2020 HFX Wanderers FC season

The 2020 HFX Wanderers FC season will be the second season in the club's history, as well as second season in Canadian Premier League history.

HFX Wanderers
2020 season
PresidentDerek Martin
Head coachStephen Hart
StadiumWanderers Grounds
Canadian Premier LeagueTBD
Top goalscorerJoão Morelli
Ibrahima Sanoh
(1 goal)

Current squad
As of July 31, 2020[1]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Jason Beaulieu GK (1994-02-12) February 12, 1994 Montreal Impact
50 Christian Oxner GK (1996-07-29) July 29, 1996 Saint Mary's Huskies
Defenders
2 Peter Schaale CB (1996-06-14) June 14, 1996 CBU Capers
3 Jems Geffrard CB (1994-08-26) August 26, 1994 Fresno FC
6 Chrisnovic N'sa CB / CM (1999-01-28) January 28, 1999 Montreal Impact Academy
13 Daniel Kinumbe LB (1999-03-15) March 15, 1999 Montreal Impact
14 Mateo Restrepo RB (1997-04-29) April 29, 1997 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
16 Luke Green CB (2002-12-12) December 12, 2002 Suburban FC
20 Jake Ruby RB (2000-06-04) June 4, 2000 Trinity Western Spartans
24 Alex De Carolis LB / CB (1992-09-24) September 24, 1992 Umeå FC
31 Eriks Santos[upper-alpha 1] CB (1996-02-23) February 23, 1996 Dila Gori
Midfielders
5 Louis Béland-Goyette DM / CM (1995-09-15) September 15, 1995 Valour FC
8 Omar Kreim MF (1995-02-10) February 10, 1995 Montreal Carabins
10 Alessandro Riggi LW / RW (1993-11-30) November 30, 1993 Phoenix Rising
15 Scott Firth CM (2001-03-02) March 2, 2001 Suburban FC
17 Aboubacar Sissoko DM (1995-10-09) October 9, 1995 Montreal Carabins
18 Andre Rampersad CM (1995-02-02) February 2, 1995 Santa Rosa
22 João Morelli AM (1996-03-11) March 11, 1996 FCI Levadia
Forwards
7 Alex Marshall LW / CF (1998-02-24) February 24, 1998 Cavalier
9 Ibrahima Sanoh CF (1994-04-11) April 11, 1994 Holland College Hurricanes
11 Akeem Garcia CF / RW (1996-09-11) September 11, 1996 Santa Rosa
23 Cory Bent LW / ST (1997-05-14) May 14, 1997 CBU Capers

Transfers

In
No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
8 MF Omar Kreim Montreal Carabins Free transfer November 28, 2019 [2]
17 MF Aboubacar Sissoko Montreal Carabins Free transfer November 28, 2019 [2]
9 FW Ibrahima Sanoh Holland College Hurricanes Free transfer December 3, 2019 [3]
2 DF Peter Schaale CBU Capers Free transfer December 12, 2019 [4]
10 MF Alessandro Riggi Phoenix Rising Free transfer December 18, 2019 [5]
5 MF Louis Béland-Goyette Valour FC Free transfer January 8, 2020 [6]
13 DF Daniel Kinumbe Montreal Impact Free transfer January 15, 2020 [7]
14 DF Mateo Restrepo UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Free transfer January 22, 2020 [8]
7 MF Alex Marshall Cavalier Free transfer January 29, 2020 [9]
1 GK Jason Beaulieu Montreal Impact Free transfer February 6, 2020 [10]
3 DF Jems Geffrard Fresno FC Free transfer February 18, 2020 [11]
31 DF Eriks Santos Dila Gori Free transfer February 25, 2020 [12]
22 MF João Morelli FCI Levadia Free transfer February 25, 2020 [12]
23 MF Cory Bent CBU Capers Selected 1st overall in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft May 4, 2020 [13]
20 DF Jake Ruby Trinity Western Spartans Selected 14th overall in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft July 31, 2020 [14]
16 DF Luke Green Suburban FC Free transfer July 31, 2020 [14]

Draft picks

HFX Wanderers selected the following players in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 11, 2019.[15] 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 1 LW Cory Bent  England CBU Capers
2 14 RB Jake Ruby  Canada Trinity Western University

Out
No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
21 GK Jan-Michael Williams Retired December 10, 2019 [16]
23 DF Matthew Arnone York9 FC Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
3 DF André Bona Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
7 MF Juan Diego Gutiérrez Oriente Petrolero Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
4 DF Chakib Hocine Valour FC Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
9 MF Kodai Iida OKC Energy FC Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
5 MF Elton John Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
12 MF Mohamed Kourouma Atlético Ottawa Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
14 FW Vincent Lamy Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
20 DF Ndzemdzela Langwa Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
16 DF Duran Lee FC Edmonton Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
13 MF Kouamé Ouattara Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
10 FW Luis Alberto Perea Carlos Stein Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
8 MF Elliot Simmons Cavalry FC Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
17 FW Tomasz Skublak Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
25 DF Zachary Sukunda Ekenäs IF Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
22 MF Abd-El-Aziz Yousef Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]

Competitions

Overview

Match times are Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−3).

Canadian Premier League

First stage
Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Forge 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Advance to group stage
3 Atlético Ottawa 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
3 HFX Wanderers 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
3 Pacific 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
3 York9 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
Updated to match(es) played on August 16, 2020. Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) total wins; 6) U-21 minutes; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.[18]

Results by match
Match1234567
ResultD
Position1
Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
August 15 1HFX Wanderers FC2–2Pacific FCCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
4:00pm AT
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 19 2HFX Wanderers FCvForge FCCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9:00pm AT Stadium: Alumni Field
August 23 3Cavalry FCvHFX Wanderers FCCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
4:00pm AT Stadium: Alumni Field
August 26 4FC EdmontonvHFX Wanderers FCCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9:00pm AT Stadium: Alumni Field
August 29 5HFX Wanderers FCvYork9 FCCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
4:00pm AT Stadium: Alumni Field
September 2 6Valour FCvHFX Wanderers FCCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
2:00pm AT Stadium: Alumni Field
September 6 7HFX Wanderers FCvAtlético OttawaCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm AT Stadium: Alumni Field


Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of August 16, 2020

No. Pos Nat Player TotalCanadian Premier League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Jason Beaulieu 101+00
2 DF Peter Schaale 101+00
3 DF Jems Geffrard 101+00
5 MF Louis Béland-Goyette 101+00
6 DF Chrisnovic N'sa 000+00
7 FW Alex Marshall 100+10
8 MF Omar Kreim 000+00
9 FW Ibrahima Sanoh 110+11
10 MF Alessandro Riggi 101+00
11 FW Akeem Garcia 100+10
13 DF Daniel Kinumbe 000+00
14 DF Mateo Restrepo 100+10
15 MF Scott Firth 000+00
16 DF Luke Green 000+00
17 MF Aboubacar Sissoko 101+00
18 MF Andre Rampersad 101+00
20 DF Jake Ruby 101+00
21 GK Jan-Michael Williams 000+00
22 MF João Morelli 111+01
23 FW Cory Bent 101+00
24 DF Alex De Carolis 101+00
50 GK Christian Oxner 000+00

Top scorers
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1João MorelliMF11
Ibrahima SanohFW11
Totals22

Updated to match played August 16, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
Totals00

Updated to match played August 16, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets
Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
Totals00

Updated to match played August 16, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
5MFLouis Béland-Goyette1010
Totals1010

Updated to match played August 16, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Notes
  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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