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Latest revision as of 19:26, 16 January 2025

Vancouver FC 2025 football season

Vancouver FC

2025 season

President

Rob Friend

Coach

Afshin Ghotbi

Stadium

Willoughby Community Park Stadium

Home colours

Away colours

← 20242026 →

The 2025 Vancouver FC season is the third season in the history of Vancouver FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship.

Current squad

As of January 16, 2025

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Callum Irving	GK	(1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 (age 31)	Pacific FC
28	Niko Giantsopoulos	GK	(1994-06-24) June 24, 1994 (age 30)	York United
Defenders
5	Matteo Campagna	CB / DM	(2004-06-04) June 4, 2004 (age 20)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	U21
12	Tyler Crawford	LB	(2004-03-09) March 9, 2004 (age 20)	Michigan State Spartans	U21
13	David Norman Jr.	LB / MF	(1998-05-31) May 31, 1998 (age 26)	St Patrick's Athletic
23	Paris Gee	LB / RB	(1994-07-05) July 5, 1994 (age 30)	York United
24	Elage Bah	RB	(2004-07-30) July 30, 2004 (age 20)	Whitecaps FC 2	U21
25	James Cameron	RB	(2005-01-24) January 24, 2005 (age 19)	Unity FC	U21
Midfielders
6	Vasco Fry	CM	(2000-07-30) July 30, 2000 (age 24)	Whitecaps FC 2
11	Mikaël Cantave	AM / CF	(1996-10-25) October 25, 1996 (age 28)	Cavalry FC
26	Taryck Tahid	AM / CF	(2007-04-20) April 20, 2007 (age 17)	VanCity Pro FA	U21, EYT
27	Grady McDonnell	CM	(2008-02-17) February 17, 2008 (age 16)	Whitecaps FC Academy	U21
Forwards
9	Alejandro Díaz	FW	(1996-01-27) January 27, 1996 (age 28)	Sogndal	INT, Loan
19	José Navarro	CF	(2003-02-20) February 20, 2003 (age 21)	UNAM	INT

Transfers

In

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
9	FW	Alejandro Díaz	Sogndal	Loaned through June 30, 2025	July 7, 2023

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.

Round	Selection	Pos.	Player	Nationality	University
1	2	FW	Henri Godbout	USA	UBC
2	10	MF	Mehdi Essoussi	Tunisia	Toronto

Out

Transferred out

No.	Pos.	Player	To club	Fee/notes	Date
4	DF	Allan Enyou		Loan ended	November 10, 2024
18	FW	Ayman Sellouf		Loan ended	November 10, 2024
3	DF	Rocco Romeo	Valour FC	Contract expired	December 31, 2024
21	FW	Austin Ricci		Contract expired	December 31, 2024
18	FW	Moses Dyer	Galway United	Contract expired	December 31, 2024
10	MF	Gabriel Bitar	York United	Transferred for York's first round pick in the 2026 CPL–U Sports Draft	January 13, 2025
2	DF	Kadin Chung		Option declined	January 13, 2025
20	DF	Anthony White		Option declined	January 13, 2025
8	MF	Renan Garcia		Option declined	January 13, 2025
16	MF	Olivier Rommens		Option declined	January 13, 2025
17	MF	Zach Verhoven		Option declined	January 13, 2025
7	MF	Ben Fisk	Retired		January 16, 2025

References

"Diaz on loan to Vancouver FC". Sogndal Football. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
"Wero Díaz is staying in Vancouver". Vancouver FC. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
^ "Vancouver FC announces 2025 Roster Update". Vancouver FC. December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
^ "Vancouver FC transfer Gabriel Bitar to York United, additional departures confirmed". Vancouver FC. January 13, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
"Ben Fisk hangs up the boots, announces retirement from professional soccer". Vancouver FC. January 16, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2025.

External links

Official site

Vancouver FC

Langley, British Columbia
The Club	History
Stadium	Willoughby Community Park (2023–present)
Rivalries	Pacific FC
Key personnel	President Rob Friend Head coach Afshin Ghotbi

Seasons
Canadian Premier League	2023 2024

Category

v t e « 2024 2025 Canadian Premier League season by team
Atlético Ottawa Cavalry Forge HFX Wanderers Pacific Valour Vancouver York United
2025 U Sports Draft 2025 transfers 2025 Final

2025 in Canadian soccer

« 2024 2026 »

Men's leagues	CPL MLS
Women's leagues	NSL
Cups	Canadian Championship
Other	CPL transfers CPL–U Sports Draft MLS transfers MLS All-Star Game U Sports Men's Championship U Sports Women's Championship

International

Club competitions

Men	CONCACAF Champions Cup Leagues Cup

National teams

Men	CONCACAF Nations League CONCACAF Gold Cup
Women	CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship Qualification

Team seasons

Club seasons

CPL	Atlético Ottawa Cavalry FC Forge FC HFX Wanderers Pacific FC Valour FC Vancouver FC York United FC
MLS	CF Montréal Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
MLS Next Pro	Toronto FC II Whitecaps FC 2
NSL	Calgary Wild FC Halifax Tides FC Montreal Roses FC Ottawa Rapid FC AFC Toronto Vancouver Rise FC

Categories:

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