# 2020 Valour FC season

The 2020 Valour FC season was the second season in the club's history, as well as the second season in Canadian Premier League history.

## Current squad

As of August 12, 2020.
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 0 | Matt Silva | GK | (1991-03-28)March 28, 1991 (aged 29) | York9 FC |
| 1 | James Pantemis | GK | (1997-02-21)February 21, 1997 (aged 23) | Montreal Impact |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Raphaël Garcia | RB | (1999-06-05)June 5, 1999 (aged 21) | Montreal Impact Academy |
| 3 | Chakib Hocine | CB | (1991-08-08)August 8, 1991 (aged 29) | HFX Wanderers |
| 4 | Yohan Le Bourhis | CB | (2000-03-09)March 9, 2000 (aged 20) | A.S. Blainville |
| 5 | Julian Dunn | CB | (2000-07-11)July 11, 2000 (aged 20) | Toronto FC |
| 29 | Arnold Bouka Moutou | LB | (1988-11-28)November 28, 1988 (aged 32) | Dijon |
| 35 | Andrew Jean-Baptiste | CB | (1992-06-16)June 16, 1992 (aged 28) | Umeå FC |
| 48 | Dante Campbell | CB / DM | (1999-05-22)May 22, 1999 (aged 21) | Toronto FC II |
| | Amir Soto | CB | (1997-11-04)November 4, 1997 (aged 23) | CD Universitario |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | Moses Dyer | CM | (1997-03-21)March 21, 1997 (aged 23) | Florø SK |
| 8 | Diego Gutiérrez | RM / RB | (1997-02-18)February 18, 1997 (aged 23) | Palestino |
| 10 | Dylan Carreiro | MF | (1995-01-20)January 20, 1995 (aged 25) | Woodbridge Strikers |
| 14 | Stefan Cebara | RW / LW | (1991-04-12)April 12, 1991 (aged 29) | Vojvodina Novi Sad |
| 17 | Brett Levis | MF | (1993-03-29)March 29, 1993 (aged 27) | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| 21 | José Galán | CM | (1986-02-02)February 2, 1986 (aged 34) | Al-Jabalain |
| 25 | Solomon Kojo Antwi | MF | (2000-09-25)September 25, 2000 (aged 20) | Glow Lamp Academy |
| 27 | Raphael Ohin | CM | (1995-05-25)May 25, 1995 (aged 25) | WSA Winnipeg |
| 33 | Fraser Aird | MF | (1995-02-02)February 2, 1995 (aged 25) | Cove Rangers |
| 77 | Federico Peña | MF | (1999-03-30)March 30, 1999 (aged 21) | Standard Liège |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | Masta Kacher | CF / AM | (1995-11-08)November 8, 1995 (aged 25) | Saint Louis FC |
| 9 | Austin Ricci | ST | (1996-04-08)April 8, 1996 (aged 24) | York9 FC |
| 11 | Shaan Hundal | CF | (1999-07-14)July 14, 1999 (aged 21) | Toronto FC II |
| 16 | Daryl Fordyce | CF | (1987-01-02)January 2, 1987 (aged 33) | Sligo Rovers |

## Transfers
### In
#### Transferred in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 25 | MF | Solomon Kojo Antwi | Glow Lamp Academy | Free transfer | December 30, 2019 |
| 16 | FW | Daryl Fordyce | Sligo Rovers | Free transfer | January 10, 2020 |
| 35 | DF | Andrew Jean-Baptiste | Umeå FC | Free transfer | January 14, 2020 |
| 33 | MF | Fraser Aird | Cove Rangers | Free transfer | January 24, 2020 |
| 17 | MF | Brett Levis | Vancouver Whitecaps | Free transfer | January 30, 2020 |
| | DF | Amir Soto | CD Universitario | Free transfer | February 7, 2020 |
| 6 | MF | Moses Dyer | Florø SK | Free transfer | February 14, 2020 |
| 29 | DF | Arnold Bouka Moutou | Dijon | Free transfer | February 28, 2020 |
| 14 | MF | Stefan Cebara | Unattached | Free transfer | April 3, 2020 |
| 7 | FW | Masta Kacher | Saint Louis FC | Free transfer | April 3, 2020 |
| 00 | GK | Matt Silva | York9 FC | Free transfer | June 16, 2020 |
| 9 | FW | Austin Ricci | York9 FC | Free transfer | July 10, 2020 |
| 11 | FW | Shaan Hundal | Toronto FC II | Free transfer | July 17, 2020 |
| 3 | DF | Chakib Hocine | HFX Wanderers | Free transfer | July 20, 2020 |

#### Loans in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 1 | GK | James Pantemis | Montreal Impact | Season-long loan | March 6, 2020 |
| 5 | DF | Julian Dunn | Toronto FC | Season-long loan | August 10, 2020 |
| 48 | DF | Dante Campbell | Toronto FC II | Season-long loan | August 10, 2020 |

#### Draft picks

Valour FC selected the following players in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 11, 2019. 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 | Player | Position | Nationality | University |
| 1 | 2 | Marcus Campanile | CAM | Scotland | CBU Capers |
| 2 | 13 | Charlie Waters | ST | England | CBU Capers |

### Out
#### Transferred out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 15 | DF | Adam Mitter | Persiraja Banda Aceh | Contract expired | November 29, 2019 |
| 20 | MF | Josip Golubar | SV Neuberg | Contract expired | November 29, 2019 |
| 11 | MF | Glenn Muenkat | | Contract expired | November 29, 2019 |
| 5 | MF | Louis Béland-Goyette | HFX Wanderers | Contract expired | January 7, 2020 |
| 4 | DF | Jordan Murrell | Las Vegas Lights | Released | January 17, 2020 |
| 6 | DF | Martín Arguiñarena | Villa Teresa | Contract expired | January 17, 2020 |
| 9 | MF | Michael Petrasso | York9 FC | Contract expired | January 24, 2020 |
| 7 | MF | Dylan Sacramento | Galway United | Contract expired | January 26, 2020 |
| 22 | MF | Marco Bustos | Pacific FC | Contract expired | January 30, 2020 |
| 16 | FW | Tyler Attardo | Fernández Vial | Undisclosed Fee | February 20, 2020 |
| 3 | DF | Skylar Thomas | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Contract expired | February 25, 2020 |
| 26 | GK | Mathias Janssens | | Contract expired | February 26, 2020 |
| 23 | FW | Ali Musse | 1. FCA Darmstadt | Contract expired | February 26, 2020 |
| 17 | FW | Michele Paolucci | | Contract expired | April 17, 2020 |
| 1 | GK | Tyson Farago | | Contract expired | June 16, 2020 |
| 14 | MF | Nicolás Galvis | | Contract expired | August 10, 2020 |

## Canadian Premier League

Match times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−5).

### First stage
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cavalry | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13 | Advance to group stage |
| 2 | HFX Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 | Advance to group stage |
| 3 | Forge | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 12 | Advance to group stage |
| 4 | Pacific | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | Advance to group stage |
| 5 | York9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | |
| 6 | Valour | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | |
| 7 | Atlético Ottawa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 8 | |
| 8 | FC Edmonton | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.

#### Results by match

| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Result | L | W | D | L | W | L | D |
| Position | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 |

#### Matches
## Statistics
### Squad and statistics

As of September 5, 2020
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Premier League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 0 | GK | CAN | Matt Silva | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | CAN | James Pantemis | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | CAN | Raphaël Garcia | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ALG | Chakib Hocine | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CAN | Yohan Le Bourhis | 1 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | CAN | Julian Dunn | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | NZL | Moses Dyer | 6 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | ALG | Masta Kacher | 6 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | CAN | Diego Gutiérrez | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | CAN | Austin Ricci | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | CAN | Dylan Carreiro | 7 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | CAN | Shaan Hundal | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | CAN | Stefan Cebara | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | NIR | Daryl Fordyce | 5 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | CAN | Brett Levis | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ESP | José Galán | 5 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | GHA | Solomon Kojo Antwi | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | GHA | Raphael Ohin | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | CGO | Arnold Bouka Moutou | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | CAN | Fraser Aird | 6 | 1 | 6+0 | 1 |
| 35 | DF | HAI | Andrew Jean-Baptiste | 6 | 1 | 6+0 | 1 |
| 48 | MF | CAN | Dante Campbell | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | TRI | Federico Peña | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Fraser Aird | MF | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | | Dylan Carreiro | MF | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | | Andrew Jean-Baptiste | DF | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | | José Galán | MF | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | | Masta Kacher | FW | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | | Moses Dyer | MF | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | | Daryl Fordyce | FW | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | | Yohan Le Bourhis | DF | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 8 | 8 |
Updated to match played September 7, 2020 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Top assists

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Shaan Hundal | FW | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | | Brett Levis | MF | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | | José Galán | MF | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 5 | 5 |
Updated to match played September 7, 2020 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL |
| 1 | | James Pantemis | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 2 | 2 |
Updated to match played September 7, 2020 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL | TOTAL |
| 7 | FW | | Masta Kacher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Diego Gutiérrez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Austin Ricci | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Dylan Carreiro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Shaan Hundal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | Stefan Cebara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Brett Levis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | José Galán | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | Raphael Ohin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | | Fraser Aird | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | | Dante Campbell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Updated to match played September 7, 2020 Source: Canadian Premier League