2023 HFX Wanderers FC season

HFX Wanderers
2023 season
President	Derek Martin
Head coach	Patrice Gheisar
Stadium	Wanderers Grounds
Canadian Championship	First Round
Top goalscorer	League: Théo Collomb (2), Zachary Fernandez (2); All: Massimo Ferrin (2)
Highest home attendance	6413
Lowest home attendance	6413
Average home league attendance	6413
Home colours	Away colours

The 2023 HFX Wanderers FC season is the fifth season in the history of HFX Wanderers FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship.

This will be the club's first season led by Patrice Gheisar, who was announced as the club's new head coach on November 30, 2022.[1]

Current squad

As of April 4, 2023[2]

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	Yann-Alexandre Fillion	GK	(1996-02-14) February 14, 1996	IFK Mariehamn
	Aiden Rushenas	GK	(2003-05-23) May 23, 2003	Dalhousie Tigers
Defenders
2	Daniel Nimick	CB	(2000-09-22) September 22, 2000	Western Michigan Broncos
3	Zachary Fernandez	RB	(2001-09-24) September 24, 2001	A.S. Blainville
4	Cristian Campagna	CB	(2001-11-29) November 29, 2001	Whitecaps FC 2
5	Cale Loughrey	CB	(2001-08-04) August 4, 2001	FC Edmonton
7	Ryan James	LB	(1994-04-21) April 21, 1994	Birmingham Legion
20	Jake Ruby	RB	(2000-06-04) June 4, 2000	Trinity Western Spartans
22	Mohamed Omar	CB / CM / DM	(1999-01-22) January 22, 1999	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
23	Riley Ferrazzo	FB	(1999-08-04) August 4, 1999	Vaughan Azzurri
	Ethan Schilte-Brown	CB	(2005-06-01) June 1, 2005
Midfielders
6	Lorenzo Callegari	CM	(1998-02-27) February 27, 1998	Chambly
10	Aidan Daniels	AM	(1998-09-06) September 6, 1998	OKC Energy
13	Armaan Wilson	DM / CM		Providence Friars
14	Callum Watson	CM	(2000-02-28) February 28, 2000	Creighton Bluejays
17	Wesley Timoteo	RW / LW / FB	(2000-04-09) April 9, 2000	FC Edmonton
18	Andre Rampersad	CM	(1995-02-02) February 2, 1995	Santa Rosa
24	Tomas Giraldo	AM / CM	(2003-03-08) March 8, 2003	CF Montréal
37	Lifumpa Mwandwe	RW / LW / CF	(2000-12-29) December 29, 2000	Newtown
	João Morelli	AM / CF	(1996-03-11) March 11, 1996	FCI Levadia
Forwards
8	Massimo Ferrin	CF / RW / LW	(1998-12-06) December 6, 1998	Vaughan Azzurri
9	Théo Collomb	CF	(2000-07-11) July 11, 2000	Whitecaps FC 2
11	Kosi Nwafornso	CF	(1997-09-19) September 19, 1997	Vaughan Azzurri
19	Tiago Coimbra	CF	(2004-01-17) January 17, 2004	Palmeiras
25	Ludwig Kodjo Amla	ST	(2000-11-13) November 13, 2000	CS St-Hubert
	Kimani Stewart-Baynes	CF	(2005-01-17) January 17, 2005	Vaughan Azzurri U19

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	From club	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
17	MF	Wesley Timoteo	FC Edmonton	Return from loan	November 30, 2022
	DF	Ousman Maheshe	FC Edmonton	Return from loan	November 30, 2022
	MF	CJ Smith	FC Edmonton	Return from loan	November 30, 2022
19	FW	Tiago Coimbra	Palmeiras	Free	December 14, 2022	[3]
8	FW	Massimo Ferrin	Vaughan Azzurri	Free	December 21, 2022	[4]
6	MF	Lorenzo Callegari	Chambly	Free	January 10, 2023	[5]
1	GK	Yann-Alexandre Fillion	IFK Mariehamn	Free	January 18, 2023	[6]
23	DF	Riley Ferrazzo	Vaughan Azzurri	Free	January 20, 2023	[7]
14	MF	Callum Watson	Creighton Bluejays	Free	January 25, 2023	[8]
5	DF	Cale Loughrey	Forge FC	Free	February 1, 2023	[9]
24	MF	Tomas Giraldo	CF Montréal	Free	February 3, 2023	[10]
9	FW	Théo Collomb	Whitecaps FC 2	Free	February 8, 2023	[11]
7	DF	Ryan James	Birmingham Legion	Free	February 15, 2023	[12]
2	DF	Daniel Nimick	Western Michigan Broncos	Free	February 17, 2023	[13]
13	MF	Armaan Wilson	Providence Friars	Free	February 22, 2023	[14]
11	FW	Kosi Nwafornso	Vaughan Azzurri	Free	February 24, 2023	[15]
	DF	Ethan Schilte-Brown		Signed to a development contract	March 12, 2023	[16]
	FW	Kimani Stewart-Baynes	Vaughan Azzurri U19	Signed to a development contract	March 12, 2023	[16]
	GK	Aiden Rushenas	Dalhousie Tigers	Selected 10th overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft	April 5, 2023	[17]

