2019 Montreal Impact season

The 2019 Montreal Impact season was the club's 26th season of existence, and their eighth in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the Canadian soccer pyramid.

Squad As of September 23, 2019 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 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 15 Zachary Brault-Guillard RB Lyon 16 Rod Fanni CB Marseille 22 Jukka Raitala LB Los Angeles FC 25 Daniel Kinumbe RB Ottawa Fury 24 Karifa Yao CB Montreal Impact Academy 26 Jorge Corrales LB Chicago Fire 33 Bacary Sagna RB Benevento Midfielders 6 Samuel Piette DM CD Izarra 8 Saphir Taïder DM Bologna 10 Ignacio Piatti AM San Lorenzo 13 Ken Krolicki DM Michigan State Spartans 14 Amar Sejdič AM Maryland Terrapins 17 Ballou Tabla AM Barcelona B 27 Clément Bayiha RB Ottawa Fury 28 Shamit Shome AM FC Edmonton 29 Mathieu Choinière AM Montreal Impact Academy Attackers 9 Bojan ST Stoke City 11 Anthony Jackson-Hamel ST Montreal Impact Academy 18 Orji Okwonkwo FW Bologna 21 Lassi Lappalainen FW Bologna 37 Maximiliano Urruti FW FC Dallas

International roster slots Montreal has ten MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2018 season. Montreal has eight slots allotted from the league and the team acquired three spots in trades with the Columbus Crew SC, Colorado Rapids and FC Cincinnati.

+Montreal Impact International slots Slot Player Nationality1Ignacio Piatti Argentina2Víctor Cabrera Argentina3Jukka Raitala Finland4Saphir Taïder Algeria5Rudy Camacho France6Bacary Sagna France7Orji Okwonkwo Nigeria8Lassi Lappalainen Finland9Bojan Spain10Rod Fanni France11Vacant

+Foreign-Born Players with Domestic Status Player NationalityClément Diop Senegal GKen Krolicki Japan GAmar Sejdič Bosnia and Herzegovina GMaximiliano Urruti Argentina GJorge Corrales Cuba GClément Bayiha Cameroon / CanadaBallou Tabla Ivory Coast / CanadaZachary Brault-Guillard Haiti / Canada

Player movement

In Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed. No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource 27 DF Clément Bayiha Ottawa Fury FC Signed as a Homegrown Player November 16, 2018 25 DF Daniel Kinumbe Ottawa Fury FC Signed as a Homegrown Player November 16, 2018 7 FW Harry Novillo Johor Darul Ta'zim Free Transfer December 5, 2018 37 FW Maximiliano Urruti FC Dallas Traded for $75,000 TAM and a 1st round pick in the MLS SuperDraft December 9, 2018 14 MF Amar Sejdič Maryland Terrapins MLS SuperDraft March 26, 2019 24 DF Karifa Yao Montreal Impact Academy Signed as a Homegrown Player June 4, 2019 9 FW Bojan Stoke City Free Transfer August 7, 2019 26 DF Jorge Corrales Chicago Fire Traded for Michael Azira, allocation swap and 2nd round Pick August 8, 2019

Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource 19 FW Michael Salazar Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Option not picked up November 26, 2018 25 MF Louis Béland-Goyette Valour FC Option not picked up November 26, 2018 26 DF Kyle Fisher Birmingham Legion FC Option not picked up November 26, 2018 17 MF David Choinière Forge FC Option not picked up November 26, 2018 40 GK Maxime Crépeau Vancouver Whitecaps FC Traded for $50,000 TAM and a 3rd round pick in the MLS SuperDraft December 9, 2018 18 DF Chris Duvall Houston Dynamo Traded for a 3rd round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft December 17, 2018 9 FW Alejandro Silva Olimpia $4,000,000 Transfer Fee January 7, 2019 21 FW Matteo Mancosu Virtus Entella Free Transfer January 8, 2019 24 DF Michael Petrasso Valour FC Released January 15, 2019 30 FW Quincy Amarikwa D.C. United Out of contract January 20, 2019 7 FW Harry Novillo Retired July 22, 2019 32 MF Michael Azira Chicago Fire with a 2nd round pick for Jorge Corrales and Allocation swap August 8, 2019 5 DF Zakaria Diallo Lens Transfer Fee August 14, 2019

Loans in No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromLoan start dateLoan end dateSource 15 DF Zachary Brault-Guillard Lyon February 5, 2019 December 31, 2019 18 FW Orji Okwonkwo Bologna February 12, 2019 December 31, 2019 19 FW Omar Browne Independiente April 16, 2019 August 12, 2019 34 MF Luca Ricci Ottawa Fury FC June 4, 2019 June 6, 2019 21 FW Lassi Lappalainen Bologna July 25, 2019 December 31, 2019 17 MF Ballou Tabla Barcelona B August 7, 2019 December 31, 2019

