2018 Montreal Impact season

The 2018 Montreal Impact season was the club's 25th season of existence, and their seventh in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the Canadian soccer pyramid.

Squad As of August 13, 2018 No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age At Year End) Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Evan Bush GK Montreal Impact (NASL) 23 Clément Diop GK LA Galaxy 40 Jason Beaulieu GK New Mexico Lobos 41 James Pantemis GK FC Montreal Defenders 2 Víctor Cabrera CB River Plate 3 Daniel Lovitz US LB Toronto FC 4 Rudy Camacho CB Waasland-Beveren 5 Zakaria Diallo CB Stade Brestois 29 15 Rod Fanni CB Olympique de Marseille 18 Chris Duvall RB Minnesota United FC 22 Jukka Raitala LB Los Angeles FC 24 Michael Petrasso RB Queens Park Rangers F.C. 26 Kyle Fisher CB Clemson Tigers 33 Bacary Sagna RB Benevento Midfielders 6 Samuel Piette DM CD Izarra 8 Saphir Taïder DM Bologna 9 Alejandro Silva AM Lanús 10 Ignacio Piatti AM San Lorenzo de Almagro 13 Ken Krolicki DM Michigan State Spartans 16 Jeisson Vargas AM Universidad Católica 17 David Choinière LM FC Montreal 25 Louis Béland-Goyette DM FC Montreal 28 Shamit Shome AM FC Edmonton 29 Mathieu Choinière AM Montreal Impact Academy 32 Micheal Azira DM Colorado Rapids Attackers 11 Anthony Jackson-Hamel ST Montreal Impact Academy 19 Michael Salazar ST UC Riverside 21 Matteo Mancosu ST Bologna F.C. 1909 30 Quincy Amarikwa ST San Jose Earthquakes

International roster slots Montreal has Nine MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2018 season. They have the eight allotted from the league and three from trades with Orlando City SC, Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes.

+Montreal Impact International slots Slot Player Nationality1Ignacio Piatti Argentina2Víctor Cabrera Argentina3Jukka Raitala Finland4Matteo Mancosu Italy5Jeisson Vargas Chile6Saphir Taïder Algeria7Rudy Camacho France8Rod Fanni France9Alejandro Silva Uruguay10Bacary Sagna France11Zakaria Diallo France

+Foreign-Born Players with Domestic Status Player NationalityMichael Salazar Belize GClément Diop Senegal GKen Krolicki Japan GMicheal Azira Uganda G

– Player is Canadian citizen; – Player is US citizen; G – Player has US green card; C – Player has permanent Canadian residency.

Player movement

In Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed. No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource 15 DF Thomas Meilleur-Giguère Ottawa Fury FC Signed as a Homegrown Player November 13, 2017 41 GK James Pantemis FC Montreal Signed as a Homegrown Player November 13, 2017 14 DF Raheem Edwards Los Angeles FC Traded for Laurent Ciman December 12, 2017 22 DF Jukka Raitala Los Angeles FC Traded for Laurent Ciman December 12, 2017 23 GK Clément Diop LA Galaxy MLS Waiver Draft December 13, 2017 40 GK Jason Beaulieu New Mexico Lobos Signed as a Homegrown Player January 9, 2018 24 DF Michael Petrasso Queens Park Rangers F.C. Free Transfer January 18, 2018 5 DF Zakaria Diallo Stade Brestois 29 Free Transfer January 20, 2018 16 MF Jeisson Vargas Universidad Católica Free Transfer January 22, 2018 13 MF Ken Krolicki Michigan State Spartans MLS Superdraft February 28, 2018 15 DF Rod Fanni Olympique de Marseille Free Transfer March 5, 2018 9 MF Alejandro Silva Lanús Transfer Fee March 19, 2018 4 DF Rudy Camacho Waasland-Beveren Transfer Fee March 22, 2018 29 MF Mathieu Choinière Montreal Impact Academy Signed as a Homegrown Player July 17, 2018 30 FW Quincy Amarikwa San Jose Earthquakes Traded for Dominic Oduro August 8, 2018 32 MF Micheal Azira Colorado Rapids Traded for 4th round MLS SuperDraft pick in 2020 August 8, 2018 33 DF Bacary Sagna Benevento Free Transfer August 8, 2018

Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource 8 MF Patrice Bernier Retired October 24, 2017 6 DF Hassoun Camara Retired November 16, 2017 30 MF Hernán Bernardello Newell's Old Boys Option Declined November 16, 2017 2 DF Ambroise Oyongo Montpellier HSC Free Agent November 16, 2017 22 GK Eric Kronberg Retired November 16, 2017 14 DF Shaun Francis Louisville City FC Option Declined November 16, 2017 15 FW Andrés Romero Retired November 16, 2017 23 DF Laurent Ciman Los Angeles FC Traded for Raheem Edwards and Jukka Raitala December 12, 2017 5 DF Wandrille Lefèvre Retired January 18, 2018 35 DF Deian Boldor Hellas Verona F.C. Waived January 18, 2018 31 MF Blerim Džemaili Bologna F.C. 1909 Loan Ended January 20, 2018 13 MF Ballou Tabla FC Barcelona Undisclosed fee January 25, 2018 33 MF Marco Donadel Retired June 22, 2018 14 MF Raheem Edwards Chicago Fire Transferred for $400,000 TAM July 17, 2018 7 FW Dominic Oduro San Jose Earthquakes Traded for Quincy Amarikwa August 8, 2018 27 FW Nick DePuy LA Galaxy II Waived August 16, 2018

Loans in No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromLoan start dateLoan end dateSource 8 MF Saphir Taïder Bologna F.C. 1909 January 22, 2018 December 31, 2019 30 MF Clément Bayiha Ottawa Fury FC July 24, 2018 July 26, 2018

Loans out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toLoan start dateLoan end dateSource 40 GK Maxime Crépeau Ottawa Fury FC January 21, 2018 December 31, 2018 27 FW Nick DePuy Fremad Amager January 31, 2018 April 30, 2018 19 FW Michael Salazar Ottawa Fury FC March 1, 2018 June 7, 2018 15 DF Thomas Meilleur-Giguère Ottawa Fury FC March 1, 2018 December 31, 2018 28 MF Shamit Shome Ottawa Fury FC March 20, 2018 April 5, 2018 24 DF Michael Petrasso Ottawa Fury FC August 31, 2018 December 31, 2018

Draft picks RoundNo.Pos.PlayerCollege/Club teamTransactionSource 1(4)Traded for $200,000 in General Allocation Money 1(7)Traded for $150,000 in Targeted Allocation Money 3(53) 13 MF Ken Krolicki Michigan State Spartans Signed 3(60)Passed 4(76)Passed

International caps Players called for senior international duty during the 2018 season while under contract with the Montreal Impact.

NationalityPositionPlayerCompetitionDateOpponentMinutes playedScore Belize FW Michael Salazar Friendly March 22, 2018 v Grenada 90' 4–2 Canada MF Samuel Piette Friendly March 24, 2018 v New Zealand 90' 1–0 Canada DF Michael Petrasso Friendly March 24, 2018 v New Zealand 45' 1–0 Canada DF Raheem Edwards Friendly March 24, 2018 v New Zealand 15' 1–0 Finland DF Jukka Raitala Friendly June 9, 2018 v Belarus 64' 2–0 Finland DF Jukka Raitala UEFA Nations League September 8, 2018 v Hungary 90' 1–0 Algeria MF Saphir Taïder Africa Cup of Nations qualification September 8, 2018 v Gambia 90' 1–1 Canada MF Samuel Piette CONCACAF Nations League qualifying September 9, 2018 v US Virgin Islands 90' 8–0 Finland DF Jukka Raitala UEFA Nations League September 11, 2018 v Estonia 90' 1–0 Finland DF Jukka Raitala UEFA Nations League October 12, 2018 v Estonia 90' 1–0 Algeria MF Saphir Taïder Africa Cup of Nations qualification October 12, 2018 v Benin 90' 2–0 Finland DF Jukka Raitala UEFA Nations League October 15, 2018 v Greece 90' 2–0 Algeria MF Saphir Taïder Africa Cup of Nations qualification November 18, 2018 v Togo 21' 4–1 Canada MF Samuel Piette CONCACAF Nations League qualifying November 18, 2018 v Saint Kitts and Nevis 90' 1–0

Friendlies

Pre-season

EST Venue Opponent Goalscorers and disciplined players Montreal Impact Opponent 1 February 1011:00 p.m. A Las Vegas Lights FC 2-0 9,334 Mancosu Lovitz Salazar Ferriño Choinière Huiqui Mendoza Ferriño 2 February 147:00 p.m. A Chicago Fire 2-1 Piatti Mancosu Krolicki Lovitz Vincent Lillard McCarty Dean Castro 3 February 177:30 p.m. A Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-1 Edwards Taïder Petrasso Piatti Hristov Graf 4 February 217:30 p.m. A Philadelphia Union 0-5 Donadel Sapong Accam Trusty Simpson 5 February 2411:00 p.m. A New York City FC 2-2 Taïder Piatti Mancosu Krolicki Cabrera Villa Medina Callens Tinnerholm

Mid-season

EST Venue Opponent Goalscorers and disciplined players Montreal Impact Opponent 1 September 77:00 p.m. A Ottawa Fury FC 1-0 Bayiha Choinière Manesio

