2026 CF Montréal season

The 2026 CF Montréal season is the club's 33rd season of existence, and their 15th in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid.

In addition to competing in MLS, the club is also participating in the Canadian Championship.

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 33 Emil Gazdov GK Pacific FC 41 Samsy Keita GK Montreal Impact Academy Defenders 2 Jalen Neal CB LA Galaxy 3 Brayan Ceballos CB New England Revolution 4 Brayan Vera CB Real Salt Lake 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 27 Dawid Bugaj RB SPAL 28 Viktor Radojević FB Chicago Fire FC 36 Josh-Duc Nteziryayo FB Montreal Impact Academy Midfielders 6 Samuel Piette DM CD Izarra 7 Daniel Pereira MF Austin FC 8 Matty Longstaff MF Toronto FC 16 Wikelman Carmona AM New York Red Bulls 17 Dante Sealy DF Colorado Rapids 18 Hennadiy Synchuk MF FC Metalist Kharkiv 21 Fabian Herbers CM Chicago Fire FC 22 Victor Loturi CM Ross County F.C. 25 Frankie Amaya AM Deportivo Toluca F.C. 26 Ivan Losenko MF FC Shakhtar Donetsk 29 Olger Escobar AM New England Revolution II Attackers 9 Prince Owusu FW Toronto FC 10 Alexis Sánchez FW Sevilla FC 14 Daniel Ríos FW Vancouver Whitecaps FC 23 Noah Streit FW FC Basel

International roster slots Montreal currently has seven MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2026 season. They traded two, one to Inter Miami CF and one to Los Angeles FC. 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 NationalityExemptPrince Owusu GhanaExemptHennadiy Synchuk UkraineExemptDawid Bugaj Poland1Thomas Gillier Chile2Noah Streit Switzerland3Ivan Losenko Ukraine4Matty Longstaff England5Brayan Ceballos Colombia6Alexis Sánchez Chile7Viktor Radojević Serbia

+Foreign-Born Players with Domestic Status Player NationalityOlger Escobar Guatemala / USAEfrain Morales Bolivia / USA Aleksandr Guboglo Haiti / CanadaFabian Herbers Germany GDante Sealy Trinidad & Tobago / USABrayan Vera Colombia GDaniel Ríos Mexico GDaniel Pereira Venezuela GWikelman Carmona Venezuela 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

Philippe Eullaffroy– Caretaker manager Serge Dinkota – Assistant Coach Sylvain Hascoët – Assistant Coach Vincenzo Benvenuto – Goalkeeper Coach Elliott Jealous – Video Analyst Stefano Pasquali – Performance Coach Paul Bower – Physical Performance Coach Dhia Amara – Strength and Conditioning Coach

Player movement

In Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed. No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource37 DF Félix Samson Montreal Impact Academy Sign to a Home Grown Contract November 24, 2025 17 DF Dagur Dan Þórhallsson Orlando City SC Traded for $500,000 in GAM December 10, 2025 4 DF Brayan Vera Real Salt Lake Traded for $1,200,000 in GAM December 10, 2025 36 DF Josh-Duc Nteziryayo Montreal Impact Academy Sign to a Home Grown Contract December 15, 2025 14 FW Daniel Ríos Vancouver Whitecaps FC Free Agent January 9, 2026 41 GK Samsy Keita Montreal Impact Academy Sign to a Home Grown Contract February 6, 2026 16 MF Wikelman Carmona New York Red Bulls Traded for Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty February 9, 2026 23 FW Noah Streit FC Basel Transfer Fee February 9, 2026 3 DF Brayan Ceballos New England Revolution Traded for $750,000 in GAM July 24, 2026 10 FW Alexis Sánchez Sevilla FC Free Transfer August 11, 2026 17 MF Dante Sealy Colorado Rapids Traded for $1,400,000 in GAM August 28, 2026

Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource 3 DF Tom Pearce Chesterfield F.C. Contract Buyout October 20, 2025 4 DF Fernando Álvarez Deportivo Cali Option declined October 20, 2025 10 MF Bryce Duke San Diego FC Option declined October 20, 2025 17 FW Giacomo Vrioni Cesena FC Option declined October 20, 2025 38 MF Alessandro Biello FC Supra du Québec Option declined November 7, 2025 9 FW Matías Cóccaro Newell's Old Boys Contract Buyout December 22, 2025 25 DF Dante Sealy Colorado Rapids Transferred for $1,900,000 in GAM December 23, 2025 40 GK Jonathan Sirois FC Dallas Transferred for $350,000 in GAM February 2, 2026 11 DF Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty New York Red Bulls Traded for Wikelman Carmona February 9, 2026 7 FW Kwadwo Opoku Panetolikos F.C. Transfer Fee June 29, 2026 28 FW Sunusi Ibrahim Released June 30, 2026 17 DF Dagur Dan Þórhallsson San Diego FC Transferred for $500,000 in GAM July 24, 2026

Loans in No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromLoan start dateLoan end dateSource 31 GK Thomas Gillier BolognaJuly 8, 2025 December 31, 2026 10 MF Iván Jaime FC PortoAugust 22, 2025 June 30, 2026 26 MF Ivan Losenko FC Shakhtar DonetskDecember 30, 2025 December 31, 2026 3 DF Tomás Avilés Inter Miami CFJanuary 23, 2026 July 18, 2026 25 MF Frankie Amaya Deportivo Toluca F.C.April 2, 2026 December 31, 2026 28 DF Viktor Radojević Chicago Fire FCSeptember 2, 2026 December 31, 2026

Loans out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toLoan start dateLoan end dateSource 33 GK Emil Gazdov FC St. PauliDecember 31, 2025 June 30, 2026 37 DF Félix Samson FC CincinnatiJanuary 6, 2026 December 31, 2026 39 DF Aleksandr Guboglo Stade de ReimsJuly 23, 2026 June 30, 2027 35 FW Owen Graham-Roache Cavalry FCSeptember 17, 2026 December 31, 2026

MLS SuperDraft picks

RoundNo.Pos.PlayerCollege/Club teamTransactionSource 2 46 MF Aidan Godinho Georgetown Hoyas 3 63 FW Tate Lorentz Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Friendlies

Review

Pre-season Matches

Major League Soccer regular season

Tables

Eastern Conference

Overall

Results summary

Matches

Canadian Championship

Bracket

Preliminary round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Statistics

Appearances, minutes played, and goals scored Player Total Major League Soccer Canadian Championship MLS Cup Playoffs Goalkeepers 1 Sebastian Breza 13 1170 0 8 720 0 5 450 0 0 0 0 31 Thomas Gillier 19 1710 0 19 1710 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 Samsy Keita 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Defenders 2 Jalen Neal 20 1493 0 15 1206 0 4 285 0 0 0 0 3 Brayan Ceballos 9 544 0 7 364 0 2 180 0 0 0 0 4 Brayan Vera 24 1993 1 22 1858 1 2 135 0 0 0 0 5 Brandan Craig 17 962 1 13 602 0 4 360 1 0 0 0 13 Luca Petrasso 29 2534 0 25 2176 0 4 358 0 0 0 0 19 Bode Hidalgo 4 254 0 4 254 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Efrain Morales 18 1403 0 17 1255 0 3 148 0 0 0 0 27 Dawid Bugaj 25 1623 0 21 1528 0 4 95 0 0 0 0 36 Josh-Duc Nteziryayo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Midfielders 6 Samuel Piette 20 995 0 17 917 0 3 78 0 0 0 0 7 Daniel Pereira 8 511 1 7 422 0 1 89 1 0 0 0 8 Matty Longstaff 30 2315 2 26 2030 2 5 285 0 0 0 0 16 Wikelman Carmona 19 1122 5 17 974 4 2 148 1 0 0 0 17 Dante Sealy 6 353 0 4 212 0 2 141 0 0 0 0 18 Hennadiy Synchuk 21 1202 1 18 1078 1 3 124 0 0 0 0 21 Fabian Herbers 19 775 1 16 683 1 3 92 0 0 0 0 22 Victor Loturi 31 2467 1 26 2045 1 5 422 0 0 0 0 25 Frankie Amaya 5 105 1 2 5 0 3 100 1 0 0 0 26 Ivan Losenko 1 90 1 0 0 0 1 90 1 0 0 0 29 Olger Escobar 21 483 0 19 363 0 2 120 0 0 0 0 Forwards 9 Prince Owusu 30 2284 18 25 2036 15 5 248 3 0 0 0 10 Alexis Sánchez 10 3487 0 8 435 0 2 52 0 0 0 0 14 Daniel Ríos 20 1171 6 23 843 5 5 328 2 0 0 0 23 Noah Streit 25 1227 1 22 1058 1 3 169 0 0 0 0 35 Owen Graham-Roache 4 31 0 2 17 0 2 14 0 0 0 0 No Longer with the Club 3 Tomás Avilés 4 221 0 4 221 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Kwadwo Opoku 6 187 1 5 97 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 10 Iván Jaime 13 859 2 12 831 1 1 28 1 0 0 0 17 Dagur Dan Þórhallsson 13 816 1 10 608 1 3 208 0 0 0 0 28 Sunusi Ibrahim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 Aleksandr Guboglo 2 138 0 1 63 0 1 75 0 0 0 0 Last updated: September 29, 2026

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|MLS Cup Playoffs !width=80|TOTAL |- |1|| || Prince Owusu || FW ||15||3|| || 18 |- |2|| || Daniel Ríos || FW ||5 ||2|| || 7 |- |3|| || Wikelman Carmona || MF ||4 ||1|| || 5 |- |4|| || Matty Longstaff || MF ||2 || || || 2 |- |4|| || Iván Jaime || MF ||1 ||1|| || 2 |- |6|| || Victor Loturi || MF ||1 || || || 1 |- |6|| || Kwadwo Opoku || FW ||1 || || || 1 |- |6|| || Dagur Dan Þórhallsson || DF ||1 || || || 1 |- |6|| || Hennadiy Synchuk || MF ||1 || || || 1 |- |6|| || Brayan Vera || DF ||1 || || || 1 |- |6|| || Noah Streit || FW ||1 || || || 1 |- |6|| || Fabian Herbers || MF ||1 || || || 1 |- |6|| || Ivan Losenko || MF || ||1|| || 1 |- |6|| || Frankie Amaya || MF || ||1|| || 1 |- |6|| || Brandan Craig || DF || ||1|| || 1 |- |6|| || Daniel Pereira || MF || ||1|| || 1 |- |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="4"|Totals|| 34 || 11 ||0 ||45

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|MLS Cup Playoffs !width=80|TOTAL |- |1|| || Luca Petrasso || DF ||6 ||1 || || 7 |- |2|| || Prince Owusu || FW ||5 || || || 5 |- |2|| || Wikelman Carmona || MF ||4 ||1 || || 5 |- |2|| || Matty Longstaff || MF ||4 ||1 || || 5 |- |5|| || Kwadwo Opoku || FW || ||3 || || 3 |- |6|| || Efrain Morales || DF ||2 || || || 2 |- |6|| || Noah Streit || FW ||2 || || || 2 |- |6|| || Victor Loturi || MF ||1 ||1 || || 2 |- |6|| || Olger Escobar || MF ||1 ||1 || || 2 |- |6|| || Daniel Ríos || FW ||2 || || || 2 |- |11|| || Bode Hidalgo || DF ||1 || || || 1 |- |11|| || Iván Jaime || MF ||1 || || || 1 |- |11|| || Fabian Herbers || MF ||1 || || || 1 |- |11|| || Hennadiy Synchuk || FW ||1 || || || 1 |- |11|| || Dawid Bugaj || DF ||1 || || || 1 |- |11|| || Daniel Pereira || MF ||1 || || || 1 |- |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="4"|Totals|| 33 || 8 ||0 ||41

Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Goals against average {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:1%"|No. ! rowspan="2" style="width:90px"|Nat. ! rowspan="2" style="width:25%"|Player ! colspan="3" |Total ! colspan="3" |Major League Soccer ! colspan="3" |Canadian Championship ! colspan="3" |MLS Cup Playoffs |- !MIN!!GA!!GAA!! MIN!!GA!!GAA!! MIN!!GA!!GAA!! MIN!!GA!!GAA |- | 1 | | style="text-align: left;" |Sebastian Breza |1170 |16 |1.23 |720 |12 |1.50 |450 |4 |0.80 |0 |0 |0.00 |- | 31 | | style="text-align: left;" |Thomas Gillier |1710 |42 |2.21 |1710 |42 |2.21 |0 |0 |0.00 |0 |0 |0.00 |- | 33 | | style="text-align: left;" |Emil Gazdov |0 |0 |0.00 |0 |0 |0.00 |0 |0 |0.00 |0 |0 |0.00 |- | 41 | | style="text-align: left;" |Samsy Keita |0 |0 |0.00 |0 |0 |0.00 |0 |0 |0.00 |0 |0 |0.00

Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Clean sheets

{| class="wikitable sortable alternance" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; line-height:14px; width:85%;" |- !width=10|No. !width=10|Nat. ! scope="col" style="width:225px;"|Player !width=80|MLS !width=80|Canadian Championship !width=80|MLS Cup Playoffs !width=80|TOTAL |- | 1|| || Sebastian Breza || || 1 || || 1 |- |31|| || Thomas Gillier || 4 || || || 4 |- |33 || || Emil Gazdov || || || || 0 |- |41 || || Samsy Keita || || || || 0 |- |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="3"|Totals|| 4 || 1 || 0 || 5