The 2019 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's ninth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States and Canada. Including previous iterations of the franchise, this was 42nd season of professional soccer played in Vancouver under a variation of the "Whitecaps" name.
On November 7, 2018, the Whitecaps named Marc Dos Santos as their fourth head coach since joining MLS.
Outside of the MLS, the Whitecaps participated in the 2019 Canadian Championship. They lost 2–1 on aggregate to Cavalry FC in the third round.
Current roster
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club Goalkeepers 16 Maxime Crépeau GK Montreal Impact 18 Zac MacMath GK Colorado Rapids 39 Sean Melvin GK Fresno FC 51 Thomas Hasal GK Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 Defenders 2 Doneil Henry DF West Ham United 13 Derek Cornelius DF Javor Ivanjica 20 Jasser Khmiri DF Stade Tunisien 22 Érik Godoy DF Colón 23 Scott Sutter DF Orlando City SC 26 Brendan McDonough (on loan at Charlotte Independence.) DF Georgetown Hoyas 28 Jake Nerwinski DF Connecticut Huskies 46 Brett Levis DF Whitecaps FC 2 53 Ali Adnan DF Udinese 56 Georges Mukumbilwa DF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency 94 Victor "PC" Giro DF Orlando City SC Midfielders4 Hwang In-beom MF Daejeon Citizen6 Jon Erice MF Albacete 15 Andy Rose MF Motherwell 19 Lass Bangoura MF Rayo Vallecano24 David Norman Jr. (on loan at Pacific FC.) MF Whitecaps FC 229 Yordy Reyna MF Red Bull Salzburg31 Russell Teibert MF Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2)33 Michaell Chirinos MF Olimpia 54 Simon Colyn MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency55 Michael Baldisimo MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency Forwards – Anthony Blondell (on loan at Huachipato.) FW Monagas SC 9 Joaquín Ardaiz FW Chiasso 12 Fredy Montero FW Sporting CP 50 Theo Bair FW Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency 87 Tosaint Ricketts FW Sūduva
Transfers
In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateRef. FW Myer Bevan Fresno FC Loan Return November 26, 2018 GK Spencer Richey FC Cincinnati 94 DF Victor "PC" Giro Orlando City SC Acquired in exchange for 3rd round pick in MLS SuperDraft December 9, 2018 18 GK Zac MacMath Colorado Rapids Acquired in exchange for $100,000 in TAM and Nicolas Mezquida 16 GK Maxime Crépeau Montreal Impact Acquired in exchange for $50,000 in TAM and a 3rd round pick in MLS SuperDraft 15 MF Andy Rose Motherwell MLS rights acquired from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for $50,000 in GAM 24 MF David Norman Jr. Queen of the South Loan Return December 31, 2018 13 DF Derek Cornelius Javor Ivanjica Undisclosed January 18, 2019 6 MF Jon Erice Albacete Undisclosed January 22, 2019 19 MF Lass Bangoura Rayo Vallecano One year Loan, Option to buy January 23, 2019 7 MF Lucas Venuto Austria Wien Undisclosed Fee, MLS first right of refusal acquired from New York City FC for $150,000 GAM January 25, 2019 23 DF Scott Sutter Orlando City SC Free January 30, 2019 4 MF Hwang In-beom Daejeon Citizen Undisclosed, Designated Player 20 DF Jasser Khmiri Stade Tunisien Undisclosed February 1, 2019 22 DF Érik Godoy Colón One year Loan, Option to buy February 8, 2019 9 FW Joaquín Ardaiz Chiasso 12 FW Fredy Montero Sporting CP Free February 15, 2019 26 DF Brendan McDonough Georgetown Hoyas 2019 MLS SuperDraft March 6, 2019 51 GK Thomas Hasal Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 Homegrown player March 7, 2019 53 DF Ali Adnan Udinese Loan March 9, 2019 Undisclosed, Designated Player July 5, 2019 GK Chituru Odunze Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency Homegrown player August 1, 2019 33 MF Michaell Chirinos Olimpia Loan, Option to buy August 6, 2019 87 FW Tosaint Ricketts Sūduva Free August 9, 2019 56 DF Georges Mukumbilwa Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency Homegrown player August 23, 2019
Out Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateRef. MF Jordon Mutch Crystal Palace Loan Return November 26, 2018 DF José Aja Unión Española Option Declined FW Myer Bevan Western Springs AFC DF Roberto Domínguez FAS FW Marvin Emnes MF Ali Ghazal C.D. Feirense GK Stefan Marinovic Bristol City F.C. DF Aaron Maund Charlotte Independence GK Spencer Richey MF Brek Shea Atlanta United FC DF Sean Franklin Out of Contract FW Kei Kamara GK Brian Rowe Orlando City SC MF Cristian Techera Belgrano MF Nicolás Mezquida Colorado Rapids Traded along with $100,000 in TAM in exchange for Zac MacMath December 9, 2018 DF Kendall Waston FC Cincinnati Traded in exchange for $450,000 in GAM, $300,000 in TAM and an international roster spot December 11, 2018 FW Erik Hurtado Sporting Kansas City Traded in exchange for a second round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft and a first round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft December 14, 2018 MF Alphonso Davies Bayern Munich Undisclosed fee January 1, 2019 FW Anthony Blondell Huachipato One year loan, Option to buy January 28, 2019 MF Efraín Juárez Valerenga Mutual Contract Termination February 1, 2019 DF Marcel de Jong Pacific FC February 4, 2019 MF Ali Adnan Udinese Loan Return June 30, 2019 GK Chituru Odunze Leicester City Undisclosed August 1, 2019 MF Lucas Venuto Mutual contract termination MF Felipe D.C. United Traded in exchange for $75,000 in TAM and an international roster spot August 6, 2019 DF Brendan McDonough Charlotte Independence Loan August 7, 2019 MF David Norman Jr. Pacific FC September 3, 2019
Major League Soccer Preseason
Regular season
League tables
Western Conference
Overall
Results
Matches
Canadian Championship
Playing statistics
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.
No.Nat.PlayerPos.MLSCanadian ChampionshipTotalAppsAppsApps2 DF 25 4 3 2 27 4 3 4 MF 33 3 6 1 1 34 4 6 6 MF 21 2 21 2 9 FW 16 1 2 18 1 12 FW 32 8 1 1 1 33 8 1 113 DF 17 1 4 1 18 1 4 15 MF 24 1 2 2 26 1 2 16 GK 26 2 2 28 2 18 GK 8 2 8 2 19 MF 17 1 1 1 18 1 1 20 DF 1 1 22 DF 29 1 6 2 31 1 6 23 DF 16 1 2 16 1 28 DF 26 1 1 1 27 1 1 29 MF 25 7 5 2 27 7 5 31 MF 26 1 1 27 1 33 MF 7 1 2 7 1 2 39 GK 46 DF 9 1 9 1 50 FW 17 2 1 1 18 2 1 51 GK 53 DF 28 1 6 2 1 30 1 7 54 MF 55 MF 56 DF 1 1 87 FW 8 1 1 8 1 94 DF 18 4 1 19 4 24Sent on loan for the remainder of the season. MF 26 DF 1 1 No longer with team. MF 18 1 5 2 20 1 5 MF 23 3 3 2 1 25 3 4 Own goals 0 0 0Totals33591120 34 61 1
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