# 2023 York United FC season

The 2023 York United FC season is the fifth season in the history of York United FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship.
In April during the 2023 season, the club was sold from the Baldassarra family to Canadian Soccer Business with plans to transfer the club to new ownership.

## Current squad

As of September 6, 2023.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Niko Giantsopoulos | | GK | (1994-06-24)June 24, 1994 (aged 29) | Cavalry FC |
| 67 | Eleias Himaras | | GK | (2002-03-08)March 8, 2002 (aged 21) | Electric City |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Paris Gee | | LB / RB | (1994-07-05)July 5, 1994 (aged 29) | FC Edmonton |
| 3 | Tass Mourdoukoutas | | CB | (1999-03-03)March 3, 1999 (aged 24) | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| 6 | Roger Thompson | | CB | (1991-12-19)December 19, 1991 (aged 32) | Ljungskile SK |
| 7 | Jonathan Grant | | RB | (1993-10-15)October 15, 1993 (aged 30) | Forge FC |
| 23 | Noah Abatneh | | RB / CB | (2004-09-28)September 28, 2004 (aged 19) | AC Campodarsego |
| 30 | Kadin Martin-Pereux | | FB / MF | (2002-10-09)October 9, 2002 (aged 21) | SC Paderborn 07 II |
| 32 | Brem Soumaoro | | CB / DM | (1996-08-08)August 8, 1996 (aged 27) | PAEEK |
| 55 | Toby Richardson | | DF | (2005-08-13)August 13, 2005 (aged 18) | West Ottawa SC |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 8 | Elijah Adekugbe | | MF | (1996-07-17)July 17, 1996 (aged 27) | Cavalry FC |
| 11 | Kevin Dos Santos | | LW / RW | (1999-10-20)October 20, 1999 (aged 24) | Darlington F.C. |
| 12 | Clément Bayiha | | RW / RB | (1999-03-08)March 8, 1999 (aged 24) | Hamarkameratene |
| 16 | Max Ferrari | | LW / RW | (2000-08-20)August 20, 2000 (aged 23) | Aurora FC |
| 27 | Carson Buschman-Dormond | | LW / RW | (2002-10-27)October 27, 2002 (aged 21) | FC Zürich U21 |
| 28 | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | | CM | (1995-03-09)March 9, 1995 (aged 28) | HFX Wanderers |
| 33 | Matthew Baldisimo | / | DM / CM | (1998-01-20)January 20, 1998 (aged 25) | Pacific FC |
| 47 | Trivine Esprit | | MF | (2002-02-14)February 14, 2002 (aged 21) | Darby FC |
| 70 | Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy | / | AM / LW / RW | (2003-11-27)November 27, 2003 (aged 20) | ProStars FC |
| | Adriano Iannello | | MF | | York United FC Academy |
| | Shola Jimoh | | LW | (2008-04-08)April 8, 2008 (aged 15) | York United FC Academy |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Brian Wright | | CF | (1995-03-24)March 24, 1995 (aged 28) | Atlético Ottawa |
| 14 | Theo Afework | | CF | (2004-01-24)January 24, 2004 (aged 19) | Nürnberg U19 |
| 18 | Molham Babouli | / | CF / LW / RW | (1993-02-01)February 1, 1993 (aged 30) | Muaither SC |
| 22 | Austin Ricci | | CF | (1996-04-08)April 8, 1996 (aged 27) | Valour FC |
| 24 | Osaze De Rosario | | ST | (2001-07-19)July 19, 2001 (aged 22) | Rukh Lviv |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date |
| | FW | Tobias Warschewski | FC Edmonton | Return from loan | November 30, 2022 |
| | DF | Felix N'sa | FC Edmonton | Return from loan | November 30, 2022 |
| | MF | Azriel Gonzalez | FC Edmonton | Return from loan | November 30, 2022 |
| | FW | Mouhamadou Kane | FC Edmonton | Return from loan | November 30, 2022 |
| 8 | MF | Elijah Adekugbe | Cavalry FC | Free | December 1, 2022 |
| 28 | MF | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | HFX Wanderers | Free | December 9, 2022 |
| 43 | DF | Lassana Faye | FC Rukh Lviv | Free | December 9, 2022 |
| 70 | MF | Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy | ProStars FC | Free | December 14, 2022 |
| 33 | MF | Matthew Baldisimo | Pacific FC | Free | December 15, 2022 |
| 9 | FW | Brian Wright | Atlético Ottawa | Free | January 9, 2023 |
| 12 | DF | Clément Bayiha | Hamarkameratene | Undisclosed fee | January 11, 2023 |
| 10 | MF | Oussama Alou | Jong FC Utrecht | Free | January 24, 2023 |
| 32 | DF | Brem Soumaoro | PAEEK | Free | February 1, 2023 |
| 7 | DF | Jonathan Grant | Forge FC | Free | March 8, 2023 |
| 14 | FW | Theo Afework | Nürnberg U19 | Free | March 23, 2023 |
| 77 | GK | Ivan Pavela | ProStars FC | Developmental contract | April 17, 2023 |
| 77 | CB | Toby Richardson | West Ottawa SC | Developmental contract | April 17, 2023 |
| 23 | DF | Noah Abatneh | AC Campodarsego | Free | April 17, 2023 |
| 47 | MW | Trivine Esprit | Darby FC | Selected 11th overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft, signed a CPL-U SPORTS contract | July 10, 2023 |
| 27 | MF | Carson Buschman-Dormond | FC Zürich U21 | Free | July 19, 2023 |
| 30 | DF | Kadin Martin-Pereux | SC Paderborn 07 II | Free | September 6, 2023 |
| | MF | Shola Jimoh | York United FC Academy | Developmental contract | September 6, 2023 |
| | MF | Adriano Iannello | York United FC Academy | Developmental contract | September 6, 2023 |

