The 2023 Valour FC season was the fifth season in the history of Valour FC. They played in the Canadian Premier League, which it co-founded and played in since the inception of both the club and the league. The club entered the Canadian Championship in the preliminary round.
Background
In Valour's preceding four seasons, it never reached the play-offs, for which the top-four qualified in those seasons. The club ended in sixth place in the first two seasons and fifth place in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, missing the play-offs by one and nine points, respectively. The club's entry in the domestic cup competition, led to a single win over its previous four seasons. It was the club's second full season with Phillip Dos Santos as head coach, since he took over midway through the 2021 campaign.
Current squad As of August 17, 2023.
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Darlington Murasiranwa GK FC London 99 Rayane Yesli GK Blainville Defenders 2 Andy Baquero RB / RW Delfines del Este 3 Jordan Haynes LB / LW Pacific FC 4 Guillaume Pianelli CB UQTR Patriotes 5 Abdou Samake CB Pacific FC 18 Klaidi Cela CB Vaughan Azzurri 19 Eskander Mzoughi RB Oud-Heverlee Leuven U23 22 Matteo de Brienne LB Carleton University 35 Andrew Jean-Baptiste CB Umeå FC Matthew Chandler CB Wisconsin Badgers Midfielders 6 Dante Campbell DM / CB LA Galaxy II 7 Kian Williams AM / CF Keflavík 8 Diego Gutiérrez RM / RB Barnechea 10 Kevin Rendón AM Deportivo Pasto 20 Juan Pablo Sanchez / MF Salgueiros 21 Marcello Polisi CM / DM HFX Wanderers 27 Raphael Ohin CM WSA Winnipeg Forwards 9 Walter Ponce CF Barnechea 11 Jared Ulloa RW / LW Sporting Cristal 12 Ahinga Selemani FW One Knoxville SC 23 Anthony Novak ST Cavalry FC 24 Pacifique Niyongabire LW / RW Perth Glory 32 Jaime Siaj ST Finn Harps
Transfers
In
Transferred in No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource 3 Pacific FCFreeDecember 5, 20225 Pacific FCFreeDecember 12, 202224 Perth GloryFreeDecember 19, 20227 KeflavíkFreeDecember 21, 202221 HFX WanderersFreeJanuary 4, 2023 Oud-Heverlee LeuvenFreeJanuary 18, 2023 SalgueirosFreeJanuary 18, 202332 Finn HarpsFreeJanuary 25, 202311 Jared Ulloa Sporting CristalFree6 LA Galaxy IIFreeFebruary 10, 20231 FC LavalSigned to a development contractFebruary 20, 20234 UQTR PatriotesSelected 5th overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports DraftMarch 6, 202323 Cavalry FCFreeMarch 9, 2023 Wisconsin BadgersFreeApril 6, 2023 Vaughan AzzurriFreeApril 27, 202312 One Knoxville SCFreeJuly 22, 2023 FC LondonFreeAugust 17, 2023
Draft picks Valour FC selected the following players in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft. 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.PlayerNationalityUniversity15DFGuillaume PianelliUQTR212DFSamuel LaPlanteUQTR
Out
Transferred out No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource17 FC TulsaContract expired4Contract expired12Contract expired1 CF MontréalEnd of loan24 CF MontréalEnd of loan13 Detroit CityEnd of loan14Contract expired11Contract expired77 Umeå FCContract expired7 FC TulsaContract expired3 Vancouver FCContract expired16Retired5 Sporting Kansas City IIContract expired70 Toronto FC IIUndisclosed fee
Pre-season and friendlies
Friendlies Valour played three friendlies in as part of their preseason preparations.
Competitions
Canadian Premier League regular season
League table
Matches
Canadian Championship
Notes
References
External links Official Site