2024 Valour FC season explained

Club:Valour FC
Season:2024
Stadium:Princess Auto Stadium
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Wade Miller
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Phillip Dos Santos
League:Canadian Premier League
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025
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The 2024 Valour FC season is the sixth season in the history of Valour FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.

Current squad

As of August 6, 2024.

No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age)Previous clubNotes
Goalkeepers
1Darlington MurasiranwaGK7 February 2001 FC London
50Jonathan ViscosiGK18 March 1991 VPS
Defenders
2Roberto AlarcónRB21 April 1998 Cavalry FC
3Jordan HaynesLB / LW17 January 1996 Pacific FC
4Charalampos ChantzopoulosCB8 July 1994 KPV
13Tass MourdoukoutasCB3 March 1999 York United
23Gianfranco FacchineriCB27 April 2002 Windsor City FC
30Themi AntonoglouLB / LW2 June 2001 Toronto FC
Midfielders
6Dante CampbellDM / CB22 May 1999 LA Galaxy II
7AM / CF7 January 2000 Keflavík,
8Juan Pablo SanchezMF18 April 2003 Salgueiros
11Noah VerhoevenCM15 June 1999 Atlético Ottawa
17Jordan FariaCM13 June 2000 Toronto FC II
20Diogo RessurreiçãoMF15 August 2000 Vitória Guimarães B
21Marcello PolisiCM / DM24 January 1997 HFX Wanderers
24Zachary SukundaAM / RW / RB24 June 1995 IF Gnistan
27Raphael OhinCM25 May 1995 WSA Winnipeg
64Safwane MlahAM8 December 2001 CS Saint-Laurent
Forwards
9Jordan SwibelCF13 April 1999 Marconi Stallions
10Shaan HundalCF14 July 1999 Vancouver FC
16Joe HansonCF / AM10 August 2003 Whitecaps FC 2
19Abdul BinateCF24 January 2003 Pacific FC
25Loïc KwemiCF2 March 1997 CS Saint-Laurent

Transfers

In

Transferred in

No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource
Vancouver FCFreeDecember 1, 2023[1]
IF GnistanFreeDecember 1, 2023[2]
Cavalry FCFreeDecember 15, 2023[3]
Toronto FC IIFreeDecember 18, 2023[4]
York UnitedFreeDecember 27, 2023[5]
Marconi StallionsFreeJanuary 12, 2024[6]
KPVFreeJanuary 25, 2024[7]
Toronto FCFreeFebruary 2, 2024[8]
VPSFreeFebruary 9, 2024[9]
Pacific FCFreeFebruary 14, 2024[10]
Whitecaps FC 2FreeApril 8, 2024[11]
Vitória Guimarães BFreeApril 10, 2024[12]
Windsor City FCSelected 9th in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contractApril 11, 2024[13]
CS Saint-LaurentFreeJune 28, 2024[14]
CS Saint-LaurentFreeJune 28, 2024

Draft picks

Valour FC selected the following players in the 2024 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.PlayerNationalityUniversity
11MFOwen SheppardCape Breton
29DFGianfranco FacchineriWindsor

Out

Transferred out

No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource
4Contract expired[15]
22 Atlético OttawaContract expired[16]
35Contract expired
8 Cavalry FCContract expired[17]
9 Unión La CaleraContract expired
Option declined
19 AS SolimanOption declined
10 Deportivo PastoOption declined
11 Unión HuaralOption declined
12Option declined
23Option declined
32 Khaitan SCOption declined
2 Vaughan AzzurriOption declined[18]
18 KF LiriaOption declined
24 Tampa Bay RowdiesUndisclosed fee[19]
99 Atlético OttawaUndisclosed fee
33 Glacis UnitedContract terminated by mutual consent[20]

Competitions

Canadian Premier League regular season

See main article: article.

Matches

Canadian Championship

See main article: article and 2024 Canadian Championship.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Winnipeg Welcomes Back Shaan Hundal On Multi-Year Deal . Northern Tribune . December 1, 2023 . December 1, 2023.
  2. Web site: Valour FC sign Canadian midfielder Zachary Sukunda . Valour FC . December 1, 2023 . December 1, 2023.
  3. Web site: Valour FC sign former Cavalry fullback Roberto Alarcón . Canadian Premier League . December 15, 2023 . December 15, 2023.
  4. Web site: Valour FC sign Canadian midfielder Jordan Faria to a contract . Valour FC . December 18, 2023 . December 18, 2023.
  5. Web site: Valour FC sign Australian defender Tass Mourdoukoutas to a contract . Valour FC . December 27, 2023 . December 27, 2023.
  6. Web site: Valour FC sign Australian forward Jordan Swibel . Canadian Premier League . January 12, 2024 . January 12, 2024.
  7. Web site: Valour Brings In Big Defender Chantzopoulos . Northern Tribune . January 25, 2024 . January 25, 2024.
  8. Web site: Valour Adds TFC Full-Back Themi Antonoglou . Northern Tribune . February 2, 2024 . February 2, 2024.
  9. Web site: Atlético Ottawa acquire goalkeeper Rayane Yesli, Noah Verhoeven joins Valour on loan . Canadian Premier League . February 9, 2024 . February 9, 2024.
  10. Web site: Valour FC sign Canadian attacker Abdul Binate . Valour FC . February 14, 2024 . February 14, 2024.
  11. Web site: VYukon Native Joe Hanson Heads ‘Down South’ To Winnipeg . Northern Tribune . April 8, 2024 . April 8, 2024.
  12. Web site: Welcome, Diogo #ForValour. Facebook . April 10, 2024 . April 10, 2024.
  13. Web site: We have signed Canadian Defender Gianfranco Facchineri to a U-Sports contract. Facebook . April 11, 2024 . April 11, 2024.
  14. Web site: “They’re two players who have been on our radar now for a couple of years” . Valour FC. June 28, 2024 . June 28, 2024.
  15. Web site: Valour FC Offseason Roster Update . Valour FC . November 22, 2023.
  16. Web site: Atlético Ottawa Signs Hometown Talent Matteo de Brienne for 2024 Season . atleticoottawa.canpl.ca . December 21, 2023.
  17. Web site: Cavalry FC Signs Diego Gutierrez to 2024 Roster . cavalryfc.canpl.ca . January 2, 2024.
  18. Web site: Valour FC announce 7 departures including Gutierrez, de Brienne . Valour FC . December 20, 2023.
  19. Web site: Tampa Bay Signs Valour Forward Niyongabire . Northern Tribune . January 12, 2024.
  20. Web site: Valour FC Release Defender Abdoulaye Samaké . Valour FC . June 25, 2024.