#### Loans in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
| 77 | GK | Adisa De Rosario | Toronto FC II | Loaned until end of season, recalled early September 15, 2023 | August 4, 2023 | |

#### Draft picks

York United selected the following players 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 | 4 | MF | Christopher Campoli | Canada | Ontario Tech |
| 2 | 11 | MF | Trivine Esprit | Canada | Ontario Tech |

### Out
#### Transferred out

| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 7 | MF | Oliver Minatel | Retired | | October 11, 2022 |
| 11 | FW | Martin Graiciar | | Contract terminated by mutual consent | November 16, 2022 |
| 33 | MF | Matthew Baldisimo | Pacific FC | End of loan | November 30, 2022 |
| 5 | DF | Dominick Zator | Korona Kielce | Contract expired | December 12, 2022 |
| 44 | MF | Isaiah Johnston | Huntsville City FC | Undisclosed fee | December 19, 2022 |
| 10 | MF | Mateo Hernández | Real Tomayapo | Option declined | December 21, 2022 |
| 17 | FW | Mouhamadou Kane | Vancouver FC | Undisclosed fee | December 22, 2022 |
| 23 | DF | Chrisnovic N'sa | Huntsville City FC | Contract expired | December 23, 2022 |
| 19 | MF | Noah Verhoeven | Atlético Ottawa | Option declined | December 23, 2022 |
| 8 | MF | Sebastián Gutiérrez | Valledupar F.C. | Option declined | December 23, 2022 |
| 99 | MF | William Wallace | | Option declined | December 23, 2022 |
| 9 | FW | Lisandro Cabrera | Sol de América | Option declined | December 23, 2022 |
| 25 | FW | Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio | Campbelltown City | Option declined | December 23, 2022 |
| 2 | DF | Eduardo Jesus | Botafogo B | Contract terminated by mutual consent | December 23, 2022 |
| | FW | Tobias Warschewski | | Option declined | December 23, 2022 |
| | MF | Azriel Gonzalez | Las Vegas Lights | Option declined | December 23, 2022 |
| | DF | Felix N'sa | | Option declined | December 23, 2022 |
| 4 | DF | Jordan Wilson | Retired | | January 18, 2023 |
| 27 | FW | Ronan Kratt | Werder Bremen II | Undisclosed fee to make loan permanent move | June 20, 2023 |
| 43 | DF | Lassana Faye | SC Telstar | Undisclosed fee | June 28, 2023 |
| 10 | MF | Oussama Alou | | Contract terminated by mutual consent | August 4, 2023 |

#### Loans out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
| 27 | FW | Ronan Kratt | Werder Bremen II | Loaned until July 1, 2023 | January 5, 2023 | |
| 21 | MF | Michael Petrasso | Maidstone United | Loaned until December 31, 2023 | September 6, 2023 | |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions

Matches are listed in Toronto local time: Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) until November 5, 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 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 039.29 |
| Canadian Championship | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 050.00 |
| Total | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 040.00 |
Last updated: October 7, 2023 Source: 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 | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | W | L | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | W |
| Position | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |

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

As of October 12, 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 |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | CAN | Niko Giantsopoulos | 25 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 67 | GK | CAN | Eleias Himaras | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 77 | GK | USA | Adisa De Rosario | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | CAN | Paris Gee | 28 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Tass Mourdoukoutas | 23 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | CAN | Roger Thompson | 16 | 1 | 13+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | CAN | Jonathan Grant | 17 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | CAN | Noah Abatneh | 12 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | CAN | Kadin Martin-Pereux | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | LBR | Brem Soumaoro | 27 | 2 | 25+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | NED | Lassana Faye | 14 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | CAN | Elijah Adekugbe | 16 | 0 | 5+10 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | NED | Oussama Alou | 18 | 2 | 11+5 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | POR | Kevin Dos Santos | 29 | 6 | 19+8 | 6 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | CAN | Clément Bayiha | 30 | 2 | 19+9 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | CAN | Max Ferrari | 29 | 0 | 21+6 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | CAN | Michael Petrasso | 14 | 0 | 1+13 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | CAN | Carson Buschman-Dormond | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | CAN | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | 23 | 0 | 15+7 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | PHI | Matthew Baldisimo | 18 | 1 | 9+7 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | CAN | Trivine Esprit | 11 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | UKR | Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy | 8 | 1 | 2+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | CAN | Brian Wright | 29 | 2 | 15+12 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | CAN | Theo Afework | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | SYR | Molham Babouli | 21 | 7 | 19+1 | 6 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | CAN | Austin Ricci | 28 | 4 | 18+8 | 3 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | GUY | Osaze De Rosario | 27 | 6 | 14+11 | 6 | 2+0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Molham Babouli | FW | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | | Osaze De Rosario | FW | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | | Kevin Dos Santos | MF | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | | Austin Ricci | FW | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | | Oussama Alou | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | | Clément Bayiha | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | | Brem Soumaoro | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | | Brian Wright | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | | Matthew Baldisimo | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Roger Thompson | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 32 | 2 | 34 |
Updated to match played October 12, 2023 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Top assists

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | MF | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | | Oussama Alou | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | | Molham Babouli | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | | Clément Bayiha | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | | Osaze De Rosario | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | | Kadin Martin-Pereux | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | | Austin Ricci | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | | Brian Wright | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | | Paris Gee | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | | Jonathan Grant | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | | Lassana Faye | DF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | | Tass Mourdoukoutas | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | | Brem Soumaoro | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 23 | 1 | 24 |
Updated to match played October 12, 2023 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Niko Giantsopoulos | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Updated to match played October 12, 2023 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | TOTAL | TOTAL |
| 1 | GK | | Niko Giantsopoulos | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Paris Gee | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Tass Mourdoukoutas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Roger Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | | Jonathan Grant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Elijah Adekugbe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Brian Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Oussama Alou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Kevin dos Santos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Max Ferrari | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | | Molham Babouli | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 22 | FW | | Austin Ricci | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | | Noah Abatneh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | | Osaze De Rosario | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | Carson Buschman-Dormond | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | | Kadin Martin-Pereux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | | Brem Soumaoro | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | | Matthew Baldisimo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | MF | | Trivine Esprit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | | Lassana Faye | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | GK | | Adisa De Rosario | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 72 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 6 |
Updated to match played October 12, 2023 Source: Canadian Premier League