# 2021 FC Edmonton season

The 2021 FC Edmonton season was the club's tenth competitive season as well as their third in the Canadian Premier League.

## Overview

The 2021 season was very disappointing for FC Edmonton. Edmonton's average home attendance of 961 was by far the lowest in the league, and the team finished in 7th out of 8 teams. Additionally, the club shut down its academy. However, there were some bright spots, including young Canadian forward Easton Ongaro who became the league's all-time top goalscorer this season, and secured a transfer to Romania after the season ended.

## Current squad

As of July 6, 2021.
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Connor James | GK | (1996-07-17)July 17, 1996 (aged 25) | Alberta Golden Bears |
| 48 | Darlington Murasiranwa | GK | (2001-02-07)February 7, 2001 (aged 20) | Guelph Gryphons |
| 90 | Joseph Holliday | GK | (2005-01-18)January 18, 2005 (aged 16) | Academy |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | Jeannot Esua | RB / RW | (1996-08-06)August 6, 1996 (aged 25) | Rainbow Bamenda |
| 4 | Allan Zebie | LB | (1993-05-29)May 29, 1993 (aged 28) | FC Edmonton (NASL) |
| 5 | Ramón Soria | CB / DM | (1989-03-07)March 7, 1989 (aged 32) | Formentera |
| 8 | Mélé Temguia | CB | (1995-08-01)August 1, 1995 (aged 26) | Valentine Phoenix |
| 12 | Sharly Mabussi | LB | (1997-05-27)May 27, 1997 (aged 24) | Bergerac Foot |
| 14 | Saah T-Boy Fayia | CB | (2001-02-01)February 1, 2001 (aged 20) | Academy |
| 27 | Hunter Gorskie | CB | (1991-06-27)June 27, 1991 (aged 30) | San Antonio FC |
| 55 | Amer Didic | CB | (1994-12-28)December 28, 1994 (aged 27) | San Antonio FC |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 2 | Paris Gee | DM / CB | (1994-07-05)July 5, 1994 (aged 27) | Saint Louis FC |
| 7 | Shamit Shome | AM | (1997-09-05)September 5, 1997 (aged 24) | Montreal Impact |
| 10 | Kyle Porter | RM | (1990-01-19)January 19, 1990 (aged 31) | York9 FC |
| 17 | Marcus Velado-Tsegaye | LW / RW / ST | (2001-07-01)July 1, 2001 (aged 20) | Academy |
| 20 | Antony Caceres | CM | (2000-01-31)January 31, 2000 (aged 21) | Vancouver Whitecaps Academy |
| 21 | Tomas Giraldo | AM | (2003-03-08)March 8, 2003 (aged 18) | CF Montréal |
| 28 | Thomas Gardner | CM | (1998-03-17)March 17, 1998 (aged 23) | UBC Thunderbirds |
| 33 | Fraser Aird | MF | (1995-02-02)February 2, 1995 (aged 26) | Valour FC |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Easton Ongaro | ST | (1998-06-05)June 5, 1998 (aged 23) | Alberta Golden Bears |
| 13 | Roberto Avila | CF / AM | (2000-10-16)October 16, 2000 (aged 21) | Austin Bold |
| 19 | Tobias Warschewski | CF | (1998-02-06)February 6, 1998 (aged 23) | Phönix Lübeck |
| 26 | Matthew Durrans | CF | (1998-12-10)December 10, 1998 (aged 23) | 1860 Munich |

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

| No. | Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 2 | MF | Paris Gee | Saint Louis FC | Free | December 10, 2020 |
| 10 | MF | Kyle Porter | York9 FC | Free | December 23, 2020 |
| 33 | MF | Fraser Aird | Valour FC | Free | December 24, 2020 |
| 7 | MF | Shamit Shome | Montreal Impact | Free | January 4, 2021 |
| 12 | DF | Sharly Mabussi | Bergerac Foot | Free | January 7, 2021 |
| 48 | GK | Darlington Murasiranwa | Guelph Gryphons | Free | February 5, 2021 |
| 19 | FW | Tobias Warschewski | Phönix Lübeck | Free | February 19, 2021 |
| 28 | MF | Thomas Gardner | UBC Thunderbirds | Selected 1st overall in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft | March 23, 2021 |
| 27 | DF | Hunter Gorskie | San Antonio FC | Free | June 9, 2021 |
| 90 | GK | Joseph Holliday | Academy Graduate | Academy Graduate | June 22, 2021 |
| 14 | DF | Saah T-Boy Fayia | Academy Graduate | Academy Graduate | June 24, 2021 |
| 26 | FW | Matthew Durrans | 1860 Munich | Free | July 6, 2021 |

#### Loans in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
| 21 | MF | Tomas Giraldo | CF Montréal | Season-long loan | February 12, 2021 | |
| 13 | FW | Roberto Avila | Austin Bold | Season-long loan | June 14, 2021 | |

#### Draft picks

FC Edmonton 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 | 1 | MF | Thomas Gardner | Canada | UBC Thunderbirds |
| 2 | 16 | DF | Jackson Farmer | Canada | UBC Thunderbirds |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 13 | GK | Dylon Powley | Atlético Ottawa | Contract expired | January 18, 2021 |
| 6 | MF | Edem Mortotsi | Young Africans | Contract expired | January 27, 2021 |
| 11 | MF | Keven Alemán | Valour FC | Contract expired | February 4, 2021 |
| 12 | DF | Kareem Moses | Vaasan Palloseura | Contract expired | February 4, 2021 |
| 23 | DF | Duran Lee | Pacific FC | Contract expired | March 18, 2021 |
| 21 | MF | Erik Zetterberg | Lindome GIF | Contract expired | March 22, 2021 |
| 26 | FW | David Doe | South Bend Lions | Contract expired | April 2, 2021 |
| | MF | Raúl Tito | | Contract terminated by mutual consent | June 21, 2021 |
| 14 | MF | Chance Carter | Retired | | June 24, 2021 |

#### Loans out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
| | MF | Raúl Tito | Santos de Nasca | Loaned until March 31, 2021 | October 10, 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 | |

#### 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 | W | D | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | W | D | L | D | L | D | W |
| Position | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |

#### Matches
### Canadian Championship
## Statistics

| 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 | | Paris Gee | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Jeannot Esua | 20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Allan Zebie | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Ramón Soria | 27 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Adam Najem | 17 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Shamit Shome | 28 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | | Mélé Temguia | 22 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Easton Ongaro | 28 | 12 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Kyle Porter | 20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Azriel Gonzalez | 17 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | | Sharly Mabussi | 12 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | | Beto Avila | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | T-Boy Fayia | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | Marcus Velado-Tsegaye | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Tobias Warschewski | 27 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Antony Caceres | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | | Gabriel Boakye | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | | Prince Amanda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | | Matthew Durrans | 17 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | | Hunter Gorskie | 26 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | | Thomas Gardner | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | | Fraser Aird | 29 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | | Amer Đidić | 25 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 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 |
| 1 | | Connor James | 24 | 36 | 4 | 24 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | | Darlington Murasiranwa | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |