The 2021 Valour FC season was the third season in the club's history, as well as the third season in Canadian Premier League history.
Overview Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Canadian Premier League season began in a bubble in Winnipeg, giving Valour FC home field advantage for the first 8 games of the season. During this time Valour started off strong, reaching the top of the table. Crucial to Valour's success in this stretch was the play of Haitian defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste. Loanee goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois also had a league record-breaking start to the season. However, after playing seven games Jean-Baptiste suffered a season-ending injury. After Jean-Baptiste was injured and the league left the bubble, Valour's season took a sharp downward turn, winning only one match in 10 games. This led to club's only ever head coach, Rob Gale, being fired, and he was replaced with Phillip Dos Santos. Under Dos Santos, the team managed to get some better results, and ahead of the last game of the season against bottom of the table FC Edmonton, a playoff spot was within their grasp. The season ended in heartbreak: Edmonton went up three goals to nil, seemingly ending Valour's playoff chances, but in the final fifteen minutes Mosed Dyer scored twice and then Daryl Fordyce scored to equalize things. If Valour scored one more goal they would have made the playoffs, but they could not and finished the season in fifth.
Current squad As of June 26, 2021.
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Goalkeepers 0 Matt Silva GK York9 FC 1 Jonathan Sirois GK CF Montréal Defenders 4 Tony Mikhael CB / FB Carleton Ravens 5 Amir Soto CB CD Universitario 12 Rocco Romeo CB Toronto FC 29 Arnold Bouka Moutou LB Dijon 35 Andrew Jean-Baptiste CB Umeå FC 82 Andy Baquero RB / RW Delfines del Este 42 Rafael Galhardo RB Vasco da Gama Rodrigo Reyes CB C.D. Guadalajara Midfielders 7 Moses Dyer CM Florø SK 8 Keven Alemán AM FC Edmonton 14 Stefan Cebara RW / LW Vojvodina Novi Sad 17 Brett Levis MF Vancouver Whitecaps 18 Jared Ulloa RW / LW Sporting Cristal 21 José Galán CM Al-Jabalain 27 Raphael Ohin CM WSA Winnipeg 77 Federico Peña MF Standard Liège Forwards 9 Austin Ricci ST York9 FC 10 Masta Kacher CF / AM Saint Louis FC 16 Daryl Fordyce CF Sligo Rovers 19 William Akio CF UTRGV Vaqueros 24 Sean Rea CF / CM CF Montréal
Transfers
In
Transferred in No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource TrujillanosFreeJanuary 7, 2021 JicaralFreeFebruary 2, 2021 8 FC EdmontonFreeFebruary 4, 2021 19 UTRGV VaquerosFreeMay 5, 2021 Vasco da GamaFreeJune 3, 2021 4 Carleton RavensSelected 14th overall in the 2021 CPL–U Sports DraftJune 11, 2021 82 Delfines del EsteFreeJune 26, 2021
Loans in No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromFee/notesDateSource18 Jared Ulloa Sporting CristalSeason-long loan1 Jonathan Sirois CF MontréalSeason-long loan24 Sean Rea CF MontréalSeason-long loan Rodrigo Reyes C.D. GuadalajaraSeason-long loan12 Rocco Romeo Toronto FCSeason-long loan
Draft picks Valour FC selected the following players in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft on January 29, 2021. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. RoundSelectionPos.PlayerNationalityUniversity13Montreal Carabins214Carleton Ravens
Out
Transferred out No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource10RetiredContract expired33 FC EdmontonContract expired4Contract expired3Contract expired11 Fort Lauderdale CFContract expired25Contract expired8 A.C. BarnecheaContract expiredContract terminated by mutual consentApril 29, 2021Contract terminated by mutual consentMay 14, 2021
Loans out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toFee/notesDateSource21 José Galán VillarrobledoLoaned until March 20218 GuadalupeLoaned until May 2021
Competitions
Canadian Premier League
Table
Results by match
Matches
Canadian Championship
Preliminary Round
Quarter-final
Statistics
Players +No.PosNatNameTotalCanadian Premier LeagueCanadian ChampionshipAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists2DFRodrigo Reyes 180017001003DFArnold Bouka Moutou160114002014DFTony Mikhael130012001005DFAmir Soto6005001007MFMoses Dyer299527942018MFKeven Alemán253324331009FWAustin Ricci1882165223010FWMasta Kacher1200110010012DFRocco Romeo1820162020014DFStefan Cebara2712261210016FWDaryl Fordyce2822262220017MFBrett Levis1710161010018FWJared Ulloa2301220110019FWWilliam Akio3084288320121MFJosé Galán1201110110024FWSean Rea2524231421027MFRaphael Ohin2812261220035DFAndrew Jean-Baptiste72072000042DFRafael Galhardo2523232320055MFCaden Tomy50040010077DFFederico Peña 2601240120082MFAndy Baquero23102310000
Goalkeepers +No.NatNameTotalCanadian Premier LeagueCanadian ChampionshipAppsConcededShutoutAppsConcededShutoutAppsConcededShutouts1Jonathan Sirois243192431900099Matt Silva 691451240
References
External links Official Site