# 2023 Cavalry FC 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.

## Current squad

As of August 31, 2023
| No. | Name | 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 |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date |
| MF | Jesse Daley | Brisbane Roar | Free | December 14, 2022 |
| MF | Shamit Shome | Forge FC | Free | January 18, 2023 |
| FW | Ethan Beckford | Simcoe County Rovers | Free | January 20, 2023 |
| DF | Callum Montgomery | Minnesota United | Free | February 9, 2023 |
| DF | Udoka Chima | Kings Langley | Free | February 13, 2023 |
| GK | Sterling Kerr | Mount Royal Cougars | Signed to a U Sports contract | March 17, 2023 |
| GK | Joseph Holliday | FC Edmonton | Signed to a development contract | March 17, 2023 |
| MF | William Omoreniye | Calgary Dinos | Selected 7th overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft | April 14, 2023 |
| DF | Eryk Kobza | Calgary Dinos | Selected 14th overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft | April 14, 2023 |
| DF | Bradley Kamdem | Valletta | Free | April 24, 2023 |
| MF | Maël Henry | Vancouver FC | Free | June 29, 2023 |
| FW | William Akio | Ross County | Undisclosed fee | July 14, 2023 |
| DF | Tom Field | Calgary Foothills | Free | November 7, 2022 |

#### Draft picks

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 |

### Out
#### Transferred out

| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 3 | DF | Tom Field | Calgary Foothills | Contract expired | November 7, 2022 |
| 8 | MF | Elijah Adekugbe | York United | Contract expired | November 7, 2022 |
| 14 | MF | Joseph Di Chiara | Vaughan Azzurri | Contract expired | November 7, 2022 |
| 15 | MF | Elliot Simmons | Vancouver FC | Contract expired | November 7, 2022 |
| 19 | FW | Anthony Novak | Valour FC | Contract expired | November 7, 2022 |
| 21 | MF | Jean-Aniel Assi | CF Montréal | End of loan | November 7, 2022 |
| 24 | MF | David Norman Jr. | Northampton Town | Contract expired | November 7, 2022 |
| 25 | DF | Karifa Yao | CF Montréal | End of loan | November 7, 2022 |
| 18 | DF | Bradley Vliet | Pacific FC | Option declined | December 21, 2022 |
| 12 | GK | Julian Roloff | 1. FC Köln II | Undisclosed sell-on clause | January 13, 2023 |
| 5 | DF | Mason Trafford | Retired | | February 10, 2023 |
| 19 | MF | Mikaël Cantave | Vancouver FC | | June 29, 2023 |

#### Loans out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
| 11 | MF | José Escalante | F.C. Motagua | One-year loan | July 10, 2023 | |
| 30 | FW | Goteh Ntignee | FC Annecy | One-year loan, with option to buy for undisclosed fee | August 31, 2023 | |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | 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 | 057.14 |
| CPL Playoffs | October 14 | October 28 | First semifinal | Final | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 033.33 |
| Canadian Championship | April 20 | April 20 | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 053.13 |
Last updated: October 28 Source: Competitions