Major League Soccer

Tables

Eastern Conference

Overall

Results summary

Fixtures & results

EST Venue Opponent Goalscorers and disciplined players Montreal Impact Opponent 1 March 46:00 p.m. A Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-2 27,837 Cabrera Mancosu Juárez Watson Kamara Davies 2 March 101:00 p.m. A Columbus Crew SC 2-3 11,098 Krolicki Piatti Edwards Higuaín Zardes Steffen 3 March 173:00 p.m. H Toronto FC 1-0 26,005 Piette Krolicki Vargas Cabrera Donadel Bradley 4 March 3110:00 a.m. A Seattle Sounders FC 1-0 39,469 Lovitz Krolicki Vargas Piette Leerdam Torres 5 April 67:30 p.m. A New England Revolution 0-4 10,908 Taïder Raitala Bunbury Farrell Fagundez Zahibo Caicedo 6 April 141:00 p.m. A New York Red Bulls 1-3 15,017 Vargas Wright-Phillips Gamarra Murillo 7 April 211:00 p.m. H Los Angeles FC 3-5 20,302 Piatti Cabrera Silva Miller Ciman Feilhaber Raitala Vela Blessing 8 April 281:00 p.m. A Atlanta United FC 1-4 45,039 Taïder Piette Bush Duvall Pírez Garza Almirón Kratz 9 May 51:00 p.m. H New England Revolution 4-2 15,622 Duvall Jackson-Hamel Edwards Piatti Caicedo Zahibo Fagúndez 10 May 98:30 p.m. A Chicago Fire 0-1 10,067 Petrasso Vincent Adams Ellis 11 May 123:00 p.m. H Philadelphia Union 0-2 17,140 Silva Lovitz Piette Burke McKenzie Medunjanin 12 May 213:00 p.m. H LA Galaxy 0-1 20,801 Petrasso Donadel Raitala Lletget Kitchen Ibrahimović Kamara Bingham 13 May 268:00 p.m. A Minnesota United FC 0-2 21,331 Edwards Gómez Calvo Ramirez Ibarra 14 June 27:30 p.m. H Houston Dynamo 1-0 17,512 Vargas Edwards Elis Gil Lundqvist Martínez 15 June 98:00 p.m. A FC Dallas 0-2 13,506 Duvall Camacho Lovitz Mancosu Díaz Gruezo González 16 June 137:30 p.m. H Orlando City SC 3-0 15,621 Piatti Tarek Dwyer Higuita Rosell 17 June 237:30 p.m. A Orlando City SC 2-0 24,398 Sané Piatti Kljestan 18 June 307:00 p.m. H Sporting Kansas City 2-0 16,142 Krolicki Duvall Piatti Silva Croizet Opara 19 July 77:30 p.m. H Colorado Rapids 2-1 16,030 Taïder Badji Wilson 20 July 117:00 p.m. A New York City FC 0-3 18,706 Edwards McNamara Tinnerholm Medina Matarrita Lewis 21 July 147:30 p.m. H San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 15,485 Taïder Krolicki Piatti Silva Godoy Lima Wondolowski 22 July 2111:00 p.m. A Portland Timbers 2-2 21,144 Piette Taïder Mancosu Armenteros Valeri 23 July 287:00 p.m. H Atlanta United FC 1-2 19,064 Piatti Escobar Martínez Parkhurst 24 August 47:30 p.m. H D.C. United 1-1 19,152 Piatti Mancosu Asad Canouse Birnbaum 25 August 1110:00 p.m. A Real Salt Lake 1-1 18,901 Raitala Lovitz Plata Baird 26 August 187:30 p.m. H Chicago Fire 2-1 18,831 Piatti Camacho Sagna Lovitz Corrales Nikolić McCarty 27 August 258:00 p.m. A Toronto FC 1-3 27,294 Silva Sagna Giovinco Osorio 28 September 17:30 p.m. H New York Red Bulls 3-0 18,458 Fanni Sagna Piatti 29 September 157:30 p.m. A Philadelphia Union 4-1 18,024 Silva Taider Piatti Trusty Elliott Burke 30 September 227:30 p.m. H New York City FC 1-1 20,801 Azira Taïder Camacho Callens Chanot Matarrita 31 September 297:00 p.m. A D.C. United 0-5 20,573 Acosta Rooney Arriola 32 October 67:30 p.m. H Columbus Crew SC 3-0 19,015 Taïder Silva Piatti Azira Santos Mensah 33 October 213:00 p.m. H Toronto FC 2-0 19,684 Sagna Piatti Osorio 34 October 284:30 p.m. A New England Revolution 0-1 28,832 Taïder Rowe Fagúndez Farrell Zahibo

Canadian Championship

Tournament bracket

Canadian Championship results

Leg DateEST Venue Opponent Goalscorers and disciplined player Montreal Impact Opponent Semi–Final July 18 H Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-0 — Silva Norman Jr. Shea July 25 A Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0-2 1-2 19,267 Silva Piette Reyna Watson Henry Kamara

Statistics

Appearances, minutes played, and goals scored