# 2025 HFX Wanderers FC season

The 2025 HFX Wanderers FC season is the seventh season in the history of HFX Wanderers FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship.

## Current squad

    As of February 24, 2025
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 13 | Aiden Rushenas | GK | (2003-05-23) May 23, 2003 (age 21) | Dalhousie Tigers | |
| | Rayane Yesli | GK | (1999-10-12) October 12, 1999 (age 25) | Atlético Ottawa | |
| Defenders |||||||
| 4 | Julian Dunn | CB | (2000-07-11) July 11, 2000 (age 24) | HamKam | |
| 16 | Kareem Sow | CB | (2000-09-28) September 28, 2000 (age 24) | Montreal Carabins | |
| 17 | Wesley Timoteo | FB / RW / LW | (2000-04-09) April 9, 2000 (age 24) | FC Edmonton | |
| 21 | Jefferson Alphonse | CB | (2003-06-12) June 12, 2003 (age 21) | CS Saint-Laurent | |
| 44 | Nassim Mekideche | CB | (2000-04-30) April 30, 2000 (age 24) | US Monastir | |
| | Thomas Meilleur-Giguère | CB | (1997-11-13) November 13, 1997 (age 27) | Pacific FC | |
| | Adam Pearlman | CB | (2005-04-05) April 5, 2005 (age 19) | Toronto FC | U21, Loan |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 6 | Lorenzo Callegari | CM | (1998-02-27) February 27, 1998 (age 26) | Chambly | INT |
| 7 | Ryan Telfer | LW | (1994-03-04) March 4, 1994 (age 30) | Miami FC | |
| 11 | Vitor Dias | AM | (1998-04-30) April 30, 1998 (age 26) | Sporting Kansas City II | INT |
| 18 | Andre Rampersad | CM | (1995-02-02) February 2, 1995 (age 30) | Santa Rosa | INT |
| 27 | Giorgio Probo | CM | (1999-07-19) July 19, 1999 (age 25) | Vermont Green | INT |
| 28 | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | CM | (1995-03-09) March 9, 1995 (age 29) | York United | |
| 41 | Camilo Vasconcelos | AM | (2005-03-19) March 19, 2005 (age 19) | Guelph United | U21 |
| | Yohan Baï | RM / RW | (1996-09-28) September 28, 1996 (age 28) | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | INT |
| | Alessandro Biello | CM | (2005-07-20) July 20, 2005 (age 19) | CF Montréal | U21, Loan |
| | Isaiah Johnston | CM | (2001-08-14) August 14, 2001 (age 23) | Loudoun United | |
| Forwards |||||||
| 19 | Tiago Coimbra | CF | (2004-01-17) January 17, 2004 (age 21) | Palmeiras | U21 |
| 20 | Tavio Ciccarelli | CF | (2006-07-24) July 24, 2006 (age 18) | Sheffield United Academy | U21, EYT |
| 33 | Sean Rea | CF / CM | (2002-05-15) May 15, 2002 (age 22) | Castellón B |
| | Jason Bahamboula | RW / CF | (2001-06-15) June 15, 2001 (age 23) | Valmiera FC | INT |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date |
| DF | Thomas Meilleur-Giguère | Pacific FC | Free | January 1, 2025 |
| GK | Rayane Yesli | Atlético Ottawa | Free | January 8, 2025 |
| MF | Isaiah Johnston | Loudoun United | Undisclosed fee | January 15, 2025 |
| MF | Yohan Baï | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Free | January 27, 2025 |
| FW | Jason Bahamboula | Valmiera FC | Free | January 29, 2025 |

#### Loans in

| No. | Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
| | MF | Alessandro Biello | CF Montréal | Season-long loan | February 18, 2025 | |
| | DF | Adam Pearlman | Toronto FC | Season-long loan | February 24, 2025 | |

#### Draft picks

HFX Wanderers selected the following players in the 2025 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 | 3 | DF | Matthew Paiva | Canada | McMaster |
| 2 | 11 | MF | Joven Mann | Canada | UBC |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 1 | GK | Yann-Alexandre Fillion | Floriana | Contract expired | December 31, 2024 |
| 2 | DF | Daniel Nimick | Forge FC | Contract expired | December 31, 2024 |
| 3 | DF | Zachary Fernandez | Valour FC | Contract expired | December 31, 2024 |
| 14 | MF | Clément Bayiha | York United | Loan expired | December 31, 2024 |
| 5 | DF | Cale Loughrey | Corvinul Hunedoara | Option declined | December 31, 2024 |
| 23 | DF | Riley Ferrazzo | York United | Option declined | December 31, 2024 |
| 10 | MF | Aidan Daniels | Pacific FC | Option declined | December 31, 2024 |
| 24 | MF | Tomas Giraldo | | Option declined | December 31, 2024 |
| 8 | FW | Massimo Ferrin | York United | Undisclosed fee | February 3, 2025 |