The 2017 Montreal Impact season was the club's 24th season of existence, and their sixth in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the Canadian soccer pyramid.
Squad As of August 10, 2017 No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age At Year End) Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Evan Bush GK Montreal Impact (NASL) 22 Eric Kronberg GK Sporting Kansas City 40 Maxime Crépeau GK Montreal Impact Academy Defenders 2 Ambroise Oyongo CAM LB New York Red Bulls 3 Daniel Lovitz US LB Toronto FC 5 Wandrille Lefèvre CB Montreal Impact Academy 6 Hassoun Camara CB\RB Montreal Impact (NASL) 14 Shaun Francis LB San Jose Earthquakes 18 Chris Duvall RB Minnesota United FC 23 Laurent Ciman CB Standard Liège 26 Kyle Fisher CB Clemson Tigers 35 Deian Boldor CB Bologna 36 Víctor Cabrera CB River Plate Midfielders 8 Patrice Bernier DM Lyngby Boldklub 10 Ignacio Piatti AM San Lorenzo de Almagro 13 Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla AM FC Montreal 17 David Choinière LM FC Montreal 25 Louis Béland-Goyette DM FC Montreal 28 Shamit Shome MF FC Edmonton 29 Samuel Piette DM CD Izarra 30 Hernán Bernardello DM Deportivo Alavés 31 Blerim Džemaili AM Bologna 33 Marco Donadel DM Napoli Attackers 7 Dominic Oduro ST Toronto FC 15 Andrés Romero ST Tombense 19 Michael Salazar ST UC Riverside Highlanders 21 Matteo Mancosu ST Bologna F.C. 1909 24 Anthony Jackson-Hamel ST Montreal Impact Academy 27 Nick DePuy ST UC Santa Barbara
International roster slots Montreal has ten MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2017 season. They have the eight allotted from the league and two from trades with D.C. United and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. They traded 1 slot to Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 21.
+Montreal Impact International slots Slot Player Nationality1Laurent Ciman Belgium2Marco Donadel Italy3Matteo Mancosu Italy4Ignacio Piatti Argentina5Víctor Cabrera Argentina6Hernán Bernardello Argentina7Andrés Romero Argentina8Blerim Džemaili Switzerland9Deian Boldor RomaniaIRAmbroise Oyongo Cameroon
+Foreign-Born Players with Domestic Status Player NationalityDominic Oduro GhanaGWandrille Lefèvre France / CanadaMichael Salazar Belize GShaun Francis Jamaica GHassoun Camara France C
Player movement
In Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed. No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource 13 MF Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla FC Montreal Signed as a Homegrown Player October 20, 2016 25 MF Louis Béland-Goyette FC Montreal Signed as a Homegrown Player November 10, 2016 18 DF Chris Duvall Minnesota United FC Traded for Johan Venegas + General Allocation Money December 13, 2016 27 FW Nick DePuy UC Santa Barbara MLS SuperDraft January 13, 2017 28 MF Shamit Shome FC Edmonton MLS SuperDraft January 13, 2017 3 DF Daniel Lovitz Toronto FC Free Transfer February 28, 2017 21 FW Matteo Mancosu Bologna F.C. 1909 Free Transfer March 2, 2017 14 DF Shaun Francis San Jose Earthquakes Traded for a 2nd round draft pick + General Allocation Money July 13, 2017 29 MF Samuel Piette CD Izarra Free Transfer August 3, 2017
Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource 11 FW Didier Drogba Phoenix Rising FC Free Transfer December 2, 2016 3 DF Amadou Dia Phoenix Rising FC Optioned not picked up December 2, 2016 18 MF Kyle Bekker San Francisco Deltas Optioned not picked up December 9, 2016 28 MF Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé AS Vitré Optioned not picked up December 9, 2016 32 MF Lucas Ontivero Galatasaray S.K. Loan Ended December 9, 2016 29 FW Romario Williams Atlanta United FC Traded for a conditional 2018 MLS SuperDraft pick December 11, 2016 25 DF Donny Toia Atlanta United FC Selected in 2016 MLS Expansion Draft December 13, 2016 27 MF Johan Venegas Minnesota United FC Traded for Chris Duvall December 13, 2016 14 MF Harry Shipp Seattle Sounders FC Traded for General Allocation Money December 22, 2016 14 MF Adrián Arregui Club Atlético Temperley Loan Ended June 16, 2017 16 MF Calum Mallace Seattle Sounders FC Traded for a 4th round 2019 MLS SuperDraft pick June 16, 2017
Loans in No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromLoan start dateLoan end dateSource 14 MF Adrián Arregui TemperleyFebruary 22, 2017 June 16, 2017 31 MF Blerim Džemaili Bologna F.C. 1909 May 9, 2017 December 31, 2017 35 DF Deian Boldor Bologna F.C. 1909 July 20, 2017 June 30, 2018
Loans out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toLoan start dateLoan end dateSource 19 FW Michael Salazar Ottawa Fury FC May 2, 2017 December 31, 2017 27 FW Nick DePuy Ottawa Fury FC May 12, 2017 December 31, 2017
Draft picks RoundNo.Pos.PlayerCollege/Club teamTransactionSource 1(19) 27 FW Nick DePuy UC Santa Barbara Signed prior to the draft 2(41) 28 MF Shamit Shome FC Edmonton Signed to a Generation Adidas deal 3(63)Passed 4(85)Passed
International caps Players called for senior international duty during the 2017 season while under contract with the Montreal Impact.
