The 2025 CF Montréal season was the club's 32nd season of existence, and their 14th in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid.
In addition to competing in MLS, the club was also playing in the Canadian Championship and the Leagues Cup.
Current squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age at year end) Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Sebastian Breza GK Bologna 31 Thomas Gillier GK Bologna FC 1909 40 Jonathan Sirois GK Montreal Impact Academy Defenders 2 Jalen Neal CB LA Galaxy 3 Tom Pearce LB Wigan Athletic F.C. 4 Fernando Álvarez CB C.F. Pachuca 5 Brandan Craig DF Philadelphia Union 13 Luca Petrasso DF US Triestina Calcio 1918 19 Bode Hidalgo FB Real Salt Lake 24 Efrain Morales CB Atlanta United FC 25 Dante Sealy DF FC Dallas 27 Dawid Bugaj RB SPAL 39 Aleksandr Guboglo FB Montreal Impact Academy Midfielders 6 Samuel Piette DM CD Izarra 8 Matty Longstaff MF Toronto FC 10 Bryce Duke CM Inter Miami CF 11 Iván Jaime AM FC Porto 18 Hennadiy Synchuk MF FC Metalist Kharkiv 21 Fabian Herbers CM Chicago Fire FC 22 Victor Loturi CM Ross County F.C. 29 Olger Escobar AM New England Revolution II Attackers 7 Kwadwo Opoku FW Los Angeles FC 9 Prince Owusu FW Toronto FC 14 Sunusi Ibrahim FW Nasarawa United F.C. 17 Giacomo Vrioni FW New England Revolution 35 Owen Graham-Roache FW Montreal Impact Academy
International roster slots Montreal currently has five MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2025 season. The club traded away three of the eight original allocation to the New York Red Bulls, LA Galaxy & D.C. United. The club acquired an additional spot from Sporting Kansas City. In addition, starting in 2022, CF Montréal were allowed to make three international players exempt from status if they have been on the roster for more than one year.
+CF Montréal International slots Slot Player NationalityExemptKwadwo Opoku GhanaExemptSunusi Ibrahim NigeriaExemptTom Pearce England1Thomas Gillier Chile2Dawid Bugaj Poland3Prince Owusu Germany4Hennadiy Synchuk Ukraine5Matty Longstaff England6Iván Jaime Spain
+Foreign-Born Players with Domestic Status Player NationalityFernando Álvarez Colombia / USAOlger Escobar Guatemala / USAEfrain Morales Bolivia / USADante Sealy Trinidad & Tobago / USA Aleksandr Guboglo Haiti / CanadaFabian Herbers Germany GGiacomo Vrioni Albania G
Management
Joey Saputo – owner Luca Saputo – managing director, recruitment and sporting methodology Simone Saputo – managing director, academy strategy and roster management Gabriel Gervais – president and chief executive officer Eric Nadeau – vice-president & chief revenue officer Amélie Vaillancourt – vice-president and chief human resource officer Samia Chebeir – vice-president and chief marketing officer Daniel Pozzi – Director Soccer Operations & Roster Compliance
Coaching staff
Marco Donadel – Interim Head Coach David Sauvry – Assistant Coach Lorenzo Pinzauti – Assistant Coach Kobié Johnson – Assistant Coach Maxime Leconte – Assistant Coach Vincenzo Benvenuto – Goalkeeper Coach Stefano Pasquali – Performance Coach Dhia Amara – Strength and Conditioning Coach Paul Bower – Physical Performance Coach Louan Schlicht – Video Analyst
Player movement
In Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed. No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource 21 MF Fabian Herbers Chicago Fire Undisclosed deal for the 2025 and 2026 seasons January 3, 2025 26 MF Michael Adedokun Ohio State Buckeyes MLS SuperDraft, undisclosed one-year contract with additional three option years January 4, 2025 2 DF Jalen Neal LA Galaxy $450,000 in 2025 and $200,000 in 2026 GAM and a 2025 international roster spot January 6, 2025 17 FW Giacomo Vrioni New England Revolution $50,000 in 2025 General Allocation Money (GAM) January 7, 2025 9 FW Prince Owusu Toronto FC $100,000 in 2025 and $75,000 in 2026 GAM and $75,000 in conditional GAM to Toronto FC. January 13, 2025 22 MF Victor Loturi Ross County F.C. Free Transfer January 28, 2025 18 MF Hennadiy Synchuk FC Metalist Kharkiv Transfer Fee January 