# 2023 Toronto FC II season

The 2023 Toronto FC II season is the eighth season of play in the club's history and their second season in MLS Next Pro.

## Team Roster

MLS Next Pro allows for up to 35 players on a roster. Roster slots 1 through 24 are reserved for players on professional contracts. The remaining 11 slots are for amateur MLS Academy players (who are unpaid, must be under the age of 21, be part of the team's academy, and have never signed a professional contract or played in the NCAA).
    As of September 24, 2023
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 33 | FW | Reshaun Walkes | Canada |
| 38 | DF | Jalen Watson (loaned out) | Canada |
| 40 | GK | Adisa De Rosario | Canada |
| 49 | GK | Baj Maan | Canada |
| 50 | GK | Gianluca Catalano | Canada |
| 51 | DF | Adam Pearlman | South Africa |
| 54 | DF | Kelsey Egwu | Canada |
| 55 | MF | Tyler Londono | Canada |
| 60 | GK | Nathaniel Abraham | Canada |
| 62 | DF | Rohan Goulbourne | Canada |
| 63 | DF | Joseph Daher | Canada |
| 65 | DF | Antony Curic | Canada |
| 67 | DF | James Fidalgo | Canada |
| 68 | MF | Lucas Olguin | Canada |
| 70 | MF | Matthew Catavolo | Canada |
| 71 | MF | Markus Cimermancic | Canada |
| 72 | MF | Jordan Faria | Canada |
| 73 | FW | Jesús Batiz | Honduras |
| 74 | DF | Kundai Mawoko | Canada |
| 75 | MF | Luca Accettola | Canada |
| 76 | DF | Lazar Stefanovic | Canada |
| 78 | DF | Adamo Pantaleo | Canada |
| 82 | MF | Julian Altobelli | Canada |
| 85 | MF | Marko Stojadinovic | Canada |
| 86 | FW | Alec Díaz | Puerto Rico |
| 87 | DF | Chimere Omeze | Canada |
| 89 | DF | Matthew Medeiros | Canada |
| 91 | FW | Dékwon Barrow | Canada |
| 92 | MF | Theo Rigopoulos | Canada |
| 93 | MF | Ethan Kang | Canada |
| 94 | FW | Myles Morgan | Canada |
| 95 | MF | Ife Adenuga | Canada |
| 98 | DF | Jovan Ivanisevic | Canada |
First team players who have been loaned to TFC II in 2023 :
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 3 | DF | Cristián Gutiérrez | Canada |
| 7 | DF | Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty | Canada |
| 11 | MF | Latif Blessing | Ghana |
| 18 | GK | Greg Ranjitsingh | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 20 | FW | Ayo Akinola | Canada |
| 30 | GK | Tomas Romero | El Salvador |
| 47 | MF | Kosi Thompson | Canada |
| 77 | FW | Jordan Perruzza | Canada |
| 81 | MF | Themi Antonoglou | Canada |
| 83 | FW | Hugo Mbongue | Canada |
| 90 | GK | Luka Gavran | Canada |

## Coaching staff

    As of November 15, 2022
Coaching staff :
| Head coach | Gianni Cimini |
| Assistant coach | Marco Casalinuovo |
| Assistant coach | Yianni Michelis |
| Goalkeeping coach | David Monsalve |

## Transfers

    Note: All figures in United States dollars.

### In
#### Transferred In

| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee/notes | Date |
| 38 | DF | Jalen Watson | Penn State Nittany Lions | Toronto FC draft pick, Signed to second team | March 17, 2023 |
| 73 | FW | Jesus Batiz | Rochester New York FC | | March 21, 2023 |
| 70 | MF | Matthew Catavolo | Valour FC | Undisclosed fee | March 21, 2023 |
| 72 | MF | Jordan Faria | MuSa | | March 22, 2023 |
| 95 | MF | Ife Adenuga | Sigma FC | Short-term contract with extension option | June 3, 2023 |
| 50 | GK | Gianluca Catalano | Vaughan Azzurri | Short-term contract with extension option | June 23, 2023 |
| 49 | GK | Baj Maan | Simcoe County Rovers FC | Short-term contract | September 22, 2023 |
| 54 | DF | Kelsey Egwu | FC London | Short-term contract | September 24, 2023 |

#### Loaned in

| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee/notes | Date |
| 81 | MF | Themi Antonoglou | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | March 31, 2023 |
| 83 | FW | Hugo Mbongue | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | April 14, 2023 |
| 30 | GK | Tomás Romero | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | April 23, 2023 |
| 47 | MF | Kosi Thompson | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | April 23, 2023 |
| 3 | DF | Cristián Gutiérrez | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | May 14, 2023 |
| 18 | GK | Greg Ranjitsingh | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | June 11, 2023 |
| 7 | MF | Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | June 15, 2023 |
| 20 | FW | Ayo Akinola | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | June 15, 2023 |
| 77 | FW | Jordan Perruzza | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | July 12, 2023 |
| 11 | MF | Latif Blessing | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | September 1, 2023 |
| 90 | GK | Luka Gavran | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | September 8, 2023 |

### Out
#### Transferred out

| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee/notes | Date |
| 34 | DF | Klaidi Cela | Vaughan Azzurri | Option declined | November 15, 2022 |
| 85 | MF | Antonio Carlini | | Option declined | November 15, 2022 |
| 64 | MF | Kota Sakurai | | Option declined | November 15, 2022 |
| 68 | MF | Nakye Greenidge-Duncan | New England Revolution II | Option declined | November 15, 2022 |
| 73 | FW | Stefan Karajovanovic | Napier City Rovers | Option declined | November 15, 2022 |
| 60 | GK | Baj Maan | Simcoe County Rovers | Contract expired | November 15, 2022 |
| 70 | GK | Andreas Vaikla | Scrosoppi FC | Contract expired | November 15, 2022 |
| 35 | MF | Mehdi Essoussi | Alliance United FC | Contract expired | November 15, 2022 |
| 72 | MF | Steffen Yeates | Pacific FC | Contract expired | November 15, 2022 |
| 80 | FW | Paul Rothrock | Tacoma Defiance | Contract expired | November 15, 2022 |
| 58 | DF | Kobe Franklin | Toronto FC | Signed with first team | February 24, 2023 |
| 52 | MF | Alonso Coello | Toronto FC | Signed with first team | April 6, 2023 |
| 90 | GK | Luka Gavran | Toronto FC | Signed with first team | August 20, 2023 |

#### Loaned out

| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee/notes | Date |
| 52 | MF | Alonso Coello | Toronto FC | Short term loans (March 24, March 31) | March 24, 2023 |
| 71 | MF | Markus Cimermancic | Toronto FC | Short term loans (March 24, May 20, July 8) | March 24, 2023 |
| 65 | DF | Antony Curic | Toronto FC | Short term loans (May 13, May 17, May 20) | May 13, 2023 |
| 72 | FW | Jordan Faria | Toronto FC | Short term loan | May 20, 2023 |
| 90 | GK | Luka Gavran | Toronto FC | Short term loans (June 21, June 24, July 1) | June 21, 2023 |
| 76 | DF | Lazar Stefanovic | Toronto FC | Short term loans (July 1, July 30) | July 1, 2023 |
| 73 | MF | Jesús Batiz | Toronto FC | Short term loans (July 4, July 8, July 30) | July 4, 2023 |
| 51 | DF | Adam Pearlman | Toronto FC | Short term loans (July 4, July 8, August 30) | July 4, 2023 |
| 40 | GK | Adisa De Rosario | HFX Wanderers FC | Loan until September 15, 2023 | August 4, 2023 |
| 38 | DF | Jalen Watson | Pacific FC | Loan | August 18, 2023 |
| 82 | MF | Julian Altobelli | Toronto FC | Short term loan | October 4, 2023 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### MLS Next Pro
#### Standings
##### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | CT | Huntsville City FC | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 38 |
| 10 | CT | Atlanta United 2 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 35 |
| 11 | NE | Toronto FC II | 28 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 29 |
| 12 | CT | FC Cincinnati 2 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 27 |
| 13 | CT | Inter Miami CF II | 28 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 68 | −34 | 22 |

##### Overall table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 21 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 34 |
| 22 | Real Monarchs | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 31 |
| 23 | Toronto FC II | 28 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 29 |
| 24 | FC Cincinnati 2 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 27 |
| 25 | Los Angeles FC 2 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 25 |

#### Match results
## Statistics
### Goals

| Rank | Nation | Player | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | | Jesús Batiz | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | | Reshaun Walkes | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | | Hugo Mbongue | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | | Alec Díaz | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | | Jordan Faria | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | | Julian Altobelli | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | | Dékwon Barrow | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | | Markus Cimermancic | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | | Antony Curic | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | | Myles Morgan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | | Ife Adenuga | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | | Themi Antonoglou | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | | Matthew Catavolo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | | Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 42 | 0 | 42 |
Updated to match played September 15, 2023 Source: Stats Crew

### Shutouts

| Rank | Nation | Player | Pos. | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | | Luka Gavran | GK | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | | Gianluca Catalano | GK | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Updated to match played August 18, 2023 Source: Stats Crew