# 2022 Valour FC season

The 2022 Valour FC season was the fourth season in the history of Valour FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.

## Current squad

As of September 6, 2022.
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Jonathan Sirois | GK | (2001-06-27)June 27, 2001 (aged 21) | CF Montréal |
| 99 | Rayane Yesli | GK | (1999-10-12)October 12, 1999 (aged 23) | Blainville |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Andy Baquero | RB / RW | (1994-08-17)August 17, 1994 (aged 28) | Delfines del Este |
| 3 | Rocco Romeo | CB | (2000-03-25)March 25, 2000 (aged 22) | Toronto FC |
| 4 | Tony Mikhael | CB / FB | (2000-03-01)March 1, 2000 (aged 22) | Carleton Ravens |
| 5 | Nassim Mekideche | CB | (2000-04-30)April 30, 2000 (aged 22) | CS Hammam-Lif |
| 12 | Jonathan Esparza | CB | (1999-07-09)July 9, 1999 (aged 23) | Chattanooga Red Wolves |
| 14 | Stefan Cebara | RB / RW / CB | (1991-04-12)April 12, 1991 (aged 31) | Vojvodina Novi Sad |
| 22 | Matteo de Brienne | LB | (2002-05-22)May 22, 2002 (aged 20) | Carleton University |
| 35 | Andrew Jean-Baptiste | CB | (1992-06-16)June 16, 1992 (aged 30) | Umeå FC |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | Jacob Carlos | CM | (2001-07-12)July 12, 2001 (aged 21) | Ryerson Rams |
| 8 | Diego Gutiérrez | RM / RB | (1997-02-18)February 18, 1997 (aged 25) | Barnechea |
| 10 | Kevin Rendón | AM | (1993-01-08)January 8, 1993 (aged 29) | Deportivo Pasto |
| 11 | Alessandro Riggi | LW / RW | (1993-11-30)November 30, 1993 (aged 29) | HFX Wanderers |
| 17 | Brett Levis | MF | (1993-03-29)March 29, 1993 (aged 29) | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| 27 | Raphael Ohin | CM | (1995-05-25)May 25, 1995 (aged 27) | WSA Winnipeg |
| 70 | Matthew Catavolo | CM | (2003-02-13)February 13, 2003 (aged 19) | CF Montréal Academy |
| 77 | Federico Peña | MF | (1999-03-30)March 30, 1999 (aged 23) | Standard Liège |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | Moses Dyer | CF / CM | (1997-03-21)March 21, 1997 (aged 25) | Florø SK |
| 9 | Walter Ponce | CF | (1998-03-04)March 4, 1998 (aged 24) | Barnechea |
| 13 | Billy Forbes | ST / LW / RW | (1990-12-13)December 13, 1990 (aged 32) | Detroit City |
| 16 | Daryl Fordyce | CF | (1987-01-02)January 2, 1987 (aged 35) | Sligo Rovers |
| 24 | Sean Rea | CF / CM | (2002-05-15)May 15, 2002 (aged 20) | CF Montréal |

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

| No. | Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 8 | MF | Diego Gutiérrez | Barnechea | Free | December 21, 2021 |
| 9 | MF | Walter Ponce | Barnechea | Free | January 13, 2022 |
| 22 | DF | Matteo de Brienne | Carleton University | Free | January 18, 2022 |
| 12 | DF | Jonathan Esparza | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Free | January 21, 2022 |
| 99 | GK | Rayane Yesli | Blainville | Free | January 28, 2022 |
| 3 | DF | Rocco Romeo | Toronto FC | Free | February 4, 2022 |
| 11 | MF | Alessandro Riggi | HFX Wanderers | Free | February 9, 2022 |
| 70 | MF | Matthew Catavolo | CF Montréal Academy | Free | February 16, 2022 |
| 6 | MF | Jacob Carlos | Ryerson Rams | Selected 12th overall in the 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft | April 1, 2022 |
| | GK | Evan Barker | FC Manitoba | Free | May 9, 2022 |
| 10 | MF | Kevin Rendón | Deportivo Pasto | Free | May 31, 2022 |
| 5 | DF | Nassim Mekideche | CS Hammam-Lif | Free | July 8, 2022 |

#### Loans in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 20 | MF | Daniel Ascanio | Real Santander | Season-long loan; recalled on September 14, 2022 | January 28, 2022 |
| 1 | GK | Jonathan Sirois | CF Montréal | Season-long loan | March 11, 2022 |
| 24 | FW | Sean Rea | CF Montréal | Season-long loan | March 11, 2022 |
| 13 | FW | Billy Forbes | Detroit City | Season-long loan | July 21, 2022 |

#### Draft picks

Valour FC will make the following selections in the 2022 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 | 4 | MF | Raine Lyn | Canada | Cape Breton |
| 2 | 12 | MF | Jacob Carlos | Canada | Ryerson |

### Out
#### Transferred out

| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 18 | MF | Jared Ulloa | Sporting Cristal | Loan expired | December 31, 2021 |
| | DF | Rodrigo Reyes | C.D. Guadalajara | Loan expired | December 31, 2021 |
| 12 | DF | Rocco Romeo | Toronto FC | Loan expired | December 31, 2021 |
| 8 | MF | Keven Alemán | Atlético Ottawa | Contract expired | January 26, 2022 |
| 0 | GK | Matt Silva | United City | Contract expired | January 29, 2022 |
| 5 | DF | Amir Soto | | Contract expired | January 29, 2022 |
| 10 | FW | Masta Kacher | FC Edmonton | Contract expired | January 29, 2022 |
| 21 | MF | José Galán | Bruno's Magpies | Contract expired | January 29, 2022 |
| 19 | FW | William Akio | Ross County | Undisclosed fee | July 17, 2022 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions

Matches are listed in Winniped local time: Central Daylight Time (UTC−5) until November 5, and Central Standard Time (UTC−6) otherwise.

### 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 10 | October 8 | — | 5th | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 035.71 |
| Canadian Championship | May 11 | May 11 | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 36 | +0 | 034.48 |
Source: Competitions

### Canadian Premier League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Ottawa (S) | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 49 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Forge (C) | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 47 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Cavalry | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 47 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | Pacific | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 46 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | Valour | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 37 | |
| 6 | York United | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 34 | |
| 7 | HFX Wanderers | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 29 | |
| 8 | FC Edmonton | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 20 | |

#### Results by match

| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Result | D | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | L |
| Position | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

#### Matches
### Canadian Championship
## Statistics
### Squad and statistics

As of April 10, 2022
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | CAN | Jonathan Sirois | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | CUB | Andy Baquero | 1 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | CAN | Rocco Romeo | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | CAN | Jacob Carlos | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | NZL | Moses Dyer | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | CAN | Diego Gutiérrez | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | CAN | Alessandro Riggi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | USA | Jonathan Esparza | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | CAN | Stefan Cebara | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | NIR | Daryl Fordyce | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SSD | William Akio | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | CAN | Matteo de Brienne | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | CAN | Sean Rea | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | CAN | Matthew Catavolo | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | TRI | Federico Peña | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 99 | GK | ALG | Rayane Yesli | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Andy Baquero | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | TOTAL | TOTAL |
| 7 | MF | | Moses Dyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | William Akio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |