# 2024 York United FC season

The 2024 York United FC season is the sixth season in the history of York United FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.
After a 2023 season in which it was operated by Canadian Soccer Business, York United was sold to a new Mexican ownership group, Game Plan Sports, in late November 2023. York United will play the 2024 season at York Lions Stadium, while the new owners will be looking into alternative permanent venues for the future.
On May 21, 2024, manager Martin Nash was relieved of his head coaching duties and replaced by Mauro Eustáquio on an interim basis. On June 4, 2024, York United FC announced Benjamín Mora as their new head coach.

## Current squad

As of September 13, 2024.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Thomas Vincensini | | GK | (1993-09-12)September 12, 1993 (aged 31) | Virton | INT |
| 18 | Eleias Himaras | | GK | (2002-03-08)March 8, 2002 (aged 22) | Electric City | |
| Defenders |||||||
| 4 | Oswaldo León | | CB | (1999-06-15)June 15, 1999 (aged 25) | Dorados de Sinaloa | INT |
| 5 | Frank Sturing | | CB | (1997-05-29)May 29, 1997 (aged 27) | SV Horn | |
| 6 | Orlando Botello | | LB | (2001-08-06)August 6, 2001 (aged 23) | C.F. Monterrey U23 | INT, Loan |
| 16 | Max Ferrari | | LW / RW | (2000-08-20)August 20, 2000 (aged 24) | Aurora FC | |
| 23 | Noah Abatneh | | RB / CB | (2004-09-28)September 28, 2004 (aged 20) | AC Campodarsego | U21 |
| 30 | Kadin Martin-Pereux | | FB / MF | (2002-10-09)October 9, 2002 (aged 22) | SC Paderborn 07 II | IL |
| 62 | Nyal Higgins | | CB | (1998-01-19)January 19, 1998 (aged 26) | Vaughan Azzurri | |
| | Finn Raible | | CB | (2008-04-15)April 15, 2008 (aged 16) | Edmonton BTB SC | DEV |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 7 | Juan Córdova | / | FB | (1995-06-25)June 25, 1995 (aged 29) | Ñublense | |
| 8 | Elijah Adekugbe | / | MF | (1996-07-17)July 17, 1996 (aged 28) | Cavalry FC | |
| 12 | Santiago Márquez | | CM | (2003-12-13)December 13, 2003 (aged 21) | Necaxa | INT, Loan |
| 15 | Josué Martínez | | CM | (2002-03-28)March 28, 2002 (aged 22) | C.F. Monterrey U23 | INT, Loan |
| 21 | Kembo Kibato | | MF | (2000-09-16)September 16, 2000 (aged 24) | Vancouver FC | |
| 24 | Tomas Giraldo | | AM / CM | (2003-03-08)March 8, 2003 (aged 21) | HFX Wanderers | U21, Loan |
| 26 | Joshua Lopez | | MF | (2008-05-26)May 26, 2008 (aged 16) | TFC Academy | DEV |
| 27 | Lukas Pareja | | MF | | Cavalry FC U21 | DEV |
| 33 | Matthew Baldisimo | / | DM / CM | (1998-01-20)January 20, 1998 (aged 26) | Pacific FC | |
| 37 | Trivine Esprit | | MF | (2002-02-14)February 14, 2002 (aged 22) | Darby FC | U-S |
| | Anthony Umanzor | / | DM / CM | (2008-03-29)March 29, 2008 (aged 16) | TFC Academy | DEV |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | Brian Wright | | CF | (1995-03-24)March 24, 1995 (aged 29) | Atlético Ottawa | |
| 10 | Molham Babouli | / | CF / LW / RW | (1993-02-01)February 1, 1993 (aged 31) | Muaither SC | |
| 11 | Dennis Salanović | | LW / RW | (1996-02-26)February 26, 1996 (aged 28) | CF Talavera | INT |
| 14 | Theo Afework | | CF | (2004-01-24)January 24, 2004 (aged 20) | Nürnberg U19 | U21 |
| 17 | Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy | / | AM / LW / RW | (2003-11-27)November 27, 2003 (aged 21) | ProStars FC | U21 |
| 19 | Shola Jimoh | | LW | (2008-04-08)April 8, 2008 (aged 16) | York United FC Academy | U21, EYT |
| 20 | Jorge Guzmán | | CF / LW | (2003-12-13)December 13, 2003 (aged 21) | Atlas FC | INT, Loan |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 11 | MF | Dennis Salanović | CF Talavera | Free | January 3, 2024 |
| 7 | DF | Juan Córdova | Ñublense | Free | January 4, 2024 |
| 4 | DF | Oswaldo León | Dorados de Sinaloa | Free | January 23, 2024 |
| 5 | DF | Frank Sturing | SV Horn | Free | January 30, 2024 |
| 1 | GK | Thomas Vincensini | Virton | Free | February 27, 2024 |
| 62 | DF | Nyal Higgins | Vaughan Azzurri | Free | April 12, 2024 |
| 21 | MF | Christian Zeppieri | Vaughan Azzurri | Selected 4th in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contract | April 12, 2024 |
| 37 | MF | Trivine Esprit | Darby FC | U-Sports contract | April 21, 2024 |
| 13 | MF | Jason Hartill | Cape Breton University | U-Sports contract | May 4, 2024 |
| 19 | FW | Shola Jimoh | York United FC Academy | Exceptional Young Talent contract | June 8, 2024 |
| 27 | MF | Lukas Pareja | Cavalry FC U21 | Developmental contract | September 5, 2024 |
| 21 | MF | Kembo Kibato | Vancouver FC | Free | September 13, 2024 |
| | DF | Finn Raible | Edmonton BTB SC | Developmental contract | September 13, 2024 |
| | MF | Anthony Umanzor | TFC Academy | Developmental contract | September 13, 2024 |
| | MF | Joshua Lopez | TFC Academy | Developmental contract | September 13, 2024 |