Loans out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toLoan start dateLoan end dateSource 26 DF Thomas Meilleur-Giguère Ottawa Fury FC January 20, 2019 December 31, 2019 16 MF Jeisson Vargas Club Deportivo Universidad Católica February 8, 2019 December 31, 2019 25 DF Daniel Kinumbe Ottawa Fury FC February 13, 2019 April 26, 2019 14 MF Amar Sejdič Ottawa Fury FC April 26, 2019 May 6, 2019 40 GK Jason Beaulieu Ottawa Fury FC July 18, 2019 December 31, 2019

Draft picks RoundNo.Pos.PlayerCollege/Club teamTransactionSource 2(34)14 MF Amar Sejdič Maryland Signed 3(58)Passed 4(82)Passed 4(92)Passed

International caps Players called for senior international duty during the 2019 season while under contract with the Montreal Impact.

NationalityPositionPlayerCompetitionDateOpponentMinutes playedScore USA DF Daniel Lovitz Friendly January 27, 2019 v Panama 90' 3–0 USA DF Daniel Lovitz Friendly February 2, 2019 v Costa Rica 90' 2–0 Canada DF Zachary Brault-Guillard CONCACAF Nations League qualifying March 24, 2019 v French Guiana 90' 4–1 Canada MF Samuel Piette CONCACAF Nations League qualifying March 24, 2019 v French Guiana 90' 4–1 USA DF Daniel Lovitz Friendly March 26, 2019 v Chile 36' 1–1 Algeria MF Saphir Taïder Friendly March 26, 2019 v Tunisia 90' 1–0 USA DF Daniel Lovitz Friendly June 5, 2019 v Jamaica 10' 0–1 Finland DF Jukka Raitala UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying June 8, 2019 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 52' 2–0 USA DF Daniel Lovitz Friendly June 9, 2019 v Venezuela 12' 0–3 Finland DF Jukka Raitala UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying June 11, 2019 v Liechtenstein 87' 2–0 Uganda MF Micheal Azira Friendly June 15, 2019 v Ivory Coast 90' 1–0 Canada MF Samuel Piette CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage June 15, 2019 v Martinique 90' 4–0 Panama FW Omar Browne CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage June 18, 2019 v Trinidad and Tobago 1' 2-0 Canada DF Zachary Brault-Guillard CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage June 19, 2019 v Mexico 90' 1–3 Uganda MF Micheal Azira Africa Cup of Nations group stage June 22, 2019 v DR Congo 90' 2–0 Canada MF Samuel Piette CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage June 23, 2019 v Cuba 90' 7–0 Uganda MF Micheal Azira Africa Cup of Nations group stage June 26, 2019 v Zimbabwe 90' 1–1 Panama FW Omar Browne CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage June 26, 2019 v USA 90' 0-1 USA DF Daniel Lovitz CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage June 26, 2019 v Panama 90' 1–0 Panama FW Omar Browne CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finals June 30, 2019 v Jamaica 30' 0-1 Uganda MF Micheal Azira Africa Cup of Nations group stage June 30, 2019 v Egypt 90' 0–2 USA DF Daniel Lovitz CONCACAF Gold Cup Semi-finals July 3, 2019 v Jamaica 2' 3–1 Uganda MF Micheal Azira Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16 July 5, 2019 v Senegal 90' 0–1 USA DF Daniel Lovitz CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals July 3, 2019 v Mexico 7' 0–1 Finland DF Jukka Raitala UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying September 5, 2019 v Greece 90' 1–0 USA DF Daniel Lovitz Friendly September 6, 2019 v Mexico 22' 0–3 Canada MF Samuel Piette 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A September 7, 2019 v Cuba 90' 6–0 Finland FW Lassi Lappalainen UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying September 8, 2019 v Italy 75' 1–2 USA DF Daniel Lovitz Friendly September 10, 2019 v Uruguay 20' 1–1 USA DF Daniel Lovitz 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A October 11, 2019 v Cuba 90' 7–0 Finland DF Jukka Raitala UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying October 12, 2019 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 90' 1–4 Finland DF Jukka Raitala UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying October 15, 2019 v Armenia 90' 3–0 Finland DF Lassi Lappalainen UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying October 15, 2019 v Armenia 61' 3–0 Canada MF Samuel Piette 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A October 15, 2019 v USA 90' 2–0 USA DF Daniel Lovitz 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A October 15, 2019 v Canada 90' 0–2 Finland DF Jukka Raitala UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying November 15, 2019 v Liechtenstein 90' 3–0 Canada MF Samuel Piette 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A November 15, 2019 v USA 90' 1–4 Finland DF Jukka Raitala UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying November 18, 2019 v Greece 90' 1–2 USA DF Daniel Lovitz 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A November 18, 2019 v Cuba 90' 4–0

Friendlies

Review

Montreal Impact had a successful Pre-Season time, winning over Nashville, Philadelphia, D.C. United and tying versus Cincinnati and Tampa Bay Rowdies.

