# 2024 HFX Wanderers FC season

The 2024 HFX Wanderers FC season is the sixth season in the history of HFX Wanderers FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship. During the off-season, coach Patrice Gheisar signed a two-year contract extension. The season was noteworthy for a difficult beginning, where the team set a league record for worst start to a season, and was eliminated from the Canadian Championship in the first round by losing to the Ligue 1 Québec club CS Saint-Laurent. The Wanderers also set a league record for most red cards in a season, with eight.
The six points earned on away games was tied for the second-lowest amount in CPL history, matching the 1-3-10 away record the HFX Wanderers FC ended with in 2019. Only FC Edmonton fared worse in 2022 with four points.
The average home attendance of 6,058 set a new club record.

## Current squad

    As of September 13, 2024
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Yann-Alexandre Fillion | GK | (1996-02-14)February 14, 1996 (aged 28) | IFK Mariehamn | |
| 12 | Daniel Clarke | GK | (2003-04-17)April 17, 2003 (aged 21) | CBU Capers | U21, U-S |
| 13 | Aiden Rushenas | GK | (2003-05-23)May 23, 2003 (aged 21) | Dalhousie Tigers | U21 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Daniel Nimick | CB | (2000-09-22)September 22, 2000 (aged 24) | Western Michigan Broncos | |
| 3 | Zachary Fernandez | RB | (2001-09-24)September 24, 2001 (aged 23) | A.S. Blainville | |
| 4 | Julian Dunn | CB | (2000-07-11)July 11, 2000 (aged 24) | HamKam | IL |
| 5 | Cale Loughrey | CB | (2001-08-04)August 4, 2001 (aged 23) | FC Edmonton | |
| 16 | Kareem Sow | CB | (2000-09-28)September 28, 2000 (aged 24) | Montreal Carabins | |
| 17 | Wesley Timoteo | FB / RW / LW | (2000-04-09)April 9, 2000 (aged 24) | FC Edmonton | |
| 21 | Jefferson Alphonse | CB | (2003-06-12)June 12, 2003 (aged 21) | CS Saint-Laurent | U21 |
| 23 | Riley Ferrazzo | FB | (1999-08-04)August 4, 1999 (aged 25) | Vaughan Azzurri | |
| 34 | Yorgos Gavas | CB | (2006-11-01)November 1, 2006 (aged 18) | Suburban FC | DEV |
| | David Mavakala | FB | (2006-02-24)February 24, 2006 (aged 18) | CF Montréal U23 | DEV |
| | Nassim Mekideche | CB | (2000-04-30)April 30, 2000 (aged 24) | US Monastir | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 6 | Lorenzo Callegari | CM | (1998-02-27)February 27, 1998 (aged 26) | Chambly | INT |
| 7 | Ryan Telfer | LW | (1994-03-04)March 4, 1994 (aged 30) | Miami FC | |
| 10 | Aidan Daniels | AM | (1998-09-06)September 6, 1998 (aged 26) | OKC Energy | |
| 11 | Vitor Dias | AM | (1998-04-30)April 30, 1998 (aged 26) | Sporting Kansas City II | INT |
| 14 | Clément Bayiha | RW / RB | (1999-03-08)March 8, 1999 (aged 25) | York United | Loan |
| 18 | Andre Rampersad | CM | (1995-02-02)February 2, 1995 (aged 29) | Santa Rosa | INT |
| 27 | Giorgio Probo | CM | (1999-07-19)July 19, 1999 (aged 25) | Vermont Green | INT |
| 28 | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | CM | (1995-03-09)March 9, 1995 (aged 29) | York United | |
| 41 | Camilo Vasconcelos | AM | (2005-03-19)March 19, 2005 (aged 19) | Guelph United | U21 |
| Forwards |||||||
| 8 | Massimo Ferrin | CF / RW / LW | (1998-12-06)December 6, 1998 (aged 26) | Vaughan Azzurri | |
| 19 | Tiago Coimbra | CF | (2004-01-17)January 17, 2004 (aged 20) | Palmeiras | U21 |
| 20 | Tavio Ciccarelli | CF | (2006-07-24)July 24, 2006 (aged 18) | Sheffield United Academy | U21, EYT |
| 33 | Sean Rea | CF / CM | (2002-05-15)May 15, 2002 (aged 22) | Castellón B |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date |
| MF | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | York United | Free | January 25, 2024 |
| MF | Ryan Telfer | Miami FC | Free | February 7, 2024 |
| DF | Kareem Sow | Montreal Carabins | Free | February 12, 2024 |
| MF | Vitor Dias | Sporting Kansas City II | Free | February 14, 2024 |
| FW | Christian Volesky | Monterey Bay FC | Free | February 14, 2024 |
| MF | Camilo Vasconcelos | Guelph United | Free | February 16, 2024 |
| MF | Giorgio Probo | Vermont Green | Free | February 19, 2024 |
| DF | Julian Dunn | HamKam | Free | February 21, 2024 |
| FW | Remi Agunbiade | Vaughan Azzurri | Signed to a development contract | March 28, 2024 |
| GK | Daniel Clarke | CBU Capers | Selected 5th in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contract | April 10, 2024 |
| DF | Yorgos Gavas | Suburban FC | Signed to a development contract | April 23, 2024 |
| FW | Tavio Ciccarelli | Sheffield United Academy | Free | May 31, 2024 |
| DF | Jefferson Alphonse | CS Saint-Laurent | Free | June 29, 2024 |
| FW | Sean Rea | Castellón B | Free | July 31, 2024 |
| DF | Nassim Mekidèche | US Monastir | Free | September 13, 2024 |
| DF | David Mavakala | CF Montréal U23 | Signed to a development contract | September 13, 2024 |

