2023 Cavalry FC season

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

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.

Current squad

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

In

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

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

Transferred out

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

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

Overview

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

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