Draft picks

HFX Wanderers selected the following players in the 2023 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	3	DF	Anthony Stolar	Canada	Cape Breton
2	10	GK	Aiden Rushenas	Canada	Dalhousie

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	To club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
11	FW	Akeem Garcia	Retired		October 28, 2022	[18]
1	GK	Kieran Baskett	Pacific FC	Option declined	December 6, 2022	[19]
50	GK	Christian Oxner		Option declined	December 6, 2022	[19]
2	DF	Peter Schaale		Option declined	December 6, 2022	[19]
19	DF	Obeng Tabi	CS Saint-Laurent	Option declined	December 6, 2022	[19]
31	DF	Eriks Santos		Option declined	December 6, 2022	[19]
28	MF	Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé	York United	Option declined	December 6, 2022	[19]
7	FW	Alex Marshall		Option declined	December 6, 2022	[19]
8	FW	Elhadji Mour Samb		Option declined	December 6, 2022	[19]
5	MF	Pierre Lamothe	Pacific FC	Contract expired	December 6, 2022	[19]
21	MF	Marcello Polisi	Valour FC	Contract expired	December 6, 2022	[19]
23	FW	Cory Bent		Contract expired	December 6, 2022	[19]
	DF	Ousman Maheshe		Contract expired	December 31, 2022
	MF	CJ Smith		Contract expired	December 31, 2022
9	FW	Samuel Salter	Atlético Ottawa	Undisclosed fee & sell-on clause	February 16, 2023	[20]

Loans out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
37	MF	Lifumpa Mwandwe	Newtown	Loaned until February 28, 2023	January 3, 2023	[21]

Pre-season

The Halifax Wanderers began their pre-season on March 1 in Halifax before traveling to Auburndale, Florida, where they practiced at the Lake Myrtle Sports Park. While in Florida, games were played against Montverde Academy, Stetson University, Inter Miami CF II, and the University of South Florida.

Upon return to Halifax, a series of pre-season friendlies were held April 7 and 8 on Wickwire Field at Dalhousie University, which were open for fans to attend. The visiting teams were the Nepean Hotspurs Ottawa Selects, and Electric City FC.[22]

Competitions

Matches are listed in Halifax local time: Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−3)

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Canadian Premier League	April 15	October 6	Matchday 1	5	0	5	0	5	5	+0	000.00
Canadian Championship	April 19	April 19	First Round	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Total				6	0	5	1	6	8	−2	000.00

Last updated: May 17
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Playoff qualification
1	Forge	6	3	3	0	8	5	+3	12	First semifinal
2	Pacific	5	3	1	1	10	4	+6	10	First semifinal
3	Valour	5	1	3	1	6	5	+1	6	Quarterfinal
4	Vancouver	6	1	3	2	4	9	−5	6	Play-in round
5	Atlético Ottawa	5	1	2	2	8	7	+1	5	Play-in round
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 19. 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).[23]

Results by match

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Result	D	D	D	D	D
Position	5	6	7	6	7

Updated to match(es) played on May 17, 2023. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

15 April 2023 1	Atlético Ottawa	1-1	Halifax Wanderers	Ottawa, Ontario
14:00	Acosta 32' Bassett 45+2' Sacko 90+4'	Report	Fernandez 16' Omar 59' Watson 76'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 7,039 Referee: Michael Venne

22 April 2023 2	Forge FC	1-1	Halifax Wanderers	Hamilton, Ontario
17:00	James 77' Pacius 89'	Report	Ferrin 42' Callegari 49' Nimick 74' Ferrazzo 88'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 3,827 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla

29 April 2023 3	Halifax Wanderers	1-1	Vancouver FC	Halifax, Nova Scotia
15:00	Collomb 12' Ferrazzo 41' Callegari 57' Fernandez 89'	Report	Martínez 40' Hundal 45+2' Zadeh 53'	Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 6,413 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin

6 May 2023 4	Valour FC	0-0	Halifax Wanderers	Winnipeg, Manitoba
17:00	Samaké 90+1' Gutiérrez 90+4'	Report	Collomb 49' Fernandez 90+1' Lorenzo Callegari 90+3'	Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 2,665 Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren

13 May 2023 5	Cavalry FC	2-2	Halifax Wanderers	Calgary, Alberta
20:00	Musse 19' Bevan 78' (pen.) Bevan 81' Musse 82'	Report	Callegari 20' Collomb 45+1' Fernandez 45+3' Omar 71' Fillion 81' Campagna 87'	Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 3,546 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla

20 May 2023 6	Halifax Wanderers	v	York United	Halifax, Nova Scotia
15:00				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

27 May 2023 7	Pacific FC	v	Halifax Wanderers	Langford, British Columbia
11:00				Stadium: Starlight Stadium

03 June 2023 8	Atlético Ottawa	v	Halifax Wanderers	Ottawa, Ontario
20:00				Stadium: TD Place Stadium

10 June 2023 9	Halifax Wanderers	v	Valour FC	Halifax, Nova Scotia
14:00				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

17 June 2023 10	Halifax Wanderers	v	Cavalry FC	Halifax, Nova Scotia
15:00				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

21 June 2023 11	York United	v	Halifax Wanderers	Toronto, Ontario
20:00				Stadium: York Lions Stadium

30 June 2023 12	Halifax Wanderers	v	Forge FC	Halifax, Nova Scotia
19:00				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

7 July 2023 13	Vancouver FC	v	Halifax Wanderers	Langley, British Columbia
11:00				Stadium: Langley Events Centre

11 July 2023 14	Halifax Wanderers	v	Pacific FC	Halifax, Nova Scotia
19:00				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

15 July 2023 15	Cavalry FC	v	Halifax Wanderers	Calgary, Alberta
17:00				Stadium: ATCO Field

22 July 2023 16	Halifax Wanderers	v	Atlético Ottawa	Halifax, Nova Scotia
16:00				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

30 July 2023 17	York United	v	Halifax Wanderers	Toronto, Ontario
15:00				Stadium: York Lions Stadium

7 August 2023 18	Halifax Wanderers	v	Pacific FC	Halifax, Nova Scotia
15:00				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

12 August 2023 19	Halifax Wanderers	v	Vancouver FC	Halifax, Nova Scotia
16:00				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

19 August 2023 20	Forge FC	v	Halifax Wanderers	Hamilton, Ontario
20:00				Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

26 August 2023 21	Halifax Wanderers	v	Valour FC	Halifax, Nova Scotia
16:00				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

4 September 2023 22	Halifax Wanderers	v	York United	Halifax, Nova Scotia
15:00				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

8 September 2023 23	Pacific FC	v	Halifax Wanderers	Langford, British Columbia
23:00				Stadium: Starlight Stadium

12 September 2023 24	Halifax Wanderers	v	Cavalry FC	Halifax, Nova Scotia
19:00				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

16 September 2023 25	Halifax Wanderers	v	Atlético Ottawa	Halifax, Nova Scotia
15:00				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

23 September 2023 26	Vancouver FC	v	Halifax Wanderers	Langley, British Columbia
17:00				Stadium: Langley Events Centre

30 September 2023 27	Halifax Wanderers	v	Forge FC	Halifax, Nova Scotia
15:00				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

6 October 2023 28	Valour FC	v	Halifax Wanderers	Winnipeg, Manitoba
20:30				Stadium: IG Field

Canadian Championship

Preliminary round

19 April 2023	Halifax Wanderers	1-3	Atlético Ottawa	Toronto, Ontario[lower-alpha 1]
18:00	Ferrin 19'	Report	Shaw 40' Espejo 44' Tissot 85'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Myriam Marcotte

Notes

York Lions Stadium was selected as a neutral venue due to both clubs being unable to host the match.

