# 2021 Atlético Ottawa season

The 2021 Atlético Ottawa season was the second season in the history of Atlético Ottawa. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.

## Season review
### Pre-season

On 29 March 2021 the club announced their pre-season training camp plans in Spain. The training camp began on 1 April 2021 and took place at Los Angeles de San Rafael in Segovia before continuing at Centro Deportivo Wanda Alcalá de Henares in Alcalá de Henares. On June 3, after nine weeks in Spain, the club returned to Canada to begin quarantine before returning to training.

### Regular season
#### The Kickoff

On 7 June 2021 the Canadian Premier League announced that the beginning of the 2021 regular season would occur in a bubble environment in Winnipeg, Manitoba. "The Kickoff", as it was branded, would occur between 26 June and 24 July and all matches would take place at IG Field. The club began training in Winnipeg on 17 June before playing in the season's inaugural match on 26 June, a 1–0 victory over FC Edmonton.

## Current squad

As of June 22, 2021
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Dylon Powley | GK | (1996-09-05)September 5, 1996 (aged 25) | FC Edmonton |
| 13 | Teodor Obadal | GK | (2001-09-08)September 8, 2001 (aged 20) | FK Lokomotiva Belgrad |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Drew Beckie | CB | (1990-09-30)September 30, 1990 (aged 31) | El Paso Locomotive |
| 3 | Milovan Kapor | CB / DM | (1991-08-05)August 5, 1991 (aged 30) | FK Buxoro |
| 4 | Brandon John | CB | (1995-01-05)January 5, 1995 (aged 26) | Orlando City B |
| 17 | Miguel Acosta | RB | (1998-03-16)March 16, 1998 (aged 23) | Atlético Baleares |
| 20 | Nyal Higgins | CB | (1998-01-19)January 19, 1998 (aged 23) | Toronto FC II |
| 21 | Myles Cornwall | LB | (1998-09-12)September 12, 1998 (aged 23) | Ottawa South United |
| 23 | Matthew Arnone | CB | (1994-02-28)February 28, 1994 (aged 27) | York United |
| 33 | Keesean Ferdinand | CB / FB | (2003-08-17)August 17, 2003 (aged 18) | CF Montréal |
| 44 | Vashon Neufville | LB | (1999-07-18)July 18, 1999 (aged 22) | Newport County |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 5 | Viti Martínez | CM | (1997-05-25)May 25, 1997 (aged 24) | Gimnàstic |
| 6 | Chris Mannella | DM / CM | (1994-06-07)June 7, 1994 (aged 27) | York United |
| 7 | Ryan Telfer | LW | (1994-03-04)March 4, 1994 (aged 27) | York United |
| 8 | Ben McKendry | CM / AM | (1993-03-25)March 25, 1993 (aged 28) | Nyköpings BIS |
| 10 | Alberto Soto | AM | (2001-03-17)March 17, 2001 (aged 20) | Atlético Madrid B |
| 11 | Antoine Coupland | MF | (2003-12-12)December 12, 2003 (aged 18) | Ottawa Fury FC |
| 16 | Zach Verhoven | RW / LW | (1998-08-17)August 17, 1998 (aged 23) | Pacific FC |
| 18 | Tevin Shaw | DM | (1997-02-24)February 24, 1997 (aged 24) | Portmore United |
| 22 | Rafael Núñez | MF / RW | (2002-01-25)January 25, 2002 (aged 19) | Club Atlético de Madrid Juvenil |
| 28 | Mamadou Ba | MF | (2003-12-23)December 23, 2003 (aged 18) | Futuro Academy |
| 91 | Jaeden Mercure | AM | (2003-03-14)March 14, 2003 (aged 18) | Ottawa South United |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Shawn-Claud Lawson | CF | (1994-01-13)January 13, 1994 (aged 27) | Detroit City FC |
| 14 | Brian Wright | CF | (1995-03-24)March 24, 1995 (aged 26) | Birmingham Legion FC |
| 19 | Malcolm Shaw | CF | (1995-07-27)July 27, 1995 (aged 26) | Assyriska IK |
| 99 | Raúl Uche | CF | (1997-10-08)October 8, 1997 (aged 24) | Real Valladolid Promesas |

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

| No. | Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 6 | MF | Chris Mannella | York United | Free transfer | April 6, 2021 |
| 1 | GK | Dylon Powley | FC Edmonton | Free transfer | April 8, 2021 |
| | FW | Jordan Webb | Tampines Rovers | Free transfer | April 13, 2021 |
| 16 | MF | Zach Verhoven | Pacific FC | Free transfer | April 15, 2021 |
| 7 | MF | Ryan Telfer | York United | Free transfer | April 20, 2021 |
| 13 | GK | Teodor Obadal | FK Lokomotiva Belgrad | Free transfer | April 22, 2021 |
| 14 | FW | Brian Wright | Birmingham Legion FC | Free transfer | April 27, 2021 |
| 9 | FW | Shawn-Claud Lawson | Detroit City FC | Free transfer | April 29, 2021 |
| 2 | DF | Drew Beckie | El Paso Locomotive | Free transfer | May 4, 2021 |
| 17 | DF | Miguel Acosta | Atlético Baleares | Free transfer | May 20, 2021 |
| 99 | FW | Raúl Uche | Real Valladolid Promesas | Free transfer | July 28, 2021 |
| 23 | DF | Matthew Arnone | York United FC | Free transfer | August 7, 2021 |
| 91 | MF | Jaeden Mercure | Ottawa South United | Canadian Development contract | August 10, 2021 |
| 21 | DF | Myles Cornwall | Ottawa South United | Free transfer | August 28, 2021 |
| 28 | MF | Mamadou Ba | Futuro Academy | Canadian Development Contract | September 2, 2021 |

