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2021 HFX Wanderers FC season

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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)
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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.

Current squad

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

Transfers

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In

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

Draft picks

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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

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

Competitions

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Canadian Premier League

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Table

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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

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

Matches

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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 Yellow card 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

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Preliminary round

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

Quarter-finals

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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

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Players

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

Goalkeepers

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

References

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  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
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