DF   Udoka Chima   Kings Langley Free February 13, 2023 [6]
GK   Sterling Kerr   Mount Royal Cougars Signed to a U Sports contract March 17, 2023 [7]
GK   Joseph Holliday   FC Edmonton Signed to a development contract March 17, 2023 [7]
MF   William Omoreniye   Calgary Dinos Selected 7th overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft April 14, 2023 [8]
DF   Eryk Kobza   Calgary Dinos Selected 14th overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft April 14, 2023 [8][9]
DF   Bradley Kamdem   Valletta Free April 24, 2023 [10]
MF   Maël Henry   Vancouver FC Free June 29, 2023 [11]
FW   William Akio   Ross County Undisclosed fee July 14, 2023 [12]
DF   Tom Field   Calgary Foothills Free November 7, 2022 [13]

Draft picks edit

Cavalry FC selected the following players in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft. 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 7 MF William Omoreniye   Canada Calgary
2 14 DF Eryk Kobza   Canada Calgary

Out edit

Transferred out edit

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
3 DF   Tom Field   Calgary Foothills Contract expired November 7, 2022 [13]
8 MF   Elijah Adekugbe   York United Contract expired November 7, 2022 [13]
14 MF   Joseph Di Chiara   Vaughan Azzurri Contract expired November 7, 2022 [13]
15 MF   Elliot Simmons   Vancouver FC Contract expired November 7, 2022 [13]
19 FW   Anthony Novak   Valour FC Contract expired November 7, 2022 [13]
21 MF   Jean-Aniel Assi   CF Montréal End of loan November 7, 2022 [13]
24 MF   David Norman Jr.   Northampton Town Contract expired November 7, 2022 [13]
25 DF   Karifa Yao   CF Montréal End of loan November 7, 2022 [13]
18 DF   Bradley Vliet   Pacific FC Option declined December 21, 2022 [14]
12 GK   Julian Roloff   1. FC Köln II Undisclosed sell-on clause January 13, 2023 [15][16]
5 DF   Mason Trafford Retired February 10, 2023 [17]
19 MF   Mikaël Cantave   Vancouver FC June 29, 2023 [11]

Loans out edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source
11 MF   José Escalante   F.C. Motagua One-year loan July 10, 2023 [18]
30 FW   Goteh Ntignee   FC Annecy One-year loan, with option to buy for undisclosed fee August 31, 2023 [19]

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League April 15 October 7 Matchday 1 Winners 28 16 7 5 46 27 +19 057.14
CPL Playoffs October 14 October 28 First semifinal Final 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 033.33
Canadian Championship April 20 April 20 Preliminary round Preliminary round 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 32 17 8 7 51 33 +18 053.13

Last updated: October 28
Source: Competitions

References edit

  1. ^ "Cavalry FC roster". Cavalry FC. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  2. ^ "Cavalry's Queenslander: Jesse Daley Inks CPL Deal". Northern Tribune. December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "Cavalry FC signs Canadian midfielder Shamit Shome". canpl.ca. January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "Cavalry Adds Simcoe County Standout Ethan Beckford". Northern Tribune. January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "Cavalry FC Signs Callum Montgomery to 2023 Roster". Cavalry FC. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "Cavalry FC signs Nigerian Youth International Defender Udoka Chima to 2023 Roster". Cavalry FC. February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Cavalry FC Signs Goalkeepers Sterling Kerr and Joseph Holliday". Cavalry FC. March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Cavalry FC Signs Four Youth Players to Developmental Contracts". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  9. ^ "Cavalry FC Signs Eryk Kobza to Professional Contract". canpl.ca. July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  10. ^ "Cavalry FC Sign Defender Bradley Kamdem". Canadian Premier League. April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Vancouver FC acquire Cantave from Cavalry FC; Henry transferred from VFC to Cavs". Canadian Premier League. June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  12. ^ "Cavalry FC Signs William Akio to 2023 Roster". Cavalry FC. July 14, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Cavalry FC Announces the Departure of Eight Players". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. November 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  14. ^ "Cavalry FC Confirms Nine Core Players for 22/23 Season". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry FC. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  15. ^ "New arrival from overseas. "From now on part of the squad": Keeper replenishment for Baumgart". express.de (in German). January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  16. ^ "Cavalry FC Announces the Departure of Goalkeeper Julian Roloff". Cavalry FC. January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  17. ^ "Cavalry FC Announces the Retirement of Mason Trafford". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry FC. February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  18. ^ Cavalry FC [@CPLCavalryFC] (July 10, 2023). "An Update on José Escalante" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "Cavalry FC Announces Loan, Impending League-Record Transfer of Goteh Ntignee". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry FC. August 31, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

External links edit

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