# 2023 Pacific FC season

The 2023 Pacific FC season is the fifth season in the history of Pacific FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.

## Current squad

    As of September 1, 2023
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Emil Gazdov | GK | (2003-09-11)September 11, 2003 (aged 20) | FC Nürnberg |
| 12 | Kieran Baskett | GK | (2001-09-27)September 27, 2001 (aged 22) | HFX Wanderers |
| | Jack Garner | GK | | Van Isle Wave |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Georges Mukumbilwa | RB | (1999-09-23)September 23, 1999 (aged 24) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| 4 | Paul Amedume | CB / DM | (2003-02-28)February 28, 2003 (aged 20) | North Texas SC |
| 5 | Bradley Vliet | LB | (1998-03-24)March 24, 1998 (aged 25) | Cavalry FC |
| 13 | Kunle Dada-Luke | FB / RW | (2000-01-12)January 12, 2000 (aged 23) | Atlético Ottawa |
| 16 | Jalen Watson | CB / LB | (2000-03-23)March 23, 2000 (aged 23) | Toronto FC II |
| 26 | Thomas Meilleur-Giguère | CB | (1997-11-13)November 13, 1997 (aged 26) | Montreal Impact |
| 55 | Amer Didic | CB | (1994-12-28)December 28, 1994 (aged 29) | FC Edmonton |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 7 | Steffen Yeates | CM | (2000-01-04)January 4, 2000 (aged 23) | Toronto FC II |
| 11 | Josh Heard | AM | (1994-11-29)November 29, 1994 (aged 29) | Real Monarchs |
| 20 | Sean Young | CM | (2001-04-20)April 20, 2001 (aged 22) | Victoria Highlanders |
| 28 | Cédric Toussaint | CM / AM | (2001-03-29)March 29, 2001 (aged 22) | York United |
| 31 | Kekuta Manneh | LW / CF | (1994-12-30)December 30, 1994 (aged 29) | San Antonio FC |
| 34 | Manny Aparicio | CM | (1995-09-17)September 17, 1995 (aged 28) | York9 FC |
| | Zakaria Bahous | MF | (2001-08-05)August 5, 2001 (aged 22) | Atlético Ottawa |
| | Sami Marvasti | CM | | Van Isle Wave |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Easton Ongaro | ST | (1998-06-05)June 5, 1998 (aged 25) | Whitecaps FC 2 |
| 10 | Adonijah Reid | CF | (1999-08-13)August 13, 1999 (aged 24) | Miami FC |
| 14 | David Brazão | CF | (2001-11-01)November 1, 2001 (aged 22) | S.U. Sintrense |
| 19 | Abdul Binate | CF | (2003-01-24)January 24, 2003 (aged 20) | CF Montréal Academy |
| 21 | Ayman Sellouf | LW / CF | (2001-08-25)August 25, 2001 (aged 22) | Jong FC Utrecht |
| 23 | Djenairo Daniels | CF | (2002-01-07)January 7, 2002 (aged 21) | Jong FC Utrecht |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date |
| FW | Easton Ongaro | Whitecaps FC 2 | Free | November 15, 2022 |
| MF | Pierre Lamothe | HFX Wanderers | Free | November 28, 2022 |
| MF | Matthew Baldisimo | York United | Return from loan | November 30, 2022 |
| MF | Bicou Bissainthe | FC Edmonton | Return from loan | November 30, 2022 |
| MF | Simon Triantafillou | FC Edmonton | Return from loan | November 30, 2022 |
| DF | Paul Amedume | North Texas SC | Return from loan | December 2, 2022 |
| MF | Steffen Yeates | Toronto FC II | Free | December 21, 2022 |
| DF | Bradley Vliet | Cavalry FC | Free | January 13, 2023 |
| FW | Ayman Sellouf | Jong FC Utrecht | Free | January 25, 2023 |
| FW | Adonijah Reid | Miami FC | Free | January 31, 2023 |
| GK | Kieran Baskett | HFX Wanderers | Free | March 2, 2023 |
| FW | David Brazão | S.U. Sintrense | Free | March 3, 2023 |
| FW | Kekuta Manneh | San Antonio FC | Free | April 3, 2023 |
| DF | Eric Lajeunesse | UBC Thunderbirds | Selected 6th overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft | April 12, 2023 |
| GK | Jack Garner | Van Isle Wave | Signed to a development contract | April 12, 2023 |
| MF | Sami Marvasti | Van Isle Wave | Signed to a development contract | April 12, 2023 |
| MF | Zakaria Bahous | Atlético Ottawa | Free | September 1, 2023 |

#### Loans in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
| | DF | Jalen Watson | Toronto FC II | Loaned until end of season | August 31, 2023 | |

#### Draft picks

Pacific 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 | 6 | DF | Eric LaJeunesse | Canada | UBC |
| 2 | 13 | DF | Brandon Torresan | Canada | Trinity Western |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 3 | DF | Jordan Haynes | Valour FC | Contract expired | November 2, 2022 |
| 6 | MF | Umaro Baldé | | Contract expired | November 2, 2022 |
| 8 | MF | Matteo Polisi | TSS FC Rovers | Contract expired | November 2, 2022 |
| 33 | DF | Nathan Mavila | Al-Faisaly | Contract expired | November 7, 2022 |
| 14 | MF | Luca Ricci | | Contract expired | November 7, 2022 |
| 22 | MF | Jamar Dixon | Retired | | November 8, 2022 |
| 30 | FW | Kamron Habibullah | Vancouver Whitecaps | End of loan | November 30, 2022 |
| 1 | GK | Callum Irving | Vancouver FC | Contract expired | December 8, 2022 |
| 5 | DF | Abdou Samake | Valour FC | Contract expired | December 9, 2022 |
| 33 | MF | Matthew Baldisimo | York United | Contract expired | December 15, 2022 |
| 24 | FW | Gianni dos Santos | Atlético Ottawa | Contract expired | December 28, 2022 |
| | MF | Bicou Bissainthe | Haiphong FC | Contract expired | December 31, 2022 |
| | MF | Simon Triantafillou | | Contract expired | December 31, 2022 |
| 10 | MF | Marco Bustos | IFK Värnamo | Contract expired | January 4, 2023 |
| 15 | FW | Jordan Brown | | Contract terminated by mutual consent | January 6, 2023 |

#### Loans out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
| 8 | MF | Pierre Lamothe | Ho Chi Minh City | Loaned until March 10, 2024 | September 1, 2023 | |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Canadian Premier League | Matchday 1 | 4th | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 039.29 |
| CPL Playoffs | Play-in round | Second semifinal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 066.67 |
| Canadian Championship | Preliminary round | Semi-finals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 041.18 |
Last updated: 21 October 2023 Source: Competitions

### Canadian Premier League
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Playoff qualification |
| 1 | Cavalry (S) | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 55 | First semifinal |
| 2 | Forge (C) | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 42 | First semifinal |
| 3 | HFX Wanderers | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 42 | Quarterfinal |
| 4 | Pacific | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 40 | Play-in round |
| 5 | York United | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 38 | Play-in round |
| 6 | Atlético Ottawa | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 36 | |
| 7 | Vancouver | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 29 | |
| 8 | Valour | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 26 | |
* 1 2 Tie resolved by away goal differential; Forge: +4, Wanderers: −2

#### 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 | W | D | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | L | L | L |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |