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2021 HFX Wanderers FC season

The 2021 HFX Wanderers FC season was the third season in the club's history, as well as the third season in Canadian Premier League history.

HFX Wanderers
2021 season
PresidentDerek Martin
Head coachStephen Hart
StadiumWanderers Grounds
Canadian Premier League6th
Canadian ChampionshipQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: João Morelli (14 goals)
All: João Morelli (15 goals)
← 2020
2022 →

Current squad edit

As of June 11, 2021
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
50 Christian Oxner   GK (1996-07-29)July 29, 1996 (aged 25)   Saint Mary's Huskies
12 Kieran Baskett   GK (2001-09-27)September 27, 2001 (aged 20)   William & Mary Tribe
Defenders
2 Peter Schaale   CB (1996-06-14)June 14, 1996 (aged 25)   CBU Capers
3 Morey Doner   RB (1994-03-25)March 25, 1994 (aged 27)   York9 FC
6 Jems Geffrard   CB (1994-08-26)August 26, 1994 (aged 27)   Fresno FC
14 Mateo Restrepo   RB (1997-04-29)April 29, 1997 (aged 24)   UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
16 Kareem Sow   CB (2000-09-28)September 28, 2000 (aged 21)   Montreal Carabins
20 Jake Ruby   RB (2000-06-04)June 4, 2000 (aged 21)   Trinity Western Spartans
31 Eriks Santos   CB (1996-02-23)February 23, 1996 (aged 25)   Dila Gori
Midfielders
5 Pierre Lamothe   AM (1997-09-18)September 18, 1997 (aged 24)   A.S. Blainville
8 Omar Kreim   MF (1995-02-10)February 10, 1995 (aged 26)   Montreal Carabins
10 Alessandro Riggi   LW / RW (1993-11-30)November 30, 1993 (aged 28)   Phoenix Rising
15 Scott Firth   CM (2001-03-02)March 2, 2001 (aged 20)   Suburban FC
18 Andre Rampersad   CM (1995-02-02)February 2, 1995 (aged 26)   Santa Rosa
21 Marcello Polisi   CM / DM (1997-01-24)January 24, 1997 (aged 24)   SFU Athletics
22 João Morelli   AM (1996-03-11)March 11, 1996 (aged 25)   FCI Levadia
28 Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé   CM (1995-03-09)March 9, 1995 (aged 26)   Saint Louis FC
Forwards
7 Alex Marshall   LW / CF (1998-02-24)February 24, 1998 (aged 23)   Cavalier
9 Samuel Salter   CF (2000-08-09)August 9, 2000 (aged 21)   AS Blainville
11 Akeem Garcia   CF / RW (1996-09-11)September 11, 1996 (aged 25)   Santa Rosa
23 Cory Bent   LW / ST (1997-05-14)May 14, 1997 (aged 24)   CBU Capers
39 Stefan Karajovanovic   CF (1999-04-16)April 16, 1999 (aged 22)   Carleton Ravens

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
3 DF   Morey Doner   York9 FC Free January 6, 2021 [1]
12 GK   Kieran Baskett   William & Mary Tribe Free January 13, 2021 [2]
28 MF   Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé   Saint Louis FC Free January 20, 2021 [3]
5 MF   Pierre Lamothe   A.S. Blainville Free January 27, 2021 [4]
9 FW   Samuel Salter   CSUN Matadors Free February 10, 2021 [5]
39 FW   Stefan Karajovanovic   Carleton Ravens Selected 7th overall in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft June 10, 2021 [6]
16 DF   Kareem Sow   Montreal Carabins Selected 10th overall in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft June 11, 2021 [7]
21 MF   Marcello Polisi   SFU Athletics Free June 11, 2021 [8]

Draft picks edit

HFX Wanderers selected the following players in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft on January 29, 2021. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

Round Selection Pos. Player Nationality University
1 7 FW Stefan Karajovanovic   Canada Carleton Ravens
2 10 DF Kareem Sow   Canada Montreal Carabins

Out edit

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
1 GK   Jason Beaulieu Retired November 3, 2020 [9]
5 MF   Louis Béland-Goyette Gudja United Contract expired November 3, 2020 [9]
6 DF   Chrisnovic N'sa   York United FC Contract expired November 3, 2020 [9]
16 DF   Luke Green   St. Francis Xavier X-Men Contract expired November 3, 2020 [9]
24 DF   Alex De Carolis   IFK Eskilstuna Contract expired November 19, 2020 [10]
17 MF   Aboubacar Sissoko   Indy Eleven Contract expired February 10, 2021 [11]
13 DF   Daniel Kinumbe Contract expired March 31, 2021 [12]
9 FW   Ibrahima Sanoh Contract expired March 31, 2021 [12]

Competitions edit

Canadian Premier League edit

Main article: 2021 Canadian Premier League season

Table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Forge (S) 28 16 2 10 39 24 +15 50 Advance to playoffs
2 Cavalry 28 14 8 6 34 30 +4 50
3 Pacific (C) 28 13 6 9 47 34 +13 45
4 York United 28 8 12 8 35 39 −4 36
5 Valour 28 10 5 13 38 36 +2 35
6 HFX Wanderers 28 8 11 9 28 34 −6 35
7 FC Edmonton 28 6 10 12 34 41 −7 28
8 Atlético Ottawa 28 6 8 14 30 47 −17 26
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins.[13]
(C) Champions; (S) Regular season winner

Results by match edit

Match12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
ResultLLDWDLLWWLLDDDWDWDWWDLWDDLLD
Position8786778766777766665555444466
Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

June 26 1 Pacific FC 2–0 HFX Wanderers Winnipeg, Manitoba
5:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
June 30 2 Valour FC 2–0 HFX Wanderers Winnipeg, Manitoba
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
July 3 3 Cavalry FC 0–0 HFX Wanderers Winnipeg, Manitoba
8:00pm
Report
  • Polisi   67'
 Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Barrie
July 10 4 HFX Wanderers 2–1 FC Edmonton Winnipeg, Manitoba
3:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Marquez
July 13 5 HFX Wanderers 0–0 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
9:00pm Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alain Ruch
July 17 6 HFX Wanderers 1–2 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
3:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alain Ruch
July 21 7 FC Edmonton 1–0 HFX Wanderers Winnipeg, Manitoba
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
July 24 8 HFX Wanderers 1–0 Valour FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
3:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carly Shaw-Maclaren
August 2 9 HFX Wanderers 2–1 Atlético Ottawa Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
August 7 10 HFX Wanderers 2–3 York United FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
3:00pm
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: David Barrie
August 14 11 Atlético Ottawa 2–1 HFX Wanderers Ottawa, Ontario
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 12,064
Referee: David Barrie
August 22 12 Forge FC 1–1 HFX Wanderers Hamilton, Ontario
5:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
August 25 13 York United 1–1 HFX Wanderers Toronto, Ontario
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
August 29 14 Atlético Ottawa 2–2 HFX Wanderers Ottawa, Ontario
2:30pm
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 3 15 HFX Wanderers 2–0 Forge FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
6:00pm
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
September 6 16 HFX Wanderers 3–3 York United Halifax, Nova Scotia
3:00pm
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 3,446
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
September 11 17 Atlético Ottawa 1–2 HFX Wanderers Ottawa, Ontario
2:30pm
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 18 18 York United 0–0 HFX Wanderers Toronto, Ontario
7:30pm
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
September 25 19 HFX Wanderers 1–0 FC Edmonton Halifax, Nova Scotia
3:00pm
Report Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
September 29 20 HFX Wanderers 2–1 Atlético Ottawa Halifax, Nova Scotia
6:30pm
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
October 3 21 York United 2–2 HFX Wanderers Toronto, Ontario
2:00pm
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
October 6 22 HFX Wanderers 0–1 Forge FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
October 11 23 HFX Wanderers 1–0 Pacific FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00pm
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Referee: David Gantar
October 17 24 Cavalry FC 0–0 HFX Wanderers Calgary, Alberta
5:00pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,756
Referee: David Gantar
October 23 25 HFX Wanderers 0–0 Forge FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
3:00pm ET Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Referee: David Barrie
October 26 26 Valour FC 3–0 HFX Wanderers Winnipeg, Manitoba
9:30pm ET
Report Stadium: IG Field
Referee: Alain Ruch
October 30 27 Forge FC 4–1 HFX Wanderers Hamilton, Ontario
2:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
November 7 28 HFX Wanderers 1–1 Atlético Ottawa Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00pm
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,456
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla

Canadian Championship edit

Main article: 2021 Canadian Championship

Preliminary round edit

August 17 HFX Wanderers 2–1 A.S. Blainville Halifax, Nova Scotia
7:00 PM
Report
  • Essomé Penda   52' (pen.)
  • Dicko-Raynauld   53'
  • Islam Haroon   57'
  • Leconte   57'
  • Lefèvre   58'
  • Yesli   71'
  • Bertrand   90+1'
 Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 3,780
Referee: Ben Hoskins

Quarter-finals edit

September 22 Quarter-final HFX Wanderers 1–3 CF Montréal Halifax, Nova Scotia
6:00PM
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,413
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

Statistics edit

Players edit

No. Pos Nat Name Total Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
2 DF   Peter Schaale 22 1 1 21 1 1 1 0 0
3 DF   Morey Doner 21 0 3 20 0 3 1 0 0
5 MF   Pierre Lamothe 26 1 1 24 1 0 2 0 1
6 DF   Jems Geffrard 12 0 0 11 0 0 1 0 0
7 FW   Alex Marshall 23 2 1 22 2 1 1 0 0
8 MF   Omar Kreim 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   Samuel Salter 22 3 1 21 3 1 1 0 0
10 FW   Alessandro Riggi 17 0 0 16 0 0 1 0 0
11 FW   Akeem Garcia 24 2 1 22 2 1 2 0 0
14 DF   Mateo Restrepo 12 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF   Scott Firth 11 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 0
16 DF   Kareem Sow 11 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   Andre Rampersad 29 0 1 27 0 1 2 0 0
19 MF   Alejandro Portal 10 0 1 10 0 1 0 0 0
20 DF   Jake Ruby 17 1 1 16 1 1 1 0 0
21 MF   Marcello Polisi 17 0 0 15 0 0 2 0 0
22 FW   João Morelli 23 15 0 21 14 0 2 1 0
23 FW   Cory Bent 21 2 3 19 0 3 2 2 0
25 FW   Mamadi Camara 10 1 0 10 1 0 0 0 0
28 MF   Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé 24 0 3 22 0 3 2 0 0
31 DF   Eriks Santos 20 0 0 18 0 0 2 0 0
39 FW   Stefan Karajovanovic 27 1 2 25 1 2 1 0 0

Goalkeepers edit

No. Nat Name Total Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship
Apps Conceded Shutouts Apps Conceded Shutouts Apps Conceded Shutouts
12   Kieran Baskett 12 15 4 10 11 4 2 4 0
50   Christian Oxner 18 23 5 18 23 5 0 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ "HFX Wanderers FC sign experienced Canadian fullback Morey Doner". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Halifax Wanderers sign local goalkeeper Kieran Baskett". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Halifax Wanderers sign Canadian midfielder Jeremy Gagnon-Laparé". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Halifax Wanderers Football Club sign Canadian midfielder Pierre Lamothe". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "Halifax Wanderers Sign Canadian Forward Samuel Salter". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Stefan Karajovanovic signs his first professional contract with HFX Wanderers FC". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "HFX Wanderers Sign CPL-U SPORTS Draft Pick Kareem Sow for the 2021 Season". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  8. ^ "HFX Wanderers sign Canadian Midfielder Marcello Polisi". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d "Halifax Wanderers FC Announce Initial 2021 Roster Moves". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "HFX Wanderers FC parts ways with fullback Alex De Carolis". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  11. ^ "Indy Eleven signs midfielder Aboubacar Sissoko". indyeleven.com. February 10, 2021. Archived from the original on February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  12. ^ a b "HFX Wanderers FC Training Camp 2021 Update". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  13. ^ Jacques, John (24 October 2021). "Pacific Procures Back-To-Back Playoff Positions". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 24 October 2021. With the CPL tiebreaker defaulting to the number of wins

External links edit

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