#### Loans in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 6 | DF | Orlando Botello | C.F. Monterrey U23 | Loaned until end of season | February 2, 2024 |
| 15 | MF | Josué Martínez | C.F. Monterrey U23 | Loaned until end of season | February 2, 2024 |
| 24 | MF | Tomas Giraldo | HFX Wanderers | Loaned until end of season | May 28, 2024 |
| 20 | FW | Jorge Guzmán | Atlas FC | Loaned until end of season | July 26, 2024 |
| 12 | MF | Santiago Márquez | Necaxa | Loaned until end of season | August 13, 2024 |

#### Draft picks

York United 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 | 4 | MF | Christian Zeppieri | Canada | York |
| 2 | 12 | MF | Jason Hartill | Canada | Cape Breton |

### Out
#### Transferred out

| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 3 | DF | Tass Mourdoukoutas | Valour FC | Contract expired | December 4, 2023 |
| 6 | DF | Roger Thompson | Retired | | December 20, 2023 |
| 2 | DF | Paris Gee | Vancouver FC | Contract expired | December 22, 2023 |
| 7 | DF | Jonathan Grant | Atlético Ottawa | Contract expired | December 22, 2023 |
| 21 | MF | Michael Petrasso | | Contract expired | December 22, 2023 |
| 27 | MF | Carson Buschman-Dormond | Altitude FC | Contract expired | December 22, 2023 |
| 28 | MF | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | HFX Wanderers | Contract expired | December 22, 2023 |
| 11 | MF | Kévin dos Santos | Atlético Ottawa | Contract expired | February 20, 2024 |
| 24 | FW | Osaze De Rosario | Tacoma Defiance | Undisclosed sell-on clause | March 19, 2024 |
| 1 | GK | Niko Giantsopoulos | Vancouver FC | Contract expired | April 5, 2024 |
| 32 | MF | Brem Soumaoro | Indy Eleven | Contract terminated by mutual consent | August 6, 2024 |
| 22 | FW | Austin Ricci | Vancouver FC | Free | September 13, 2024 |

#### Loans out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
| 12 | MF | Clément Bayiha | HFX Wanderers | Loaned until end of season | May 28, 2024 | |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions

Matches are listed in Toronto local time: Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) until November 3, and Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) otherwise.

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Canadian Premier League | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 039.29 |
| Canadian Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 037.93 |
Last updated: Oct 19, 2024 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 | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | L |
| Position | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

#### Playoff matches
### Canadian Championship
## Statistics
### Squad and statistics

As of October 27, 2024
| 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 |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | FRA | Thomas Vincensini | 31 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | CAN | Eleias Himaras | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | MEX | Oswaldo León | 20 | 2 | 17+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | CAN | Frank Sturing | 20 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | MEX | Orlando Botello | 27 | 0 | 22+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | CAN | Max Ferrari | 28 | 0 | 25+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | CAN | Noah Abatneh | 23 | 1 | 20+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | CAN | Kadin Martin-Pereux | 14 | 0 | 5+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | LBR | Brem Soumaoro | 12 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 62 | DF | CAN | Nyal Higgins | 19 | 1 | 13+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 7 | DF | CAN | Juan Córdova | 23 | 3 | 21+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | CAN | Elijah Adekugbe | 30 | 1 | 23+6 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | CAN | Clément Bayiha | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | MEX | Santiago Márquez | 12 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | CAN | Jason Hartill | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | MEX | Josué Martínez | 29 | 2 | 21+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | CAN | Kembo Kibato | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | CAN | Christian Zeppieri | 8 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | CAN | Tomas Giraldo | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | CAN | Joshua Lopez | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | CAN | Lukas Pareja | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | PHI | Matthew Baldisimo | 15 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | CAN | Trivine Esprit | 13 | 0 | 2+11 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | CAN | Brian Wright | 25 | 9 | 23+1 | 9 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SYR | Molham Babouli | 24 | 7 | 22+1 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | LIE | Dennis Salanović | 12 | 2 | 6+5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | CAN | Theo Afework | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | UKR | Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy | 14 | 2 | 5+9 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | CAN | Shola Jimoh | 16 | 4 | 4+12 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | MEX | Jorge Guzmán | 11 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | CAN | Austin Ricci | 17 | 4 | 10+6 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Brian Wright | FW | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | | Molham Babouli | FW | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | | Shola Jimoh | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | | Austin Ricci | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | | Juan Córdova | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | | Oswaldo León | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | | Josué Martínez | MF | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | | Dennis Salanović | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | | Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | | Noah Abatneh | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | | Elijah Adekugbe | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | | Nyal Higgins | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 37 | 1 | 38 |
Updated to match played Oct 27, 2024 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Top assists

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Brian Wright | FW | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | | Jorge Guzmán | FW | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | | Juan Córdova | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | | Max Ferrari | DF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | | Elijah Adekugbe | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | | Molham Babouli | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | | Kadin Martin-Pereux | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | | Clément Bayiha | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Nyal Higgins | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Shola Jimoh | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Santiago Márquez | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Josué Martínez | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Austin Ricci | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Brem Soumaoro | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 31 | 0 | 31 |
Updated to match played Oct 27, 2024 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Thomas Vincensini | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Updated to match played Oct 27, 2024 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | TOTAL | TOTAL |
| 1 | GK | | Thomas Vincensini | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Oswaldo León | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Frank Sturing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Orlando Botello | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Juan Córdova | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Elijah Adekugbe | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Brian Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Mo Babouli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Dennis Salanović | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | | Santiago Márquez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Josué Martínez | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | Max Ferrari | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | | Jorge Guzmán | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | | Christian Zeppieri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | | Austin Ricci | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | | Noah Abatneh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | | Tomas Giraldo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | | Kadin Martin-Pereux | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | | Brem Soumaoro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | | Matthew Baldisimo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | DF | | Nyal Higgins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 67 | GK | | Michael Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 88 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 3 |
Updated to match played Oct 27, 2024 Source: Canadian Premier League