The 2025 Vancouver FC season was the third season in the history of Vancouver FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League (CPL), the club competed in the Canadian Championship.
Although the Eagles finished as the bottom of the CPL table, the club made an unlikely run to the Canadian Championship final, ultimately qualifying for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup. Based on a comment from manager Afshin Ghotbi (who was relieved of his duties mid-season), the 2025 team became known as "the best last-place team in the history of the league."
Current squad As of August 16, 2025 No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes Goalkeepers1 Callum Irving GK Pacific FC 31 Jakob Frank GK Coastal FC Defenders 2Paris GeeLB / RB York United 3 Kunle Dada-Luke RB / RW Pacific FC 4Allan EnyouCB Leganés B , 5Matteo CampagnaCB / DM Vancouver Whitecaps FC 7Thierno BahRB Whitecaps FC 2 12 Tyler Crawford LB Michigan State Spartans 13 David Norman Jr. LB / MF St Patrick's Athletic 15 Aidan O'Connor CB New York Red Bulls II , 40Joey BuchananCB / DM Burnaby FC 25 Pathé Ndiaye DF CD Leganés B , Midfielders 6 Vasco Fry CM Whitecaps FC 2 10 Juan Batista DM / CM Foz do Iguaçu 17 Emrick Fotsing CM CF Montréal Academy , 18 Thomas Powell AM Unity FC 20 Nicolás Mezquida AM / RW Rampla Juniors 29 Kevin Podgorni AM ProStars FC 32 Dominic Joseph MF Vancouver FC U-19 16 Michel Cavalcante DM Fortaleza U20 23 Abdoulaye Ouattara DM / CM Elite Falcons FC Zach Verhoven MF New Lambton FC Forwards 9 Hugo Mbongue FW Toronto FC , 11 Jay Herdman AM / CM / CF Cavalry FC , 14 Terran Campbell ST / LW Forge FC 19 José Navarro CF UNAM Out on loan Alejandro Díaz FW Pacific FC Felipe Jaramillo GK Toronto FC II
Transfers
In No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource Vancouver FC U-19Signed to a development contract CF Montréal AcademyFree Forge FCFree Pacific FCFree ProStars FCFree VanCity Pro FAFree UBC ThunderbirdsSelected 2nd in the 2025 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contract Toronto Varsity BluesSelected 10th in the 2025 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contract Unity FCU-Sports contract Foz do IguaçuFree Fortaleza U20Free Elite Falcons FCFree Rampla JuniorsFree New Lambton FCFree Coastal FCFree
Loans in No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromFee/notesDateSource9 Alejandro Díaz SogndalLoaned until June 30, 20254 Allan Enyou Leganés BLoaned until end of season Pathé Ndiaye Leganés BLoaned until end of season Aidan O'Connor New York Red Bulls IILoaned until end of season Hugo Mbongue Toronto FCLoaned until end of season11 Jay Herdman Cavalry FCLoaned until end of season
Draft picks Vancouver FC selected the following players in the 2025 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.PlayerNationalityUniversity12FWHenri GodboutUBC210MFMehdi EssoussiToronto
Out
Transferred out No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource18 Ayman SelloufLoan ended3 Rocco Romeo Valour FCContract expired21 Austin RicciContract expired18 Moses Dyer Galway UnitedContract expired10 Gabriel Bitar York UnitedTransferred for York's first round pick in the 2026 CPL–U Sports Draft2 Kadin Chung Pacific FCOption declined20 Anthony WhiteOption declined8 Renan GarciaOption declined16 Olivier RommensOption declined17 Zach Verhoven New Lambton FCOption declined7 Ben FiskRetired23 Grady McDonnell Club BruggeUndisclosed fee & sell-on clause25 James Cameron Colorado Rapids 2Undisclosed fee & sell-on clause28 Niko GiantsopoulosRetired11 Mikaël CantaveContract terminated by mutual consent26 Taryck Tahid KF Skënderbeu KorçëFree Transfer, with potential for additional future compensation
Loans out No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource9 Alejandro Díaz Pacific FCLoaned until end of season, with option for permanent transfer43 Felipe Jaramillo Toronto FC IILoaned until end of season
Competitions
Overview
Canadian Premier League
Table
Results by match
Matches
Canadian Championship
Statistics
Appearances and goals
! colspan="10" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan="10" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan="10" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan="10" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan="10" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers
NameCPLCanadian ChampionshipTotal 1 20MFNicolás Mezquida5382 9FWHugo Mbongue6173 25DFPathé Ndiaye6064 17MFEmrick Fotsing4045 7DFThierno Bah21313DFDavid Norman Jr.21314FWTerran Campbell3038 6MFVasco Fry202FWAlejandro Díaz11210 2DFParis Gee1015DFMatteo Campagna10116MFMichel Cavalcante01124FWHenri Godbout101Own Goals101Totals35843
Clean sheets
NameCPLCanadian ChampionshipTotal 1 1GKCallum Irving202Totals202
Disciplinary record
PlayerCPLCanadian ChampionshipTotal 1GKCallum Irving000 0000002DFParis Gee300 1004003DFKunle Dada-Luke302 2005024DFAllan Enyou500 0005005DFMatteo Campagna600 0006006MFVasco Fry800 30011007DFThierno Bah500 2007008MFMehdi Essoussi100 0001008MFZach Verhoven000 0000009FWHugo Mbongue200 0002009FWAlejandro Díaz300 20050010MFJuan Batista000 00000011MFJay Herdman000 00000012DFTyler Crawford101 00010113DFDavid Norman Jr.900 100100014FWTerran Campbell100 00010015DFAidan O'Connor500 20070016MFMichel Cavalcante100 20030017MFEmrick Fotsing300 00030018MFThomas Powell000 00000019FWJosé Navarro100 00010020MFNicolás Mezquida501 00050123MFAbdoulaye Ouattara300 00030024FWHenri Godbout100 10020025DFPathé Ndiaye300 10040026MFTaryck Tahid100 00010029MFKevin Podgorni000 00000032MFDominic Joseph000 000000Totals700417008704
References
External links Official site