#### Loans in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 33 | DF | Keesean Ferdinand | CF Montréal | Season-long loan | February 3, 2021 |
| 22 | MF | Rafael Núñez | Club Atlético de Madrid Juvenil | Season-long loan | June 10, 2021 |
| 10 | MF | Alberto Soto | Atlético Madrid B | Season-long loan | June 22, 2021 |
| 20 | DF | Nyal Higgins | Toronto FC II | Season-long loan | August 7, 2021 |

#### Draft picks

Atlético Ottawa 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 | 2 | DF | Cristopher Malekos | Canada | Carleton Ravens |
| 2 | 15 | DF | Reggie Laryea | Canada | York Lions |

### Out
#### Transferred out

| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 28 | FW | Maksym Kowal | Germania Halberstadt | Contract expired | October 28, 2020 |
| 25 | GK | Ricky Gomes | Simcoe County Rovers FC | Contract expired | November 27, 2020 |
| 8 | MF | Francisco Acuña | Club Necaxa | Contract expired | January 5, 2021 |
| 23 | MF | Ajay Khabra | Retired | | February 20, 2021 |
| 2 | DF | Malyk Hamilton | North Carolina FC | Contract expired | February 22, 2021 |
| 1 | GK | Nacho Zabal | UE Sant Julià | Contract expired | February 26, 2021 |
| 9 | MF | Mohamed Kourouma | | Contract expired | February 26, 2021 |
| 10 | MF | Ben Fisk | Cavalry FC | Contract expired | February 26, 2021 |
| 12 | DF | Michel Djaozandry | | Contract expired | February 26, 2021 |
| 14 | DF | Jarred Phillips | | Contract expired | February 26, 2021 |
| 30 | GK | Horace Sobze Zemo | | Contract expired | February 26, 2021 |
| 42 | MF | Matteo de Brienne | | Contract expired | February 26, 2021 |
| 13 | DF | Kunle Dada-Luke | Pacific FC | Contract expired | March 11, 2021 |
| | MF | Bernardinho | | Contract terminated | June 23, 2021 |
| | MF | Jordan Webb | | Contract terminated | July 27, 2021 |

#### Loans out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
| 5 | MF | Viti Martínez | Deportivo Alavés B | Loaned until March 2021 | October 7, 2020 | |

## 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 | |

#### Post-Bubble Results Summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 November 2021. Source: Matches

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

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

As of November 7, 2021
| 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 | CAN | Dylon Powley | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | SRB | Teodor Obadal | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | CAN | Drew Beckie | 19 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | CAN | Milovan Kapor | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CAN | Brandon John | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Miguel Acosta | 28 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | CAN | Nyal Higgins | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | CAN | Myles Cornwall | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | CAN | Matthew Arnone | 15 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | CAN | Keesean Ferdinand | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | ENG | Vashon Neufville | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 5 | MF | ESP | Viti Martínez | 14 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | CAN | Chris Mannella | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | TRI | Ryan Telfer | 17 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | CAN | Ben McKendry | 25 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Alberto Soto | 20 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | CAN | Antoine Coupland | 16 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | CAN | Zach Verhoven | 26 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | JAM | Tevin Shaw | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | DOM | Rafael Núñez | 26 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | MF | CAN | Jaeden Mercure | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | JAM | Shawn-Claud Lawson | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | CAN | Brian Wright | 24 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | CAN | Malcolm Shaw | 28 | 10 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | ESP | Raúl Uche | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Malcolm Shaw | FW | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | | Brian Wright | FW | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | | Ryan Telfer | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | | Miguel Acosta | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | | Antoine Coupland | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | | Viti Martínez | MF | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | | Alberto Soto | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | | Matthew Arnone | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | Drew Beckie | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | Ben McKendry | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | Zach Verhoven | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 30 | 2 | 32 |
Updated to match played November 7, 2021 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Top assists

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Zach Verhoven | MF | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | | Chris Mannella | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | | Viti Martínez | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | | Alberto Soto | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | | Miguel Acosta | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Drew Beckie | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Ben McKendry | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Vashon Neufville | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Malcolm Shaw | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Tevin Shaw | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Brian Wright | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 17 | 0 | 17 |
Updated to match played October 24, 2021 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Dylon Powley | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Updated to match played October 20, 2021 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | TOTAL | TOTAL |
| 1 | GK | | Dylon Powley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Drew Beckie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Milovan Kapor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | | Viti Martínez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Chris Mannella | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Ryan Telfer | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Ben McKendry | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | Shawn-Claud Lawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Alberto Soto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Zach Verhoven | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | | Miguel Acosta | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Tevin Shaw | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | | Nyal Higgins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | | Rafael Núñez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | Matthew Arnone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | | Vashon Neufville | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 58 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 5 |
Updated to match played November 7, 2021 Source: Canadian Premier League