# 2023 Atlético Ottawa season

The 2023 Atlético Ottawa season was the fourth season in the history of Atlético Ottawa. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship. This was the club's second season under head coach Carlos González.
In the previous season, the club finished 1st in the Canadian Premier League regular season, before losing to Forge FC in the post-season Final.

## Current squad

As of July 28, 2023
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Sean Melvin | GK | (1994-07-09)July 9, 1994 (aged 29) | Colorado Springs Switchbacks |
| 29 | Nathan Ingham | GK | (1993-01-27)January 27, 1993 (aged 30) | York United FC |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | Macdonald Niba | CB | (1994-08-08)August 8, 1994 (aged 29) | Kuopion Palloseura |
| 4 | Diego Espejo | CB | (2002-08-18)August 18, 2002 (aged 21) | Atlético Madrid B |
| 5 | Luke Singh | CB | (2000-09-12)September 12, 2000 (aged 23) | Toronto FC |
| 15 | Maxim Tissot | LB / DM | (1992-04-13)April 13, 1992 (aged 31) | Forge FC |
| 17 | Miguel Acosta | RB / LB / CB | (1998-03-16)March 16, 1998 (aged 25) | Atlético Baleares |
| 20 | Karl Ouimette | CB | (1992-06-18)June 18, 1992 (aged 31) | Indy Eleven |
| 23 | Tyr Walker | CB / FB | (2003-10-22)October 22, 2003 (aged 20) | Acadia University |
| 46 | Zachary Roy | RB | (2003-06-24)June 24, 2003 (aged 20) | CS St-Hubert |
| 91 | Aboubakary Sacko | LB | (2003-01-31)January 31, 2003 (aged 20) | Le Havre B |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 10 | Ollie Bassett | AM / LW | (1998-03-06)March 6, 1998 (aged 25) | Pacific FC |
| 11 | Noah Verhoeven | CM | (1999-06-15)June 15, 1999 (aged 24) | York United |
| 14 | Jean-Aniel Assi | LW / RW | (2004-08-12)August 12, 2004 (aged 19) | CF Montréal |
| 16 | Zach Verhoven | LW / RW / RB | (1998-08-17)August 17, 1998 (aged 25) | Pacific FC |
| 21 | Alberto Zapater | DM | (1985-06-13)June 13, 1985 (aged 38) | Real Zaragoza |
| 26 | Omar Darwish | DM | (2005-01-30)January 30, 2005 (aged 18) | OSU Atletico |
| 30 | Gabriel Antinoro | LW | (2004-04-24)April 24, 2004 (aged 19) | CF Montréal |
| 96 | Ilias Iliadis | DM / LB | (2001-03-21)March 21, 2001 (aged 22) | CF Montréal |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | Gianni dos Santos | LW | (1998-11-21)November 21, 1998 (aged 25) | Pacific FC |
| 9 | Carl Haworth | RW / RB | (1989-07-09)July 9, 1989 (aged 34) | Indy Eleven |
| 18 | Samuel Salter | CF | (2000-08-09)August 9, 2000 (aged 23) | HFX Wanderers |
| 19 | Malcolm Shaw | CF / RW | (1995-07-27)July 27, 1995 (aged 28) | Assyriska IK |
| 99 | Ruben Del Campo | CF / LW | (2000-02-23)February 23, 2000 (aged 23) | San Fernando CD |

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

| No. | Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 20 | DF | Karl Ouimette | Indy Eleven | Free transfer | January 31, 2023 |
| 11 | MF | Noah Verhoeven | York United | Free transfer | February 3, 2023 |
| 18 | FW | Samuel Salter | HFX Wanderers | Undisclosed fee & sell-on clause | February 16, 2023 |
| 7 | FW | Gianni dos Santos | Pacific FC | Free | February 21, 2023 |
| 30 | MF | Gabriel Antinoro | CF Montréal | Free | February 23, 2023 |
| 91 | DF | Aboubakary Sacko | Le Havre B | Free | March 8, 2023 |
| 12 | MF | Junior Agyekum | Rivers FC | U-Sports Draft Pick | April 14, 2023 |
| 23 | DF | Tyr Walker | Acadia University | U-Sports Development contract | April 21, 2023 |
| 25 | GK | Brogan Engbers | Unattached | Free | May 6, 2023 |
| 99 | FW | Ruben Del Campo | San Fernando CD | Free | June 28, 2023 |
| 21 | MF | Alberto Zapater | Real Zaragoza | Free | June 28, 2023 |
| | MF | Omar Darwish | | Development contract | June 29, 2023 |

#### Loans in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 4 | DF | Diego Espejo | Atlético Madrid B | Loan extended | December 22, 2022 |
| 14 | MF | Jean-Aniel Assi | CF Montréal | Loan | February 15, 2023 |
| 5 | DF | Luke Singh | Toronto FC | Loan | March 2, 2023 |
| 96 | MF | Ilias Iliadis | CF Montreal | Loan | July 28, 2023 |

#### Draft picks

Atlético Ottawa made the 8th and 15th selections 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 | 8 | MF | Junior Agyekum | Canada | Thompson Rivers |
| 2 | 15 | FW | Mohamed Bouzidi | Canada | Carleton |

### Out
#### Transferred out

| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 14 | MF | Owen Antoniuk | Free agent | Loan expired; released from parent club | November 18, 2022 |
| 5 | DF | Sergio Camus | Atlético Madrid B | Loan expired; returned to parent club | November 30, 2022 |
| 33 | DF | Iván Pérez | Mar Menor FC | Option declined | November 30, 2022 |
| 6 | MF | Chris Mannella | | Contract expired | November 30, 2022 |
| 7 | MF | Keven Alemán | | Option declined | November 30, 2022 |
| 8 | MF | Ben McKendry | | Contract expired | November 30, 2022 |
| 12 | DF | Gabriel Carvalho | | Development contract expired | November 30, 2022 |
| | MF | Omar Darwish | | Development contract expired | November 30, 2022 |
| | FW | Anthony Domanico | | Development contract expired | November 30, 2022 |
| 2 | DF | Drew Beckie | Retired | Retired | December 3, 2022 |
| 11 | FW | Vladimir Moragrega | Atlético San Luis | Loan expired; returned to parent club | December 13, 2022 |
| 9 | FW | Brian Wright | York United | Option declined | January 9, 2023 |
| 20 | MF | Abdoul Sissoko | Qadsia SC | Option declined | January 9, 2023 |
| 13 | FW | Ballou Tabla | Manisa F.K. | Transfer; fee undisclosed | January 25, 2023 |
| 25 | GK | Brogan Engbers | | Emergency contract expired | June 9, 2023 |
| 12 | MF | Junior Agyekum | | Released | June 28, 2023 |
| 22 | MF | Zakaria Bahous | Pacific FC | Released | July 28, 2023 |

## Competitions
### Canadian Premier League
#### Table

| 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 | D | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | W |
| Position | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |

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

As of October 7, 2023
| 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 | Sean Melvin | 7 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | CMR | Macdonald Niba | 13 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Diego Espejo | 21 | 2 | 18+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | TRI | Luke Singh | 27 | 1 | 25+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | CPV | Gianni dos Santos | 21 | 2 | 10+9 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | CAN | Carl Haworth | 17 | 3 | 7+10 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | NIR | Ollie Bassett | 29 | 12 | 27+0 | 11 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | CAN | Noah Verhoeven | 27 | 1 | 15+10 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | CAN | Junior Agyekum | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | CAN | Jean-Aniel Assi | 28 | 1 | 20+6 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | CAN | Maxim Tissot | 16 | 3 | 12+3 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | CAN | Zach Verhoven | 23 | 3 | 8+14 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Miguel Acosta | 27 | 1 | 24+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | CAN | Samuel Salter | 28 | 7 | 17+9 | 7 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | TRI | Malcolm Shaw | 24 | 2 | 12+10 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | CAN | Karl Ouimette | 28 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Alberto Zapater | 16 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | CAN | Zakaria Bahous | 14 | 1 | 4+8 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | CAN | Tyr Walker | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | CAN | Brogan Engbers | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | CAN | Omar Darwish | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | CAN | Nathan Ingham | 20 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | CAN | Gabriel Antinoro | 24 | 2 | 8+15 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 46 | DF | CAN | Zachary Roy | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 91 | DF | FRA | Aboubakary Sacko | 10 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 96 | MF | GRE | Ilias Iliadis | 11 | 1 | 8+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | SUI | Ruben Del Campo | 15 | 0 | 5+10 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | Total |
| 1 | | Ollie Bassett | MF | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | | Samuel Salter | FW | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | | Zach Verhoven | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | | Carl Haworth | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | | Maxim Tissot | DF | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | | Malcolm Shaw | FW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | | Gianni dos Santos | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | | Gabriel Antinoro | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | | Diego Espejo | DF | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | | Noah Verhoeven | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | Zakaria Bahous | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | Jean-Aniel Assi | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | Miguel Acosta | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | Luke Singh | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | Ilias Iliadis | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 38 | 4 | 42 |
Updated to match played October 7, 2023 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Top assists

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | Total |
| 1 | | Jean-Aniel Assi | MF | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | | Carl Haworth | MF | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | | Ollie Bassett | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | | Gianni dos Santos | FW | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | | Noah Verhoeven | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | | Miguel Acosta | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | | Zach Verhoven | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | | Ruben Del Campo | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | | Malcolm Shaw | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | | Macdonald Niba | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | | Samuel Salter | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 22 | 2 | 24 |
Updated to match played September 9, 2023 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Nathan Ingham | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | | Sean Melvin | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 9 | 0 | 9 |

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | TOTAL | TOTAL |
| 3 | DF | | Macdonald Niba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Diego Espejo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Luke Singh | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Gianni dos Santos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Carl Haworth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Ollie Bassett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Noah Verhoeven | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Jean Aniel Assi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Maxim Tissot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Zach Verhoven | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | | Miguel Acosta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | | Sam Salter | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Malcolm Shaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | | Karl Ouimette | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Alberto Zapater | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | | Nathan Ingham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | | Gabriel Antinoro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 46 | DF | | Zachary Roy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | DF | | Aboubakary Sacko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | MF | | Ilias Iliadis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | | Ruben del Campo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 58 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 1 |