Cavalry FC
2023 season
PresidentIan Allison
CoachTommy Wheeldon Jr.
StadiumATCO Field
Canadian Premier League1st
CPL PlayoffsFinal
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 Canada GK September 24, 1996 (aged 27) Canada Calgary Foothills
21 Sterling Kerr Canada GK Canada Mount Royal Cougars
31 Joseph Holliday Canada GK January 8, 2005 (aged 18) Canada FC Edmonton
Defenders
2 Roberto Alarcón Spain RB April 21, 1998 (aged 25) Romania Universitatea Cluj
3 Callum Montgomery Canada CB May 14, 1997 (aged 26) United States Minnesota United
4 Daan Klomp Netherlands CB August 10, 1998 (aged 25) Netherlands NAC Breda
5 Bradley Kamdem France LB / CB August 18, 1994 (aged 29) Malta Valletta
12 Tom Field Republic of Ireland LB March 14, 1997 (aged 26) Canada Calgary Foothills
15 Udoka Chima Nigeria CB February 1, 2002 (aged 21) England Kings Langley
24 Eryk Kobza Canada CB / DM November 23, 2001 (aged 22) Canada Calgary Dinos
29 Niko Myroniuk Canada CM July 21, 2005 (aged 18) Canada Cavalry U-20
33 Fraser Aird Canada RB / RW / ST February 2, 1995 (aged 28) Canada FC Edmonton
Michael Harms Canada CB December 31, 2005 (aged 18) Canada Calgary Foothills
Midfielders
6 Charlie Trafford Canada DM May 24, 1992 (aged 31) Wales Wrexham
8 Jesse Daley Australia CM October 16, 1997 (aged 26) Australia Brisbane Roar
10 Sergio Camargo Canada AM August 16, 1994 (aged 29) Canada Calgary Foothills
17 Ben Fisk Canada RW / LW February 4, 1993 (aged 30) Canada Atlético Ottawa
18 Maël Henry Canada CM May 26, 2004 (aged 19) Canada Vancouver FC
26 Shamit Shome Canada AM September 5, 1997 (aged 26) Canada FC Edmonton
William Omoreniye Canada RW / LW / FB Canada Calgary Dinos
Forwards
7 Ali Musse Somalia ST / AM January 1, 1996 (aged 27) Germany 1. FCA Darmstadt
9 Myer Bevan New Zealand ST April 23, 1997 (aged 26) New Zealand Auckland City
14 Ethan Beckford England ST June 21, 1999 (aged 24) Canada Simcoe County Rovers
19 William Akio South Sudan CF July 23, 1998 (aged 25) Scotland Ross County
20 Joe Mason Republic of Ireland FW May 13, 1991 (aged 32) England Milton Keynes Dons
23 Gareth Smith-Doyle Canada FW June 10, 2002 (aged 21) Canada Cavalry U-20

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
MF Australia Jesse Daley Australia Brisbane Roar Free December 14, 2022 [2]
MF Canada Shamit Shome Canada Forge FC Free January 18, 2023 [3]
FW England Ethan Beckford Canada Simcoe County Rovers Free January 20, 2023 [4]
DF Canada Callum Montgomery United States Minnesota United Free February 9, 2023 [5]
DF Nigeria Udoka Chima England Kings Langley Free February 13, 2023 [6]
GK Canada Sterling Kerr Canada Mount Royal Cougars Signed to a U Sports contract March 17, 2023 [7]
GK Canada Joseph Holliday Canada FC Edmonton Signed to a development contract March 17, 2023 [7]
MF Canada William Omoreniye Canada Calgary Dinos Selected 7th overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft April 14, 2023 [8]
DF Canada Eryk Kobza Canada Calgary Dinos Selected 14th overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft April 14, 2023 [8][9]
DF France Bradley Kamdem Malta Valletta Free April 24, 2023 [10]
MF Canada Maël Henry Canada Vancouver FC Free June 29, 2023 [11]
FW South Sudan William Akio Scotland Ross County Undisclosed fee July 14, 2023 [12]
DF Republic of Ireland Tom Field Canada 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 Republic of Ireland Tom Field Canada Calgary Foothills Contract expired November 7, 2022 [13]
8 MF Canada Elijah Adekugbe Canada York United Contract expired November 7, 2022 [13]
14 MF Canada Joseph Di Chiara Canada Vaughan Azzurri Contract expired November 7, 2022 [13]
15 MF Canada Elliot Simmons Canada Vancouver FC Contract expired November 7, 2022 [13]
19 FW Canada Anthony Novak Canada Valour FC Contract expired November 7, 2022 [13]
21 MF Canada Jean-Aniel Assi Canada CF Montréal End of loan November 7, 2022 [13]
24 MF Canada David Norman Jr. England Northampton Town Contract expired November 7, 2022 [13]
25 DF Canada Karifa Yao Canada CF Montréal End of loan November 7, 2022 [13]
18 DF Netherlands Bradley Vliet Canada Pacific FC Option declined December 21, 2022 [14]
12 GK Germany Julian Roloff Germany 1. FC Köln II Undisclosed sell-on clause January 13, 2023 [15][16]
5 DF Canada Mason Trafford Retired February 10, 2023 [17]
19 MF Haiti Mikaël Cantave Canada Vancouver FC June 29, 2023 [11]

Loans out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source
11 MF Honduras José Escalante Honduras F.C. Motagua One-year loan July 10, 2023 [18]
30 FW Benin Goteh Ntignee France 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

  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. 1 2 "Cavalry FC Signs Goalkeepers Sterling Kerr and Joseph Holliday". Cavalry FC. March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  8. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "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.
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