2023 Atlético Ottawa season

The 2023 Atlético Ottawa season will be the fourth season in the history of Atlético Ottawa. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship. This is to be the club's second season under head coach Carlos González.

Atlético Ottawa
2023 season
CEOFernando Lopez
Head coachCarlos González[1]
StadiumTD Place Stadium
CPL PlayoffsTBD
Canadian ChampionshipTBD
Top goalscorerLeague: TBD
All: TBD
Highest home attendanceTBD
Lowest home attendanceTBD
Average home league attendanceTBD
Biggest winTBD
Biggest defeatTBD

In the previous season, the club finished 1st in the Canadian Premier League regular season,[2] before losing to Forge FC in the post-season Final.[3]

Current squad

As of April 21, 2023

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Sean Melvin Canada GK (1994-07-09) July 9, 1994 United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks
25 Brogan Engbers Canada GK (1999-03-02) March 2, 1999 Unattached
29 Nathan Ingham Canada GK (1993-01-27) January 27, 1993 Canada York United FC
Defenders
3 Macdonald Niba Cameroon CB (1994-08-08) August 8, 1994 Finland Kuopion Palloseura
4 Diego Espejo Spain CB (2002-08-18) August 18, 2002 Spain Atlético Madrid B
5 Luke Singh Trinidad and Tobago CB (2000-09-12) September 12, 2000 Canada Toronto FC
15 Maxim Tissot Canada LB / DM (1992-04-13) April 13, 1992 Canada Forge FC
17 Miguel Acosta Spain RB / LB / CB (1998-03-16) March 16, 1998 Spain Atlético Baleares
20 Karl Ouimette Canada CB (1992-06-18) June 18, 1992 Canada Indy Eleven
23 Tyr Walker Canada CB / FB (2003-10-22) October 22, 2003 Canada Acadia University
46 Zachary Roy Canada RB (2003-06-24) June 24, 2003 Canada CS St-Hubert
91 Aboubakary Sacko France LB (2003-01-31) January 31, 2003 France Le Havre B
Midfielders
10 Ollie Bassett Northern Ireland AM / LW (1998-03-06) March 6, 1998 Canada Pacific FC
11 Noah Verhoeven Canada CM (1999-06-15) June 15, 1999 Canada York United
12 Junior Agyekum Canada DM (2002-03-03) March 3, 2002 Canada Rivers FC
14 Jean-Aniel Assi Canada LW / RW (2004-08-12) August 12, 2004 Canada CF Montréal
16 Zach Verhoven Canada LW / RW / RB (1998-08-17) August 17, 1998 Canada Pacific FC
22 Zakaria Bahous Canada MF (2001-08-05) August 5, 2001 Canada FC Laval
30 Gabriel Antinoro Canada LW (2004-04-24) April 24, 2004 Canada CF Montréal
Forwards
7 Gianni dos Santos Cape Verde LW (1998-11-21) November 21, 1998 Canada Pacific FC
9 Carl Haworth Canada RW / RB (1989-07-09) July 9, 1989 United States Indy Eleven
18 Samuel Salter Canada CF (2000-08-09) August 9, 2000 Canada HFX Wanderers
19 Malcolm Shaw Canada CF / RW (1995-07-27) July 27, 1995 Sweden Assyriska IK

Transfers

Transferred in
No. Pos. Player From club Fee/Notes Date Source
20 DF Canada Karl Ouimette United States Indy Eleven Free transfer January 31, 2023 [4]
11 MF Canada Noah Verhoeven Canada York United Free transfer February 3, 2023 [5]
18 FW Canada Samuel Salter Canada HFX Wanderers Undisclosed fee & sell-on clause February 16, 2023 [6]
7 FW Cape Verde Gianni dos Santos Canada Pacific FC Free February 21, 2023 [7]
30 MF Canada Gabriel Antinoro Canada CF Montréal Free February 23, 2023 [8]
91 DF France Aboubakary Sacko France Le Havre B Free March 8, 2023 [9]
12 MF Canada Junior Agyekum Canada Rivers FC U-Sports Draft Pick April 14, 2023 [10]
23 DF Canada Tyr Walker Canada Acadia University U-Sports Development contract April 21, 2023 [11]
25 GK Canada Brogan Engbers Unattached Free May 6, 2023 [12]

