# 2021 HFX Wanderers FC season

The 2021 HFX Wanderers FC season was the third season in the club's history, as well as the third season in Canadian Premier League history.

## Current squad

    As of June 11, 2021
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 50 | Christian Oxner | GK | (1996-07-29)July 29, 1996 (aged 25) | Saint Mary's Huskies |
| 12 | Kieran Baskett | GK | (2001-09-27)September 27, 2001 (aged 20) | William & Mary Tribe |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Peter Schaale | CB | (1996-06-14)June 14, 1996 (aged 25) | CBU Capers |
| 3 | Morey Doner | RB | (1994-03-25)March 25, 1994 (aged 27) | York9 FC |
| 6 | Jems Geffrard | CB | (1994-08-26)August 26, 1994 (aged 27) | Fresno FC |
| 14 | Mateo Restrepo | RB | (1997-04-29)April 29, 1997 (aged 24) | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
| 16 | Kareem Sow | CB | (2000-09-28)September 28, 2000 (aged 21) | Montreal Carabins |
| 20 | Jake Ruby | RB | (2000-06-04)June 4, 2000 (aged 21) | Trinity Western Spartans |
| 31 | Eriks Santos | CB | (1996-02-23)February 23, 1996 (aged 25) | Dila Gori |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 5 | Pierre Lamothe | AM | (1997-09-18)September 18, 1997 (aged 24) | A.S. Blainville |
| 8 | Omar Kreim | MF | (1995-02-10)February 10, 1995 (aged 26) | Montreal Carabins |
| 10 | Alessandro Riggi | LW / RW | (1993-11-30)November 30, 1993 (aged 28) | Phoenix Rising |
| 15 | Scott Firth | CM | (2001-03-02)March 2, 2001 (aged 20) | Suburban FC |
| 18 | Andre Rampersad | CM | (1995-02-02)February 2, 1995 (aged 26) | Santa Rosa |
| 21 | Marcello Polisi | CM / DM | (1997-01-24)January 24, 1997 (aged 24) | SFU Athletics |
| 22 | João Morelli | AM | (1996-03-11)March 11, 1996 (aged 25) | FCI Levadia |
| 28 | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | CM | (1995-03-09)March 9, 1995 (aged 26) | Saint Louis FC |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | Alex Marshall | LW / CF | (1998-02-24)February 24, 1998 (aged 23) | Cavalier |
| 9 | Samuel Salter | CF | (2000-08-09)August 9, 2000 (aged 21) | AS Blainville |
| 11 | Akeem Garcia | CF / RW | (1996-09-11)September 11, 1996 (aged 25) | Santa Rosa |
| 23 | Cory Bent | LW / ST | (1997-05-14)May 14, 1997 (aged 24) | CBU Capers |
| 39 | Stefan Karajovanovic | CF | (1999-04-16)April 16, 1999 (aged 22) | Carleton Ravens |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 3 | DF | Morey Doner | York9 FC | Free | January 6, 2021 |
| 12 | GK | Kieran Baskett | William & Mary Tribe | Free | January 13, 2021 |
| 28 | MF | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | Saint Louis FC | Free | January 20, 2021 |
| 5 | MF | Pierre Lamothe | A.S. Blainville | Free | January 27, 2021 |
| 9 | FW | Samuel Salter | CSUN Matadors | Free | February 10, 2021 |
| 39 | FW | Stefan Karajovanovic | Carleton Ravens | Selected 7th overall in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft | June 10, 2021 |
| 16 | DF | Kareem Sow | Montreal Carabins | Selected 10th overall in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft | June 11, 2021 |
| 21 | MF | Marcello Polisi | SFU Athletics | Free | June 11, 2021 |

#### Draft picks

HFX Wanderers selected the following players in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft on January 29, 2021. 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 | 7 | FW | Stefan Karajovanovic | Canada | Carleton Ravens |
| 2 | 10 | DF | Kareem Sow | Canada | Montreal Carabins |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 1 | GK | Jason Beaulieu | Retired | | November 3, 2020 |
| 5 | MF | Louis Béland-Goyette | Gudja United | Contract expired | November 3, 2020 |
| 6 | DF | Chrisnovic N'sa | York United FC | Contract expired | November 3, 2020 |
| 16 | DF | Luke Green | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | Contract expired | November 3, 2020 |
| 24 | DF | Alex De Carolis | IFK Eskilstuna | Contract expired | November 19, 2020 |
| 17 | MF | Aboubacar Sissoko | Indy Eleven | Contract expired | February 10, 2021 |
| 13 | DF | Daniel Kinumbe | | Contract expired | March 31, 2021 |
| 9 | FW | Ibrahima Sanoh | | Contract expired | March 31, 2021 |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Forge (S) | 28 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 50 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Cavalry | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 50 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Pacific (C) | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 45 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | York United | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 36 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | Valour | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 35 | |
| 6 | HFX Wanderers | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 35 | |
| 7 | FC Edmonton | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 28 | |
| 8 | Atlético Ottawa | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 26 | |

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

#### Matches
### Canadian Championship
#### Quarter-finals
## Statistics
### Players

| No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Total | Total | Total | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists |
| 2 | DF | | Peter Schaale | 22 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Morey Doner | 21 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | | Pierre Lamothe | 26 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | | Jems Geffrard | 12 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Alex Marshall | 23 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Omar Kreim | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Samuel Salter | 22 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Alessandro Riggi | 17 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Akeem Garcia | 24 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | Mateo Restrepo | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Scott Firth | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | Kareem Sow | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Andre Rampersad | 29 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Alejandro Portal | 10 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | | Jake Ruby | 17 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Marcello Polisi | 17 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | | João Morelli | 23 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | | Cory Bent | 21 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | | Mamadi Camara | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | 24 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | | Eriks Santos | 20 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | | Stefan Karajovanovic | 27 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalkeepers

| No. | Nat | Name | Total | Total | Total | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship |
| No. | Nat | Name | Apps | Conceded | Shutouts | Apps | Conceded | Shutouts | Apps | Conceded | Shutouts |
| 12 | | Kieran Baskett | 12 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 50 | | Christian Oxner | 18 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |