2025 Vancouver FC season
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Vancouver FC 2025 football season
| 2025 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Rob Friend |
| Coach | Afshin Ghotbi |
| Stadium | Willoughby Community Park Stadium |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 Vancouver FC season is the third season in the history of Vancouver FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship.
Current squad
[edit ]As of March 21, 2025
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Previous club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Callum Irving | Canada | GK | (1993年03月16日) March 16, 1993 (age 32) | Canada Pacific FC | |
| Felipe Jaramillo | Colombia | GK | VanCity Pro FA | U21 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||
| 4 | Allan Enyou | Uganda | CB | (2003年12月24日) December 24, 2003 (age 21) | Spain Leganés B | INT, Loan |
| 5 | Matteo Campagna | Canada | CB / DM | (2004年06月04日) June 4, 2004 (age 20) | Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC | U21 |
| 12 | Tyler Crawford | Canada | LB | (2004年03月09日) March 9, 2004 (age 21) | United States Michigan State Spartans | U21 |
| 13 | David Norman Jr. | Canada | LB / MF | (1998年05月31日) May 31, 1998 (age 26) | Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic | |
| 23 | Paris Gee | Canada | LB / RB | (1994年07月05日) July 5, 1994 (age 30) | Canada York United | |
| 24 | Elage Bah | Canada | RB | (2004年07月30日) July 30, 2004 (age 20) | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | U21 |
| 40 | Joey Buchanan | Canada | CB / DM | (2007年05月13日) May 13, 2007 (age 17) | Canada Burnaby FC | DEV |
| Kunle Dada-Luke | Canada | RB / RW | (2000年01月12日) January 12, 2000 (age 25) | Canada Pacific FC | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 6 | Vasco Fry | Peru | CM | (2000年07月30日) July 30, 2000 (age 24) | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | |
| 11 | Mikaël Cantave | Haiti | AM / CF | (1996年10月25日) October 25, 1996 (age 28) | Canada Cavalry FC | |
| 26 | Taryck Tahid | Canada | AM / CF | (2007年04月20日) April 20, 2007 (age 17) | Canada VanCity Pro FA | U21, EYT |
| Emrick Fotsing | Canada | CM | (2007年09月27日) September 27, 2007 (age 17) | Canada CF Montréal Academy | U21, EYT | |
| Dominic Joseph | Trinidad and Tobago | MF | Canada Vancouver FC U-19 | DEV | ||
| Kevin Podgorni | Canada | AM | Canada ProStars FC | U21 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||
| 9 | Alejandro Díaz | Mexico | FW | (1996年01月27日) January 27, 1996 (age 29) | Norway Sogndal | INT, Loan |
| 19 | José Navarro | Mexico | CF | (2003年02月20日) February 20, 2003 (age 22) | Mexico UNAM | INT |
| Terran Campbell | Canada | ST / LW | (1998年10月10日) October 10, 1998 (age 26) | Canada Forge FC | ||
Transfers
[edit ]In
[edit ]| No. | Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Trinidad and Tobago Dominic Joseph | Canada Vancouver FC U-19 | Signed to a development contract | February 5, 2025 | [1] | |
| MF | Canada Emrick Fotsing | Canada CF Montréal Academy | Free | February 11, 2025 | [2] | |
| FW | Canada Terran Campbell | Canada Forge FC | Free | February 13, 2025 | [3] | |
| DF | Canada Kunle Dada-Luke | Canada Pacific FC | Free | March 6, 2025 | [4] | |
| MF | Canada Kevin Podgorni | Canada ProStars FC | Free | March 13, 2025 | [5] | |
| GK | Colombia Felipe Jaramillo | Canada VanCity Pro FA | Free | March 21, 2025 | [6] |
Loans in
[edit ]| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Mexico Alejandro Díaz | Norway Sogndal | Loaned until June 30, 2025 | July 7, 2023 | [7] [8] |
| 4 | DF | Uganda Allan Enyou | Spain Leganés B | Loaned until end of season | February 20, 2025 | [9] |
Draft picks
[edit ]Vancouver FC selected the following players in the 2025 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 | 2 | FW | Henri Godbout | USA | UBC |
| 2 | 10 | MF | Mehdi Essoussi | Tunisia | Toronto |
Out
[edit ]Transferred out
[edit ]| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | FW | Netherlands Ayman Sellouf | Loan ended | November 10, 2024 | [10] | |
| 3 | DF | Canada Rocco Romeo | Canada Valour FC | Contract expired | December 31, 2024 | [10] |
| 21 | FW | Canada Austin Ricci | Contract expired | December 31, 2024 | [10] | |
| 18 | FW | New Zealand Moses Dyer | Republic of Ireland Galway United | Contract expired | December 31, 2024 | [10] |
| 10 | MF | Lebanon Gabriel Bitar | Canada York United | Transferred for York's first round pick in the 2026 CPL–U Sports Draft | January 13, 2025 | [11] |
| 2 | DF | Canada Kadin Chung | Canada Pacific FC | Option declined | January 13, 2025 | [11] |
| 20 | DF | Canada Anthony White | Option declined | January 13, 2025 | [11] | |
| 8 | MF | Brazil Renan Garcia | Option declined | January 13, 2025 | [11] | |
| 16 | MF | Belgium Olivier Rommens | Option declined | January 13, 2025 | [11] | |
| 17 | MF | Canada Zach Verhoven | Australia New Lambton FC | Option declined | January 13, 2025 | [11] |
| 7 | MF | Canada Ben Fisk | Retired | January 16, 2025 | [12] | |
| 23 | MF | Republic of Ireland Grady McDonnell | Belgium Club Brugge | Undisclosed fee & sell-on clause | January 31, 2025 | [13] |
| 25 | DF | Canada James Cameron | United States Colorado Rapids 2 | Undisclosed fee & sell-on clause | February 28, 2025 | [14] |
| 28 | GK | Canada Niko Giantsopoulos | Retired | March 5, 2025 | [15] |
References
[edit ]- ^ "VFC U-19 Academy's Dominic Joseph signs Development Contract with first team". Vancouver FC. February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ^ "Vancouver FC sign 17-year-old Emrick Fotsing to Expectional Young Talent deal". Canadian Premier League. February 11, 2025. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
- ^ "Vancouver FC sign CPL all-time leading goalscorer Terran Campbell". Canadian Premier League. February 13, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
- ^ "Star full-back Kunle Dada-Luke joins Vancouver FC: 'We'll do something special'". Canadian Premier League. March 6, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "VFC sign young Canadian Kevin Podgorni through 2026". Canadian Premier League. March 13, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
- ^ "Vancouver FC sign 16-year-old goalkeeper Felipe Jaramillo Drolet". Canadian Premier League. March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ^ "Diaz on loan to Vancouver FC". Sogndal Football. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Wero Díaz is staying in Vancouver". Vancouver FC. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "Vancouver FC bring back Allan Enyou on loan through 2025". Vancouver FC. February 20, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Vancouver FC announces 2025 Roster Update". Vancouver FC. December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Vancouver FC transfer Gabriel Bitar to York United, additional departures confirmed". Vancouver FC. January 13, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
- ^ "Ben Fisk hangs up the boots, announces retirement from professional soccer". Vancouver FC. January 16, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ "Meet Grady McDonnell: Vancouver FC wonderkid joins Brugge for a record deal". Transfermarkt. January 31, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ^ "Colorado Rapids 2 sign midfielder James Cameron". Colorado Rapids. February 28, 2025. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ "Niko Giantsopoulos bids farewell to professional soccer after an illustrious career". Vancouver FC. March 5, 2025. Retrieved March 5, 2025.