Loans in
No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
4 DF Spain Diego Espejo Spain Atlético Madrid B Loan extended December 22, 2022 [13]
14 MF Canada Jean-Aniel Assi Canada CF Montréal Loan February 15, 2023 [14]
5 DF Trinidad and Tobago Luke Singh Canada Toronto FC Loan March 2, 2023 [15]

Draft picks

Atlético Ottawa made the 8th and 15th selections in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft.[16] 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 8 MF Junior Agyekum  Canada Thompson Rivers[17]
2 15 FW Mohamed Bouzidi  Canada Carleton[17]

Transferred out
No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
14 MF Canada Owen Antoniuk Free agent Loan expired; released from parent club November 18, 2022 [18]
5 DF Spain Sergio Camus Spain Atlético Madrid B Loan expired; returned to parent club November 30, 2022
33 DF Spain Iván Pérez Spain Mar Menor FC Option declined November 30, 2022 [19]
6 MF Canada Chris Mannella Contract expired November 30, 2022 [20]
7 MF Canada Keven Alemán Option declined November 30, 2022 [20]
8 MF Canada Ben McKendry Contract expired November 30, 2022 [20]
12 DF Canada Gabriel Carvalho Development contract expired November 30, 2022 [20]
MF Canada Omar Darwish Development contract expired November 30, 2022 [20]
FW Canada Anthony Domanico Development contract expired November 30, 2022 [20]
2 DF Canada Drew Beckie Retired Retired December 3, 2022 [21]
11 FW Mexico Vladimir Moragrega Mexico Atlético San Luis Loan expired; returned to parent club December 13, 2022 [22]
9 FW Canada Brian Wright Canada York United Option declined January 9, 2023 [23]
20 MF France Abdoul Sissoko Kuwait Qadsia SC Option declined January 9, 2023 [24]
13 FW Canada Ballou Tabla Turkey Manisa F.K. Transfer; fee undisclosed January 25, 2023 [25]

Pre-season friendlies
8 March 2023 (2023-03-08) Friendly Spain UD Sanse 2-2 Atlético Ottawa San Sebastien de los Reyes, Spain
11:30 CET
  • Shaw
  • Duhaney-Walker
Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Matapiñonera
12 March 2023 (2023-03-12) Friendly Atlético Ottawa 0-0 Spain Atlético Madrid B Alcalá de Henares, Community of Madrid, Spain
12:30 CET Stadium: Centro Deportivo Wanda Alcalá de Henares
16 March 2023 (2023-03-16) Friendly Atlético Ottawa 1-0 Spain Getafe B Alcalá de Henares, Community of Madrid, Spain
12:30 CET
Stadium: Centro Deportivo Wanda Alcalá de Henares
22 March 2023 (2023-03-22) Friendly Real Madrid Castilla Spain 2-0 Atlético Ottawa Valdebebas, Spain
11:30 CET Report Stadium: Ciudad Real Madrid
29 March 2023 (2023-03-29) Friendly CF Fuenlabrada Spain 3-1 Atlético Ottawa Fuenlabrada, Spain
17:00 CET
Stadium: Estadio Fernando Torres
8 April 2023 (2023-04-08) Friendly Atlético Ottawa 6–1 CF Montréal U23 Ottawa, Ontario
12:00 ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Referee: Renzo Villanueva

Competitions

Canadian Premier League
Main article: 2023 Canadian Premier League season

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Playoff qualification
1 Forge 5 3 2 0 8 5 +3 11 First semifinal
2 Pacific 5 3 1 1 10 4 +6 10
3 Valour 5 1 3 1 6 5 +1 6 Quarterfinal
4 Atlético Ottawa 5 1 2 2 8 7 +1 5 Play-in round
5 Vancouver 5 1 2 2 4 9 −5 5
6 Cavalry 5 0 5 0 7 7 0 5
7 HFX Wanderers 5 0 5 0 5 5 0 5
8 York United 5 1 0 4 3 9 −6 3
Updated to match(es) played on May 14. Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goal differential; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Home goal differential; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Total minutes played by U-21 players; 10) Coin toss (2 teams tied) or drawing of lots (3+ teams tied).[26]

Results by Match
Match12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
ResultDDLLW
Position67884
Source: Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
April 15 1 Atlético Ottawa 1-1 HFX Wanderers Ottawa, Ontario
1:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 7,040
Referee: Michael Venne
April 22 2 Valour FC 1-1 Atlético Ottawa Winnipeg, Manitoba
7:00pm ET
Stadium: IG Field
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
April 29 3 Atlético Ottawa 0-1 York United Ottawa, Ontario
5:00pm ET
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
May 6 4 Atlético Ottawa 1-4 Pacific FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
May 13 5 Vancouver FC 0-5 Atlético Ottawa Langley, British Columbia
9:30pm ET
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 2800
May 21 6 Cavalry FC v Atlético Ottawa Calgary, Alberta
7:00pm ET Stadium: ATCO Field
May 27 7 Atlético Ottawa v Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
June 3 8 Atlético Ottawa v HFX Wanderers Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
June 9 9 York United v Atlético Ottawa Toronto, Ontario
7:30pm ET Stadium: York Lions Stadium
June 17 10 Atlético Ottawa v Vancouver FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
June 25 11 Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
6:00pm ET Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
June 30 12 Pacific FC v Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
9:30pm ET Stadium: Starlight Stadium
July 9 13 Atlético Ottawa v Valour FC Ottawa, Ontario
3:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
July 12 14 Cavalry FC v Atlético Ottawa Calgary, Alberta
8:30pm ET Stadium: ATCO Field
July 16 15 Atlético Ottawa v Vancouver FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
July 22 16 HFX Wanderers v Atlético Ottawa Halifax, Nova Scotia
3:00pm ET Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
July 29 17 Atlético Ottawa v Cavalry FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 5 18 Atlético Ottawa v York United Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 13 19 Pacific FC v Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
4:30pm ET Stadium: Starlight Stadium
August 18 20 Valour FC v Atlético Ottawa Winnipeg, Manitoba
8:00pm ET Stadium: IG Field
August 26 21 Atlético Ottawa v Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 2 22 Atlético Ottawa v Cavalry FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 9 23 Vancouver FC v Atlético Ottawa Langley, British Columbia
10:00pm ET Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
September 13 24 Atlético Ottawa v Pacific FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 16 25 HFX Wanderers v Atlético Ottawa Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00pm ET Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
September 24 26 Atlético Ottawa v Valour FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
October 1 27 York United v Atlético Ottawa Toronto, Ontario
2:00pm ET Stadium: York Lions Stadium
October 7 28 Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm ET Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

Canadian Championship
Main article: 2023 Canadian Championship
April 19, 2023 1 HFX Wanderers 1-3 Atlético Ottawa Toronto, Ontario
5:00 PM ET
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
May 9, 2023 QF Forge FC 1-1
(3-2 p)		 Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 PM EST
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Referee: Filip Dujic
Penalties

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of May 14, 2023

No. Pos Nat Player TotalCanadian Premier LeagueCanadian Championship
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Canada CAN Sean Melvin 302+001+00
3 DF Cameroon CMR Macdonald Niba 401+201+00
4 DF Spain ESP Diego Espejo 715+002+01
5 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Luke Singh 705+001+10
7 FW Cape Verde CPV Gianni dos Santos 715+011+10
9 FW Canada CAN Carl Haworth 000+000+00
10 MF Northern Ireland NIR Ollie Bassett 644+032+01
11 MF Canada CAN Noah Verhoeven 715+011+10
12 MF Canada CAN Junior Agyekum 000+000+00
14 MF Canada CAN Jean-Aniel Assi 704+102+00
15 DF Canada CAN Maxim Tissot 311+101+01
16 DF Canada CAN Zach Verhoven 511+310+10
17 DF Spain ESP Miguel Acosta 705+002+00
18 FW Canada CAN Samuel Salter 713+210+20
19 FW Canada CAN Malcolm Shaw 712+302+01
20 DF Canada CAN Karl Ouimette 703+202+00
22 MF Canada CAN Zakaria Bahous 610+412+00
23 DF Canada CAN Tyr Walker 100+100+00
25 GK Canada CAN Brogan Engbers 000+000+00
29 GK Canada CAN Nathan Ingham 403+001+00
30 MF Canada CAN Gabriel Antinoro 603+200+10
46 DF Canada CAN Zachary Roy 000+000+00
91 DF France FRA Aboubakary Sacko 503+101+00

