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Cavalry FC 2023 football season
The 2023 Cavalry FC season was the fifth season in the history of Cavalry FC . In addition to the Canadian Premier League , the club competed in the Canadian Championship .
Cavalry FC won the 2023 CPL Shield , and qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup , but lost the 2023 CPL final against Forge FC .
As of August 31, 2023 [ 1]
No.
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Date of birth (Age)
Previous club
Goalkeepers
1
Marco Carducci
GK
(1996-09-24 ) September 24, 1996 (aged 27)
Calgary Foothills
21
Sterling Kerr
GK
Mount Royal Cougars
31
Joseph Holliday
GK
(2005-01-08 ) January 8, 2005 (aged 18)
FC Edmonton
Defenders
2
Roberto Alarcón
RB
(1998-04-21 ) April 21, 1998 (aged 25)
Universitatea Cluj
3
Callum Montgomery
CB
(1997-05-14 ) May 14, 1997 (aged 26)
Minnesota United
4
Daan Klomp
CB
(1998-08-10 ) August 10, 1998 (aged 25)
NAC Breda
5
Bradley Kamdem
LB / CB
(1994-08-18 ) August 18, 1994 (aged 29)
Valletta
12
Tom Field
LB
(1997-03-14 ) March 14, 1997 (aged 26)
Calgary Foothills
15
Udoka Chima
CB
(2002-02-01 ) February 1, 2002 (aged 21)
Kings Langley
24
Eryk Kobza
CB / DM
(2001-11-23 ) November 23, 2001 (aged 22)
Calgary Dinos
29
Niko Myroniuk
CM
(2005-07-21 ) July 21, 2005 (aged 18)
Cavalry U-20
33
Fraser Aird
RB / RW / ST
(1995-02-02 ) February 2, 1995 (aged 28)
FC Edmonton
Michael Harms
CB
(2005-12-31 ) December 31, 2005 (aged 18)
Calgary Foothills
Midfielders
6
Charlie Trafford
DM
(1992-05-24 ) May 24, 1992 (aged 31)
Wrexham
8
Jesse Daley
CM
(1997-10-16 ) October 16, 1997 (aged 26)
Brisbane Roar
10
Sergio Camargo
AM
(1994-08-16 ) August 16, 1994 (aged 29)
Calgary Foothills
17
Ben Fisk
RW / LW
(1993-02-04 ) February 4, 1993 (aged 30)
Atlético Ottawa
18
Maël Henry
CM
(2004-05-26 ) May 26, 2004 (aged 19)
Vancouver FC
26
Shamit Shome
AM
(1997-09-05 ) September 5, 1997 (aged 26)
FC Edmonton
William Omoreniye
RW / LW / FB
Calgary Dinos
Forwards
7
Ali Musse
ST / AM
(1996-01-01 ) January 1, 1996 (aged 27)
1. FCA Darmstadt
9
Myer Bevan
ST
(1997-04-23 ) April 23, 1997 (aged 26)
Auckland City
14
Ethan Beckford
ST
(1999-06-21 ) June 21, 1999 (aged 24)
Simcoe County Rovers
19
William Akio
CF
(1998-07-23 ) July 23, 1998 (aged 25)
Ross County
20
Joe Mason
FW
(1991-05-13 ) May 13, 1991 (aged 32)
Milton Keynes Dons
23
Gareth Smith-Doyle
FW
(2002-06-10 ) June 10, 2002 (aged 21)
Cavalry U-20
No.
Pos.
Player
From club
Fee/notes
Date
Source
MF
Jesse Daley
Brisbane Roar
Free
December 14, 2022
[ 2]
MF
Shamit Shome
Forge FC
Free
January 18, 2023
[ 3]
FW
Ethan Beckford
Simcoe County Rovers
Free
January 20, 2023
[ 4]
DF
Callum Montgomery
Minnesota United
Free
February 9, 2023
[ 5]
DF
Udoka Chima
Kings Langley
Free
February 13, 2023
[ 6]
GK
Sterling Kerr
Mount Royal Cougars
Signed to a U Sports contract
March 17, 2023
[ 7]
GK
Joseph Holliday
FC Edmonton
Signed to a development contract
March 17, 2023
[ 7]
MF
William Omoreniye
Calgary Dinos
Selected 7th overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft
April 14, 2023
[ 8]
DF
Eryk Kobza
Calgary Dinos
Selected 14th overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft
April 14, 2023
[ 8] [ 9]
DF
Bradley Kamdem
Valletta
Free
April 24, 2023
[ 10]
MF
Maël Henry
Vancouver FC
Free
June 29, 2023
[ 11]
FW
William Akio
Ross County
Undisclosed fee
July 14, 2023
[ 12]
DF
Tom Field
Calgary Foothills
Free
November 7, 2022
[ 13]
Cavalry FC 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
7
MF
William Omoreniye
Canada
Calgary
2
14
DF
Eryk Kobza
Canada
Calgary
No.
Pos.
Player
To club
Fee/notes
Date
Source
3
DF
Tom Field
Calgary Foothills
Contract expired
November 7, 2022
[ 13]
8
MF
Elijah Adekugbe
York United
Contract expired
November 7, 2022
[ 13]
14
MF
Joseph Di Chiara
Vaughan Azzurri
Contract expired
November 7, 2022
[ 13]
15
MF
Elliot Simmons
Vancouver FC
Contract expired
November 7, 2022
[ 13]
19
FW
Anthony Novak
Valour FC
Contract expired
November 7, 2022
[ 13]
21
MF
Jean-Aniel Assi
CF Montréal
End of loan
November 7, 2022
[ 13]
24
MF
David Norman Jr.
Northampton Town
Contract expired
November 7, 2022
[ 13]
25
DF
Karifa Yao
CF Montréal
End of loan
November 7, 2022
[ 13]
18
DF
Bradley Vliet
Pacific FC
Option declined
December 21, 2022
[ 14]
12
GK
Julian Roloff
1. FC Köln II
Undisclosed sell-on clause
January 13, 2023
[ 15] [ 16]
5
DF
Mason Trafford
Retired
February 10, 2023
[ 17]
19
MF
Mikaël Cantave
Vancouver FC
June 29, 2023
[ 11]
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Canadian Premier League
April 15
October 7
Matchday 1
Winners
28
16
7
5
46
27
+19
0 57.14
CPL Playoffs
October 14
October 28
First semifinal
Final
3
1
0
2
4
5
−1
0 33.33
Canadian Championship
April 20
April 20
Preliminary round
Preliminary round
1
0
1
0
1
1
+0
00 0.00
Total
32
17
8
7
51
33
+18
0 53.13
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^ "Cavalry's Queenslander: Jesse Daley Inks CPL Deal" . Northern Tribune . December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022 .
^ "Cavalry FC signs Canadian midfielder Shamit Shome" . canpl.ca . January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023 .
^ "Cavalry Adds Simcoe County Standout Ethan Beckford" . Northern Tribune. January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023 .
^ "Cavalry FC Signs Callum Montgomery to 2023 Roster" . Cavalry FC. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023 .
^ "Cavalry FC signs Nigerian Youth International Defender Udoka Chima to 2023 Roster" . Cavalry FC. February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023 .
^ a b "Cavalry FC Signs Goalkeepers Sterling Kerr and Joseph Holliday" . Cavalry FC. March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023 .
^ a b "Cavalry FC Signs Four Youth Players to Developmental Contracts" . cavalryfc.canpl.ca . April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023 .
^ "Cavalry FC Signs Eryk Kobza to Professional Contract" . canpl.ca . July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023 .
^ "Cavalry FC Sign Defender Bradley Kamdem" . Canadian Premier League. April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023 .
^ a b "Vancouver FC acquire Cantave from Cavalry FC; Henry transferred from VFC to Cavs" . Canadian Premier League. June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023 .
^ "Cavalry FC Signs William Akio to 2023 Roster" . Cavalry FC. July 14, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023 .
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^ "Cavalry FC Confirms Nine Core Players for 22/23 Season" . cavalryfc.canpl.ca . Cavalry FC. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ "New arrival from overseas. "From now on part of the squad": Keeper replenishment for Baumgart" . express.de (in German). January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023 .
^ "Cavalry FC Announces the Departure of Goalkeeper Julian Roloff" . Cavalry FC. January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023 .
^ "Cavalry FC Announces the Retirement of Mason Trafford" . cavalryfc.canpl.ca . Cavalry FC. February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023 .
^ Cavalry FC [@CPLCavalryFC] (July 10, 2023). "An Update on José Escalante" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "Cavalry FC Announces Loan, Impending League-Record Transfer of Goteh Ntignee" . cavalryfc.canpl.ca . Cavalry FC. August 31, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023 .
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