Cavalry FC 2023 football 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 won the 2023 CPL Shield , and qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup , but lost the 2023 CPL final against Forge FC .
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) 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)
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]
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 Calgary 2 14 DF Eryk Kobza Calgary
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]
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 0 57.14 CPL Playoffs October 14 October 28 First semifinal Final 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 0 33.33 Canadian Championship April 20 April 20 Preliminary round Preliminary round 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 00 0.00 Total 32 17 8 7 51 33 +18 0 53.13
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