Top scorers
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship Total
1Northern IrelandOllie BassettMF314
2CanadaMalcolm ShawFW011
SpainDiego EspejoDF011
CanadaMaxim TissotDF011
Cape VerdeGianni dos SantosFW101
CanadaSamuel SalterFW101
CanadaNoah VerhoevenMF101
CanadaZach VerhovenMF101
CanadaZakaria BahousMF101
Totals8412

Updated to match played May 14, 2023
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship Total
1CanadaJean-Aniel AssiMF213
2Cape VerdeGianni dos SantosFW112
3CanadaMalcolm ShawFW101
CanadaNoah VerhoevenMF101
Northern IrelandOllie BassettMF101
CameroonMacdonald NibaMF101
CanadaZach VerhovenMF101
Totals8210

Updated to match played May 14, 2023
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets
Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
1CanadaSean Melvin101
Totals101

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
Yellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed card
4DFSpainDiego Espejo200020
5DFTrinidad and TobagoLuke Singh100010
7FWCape VerdeGianni dos Santos101020
14MFCanadaJean Aniel Assi100010
16MFCanadaNoah Verhoeven101020
17DFSpainMiguel Acosta100010
18FWCanadaSam Salter100010
19FWCanadaMalcolm Shaw200020
30MFCanadaGabriel Antinoro001010
91DFFranceAboubakary Sacko200020
Totals12030150

Notes

    References
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    2. "Atlético Ottawa win 2022 CPL regular season title". Canadian Premier League. 8 October 2022.
    3. Tierney, Mitchell (30 October 2022). "Forge FC win third Canadian Premier League title after defeating Atlético Ottawa 2-0". CanPL.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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    5. "Atlético Ottawa signs Canadian midfielder Noah Verhoeven". Atlético Ottawa. February 3, 2023.
    6. "Atlético Ottawa signs Samuel Salter in landmark Canadian Premier League transfer". Atlético Ottawa. February 16, 2023.
    7. "Cape Verde international Gianni dos Santos joins Atlético Ottawa". Atlético Ottawa. 21 February 2023.
    8. Jacques, John (23 February 2023). "Atletico Ottawa Inks CF Montreal Prospect Gabriel Antinoro". Northern Tribune.
    9. "Atlético Ottawa signs French left-back Aboubakary Sacko to a two-year deal". Canadian Premier League. 8 March 2023.
    10. "Atlético Ottawa signs U-Sports product Junior Agyekum". Atlético Ottawa. 14 April 2023.
    11. "Atlético Ottawa signs 19-year-old local defender from Russell on U SPORTS contract". Atlético Ottawa. 21 April 2023.
    12. @atletiOttawa (May 6, 2023). "We have signed local goalkeeper Brogan Engbers to a Short-Term Replacement Standard Contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
    13. "Defender Diego Espejo returns to Atlético Ottawa on season-long loan". Canadian Premier League. 22 December 2022.
    14. "Atlético Ottawa signs CF Montréal winger Jean-Aniel Assi on-loan". Atlético Ottawa. 15 February 2023.
    15. "Atlético Ottawa sign Luke Singh on loan from Toronto FC". Atlético Ottawa. 2 March 2023.
    16. "Canadian Premier League announces 2023 CPL-U SPORTS Draft Presented by Degree". Canadian Premier League. 24 November 2022.
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    19. "El polivalente Iván Pérez es nuevo futbolista del Mar Menor F.C." Mar Menor Fútbol Club - Página Oficial (in Spanish). 30 November 2022.
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    21. Jacques, John (4 December 2022). "Atletico Ottawa's Drew Beckie Retires". Northern Tribune.
    22. Jacques, John (12 December 2022). "Moragrega Bids Farewell To Ottawa". Northern Tribune.
    23. "York United signs former Atlético Ottawa striker Brian Wright". canpl.ca. January 9, 2023.
    24. @atletiOttawa (January 9, 2023). "Thank you to Brian Wright and Abdou Sissoko. Atlético Ottawa would like to thank both players for their key contributions made throughout their time with the club and wish each one the best for the next chapter of their careers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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