References

"York United FC appoints Martin Nash as new head coach". HFX Wanderers FC. November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
"HFX Wanderers FC". Halifax Wanderers. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
"'Promising young Canadian talent' Wanderers sign U-20 international Tiago Coimbra". HFX Wanderers FC. December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
"Wanderers sign Canadian forward Massimo Ferrin to multi-year contract". Canadian Premier League. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
"'Limitless passing range': Wanderers sign French midfielder Lorenzo Callegari". HFX Wanderers. January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
"Wanderers sign Canadian goalkeeper Yann Fillion through the 2024 season". HFX Wanderers. January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
"Wanderers sign Canadian defender Riley Ferrazzo". Canadian Premier League. January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
"Wanderers sign international midfielder Callum Watson". Canadian Premier League. January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
"'Incredible grit and desire': Wanderers sign Canadian defender Cale Loughrey". HFX Wanderers. February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
"Tomas Giraldo Goes To Halifax Wanderers". Northern Tribune. February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
"'Can score goals at a high rate': Wanderers sign international forward Théo Collomb". Canadian Premier League. February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
"Halifax Wanderers add Canadian fullback Ryan James". Canadian Premier League. February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
"Wanderers sign Canadian defender Daniel Nimick". HFX Wanderers. February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
"Wanderers sign Canadian U-21 midfielder Armaan Wilson". Canadian Premier League. February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
"Halifax Adds Vaughan Azzurri Striker Kosi Nwafornso". Northern Tribune. February 24, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
"Wanderers sign Schilte-Brown, Stewart-Baynes to Development Contracts". Canadian Premier League. March 12, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
"'Worked hard to get where he is': Wanderers sign Aiden Rushenas to a CPL – U SPORTS contract". HFX Wanderers. April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
"Akeem Garcia taking a break from football to pursue coaching opportunity in Halifax". HFX Wanderers FC. October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
"Halifax Wanderers announce year-end roster moves". HFX Wanderers FC. December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
"Atlético Ottawa signs Samuel Salter in landmark Canadian Premier League transfer". Atlético Ottawa. February 16, 2023.
"Mandwe Set For Short-Term Loan In Wales". HFX Wanderers FC. January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
"Wanderers announce 2023 pre-season schedule". Halifax Wanderers. 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
"2023 CPL Competition Guidelines". Canadian Premier League. March 17, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.

External links

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[24] York Lions Stadium was selected as a neutral venue due to both clubs being unable to host the match.

[1] "York United FC appoints Martin Nash as new head coach". HFX Wanderers FC. November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.

[2] "HFX Wanderers FC". Halifax Wanderers. Retrieved December 6, 2022.

[3] "'Promising young Canadian talent' Wanderers sign U-20 international Tiago Coimbra". HFX Wanderers FC. December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[4] "Wanderers sign Canadian forward Massimo Ferrin to multi-year contract". Canadian Premier League. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[5] "'Limitless passing range': Wanderers sign French midfielder Lorenzo Callegari". HFX Wanderers. January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[6] "Wanderers sign Canadian goalkeeper Yann Fillion through the 2024 season". HFX Wanderers. January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.

[7] "Wanderers sign Canadian defender Riley Ferrazzo". Canadian Premier League. January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

[8] "Wanderers sign international midfielder Callum Watson". Canadian Premier League. January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.

[9] "'Incredible grit and desire': Wanderers sign Canadian defender Cale Loughrey". HFX Wanderers. February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.

[10] "Tomas Giraldo Goes To Halifax Wanderers". Northern Tribune. February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

[11] "'Can score goals at a high rate': Wanderers sign international forward Théo Collomb". Canadian Premier League. February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.

[12] "Halifax Wanderers add Canadian fullback Ryan James". Canadian Premier League. February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.

[13] "Wanderers sign Canadian defender Daniel Nimick". HFX Wanderers. February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.

[14] "Wanderers sign Canadian U-21 midfielder Armaan Wilson". Canadian Premier League. February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.

[15] "Halifax Adds Vaughan Azzurri Striker Kosi Nwafornso". Northern Tribune. February 24, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

[dev-16] "Wanderers sign Schilte-Brown, Stewart-Baynes to Development Contracts". Canadian Premier League. March 12, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.

[17] "'Worked hard to get where he is': Wanderers sign Aiden Rushenas to a CPL – U SPORTS contract". HFX Wanderers. April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[18] "Akeem Garcia taking a break from football to pursue coaching opportunity in Halifax". HFX Wanderers FC. October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

[departures-19] "Halifax Wanderers announce year-end roster moves". HFX Wanderers FC. December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.

[20] "Atlético Ottawa signs Samuel Salter in landmark Canadian Premier League transfer". Atlético Ottawa. February 16, 2023.

[21] "Mandwe Set For Short-Term Loan In Wales". HFX Wanderers FC. January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[22] "Wanderers announce 2023 pre-season schedule". Halifax Wanderers. 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-05-04.

[23] "2023 CPL Competition Guidelines". Canadian Premier League. March 17, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.