NationalityPositionPlayerCompetitionDateOpponentMinutes playedScore Cameroon DF Ambroise Oyongo Friendly January 5, 2017 v Congo 90' 2–0 Cameroon DF Ambroise Oyongo Friendly January 10, 2017 v Zimbabwe 62' 1–1 Belize FW Michael Salazar Copa Centroamericana January 13, 2017 v Panama 89' 0–0 Cameroon DF Ambroise Oyongo Africa Cup of Nations group stage January 14, 2017 v Burkina Faso 90' 1–1 Belize FW Michael Salazar Copa Centroamericana January 15, 2017 v Costa Rica 90' 0–3 Belize FW Michael Salazar Copa Centroamericana January 17, 2017 v El Salvador 90' 1–3 Cameroon DF Ambroise Oyongo Africa Cup of Nations group stage January 18, 2017 v Guinea-Bissau 90' 2–1 Belize FW Michael Salazar Copa Centroamericana January 20, 2017 v Nicaragua 45' 1–3 Belize FW Michael Salazar Copa Centroamericana January 22, 2017 v Honduras 28' 0–1 Cameroon DF Ambroise Oyongo Africa Cup of Nations group stage January 22, 2017 v Gabon 90' 0–0 Canada FW Anthony Jackson-Hamel Friendly January 22, 2017 v Bermuda 90' 4–2 Canada DF Wandrille Lefèvre Friendly January 22, 2017 v Bermuda 45' 4–2 Cameroon DF Ambroise Oyongo Africa Cup of Nations Quarterfinals January 28, 2017 v Senegal 90' 0–0 Cameroon DF Ambroise Oyongo Africa Cup of Nations Semi-finals February 2, 2017 v Ghana 90' 2–0 Cameroon DF Ambroise Oyongo Africa Cup of Nations Final February 5, 2017 v Egypt 90' 2–1 Cameroon DF Ambroise Oyongo Friendly March 24, 2017 v Tunisia 90' 1–0 Belgium DF Laurent Ciman 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification March 25, 2017 v Greece 84' 1–1 Switzerland MF Blerim Džemaili 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification June 9, 2017 v Faroe Islands 86' 2–0 Cameroon DF Ambroise Oyongo Africa Cup of Nations group stage June 10, 2017 v Morocco 30' 1–0 Canada MF Patrice Bernier Friendly June 13, 2017 v Curaçao 79' 2–1 Canada FW Anthony Jackson-Hamel Friendly June 13, 2017 v Curaçao 29' 2–1 Canada MF Patrice Bernier CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage July 7, 2017 v French Guiana 66' 4–2 Canada FW Anthony Jackson-Hamel CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage July 7, 2017 v French Guiana 7' 4–2 Canada GK Maxime Crépeau CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage July 7, 2017 v French Guiana 26' 4–2 Canada FW Anthony Jackson-Hamel CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage July 11, 2017 v Costa Rica 57' 1–1 Canada MF Patrice Bernier CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage July 14, 2017 v Honduras 65' 0–0 Canada FW Anthony Jackson-Hamel CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finals July 20, 2017 v Jamaica 8' 1–2 Jamaica DF Shaun Francis CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finals July 20, 2017 v Canada 67' 2–1 Jamaica DF Shaun Francis CONCACAF Gold Cup Semi-finals July 23, 2017 v Mexico 53' 1–0 Canada FW Anthony Jackson-Hamel Friendly September 2, 2017 v Jamaica 45' 2–0 Canada MF Samuel Piette Friendly September 2, 2017 v Jamaica 90' 2–0 Jamaica DF Shaun Francis Friendly September 2, 2017 v Canada 29' 0–2 Switzerland MF Blerim Džemaili 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification September 3, 2017 v Latvia 90' 3–0 Jamaica DF Shaun Francis Friendly October 7, 2017 v Saudi Arabia 90' 2–5 Canada FW Anthony Jackson-Hamel Friendly October 8, 2017 v Jamaica 38' 0–1 Canada MF Samuel Piette Friendly October 8, 2017 v Jamaica 90' 0–1 Belgium DF Laurent Ciman 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification October 10, 2017 v Cyprus 90' 4–0 Switzerland MF Blerim Džemaili 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification October 10, 2017 v Portugal 66' 0–2 Switzerland MF Blerim Džemaili 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification November 9, 2017 v Northern Ireland 83' 1–0 Belgium DF Laurent Ciman Friendly November 10, 2017 v Mexico 90' 3–3 Switzerland MF Blerim Džemaili 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification November 12, 2017 v Northern Ireland 61' 0–0
Friendlies
Pre-season
EST Venue Opponent Goalscorers and disciplined players Montreal Impact Opponent 1 February 310:00 a.m. A South Florida Bulls 2-0 Ciman DePuy 2 February 1511:00 a.m. A Chicago Fire 1-4 Donadel Tabla Ciman Piatti Accam McCarty Fisher Nikolić 3 February 185:00 p.m. A D.C. United 4-2 Oduro Piatti Mancosu Jackson-Hamel Birnbaum Cabrera Kamara 4 February 227:00 p.m. A Philadelphia Union 2-2 Bernier DePuy Jackson-Hamel Fabinho Ilsinho Sapong 5 February 257:30 p.m. A Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-2 Piatti Cabrera Cole Brown Hristov Vingaard
Mid-season
EST Venue Opponent Goalscorers and disciplined players Montreal Impact Opponent 1 July 127:00 p.m. A Ottawa Fury FC 1-0 Mallace
Major League Soccer
Tables
Eastern Conference
Overall
Results summary
Fixtures & results