28, 2025 35 FW Owen Graham-Roache Montreal Impact Academy Signed a home grown contract February 5, 2025 25 DF Dante Sealy FC Dallas Free Transfer February 6, 2025 13 DF Luca Petrasso Orlando City SC Free Transfer February 7, 2025 5 DF Brandan Craig Philadelphia Union Free Transfer February 7, 2025 39 DF Aleksandr Guboglo Montreal Impact Academy Signed a home grown contract February 26, 2025 33 GK Emil Gazdov Pacific FC Transfer Fee February 28, 2025 29 MF Olger Escobar New England Revolution II Transferred for $120,000 in GAM April 24, 2025 24 DF Efrain Morales Atlanta United FC $425,000 GAM in 2025 July 23, 2025 8 MF Matty Longstaff Toronto FC Jules-Anthony Vilsaint & $225,000 GAM in 2025 August 13, 2025 19 DF Bode Hidalgo Real Salt Lake 2026 2nd round MLS SuperDraft pick & $200,000 GAM in 2025 August 21, 2025
Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource 25 DF Gabriele Corbo Córdoba CF Option declined November 21, 2024 23 DF Grayson Doody Orange County SC Option declined November 21, 2024 44 DF Raheem Edwards New York Red Bulls Option declined November 21, 2024 5 MF Ilias Iliadis OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad Option declined November 21, 2024 21 FW Lassi Lappalainen Columbus Crew Option declined November 21, 2024 17 FW Josef Martínez San Jose Earthquakes Option declined November 21, 2024 27 MF Matteo Schiavoni Pacific FC Option declined November 21, 2024 26 DF Róbert Orri Þorkelsson Sønderjyske Fodbold Option declined November 21, 2024 18 MF Rida Zouhir D.C. United Option declined November 21, 2024 3 DF Joaquín Sosa Reggiana End of Loan November 21, 2024 2 MF Victor Wanyama Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Out of Contract November 21, 2024 33 GK Logan Ketterer Lexington SC Out of Contract November 21, 2024 15 DF Ousman Jabang New Mexico United Transfer Fee March 19, 2025 8 MF Dominik Yankov HNK Rijeka Transfer Fee June 21, 2025 19 MF Nathan Saliba R.S.C. Anderlecht Transfer Fee June 26, 2025 -- MF Malik Henry Toronto FC Transferred for $75,000 in GAM & 3rd Round Pick July 3, 2025 24 DF George Campbell West Bromwich Albion F.C. Transfer Fee July 18, 2025 28 FW Jules-Anthony Vilsaint Toronto FC Matty Longstaff August 13, 2025 16 DF Joel Waterman Chicago Fire FC Transferred for $500,000 in GAM August 20, 2025 23 MF Caden Clark D.C. United Transfer fee of $700,000 August 21, 2025 26 MF Michael Adedokun Lexington SC Transfer fee August 21, 2025
Loans in No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromLoan start dateLoan end dateSource 31 GK Thomas Gillier BolognaJuly 8, 2025 December 31, 2025 11 MF Iván Jaime FC PortoAugust 22, 2025 June 30, 2026
Loans out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toLoan start dateLoan end dateSource 9 FW Matías Cóccaro Atlas FCJanuary 4, 2025 December 31,2025 38 MF Alessandro Biello HFX Wanderers FCFebruary 18, 2025 December 31,2025 26 MF Michael Adedokun Lexington SCMarch 20, 2025 August 21,2025 11 DF Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty Charlotte FCApril 23, 2025 December 31,2025 33 GK Emil Gazdov Valour FCAugust 16, 2025 December 31,2025
MLS SuperDraft picks
RoundNo.Pos.PlayerCollege/Club teamTransactionSource 1 13 MF Michael Adedokun Ohio State Buckeyes Signed 2 44 FW Arik Duncan University of California Berkeley 3 50 FW Caden Grabfelder Pennsylvania State University 4 73 DF Arthur Duquenne Clemson University
Friendlies
Review
Pre-season Matches
Major League Soccer regular season
Tables
Eastern Conference
Overall
Results summary
Matches
Leagues Cup
Group Stage
Canadian Championship
Bracket
Preliminary round
Quarterfinals
Statistics
Appearances, minutes played, and goals scored Player Total Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Leagues Cup MLS Cup Playoffs Goalkeepers 1 Sebastian Breza 3 270 0 3 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Thomas Gillier 9 810 0 8 720 0 0 0 0 1 90 0 0 0 0 40 Jonathan Sirois 28 2520 0 23 2070 0 3 270 0 2 180 0 0 0 0 Defenders 2 Jalen Neal 14 956 1 14 956 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Tom Pearce 25 1082 0 21 911 0 3 160 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 4 Fernando Álvarez 25 1358 0 22 1088 0 1 90 0 2 180 0 0 0 0 5 Brandan Craig 29 1804 0 24 1430 0 2 180 0 3 194 0 0 0 0 13 Luca Petrasso 39 3104 2 34 2715 2 2 175 0 3 214 0 0 0 0 19 Bode Hidalgo 6 349 0 6 349 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Efrain Morales 8 664 1 6 484 0 0 0 0 2 180 1 0 0 0 25 Dante Sealy 36 2761 9 30 2426 9 3 165 0 3 170 0 0 0 0 27 Dawid Bugaj 29 2133 0 23 1731 0 3 215 0 3 187 0 0 0 0 39 Aleksandr Guboglo 27 1196 0 23 1003 0 1 72 0 3 121 0 0 0 0 Midfielders 6 Samuel Piette 30 1869 0 24 1547 0 3 162 0 3 160 0 0 0 0 8 Matty Longstaff 8 584 0 8 584 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Bryce Duke 21 776 0 18 675 0 1 45 0 2 56 0 0 0 0 11 Iván Jaime 6 307 0 6 307 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Hennadiy Synchuk 19 1074 1 14 797 1 2 90 0 3 187 0 0 0 0 21 Fabian Herbers 16 724 1 16 724 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Victor Loturi 40 2998 1 34 2503 2 3 270 0 3 225 0 0 0 0 29 Olger Escobar 16 536 1 13 446 1 0 0 0 3 90 0 0 0 0 Forwards 7 Kwadwo Opoku 10 248 0 9 188 0 1 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Prince Owusu 40 3287 17 34 2825 13 3 219 2 3 243 2 0 0 0 14 Sunusi Ibrahim 10 70 0 10 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Giacomo Vrioni 10 444 4 9 411 3 1 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 Owen Graham-Roache 11 185 0 6 120 0 3 32 0 2 33 0 0 0 0 No Longer with the Club 8 Dominik Yankov 4 50 0 3 29 0 1 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 6 228 0 6 228 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Ousman Jabang 1 89 0 1 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Joel Waterman 23 1898 1 18 1439 0 3 270 1 3 189 0 0 0 0 19 Nathan-Dylan Saliba 18 1399 1 16 1264 1 2 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Caden Clark 30 1910 0 26 1571 0 2 146 0 3 193 0 0 0 0 24 George Campbell 18 1465 0 16 1348 0 2 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Jules-Anthony Vilsaint 11 262 0 9 219 0 1 25 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 Last updated: October 28, 2025
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 Championship !width=80|Leagues Cup !width=80|MLS Cup Playoffs !width=80|TOTAL |- |1|| || Prince Owusu || FW ||13 ||2||2 || ||17 |- |2|| || Dante Sealy || DF ||9 || || || ||9 |- |3|| || Giacomo Vrioni || FW ||3 ||1|| || ||4 |- |4|| || Victor Loturi || MF ||2 || || || ||2 |- |4|| || Luca Petrasso || DF ||2 || || || ||2 |- |6|| || Nathan Saliba || MF ||1 || || || ||1 |- |6|| || Jalen Neal || DF ||1 || || || ||1 |- |6|| || Olger Escobar || MF ||1 || || || ||1 |- |6|| || Hennadiy Synchuk || MF ||1 || || || ||1 |- |6|| || Fabian Herbers || MF ||1 || || || ||1 |- |6|| || Joel Waterman || DF || ||1|| || ||1 |- |6|| || Efrain Morales || DF || || ||1 || ||1 |- |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="4"|Totals|| 34 || 4 ||3 ||0 ||41
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.
Top assists
{| 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 Championship !width=80|Leagues Cup !width=80|MLS Cup Playoffs !width=80|TOTAL |- |1|| || Caden Clark || MF ||6 || || 1|| ||7 |- |2|| || Prince Owusu || FW ||5 || || || ||5 |- |2|| || Luca Petrasso || DF ||4 ||1|| || ||5 |- |4|| || Tom Pearce || DF ||3 ||1|| || ||4 |- |5|| || Dante Sealy || DF ||2 || ||1 || ||3 |- |6|| || Dawid Bugaj || DF ||2 || || || ||2 |- |6|| || Victor Loturi || MF ||2 || || || ||2 |- |6|| || Bryce Duke || MF ||2 || || || ||2 |- |9|| || Fabian Herbers || MF ||1 || || || ||1 |- |9|| || Fernando Álvarez || DF ||1 || || || ||1 |- |9|| || Aleksandr Guboglo || DF ||1 || || || ||1 |- |9|| || Iván Jaime || FW ||1 || || || ||1 |- |9|| || Matty Longstaff || MF ||1 || || || ||1 |- |9|| || Olger Escobar || MF ||1 || || || ||1 |- |9|| || Jules-Anthony Vilsaint || FW ||1 || || || ||1 |- |9|| || Joel Waterman || DF ||1 || || || ||1 |- |9|| || Nathan Saliba || MF ||1 || || || ||1 |- |9|| || George Campbell || DF ||1 || || || ||1 |-