The 2022 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's twelfth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States and Canada. Including previous iterations of the franchise, this was the 45th season of professional soccer being played in Vancouver under a variation of the "Whitecaps" name.
On November 30, 2021, Vanni Sartini was named the permanent manager after taking over as the acting manager during the 2021 season.
Current roster
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Thomas Hasal GK Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 55 Cody Cropper GK FC Cincinnati 60 Isaac Boehmer GK Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad Defenders 2 Marcus Godinho DF FSV Zwickau 3 Cristián Gutiérrez DF Colo-Colo 4 Ranko Veselinović DF Vojvodina 6 Tristan Blackmon DF Charlotte FC 14 Luís Martins DF Sporting Kansas City 19 Julian Gressel DF D.C. United 23 Javain Brown DF South Florida Bulls 26 Florian Jungwirth DF San Jose Earthquakes 28 Jake Nerwinski DF Connecticut Huskies Midfielders 15 Janio Bikel MF CSKA Sofia 16 Sebastian Berhalter MF Columbus Crew 17 Leonard Owusu MF Ashdod 18 Alessandro Schöpf MF Arminia Bielefeld 20 Andrés Cubas MF Nîmes 25 Ryan Gauld MF Farense27 Ryan Raposo MF Syracuse Orange 31 Russell Teibert MF Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2)33 Michael Baldisimo MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency 45 Pedro Vite MF Independiente del Valle Forwards 7 Déiber Caicedo FW Deportivo Cali 9 Lucas Cavallini FW Club Puebla 11 Cristian Dájome FW Atlético Nacional 24 Brian White FW New York Red Bulls 49 Emiliano Brienza FW Whitecaps FC 2 87 Tosaint Ricketts FW Sūduva Out on Loan 8 Caio Alexandre MF Botafogo 12Evan Newton GK Indy Eleven 13 Derek Cornelius DF Javor Ivanjica 18 David Egbo FW Akron Zips 30 Kamron Habibullah MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-2361 Matteo Campagna MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23
Transfers
In
Transferred in #PositionPlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource6 Charlotte FCAcquired in exchange for $475,000 GAM over two years16 Columbus CrewAcquired in exchange for $50,000 GAM55 Memphis 901Free20 NîmesUndisclosed/Designated Player14 Sporting Kansas CityFree19 D.C. UnitedAcquired in exchange for up to $900,000 GAM over three years18 Arminia BielefeldFree
Loans in #PositionPlayerLoaned fromDateLoan expiresNotesSource32 York United FCEmergency hardship loan50 Whitecaps FC AcademyEmergency hardship loan, signed 2023 pre-contract
Out
Transferred out #PositionPlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource15Out of contract20Option declined32StabækOption declined16 Los Angeles FCTraded for $1 million GAM over three years and a 2025 MLS SuperDraft first-round pick14 St JohnstoneUndisclosed34Contract buyout62 VeneziaUndisclosed54 Jong PSVUndisclosed22Waived
Loans out #PositionPlayerLoaned toDateLoan expiresSource62 Venezia13 Panetolikos54 Jong PSV19 Vicenza12 El Paso Locomotive18 Memphis 90130 Pacific FC60 Whitecaps FC 2618 Fortaleza
Preseason
Competition overview
Major League Soccer Regular season
League tables
Western Conference
Overall
Results
+ Match record by conference (W–L–D) Conference Home Away Total Western 8–3–2 2–8–3 10–11–5 Eastern 2–1–1 0–3–1 2–4–2
Matches
Canadian Championship
Statistics
Appearances and goals
! colspan="14" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan="14" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan="14" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan="14" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan="14" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers
NameMLSCanadian ChampionshipTotal 1 9FWLucas Cavallini909225MFRyan Gauld808324FWBrian White437487FWTosaint Ricketts404527MFRyan Raposo2136 11FWCristian Dájome20219DFJulian Gressel20222DFÉrik Godoy11245MFPedro Vite202104DFRanko Veselinović1016DFTristan Blackmon1017FWDéiber Caicedo10120MFAndrés Cubas10123DFJavain Brown10129FWSimon Becher10131MFRussell Teibert011Own goals000Totals40646
Clean sheets
NameMLSCanadian ChampionshipTotal 1 1GKThomas Hasal50555GKCody Cropper415Totals9110
Disciplinary record
PlayerMLSCanadian ChampionshipTotal1GKThomas Hasal000 0000002DFMarcus Godinho100 000 1003DFCristián Gutiérrez100 000 1004DFRanko Veselinović500 100 6006DFTristan Blackmon5000005007FWDéiber Caicedo200 0002008MFCaio Alexandre200 000 2009FWLucas Cavallini901 100 100111FWCristian Dájome310 000 31014DFLuís Martins10000010016MF Sebastian Berhalter50010060017MFLeonard Owusu100 000 10018MFAlessandro Schöpf10000010019DF Julian Gressel10000010020MFAndrés Cubas20000020022DFÉrik Godoy100000 10023DFJavain Brown400100 50024FWBrian White100 000 10025MFRyan Gauld600 000 60026DFFlorian Jungwirth300 000 30027MFRyan Raposo200 000 20028DFJake Nerwinski010 000 01031MFRussell Teibert500 000 50033MFMichael Baldisimo200 100 30045MFPedro Vite200 000 20049FWEmiliano Brienza000 000 00055GKCody Cropper00000000060GKIsaac Boehmer00000000087FWTosaint Ricketts000000000MFMatteo Campagna000 000 000MFKamron Habibullah000 000 000Totals6521500 7021
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