Pre-season

Major League Soccer

Review

March On March 2, Montreal Impact defeated San Jose Earthquakes in their first Major League Soccer match with a score of 2 to 1, Piatti and Taïder scoring for Montreal. Montreal Impact lost their second regular season match versus Houston Dynamo. On March 16, Montreal's Zakaria Diallo received a late red card versus Orlando City SC for pushing Dom Dwyer in a 3-1 win.

Tables

Eastern Conference

Overall

Results summary

Results by round

Matches Unless otherwise noted, all times in EST

Canadian Championship

Bracket

Canadian Championship results

Third qualifying round

Semi-final

Final

Statistics

Appearances, minutes played, and goals scored Player Total Major League Soccer Canadian Championship MLS Playoffs Goalkeepers 1 Evan Bush 32 2880 0 32 2880 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Clément Diop 6 540 0 2 180 0 4 360 0 0 0 0 40 Jason Beaulieu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 James Pantemis 2 180 0 0 0 0 2 180 0 0 0 0 Defenders 2 Víctor Cabrera 20 1529 0 16 1178 0 4 351 0 0 0 0 3 Daniel Lovitz 31 2601 0 28 2520 0 3 181 0 0 0 0 4 Rudy Camacho 22 1914 1 17 1464 1 5 450 0 0 0 0 15 Zachary Brault-Guillard 15 1051 0 13 871 0 2 180 0 0 0 0 16 Rod Fanni 3 270 0 3 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Jukka Raitala 31 2452 0 26 2083 0 5 369 0 0 0 0 24 Karifa Yao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Daniel Kinumbe 2 157 0 1 67 0 1 90 0 0 0 0 26 Jorge Corrales 5 189 0 3 92 0 2 97 0 0 0 0 33 Bacary Sagna 31 2630 1 26 2180 1 5 450 0 0 0 0 Midfielders 6 Samuel Piette 29 2575 0 25 2220 0 4 355 0 0 0 0 8 Saphir Taïder 37 3033 10 32 2728 9 5 305 1 0 0 0 10 Ignacio Piatti 15 1092 7 11 757 3 4 335 4 0 0 0 13 Ken Krolicki 14 814 0 10 523 0 4 291 0 0 0 0 14 Amar Sejdič 1 68 0 1 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Ballou Tabla 4 127 0 4 127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Clément Bayiha 16 792 0 11 469 0 5 323 0 0 0 0 28 Shamit Shome 32 1956 1 27 1627 1 5 329 0 0 0 0 29 Mathieu Choinière 19 837 0 17 681 0 2 156 0 0 0 0 Forwards 9 Bojan Krkić 10 743 3 8 608 3 2 135 0 0 0 0 11 Anthony Jackson-Hamel 17 698 4 16 618 3 1 80 1 0 0 0 18 Orji Okwonkwo 32 1845 8 28 1784 8 4 61 0 0 0 0 21 Lassi Lappalainen 15 921 5 11 683 5 4 238 0 0 0 0 37 Maximiliano Urruti 37 2917 4 31 2436 4 6 481 0 0 0 0 No Longer with the Club 5 Zakaria Diallo 26 2217 3 24 2037 3 2 180 0 0 0 0 7 Harry Novillo 11 439 1 11 439 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Omar Browne 11 630 3 10 564 2 1 66 1 0 0 0 32 Michael Azira 20 1448 0 19 1443 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 34 Luca Ricci 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Last updated: October 6, 2019

Top scorers

{| class="wikitable sortable alternance" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; line-height:14px; width:85%;" |- !width=10|Rank !width=10|Nat. ! scope="col" style="width:275px;"|Player !width=10|Pos. !width=80|MLS !width=80|Canadian Champ !width=80|MLS Playoffs !width=80|TOTAL |- |1|| || Saphir Taïder || MF ||9 ||1 || || 10 |- |2|| || Orji Okwonkwo || FW ||8 || || || 8 |- |3|| || Ignacio Piatti || MF ||3 ||4 || || 7 |- |4|| || Lassi Lappalainen || FW ||5 || || || 5 |- |5|| || Anthony Jackson-Hamel || FW ||3 ||1 || || 4 |- |5|| || Maximiliano Urruti || FW ||4 || || || 4 |- |7|| || Omar Browne || FW ||2 ||1 || || 3 |- |7|| || Zakaria Diallo || DF ||3 || || || 3 |- |7|| || Bojan Krkić || FW ||3 || || || 3 |- |10|| || Shamit Shome || MF ||1 || || || 1 |- |10|| || Harry Novillo || FW ||1 || || || 1 |- |10|| || Rudy Camacho || DF ||1 || || || 1 |-