#### Loans in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
| | MF | Clément Bayiha | York United | Loaned until end of season | May 28, 2024 | |

#### Draft picks

HFX Wanderers selected the following players in the 2024 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 | 5 | GK | Daniel Clarke | England | Cape Breton |
| 2 | 13 | DF | Max Bodurtha | Canada | St. Francis Xavier |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 11 | MF | João Morelli | Retired | | November 3, 2023 |
| 22 | DF | Mohamed Omar | San Antonio FC | Contract expired | December 31, 2023 |
| 21 | FW | Jordan Perruzza | Toronto FC | Loan ended | December 31, 2023 |
| 4 | DF | Cristian Campagna | | Option declined | December 31, 2023 |
| 15 | DF | Doneil Henry | | Option declined | December 31, 2023 |
| 7 | DF | Ryan James | | Option declined | December 31, 2023 |
| 20 | DF | Jake Ruby | | Option declined | December 31, 2023 |
| 13 | MF | Armaan Wilson | | Option declined | December 31, 2023 |
| 37 | MF | Lifumpa Mwandwe | Newtown | Option declined | December 31, 2023 |
| 9 | FW | Théo Collomb | | Option declined | December 31, 2023 |
| 14 | MF | Callum Watson | Chattanooga FC | Undisclosed fee | January 26, 2024 |
| 9 | FW | Christian Volesky | | Contract terminated by mutual consent | August 7, 2024 |

#### Loans out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
| 24 | MF | Tomas Giraldo | York United | Loaned until end of season | May 28, 2024 | |

## Competitions

Matches are listed in Halifax local time: Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−3)

### 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 13 | October 19 | Matchday 1 | | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 000.00 |
| Canadian Championship | May 2 | May 2 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 000.00 |
Last updated: May 20 Source: Competitions

### Canadian Premier League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Playoff qualification |
| 1 | Forge (S) | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 50 | First semifinal |
| 2 | Cavalry (C) | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 48 | First semifinal |
| 3 | Atlético Ottawa | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 44 | Quarterfinal |
| 4 | York United | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 39 | Play-in round |
| 5 | Pacific | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 34 | Play-in round |
| 6 | HFX Wanderers | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 30 | |
| 7 | Vancouver | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 30 | |
| 8 | Valour | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 28 | |
* 1 2 Tie resolved by head-to-head points; HFX Wanderers: 7, Vancouver: 4
* ↑ Yellow cards count for one point and red cards (direct or accumulation of two yellow cards) count as three points.

#### 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 | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | D | D | D | D | L | W |
| Position | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 |

#### Matches
### Canadian Championship

Canada Soccer announced the preliminary round schedule for the Canadian Championship on March 11. Changes from the previous year include a later start date, assigned starting brackets, a home-and-away quarterfinal series, and a redraw for semi-final matchups, all of which allow the Wanderers a greater chance of hosting games in Halifax during the event. The preliminary round opponent for the Wanderers was CS Saint-Laurent, the championship team of Ligue1 Québec in 2023.