# 2025 York United FC season

The 2025 York United FC season is the seventh season in the history of York United FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship.
Following the 2024 season, manager Benjamín Mora departed the team, to become the new head coach of Liga MX club Querétaro. He was replaced by former interim manager Mauro Eustáquio, who became the youngest head coach in Canadian Premier League history.

## Current squad

As of February 5, 2025.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| | Ivan Pavela | / | GK | (2005-03-03) March 3, 2005 (age 20) | NK Dugopolje | U21 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 4 | Oswaldo León | | CB | (1999-06-15) June 15, 1999 (age 25) | Dorados de Sinaloa | INT |
| 5 | Frank Sturing | | CB | (1997-05-29) May 29, 1997 (age 27) | SV Horn | |
| 6 | Orlando Botello | | LB | (2001-08-06) August 6, 2001 (age 23) | C.F. Monterrey U23 | INT, Loan |
| 16 | Max Ferrari | | LW / RW | (2000-08-20) August 20, 2000 (age 24) | Aurora FC | |
| 62 | Nyal Higgins | | CB | (1998-01-19) January 19, 1998 (age 27) | Vaughan Azzurri | |
| | Alexander Bergman | / | CB | (2004-12-08) December 8, 2004 (age 20) | Nõmme United | U21 |
| | Cameron DaSilva | | CB | (2002-12-19) December 19, 2002 (age 22) | Simcoe County Rovers | |
| | Riley Ferrazzo | | FB | (1999-08-04) August 4, 1999 (age 25) | HFX Wanderers | |
| | Luke Singh | / | CB | (2000-09-12) September 12, 2000 (age 24) | Toronto FC | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 8 | Elijah Adekugbe | / | MF | (1996-07-17) July 17, 1996 (age 28) | Cavalry FC | |
| 17 | Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy | / | AM / LW / RW | (2003-11-27) November 27, 2003 (age 21) | ProStars FC | |
| 21 | Kembo Kibato | | MF | (2000-09-16) September 16, 2000 (age 24) | Vancouver FC | |
| | Julian Altobelli | | AM / CF | (2002-11-04) November 4, 2002 (age 22) | Toronto FC II |
| | Gabriel Bitar | / | AM / CF | (1998-08-23) August 23, 1998 (age 26) | Vancouver FC | |
| | Steffen Yeates | | CM | (2000-01-04) January 4, 2000 (age 25) | Pacific FC | |
| Forwards |||||||
| 19 | Shola Jimoh | | LW | (2008-04-08) April 8, 2008 (age 16) | York United FC Academy | U21, EYT |
| | Marsel Bibishkov | / | ST | (2007-04-11) April 11, 2007 (age 17) | Juventus U17 | U21 |
| | Massimo Ferrin | | CF / RW / LW | (1998-12-06) December 6, 1998 (age 26) | HFX Wanderers | |
| | Adonijah Reid | | CF | (1999-08-13) August 13, 1999 (age 25) | Pacific FC | |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date |
| FW | Adonijah Reid | Pacific FC | Free | January 7, 2025 |
| DF | Riley Ferrazzo | HFX Wanderers | Free | January 9, 2025 |
| MF | Gabriel Bitar | Vancouver FC | Transferred for the first round pick in the 2026 CPL–U Sports Draft | January 13, 2025 |
| DF | Cameron DaSilva | Simcoe County Rovers | Free | January 14, 2025 |
| MF | Steffen Yeates | Pacific FC | Undisclosed fee | January 20, 2025 |
| DF | Luke Singh | Toronto FC | Free | January 22, 2025 |
| DF | Alexander Bergman | Nõmme United | Free | January 27, 2025 |
| FW | Marsel Bibishkov | Juventus U17 | Free | January 29, 2025 |
| MF | Julian Altobelli | Toronto FC II | Free | January 31, 2025 |
| FW | Massimo Ferrin | HFX Wanderers | Undisclosed fee | February 3, 2025 |
| GK | Ivan Pavela | NK Dugopolje | Free | February 5, 2025 |

#### Loans in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
| 6 | DF | Orlando Botello | C.F. Monterrey U23 | Loaned until end of season | January 24, 2025 | |

#### Draft picks

York United 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 | 5 | MF | Luca Accettola | Canada | York |
| 2 | 13 | FW | Matthew Fischer | Canada | York |

### Out
#### Transferred out

| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 15 | MF | Josué Martínez | | Loan expired | November 10, 2024 |
| 24 | MF | Tomas Giraldo | | Loan expired | November 10, 2024 |
| 20 | FW | Jorge Guzmán | | Loan expired | November 10, 2024 |
| 12 | MF | Santiago Márquez | | Loan expired | November 10, 2024 |
| 18 | GK | Eleias Himaras | Valour FC | Contract expired | December 31, 2024 |
| 23 | DF | Noah Abatneh | Atlético Ottawa | Contract expired | December 31, 2024 |
| 12 | MF | Clément Bayiha | Þór Akureyri | Contract expired | December 31, 2024 |
| 30 | MF | Kadin Martin-Pereux | | Contract expired | December 31, 2024 |
| 33 | MF | Matthew Baldisimo | | Contract expired | December 31, 2024 |
| 9 | FW | Brian Wright | Forge FC | Contract expired | December 31, 2024 |
| 10 | FW | Molham Babouli | Forge FC | Contract expired | December 31, 2024 |
| 14 | FW | Theo Afework | | Contract expired | December 31, 2024 |
| 1 | GK | Thomas Vincensini | | Option declined | January 13, 2025 |
| 11 | FW | Dennis Salanović | | Option declined | January 13, 2025 |
| 7 | MF | Juan Córdova | Unión San Felipe | Contract terminated by mutual consent | January 23, 2025 |

## 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Canadian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
Last updated: Apr 5, 2025 Source: Competitions

### Canadian Premier League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Playoff qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Ottawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | First semifinal |
| 2 | Cavalry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | First semifinal |
| 3 | Forge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinal |
| 4 | HFX Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-in round |
| 5 | Pacific | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-in round |
| 6 | Vancouver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Valour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | York United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

#### 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 |
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#### Matches
### Canadian Championship
## Statistics
### Squad and statistics

As of April 5, 2025
| 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 ||||||||||
| | GK | CAN | Ivan Pavela | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | MEX | Oswaldo León | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | CAN | Frank Sturing | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | MEX | Orlando Botello | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | CAN | Max Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 62 | DF | CAN | Nyal Higgins | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | EST | Alexander Bergman | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | CAN | Cameron DaSilva | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | CAN | Riley Ferrazzo | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | TRI | Luke Singh | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | ENG | Elijah Adekugbe | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | UKR | Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | CAN | Kembo Kibato | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | CAN | Julian Altobelli | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | LBN | Gabriel Bitar | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | CAN | Steffen Yeates | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 19 | FW | CAN | Shola Jimoh | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | BUL | Marsel Bibishkov | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | CAN | Massimo Ferrin | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | CAN | Adonijah Reid | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
| 1 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match played Apr 5, 2024 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Top assists

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
| 1 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match played Apr 5, 2024 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
| 1 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match played Apr 5, 2024 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | TOTAL | TOTAL |
| | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match played Apr 5, 2024 Source: Canadian Premier League