2020 Valour FC season

Valour FC
2020 season
PresidentWade Miller
Head coachRob Gale
StadiumIG Field
Canadian Premier League6th
Canadian ChampionshipDid not qualify
Top goalscorer8 players
(1 goal each)
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The 2020 Valour FC season was the second season in the club's history, as well as the second season in Canadian Premier League history.

Current squad

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As of August 12, 2020.

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
0 Matt Silva Canada GK (1991-03-28)March 28, 1991 (aged 29) Canada York9 FC
1 James Pantemis Canada GK (1997-02-21)February 21, 1997 (aged 23) Canada Montreal Impact
Defenders
2 Raphaël Garcia Canada RB (1999-06-05)June 5, 1999 (aged 21) Canada Montreal Impact Academy
3 Chakib Hocine Algeria CB (1991-08-08)August 8, 1991 (aged 29) Canada HFX Wanderers
4 Yohan Le Bourhis Canada CB (2000-03-09)March 9, 2000 (aged 20) Canada A.S. Blainville
5 Julian Dunn Canada CB (2000-07-11)July 11, 2000 (aged 20) Canada Toronto FC
29 Arnold Bouka Moutou Republic of the Congo LB (1988-11-28)November 28, 1988 (aged 32) France Dijon
35 Andrew Jean-Baptiste Haiti CB (1992-06-16)June 16, 1992 (aged 28) Sweden Umeå FC
48 Dante Campbell Canada CB / DM (1999-05-22)May 22, 1999 (aged 21) Canada Toronto FC II
Amir Soto[A] Panama CB (1997-11-04)November 4, 1997 (aged 23) Panama CD Universitario
Midfielders
6 Moses Dyer New Zealand CM (1997-03-21)March 21, 1997 (aged 23) Norway Florø SK
8 Diego Gutiérrez Canada RM / RB (1997-02-18)February 18, 1997 (aged 23) Chile Palestino
10 Dylan Carreiro Canada MF (1995-01-20)January 20, 1995 (aged 25) Canada Woodbridge Strikers
14 Stefan Cebara Canada RW / LW (1991-04-12)April 12, 1991 (aged 29) Serbia Vojvodina Novi Sad
17 Brett Levis Canada MF (1993-03-29)March 29, 1993 (aged 27) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps
21 José Galán Spain CM (1986-02-02)February 2, 1986 (aged 34) Saudi Arabia Al-Jabalain
25 Solomon Kojo Antwi Ghana MF (2000-09-25)September 25, 2000 (aged 20) Ghana Glow Lamp Academy
27 Raphael Ohin Ghana CM (1995-05-25)May 25, 1995 (aged 25) Canada WSA Winnipeg
33 Fraser Aird Canada MF (1995-02-02)February 2, 1995 (aged 25) Scotland Cove Rangers
77 Federico Peña Trinidad and Tobago MF (1999-03-30)March 30, 1999 (aged 21) Belgium Standard Liège
Forwards
7 Masta Kacher Algeria CF / AM (1995-11-08)November 8, 1995 (aged 25) United States Saint Louis FC
9 Austin Ricci Canada ST (1996-04-08)April 8, 1996 (aged 24) Canada York9 FC
11 Shaan Hundal Canada CF (1999-07-14)July 14, 1999 (aged 21) Canada Toronto FC II
16 Daryl Fordyce Northern Ireland CF (1987-01-02)January 2, 1987 (aged 33) Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers

Transfers

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In

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Transferred in

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No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
25 MF Ghana Solomon Kojo Antwi Ghana Glow Lamp Academy Free transfer December 30, 2019 [1]
16 FW Northern Ireland Daryl Fordyce Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers Free transfer January 10, 2020 [2]
35 DF Haiti Andrew Jean-Baptiste Sweden Umeå FC Free transfer January 14, 2020 [3]
33 MF Canada Fraser Aird Scotland Cove Rangers Free transfer January 24, 2020 [4]
17 MF Canada Brett Levis Canada Vancouver Whitecaps Free transfer January 30, 2020 [5]
DF Panama Amir Soto Panama CD Universitario Free transfer February 7, 2020 [6]
6 MF New Zealand Moses Dyer Norway Florø SK Free transfer February 14, 2020 [7]
29 DF Republic of the Congo Arnold Bouka Moutou France Dijon Free transfer February 28, 2020 [8]
14 MF Canada Stefan Cebara Unattached Free transfer April 3, 2020 [9]
7 FW Algeria Masta Kacher United States Saint Louis FC Free transfer April 3, 2020 [9]
00 GK Canada Matt Silva Canada York9 FC Free transfer June 16, 2020 [10]
9 FW Canada Austin Ricci Canada York9 FC Free transfer July 10, 2020 [11]
11 FW Canada Shaan Hundal Canada Toronto FC II Free transfer July 17, 2020 [12]
3 DF Algeria Chakib Hocine Canada HFX Wanderers Free transfer July 20, 2020 [13]

Loans in

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No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
1 GK Canada James Pantemis Canada Montreal Impact Season-long loan March 6, 2020 [14]
5 DF Canada Julian Dunn Canada Toronto FC Season-long loan August 10, 2020 [15]
48 DF Canada Dante Campbell Canada Toronto FC II Season-long loan August 10, 2020 [15]

Draft picks

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Valour FC selected the following players in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 11, 2019. 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 Player Position Nationality University
1 2 Marcus Campanile CAM  Scotland CBU Capers
2 13 Charlie Waters ST  England CBU Capers

Out

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Transferred out

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No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
15 DF England Adam Mitter Indonesia Persiraja Banda Aceh Contract expired November 29, 2019 [16]
20 MF Croatia Josip Golubar Austria SV Neuberg Contract expired November 29, 2019 [16]
11 MF Canada Glenn Muenkat Contract expired November 29, 2019 [16]
5 MF Canada Louis Béland-Goyette Canada HFX Wanderers Contract expired January 7, 2020 [17]
4 DF Canada Jordan Murrell United States Las Vegas Lights Released January 17, 2020 [18]
6 DF Uruguay Martín Arguiñarena Uruguay Villa Teresa Contract expired January 17, 2020 [18]
9 MF Canada Michael Petrasso Canada York9 FC Contract expired January 24, 2020 [19]
7 MF Canada Dylan Sacramento Republic of Ireland Galway United Contract expired January 26, 2020 [20]
22 MF Canada Marco Bustos Canada Pacific FC Contract expired January 30, 2020 [21]
16 FW Canada Tyler Attardo Chile Fernández Vial Undisclosed Fee February 20, 2020 [22]
3 DF Canada Skylar Thomas United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds Contract expired February 25, 2020 [23]
26 GK Belgium Mathias Janssens Contract expired February 26, 2020 [24]
23 FW Canada Ali Musse Germany 1. FCA Darmstadt Contract expired February 26, 2020 [24]
17 FW Italy Michele Paolucci Contract expired April 17, 2020 [25]
1 GK Canada Tyson Farago Contract expired June 16, 2020 [26]
14 MF Canada Nicolás Galvis Contract expired August 10, 2020 [27]

Canadian Premier League

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Match times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−5).

First stage

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cavalry 7 4 1 2 10 7 +3 13 Advance to group stage
2 HFX Wanderers 7 3 3 1 12 7 +5 12[a]
3 Forge 7 3 3 1 13 9 +4 12[a]
4 Pacific 7 3 2 2 10 8 +2 11
5 York9 7 2 4 1 8 7 +1 10
6 Valour 7 2 2 3 8 9 −1 8[b]
7 Atlético Ottawa 7 2 2 3 7 12 −5 8[b]
8 FC Edmonton 7 0 1 6 5 14 −9 1
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) total wins; 6) U-21 minutes; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.[28]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.

Results by match

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Match1234567
ResultLWDLWLD
Position7337576
Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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August 16 1 Valour FC 0–2 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
11:00am
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Juan Marquez
August 19 2 Atlético Ottawa 0–4 Valour FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Filip Dujic
August 22 3 York9 FC 0–0 Valour FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
August 25 4 Pacific FC 2–0 Valour FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: David Barrie
August 29 5 Valour FC 2–1 FC Edmonton Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
11:00am
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
September 2 6 Valour FC 0–2 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Filip Dujic
September 5 7 Forge FC 2–2 Valour FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
11:00am Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: David Barrie

Statistics

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Squad and statistics

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As of September 5, 2020

No. Pos Nat Player Total Canadian Premier League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
0 GK Canada CAN Matt Silva 0 0 0+0 0
1 GK Canada CAN James Pantemis 7 0 7+0 0
2 DF Canada CAN Raphaël Garcia 1 0 0+1 0
3 DF Algeria ALG Chakib Hocine 1 0 0+1 0
4 DF Canada CAN Yohan Le Bourhis 1 1 1+0 1
5 DF Canada CAN Julian Dunn 7 0 7+0 0
6 MF New Zealand NZL Moses Dyer 6 1 3+3 1
7 FW Algeria ALG Masta Kacher 6 1 4+2 1
8 MF Canada CAN Diego Gutiérrez 7 0 5+2 0
9 FW Canada CAN Austin Ricci 6 0 4+2 0
10 MF Canada CAN Dylan Carreiro 7 1 3+4 1
11 FW Canada CAN Shaan Hundal 6 0 2+4 0
14 MF Canada CAN Stefan Cebara 6 0 6+0 0
16 FW Northern Ireland NIR Daryl Fordyce 5 1 2+3 1
17 MF Canada CAN Brett Levis 5 0 5+0 0
21 MF Spain ESP José Galán 5 1 3+2 1
25 MF Ghana GHA Solomon Kojo Antwi 4 0 1+3 0
27 MF Ghana GHA Raphael Ohin 7 0 6+1 0
29 DF Republic of the Congo CGO Arnold Bouka Moutou 2 0 1+1 0
33 MF Canada CAN Fraser Aird 6 1 6+0 1
35 DF Haiti HAI Andrew Jean-Baptiste 6 1 6+0 1
48 MF Canada CAN Dante Campbell 5 0 2+3 0
77 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Federico Peña 6 0 4+2 0

Top scorers

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Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1 Canada Fraser Aird MF 1 1
Canada Dylan Carreiro MF 1 1
Haiti Andrew Jean-Baptiste DF 1 1
Spain José Galán MF 1 1
Algeria Masta Kacher FW 1 1
New Zealand Moses Dyer MF 1 1
Northern Ireland Daryl Fordyce FW 1 1
Canada Yohan Le Bourhis DF 1 1
Totals 8 8

Updated to match played September 7, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists

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Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1 Canada Shaan Hundal FW 2 2
Canada Brett Levis MF 2 2
3 Spain José Galán MF 1 1
Totals 5 5

Updated to match played September 7, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets

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Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1 Canada James Pantemis 2 2
Totals 2 2

Updated to match played September 7, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
7 FW Algeria Masta Kacher 1 0 1 0
8 MF Canada Diego Gutiérrez 1 0 1 0
9 FW Canada Austin Ricci 3 0 3 0
10 FW Canada Dylan Carreiro 1 0 1 0
11 FW Canada Shaan Hundal 1 0 1 0
14 DF Canada Stefan Cebara 1 0 1 0
17 MF Canada Brett Levis 1 0 1 0
21 MF Spain José Galán 2 0 2 0
27 MF Ghana Raphael Ohin 1 0 1 0
33 MF Canada Fraser Aird 3 0 3 0
48 MF Canada Dante Campbell 1 0 1 0
Totals 16 0 16 0

Updated to match played September 7, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Notes

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  1. ^ Player is signed, but hasn't been added to the 2020 roster because of difficulties getting into Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References

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