# 2024 Cavalry FC season

The 2024 Cavalry FC season is the sixth season in the history of Cavalry FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship and, for the first time ever, in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

## Current squad

As of September 13, 2024
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Previous club | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Marco Carducci | GK | (1996-09-24)September 24, 1996 (aged 28) | Calgary Foothills | |
| 31 | Joseph Holliday | GK | (2005-01-18)January 18, 2005 (aged 19) | Cavalry FC U21 | U21 |
| | Neven Fewster | GK | | Cavalry FC U21 | DEV |
| Defenders |||||||
| 3 | Callum Montgomery | CB | (1997-05-14)May 14, 1997 (aged 27) | Minnesota United | |
| 4 | Daan Klomp | CB | (1998-08-10)August 10, 1998 (aged 26) | NAC Breda | INT |
| 5 | Bradley Kamdem | LB / CB | (1994-08-18)August 18, 1994 (aged 30) | Valletta | |
| 12 | Tom Field | LB | (1997-03-14)March 14, 1997 (aged 27) | Calgary Foothills | INT |
| 25 | Caden Rogozinski | CB | (2002-04-23)April 23, 2002 (aged 22) | Mount Royal Cougars | U-S |
| 29 | Michael Harms | CB / RB | (2005-12-31)December 31, 2005 (aged 19) | Calgary Foothills | U21 |
| 33 | Fraser Aird | RB / RW / ST | (1995-02-02)February 2, 1995 (aged 29) | FC Edmonton | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 6 | Charlie Trafford | DM | (1992-05-24)May 24, 1992 (aged 32) | Wrexham | |
| 8 | Jesse Daley | CM | (1997-10-16)October 16, 1997 (aged 27) | Brisbane Roar | INT |
| 10 | Sergio Camargo | AM | (1994-08-16)August 16, 1994 (aged 30) | Calgary Foothills | |
| 11 | Jay Herdman | CM | (2004-08-14)August 14, 2004 (aged 20) | Whitecaps FC 2 | U21, Loan |
| 15 | Max Piepgrass | CM | (2004-04-07)April 7, 2004 (aged 20) | Calgary Foothills | U21, U-S |
| 17 | Nicolas Wähling | RW / LW | (1997-08-24)August 24, 1997 (aged 27) | TSV Steinbach | INT |
| 18 | Maël Henry | CM | (2004-05-26)May 26, 2004 (aged 20) | Vancouver FC | U21, IL |
| 24 | Eryk Kobza | DM / CB | (2001-11-23)November 23, 2001 (aged 23) | Calgary Dinos | |
| 26 | Shamit Shome | AM | (1997-09-05)September 5, 1997 (aged 27) | FC Edmonton | |
| 27 | Diego Gutiérrez | RM / RB | (1997-02-18)February 18, 1997 (aged 27) | Valour FC | |
| 28 | Niko Myroniuk | CM | (2005-07-21)July 21, 2005 (aged 19) | Mount Royal Cougars | U21, U-S |
| | Josh Belbin | CM | | Cavalry FC U21 | DEV |
| | James McGlinchey | MID | | Cavalry FC U21 | DEV |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | Ali Musse | ST / AM | (1996-01-01)January 1, 1996 (aged 28) | 1. FCA Darmstadt | |
| 9 | Malcolm Shaw | CF / RW | (1995-07-27)July 27, 1995 (aged 29) | Atlético Ottawa |
| 16 | Tobias Warschewski | CF / RW | (1998-02-06)February 6, 1998 (aged 26) | FC Edmonton | INT |
| 19 | William Akio | CF | (1998-07-23)July 23, 1998 (aged 26) | Ross County | IL |
| 23 | Chanan Chanda | CF | (2006-09-06)September 6, 2006 (aged 18) | Cavalry FC U21 | U21, EYT |
| 80 | Lowell Wright | CF | (2003-08-19)August 19, 2003 (aged 21) | Whitecaps FC 2 | U21 |
| | Myer Bevan | ST | (1997-04-23)April 23, 1997 (aged 27) | Auckland City | IL |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date |
| FW | Lleyton Brooks | Melbourne Victory | Free | December 26, 2023 |
| MF | Diego Gutiérrez | Valour FC | Free | January 2, 2024 |
| FW | Tobias Warschewski | | Free | January 16, 2024 |
| FW | Malcolm Shaw | Atlético Ottawa | Free | April 4, 2024 |
| MF | Niko Myroniuk | Mount Royal Cougars | U-Sports contract | April 10, 2024 |
| MF | Max Piepgrass | CBU Capers | U-Sports contract | April 10, 2024 |
| DF | Caden Rogozinski | Mount Royal Cougars | Selected 7th in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contract | April 10, 2024 |
| FW | Chanan Chanda | Cavalry FC U21 | Signed to an Exceptional Young Talent contract | June 21, 2024 |
| GK | Joseph Holliday | Cavalry FC U21 | Free | June 29, 2024 |
| MF | Nicolas Wähling | TSV Steinbach | Free | July 5, 2024 |
| FW | Lowell Wright | Whitecaps FC 2 | Free | July 25, 2024 |
| GK | Neven Fewster | Cavalry FC U21 | Signed to a development contract | September 3, 2024 |
| MF | Josh Belbin | Cavalry FC U21 | Signed to a development contract | September 3, 2024 |
| MF | James McGlinchey | Cavalry FC U21 | Signed to a development contract | September 3, 2024 |

#### Loans in

| Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date |
| MF | Lucas Dias | Sporting CP B | Loaned until June 30, 2024 | February 5, 2024 |
| GK | Jack Barrett | Everton F.C. Reserves | Loaned until June 30, 2024 | February 9, 2024 |
| MF | Jay Herdman | Whitecaps FC 2 | Loaned until end of season | September 13, 2024 |

#### Draft picks

Cavalry FC 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 | 7 | DF | Caden Rogozinski | Canada | Mount Royal |
| 2 | 10 | MF | Rodane Cato | Canada | Alberta |

### Out
#### Transferred out

| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 2 | DF | Roberto Alarcón | Valour FC | Option declined | November 30, 2023 |
| 23 | FW | Gareth Smith-Doyle | | Option declined | November 30, 2023 |
| 15 | DF | Udoka Chima | Worthing F.C. | Contract terminated by mutual consent | November 30, 2023 |
| 21 | GK | Sterling Kerr | | Contract expired | December 31, 2023 |
| 20 | FW | Joe Mason | | Contract expired | December 31, 2023 |
| 17 | MF | Ben Fisk | Vancouver FC | Transferred for a higher draft pick in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft | January 9, 2024 |
| 14 | FW | Ethan Beckford | Havant & Waterlooville | Undisclosed | January 30, 2024 |
| 11 | FW | Lleyton Brooks | | Contract terminated by mutual consent | July 25, 2024 |

#### Loans out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
| 11 | MF | José Escalante | F.C. Motagua | One-year loan | July 10, 2023 | |
| 30 | FW | Goteh Ntignee | FC Annecy | One-year loan, with option to buy for undisclosed fee | August 31, 2023 | |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Canadian Premier League | Matchday 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 040.00 |
| Canadian Championship | Preliminary Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 066.67 |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | Round one | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 040.00 |
Last updated: August 25, 2024 Source: Competitions

### Canadian Premier League

The Canadian Premier League season kicked off on Saturday, April 13, 2024.

### Canadian Championship

The Canadian Championship campaign kicked off on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
Preliminary Round
Quarter-Finals

### CONCACAF Champions Cup

The CONCACAF Champions Cup draw was held on December 13, 2023. Having qualified as CPL Shield winners, Cavalry FC will enter the competition in round one and begin play in February, 2024. Because of potential weather issues in Calgary in February, the club announced shortly after the draw that their first round match will be played at Pacific FC's Starlight Stadium in Langford, BC.