# 2021 York United FC season

The 2021 York United FC season was the third season in the club's history and the first as York United.

## Current squad

As of November 9, 2021.
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Niko Giantsopoulos | GK | (1994-06-24)June 24, 1994 (aged 27) | Cavalry FC |
| 18 | Eleias Himaras | GK | (2002-03-08)March 8, 2002 (aged 19) | Toronto FC Academy |
| 29 | Nathan Ingham | GK | (1993-06-27)June 27, 1993 (aged 28) | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | Matteo Campagna | CB / DM | (2004-06-04)June 4, 2004 (aged 17) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| 4 | Jordan Wilson | CB / FB / DM | (1991-10-03)October 3, 1991 (aged 30) | Nykøbing FC |
| 5 | Dominick Zator | CB | (1994-09-18)September 18, 1994 (aged 27) | Cavalry FC |
| 6 | Roger Thompson | CB | (1991-12-19)December 19, 1991 (aged 30) | Ljungskile SK |
| 20 | Diyaeddine Abzi | LB | (1998-11-23)November 23, 1998 (aged 23) | A.S. Blainville |
| 42 | Ryan Lindsay | CB / DM | (2001-12-04)December 4, 2001 (aged 20) | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 66 | Chrisnovic N'sa | CB / RB | (1999-01-28)January 28, 1999 (aged 22) | HFX Wanderers |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 8 | Sebastian Gutierrez | AM | (1997-09-29)September 29, 1997 (aged 24) | Llaneros |
| 10 | Mateo Hernández (out on loan) | AM / LW / RW | (1998-10-05)October 5, 1998 (aged 23) | Colón |
| 12 | Javier George | CM | (2001-01-27)January 27, 2001 (aged 20) | Stade Beaucairois |
| 14 | Ijah Halley | RW / RB | (2001-08-14)August 14, 2001 (aged 20) | Toronto FC Academy |
| 16 | Max Ferrari | CM | (2000-08-20)August 20, 2000 (aged 21) | Aurora FC |
| 19 | Noah Verhoeven | CM | (1999-06-15)June 15, 1999 (aged 22) | Pacific FC |
| 21 | Michael Petrasso | LW / RW | (1995-07-09)July 9, 1995 (aged 26) | Valour FC |
| 23 | Gerard Lavergne | CM | (1999-01-25)January 25, 1999 (aged 22) | FC Tucson |
| 28 | Cédric Toussaint | CM / AM | (2001-03-29)March 29, 2001 (aged 20) | Montreal Impact Academy |
| 30 | Umar Muslim | LW / RW | (2003-06-07)June 7, 2003 (aged 18) | FC Edmonton |
| 36 | Felix N'sa | DM / CB | (2003-09-25)September 25, 2003 (aged 18) | Panellinios Montreal FC |
| 44 | Isaiah Johnston | CM | (2001-08-14)August 14, 2001 (aged 20) | CBU Capers |
| 70 | Jordan Faria | CM | (2000-06-13)June 13, 2000 (aged 21) | Toronto FC II |
| 99 | William Wallace (out on loan) | LW / RW / CM | (2002-07-04)July 4, 2002 (aged 19) | Fluminense |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | Álvaro Rivero | ST | (1997-04-17)April 17, 1997 (aged 24) | Leganés B |
| 9 | Lisandro Cabrera (out on loan) | ST | (1998-01-04)January 4, 1998 (aged 23) | Newell's Old Boys |
| 11 | Nicholas Hamilton | ST / RW / LW | (1996-03-16)March 16, 1996 (aged 25) | Cavalier |
| 13 | Osvaldo Ramirez | ST | (1997-05-13)May 13, 1997 (aged 24) | Cancún F.C. |
| 17 | Julian Ulbricht | ST | (1999-06-16)June 16, 1999 (aged 22) | Hamburger SV II |
| 80 | Lowell Wright | CF | (2003-08-19)August 19, 2003 (aged 18) | Woodbridge Strikers |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 17 | FW | Julian Ulbricht | Hamburger SV II | Free | October 5, 2020 |
| 10 | MF | Mateo Hernández | Colón | Free | October 20, 2020 |
| 42 | DF | Ryan Lindsay | Dinamo Zagreb | Free | October 21, 2020 |
| 4 | MF | Jordan Wilson | Nykøbing FC | Free | October 22, 2020 |
| 36 | MF | Felix N'sa | Panellinios Montreal FC | Free | November 4, 2020 |
| 66 | DF | Chrisnovic N'sa | HFX Wanderers | Free | November 5, 2020 |
| 1 | GK | Niko Giantsopoulos | Cavalry FC | Free | November 10, 2020 |
| 28 | MF | Cédric Toussaint | Montreal Impact Academy | Free | November 11, 2020 |
| 99 | MF | William Wallace | Fluminense | Undisclosed | November 12, 2020 |
| 9 | FW | Lisandro Cabrera | Newell's Old Boys | Free | November 18, 2020 |
| 8 | MF | Sebastian Gutierrez | Llaneros | Free | December 15, 2020 |
| 5 | DF | Dominick Zator | Cavalry FC | Free | February 1, 2021 |
| 19 | MF | Noah Verhoeven | Pacific FC | Free | February 4, 2021 |
| 70 | MF | Jordan Faria | Toronto FC II | Free | June 3, 2021 |
| 23 | MF | Gerard Lavergne | FC Tucson | Free | June 3, 2021 |
| 13 | FW | Osvaldo Ramírez | Cancún F.C. | Free | June 3, 2021 |
| 18 | GK | Eleias Himaras | Toronto FC Academy | Free | August 7, 2021 |
| 30 | MF | Muslim Umar | FC Edmonton | Free | September 22, 2021 |
| | GK | Andrew Romano | | Free | September 22, 2021 |
| 12 | MF | Javier George | Stade Beaucairois | Free | October 7, 2022 |

#### Loans in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
| 57 | DF | Terique Mohammed | Dundalk F.C. | Season-long loan | June 3, 2021 | |
| 3 | DF | Matteo Campagna | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Season-long loan | August 24, 2021 | |

#### Draft picks

York United 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 | 4 | FW | Christopher Campoli | Canada | Ontario Tech Ridgebacks |
| 2 | 13 | DF | Danial Rafisamii | Canada | Ontario Tech Ridgebacks |

### Out
#### Transferred out

| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 22 | MF | Julian Altobelli | Toronto FC II | Contract expired | October 28, 2020 |
| 37 | GK | Ezequiel Carrasco | | Option not picked up | October 28, 2020 |
| 8 | MF | Joseph Di Chiara | Cavalry FC | Contract expired | October 28, 2020 |
| | MF | Brian López | | Option not picked up | October 28, 2020 |
| 99 | FW | Gabriel Vasconcelos | Sampaio Corrêa | Option not picked up | October 28, 2020 |
| 26 | DF | Fugo Segawa | TSS Rovers | Option not picked up | October 28, 2020 |
| 17 | DF | Matthew Arnone | | Contract expired | October 28, 2020 |
| 5 | MF | Chris Mannella | Atlético Ottawa | Contract expired | October 28, 2020 |
| 23 | MF | Wataru Murofushi | Bucheon FC | Contract expired | October 28, 2020 |
| 18 | MF | Ryan Telfer | Atlético Ottawa | Contract expired | October 28, 2020 |
| 12 | FW | Jace Kotsopoulos | Guelph United FC | Contract expired | October 28, 2020 |
| 13 | DF | Luca Gasparotto | | Retired | November 3, 2020 |
| 10 | MF | Manny Aparicio | Pacific FC | Contract expired | November 6, 2020 |
| 3 | DF | Morey Doner | HFX Wanderers | Contract terminated by mutual consent | November 14, 2020 |
| 19 | MF | Kyle Porter | FC Edmonton | Contract expired | December 23, 2020 |
| 57 | DF | Terique Mohammed | Dundalk F.C. | Loan terminated | September 22, 2021 |

#### Loans out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 11 | FW | Nicholas Hamilton | Dundee F.C. | Loaned until June 2021 | September 28, 2020 |
| 21 | MF | Michael Petrasso | Barnet F.C. | Loaned until June 2021 | October 5, 2020 |
| 5 | DF | Dominick Zator | Vasalunds IF | Loaned until June 2021 | February 2, 2021 |
| 9 | FW | Lisandro Cabrera | Atlético Pantoja | Loaned until December 2021; terminated in June 2021 | March 18, 2021 |
| 10 | MF | Mateo Hernández | Atlético Pantoja | Loaned until December 2021; terminated in June 2021 | May 12, 2021 |
| 9 | FW | Lisandro Cabrera | Guadalupe F.C. | Loaned until December 2021 | June 2, 2021 |
| 10 | MF | Mateo Hernández | Guadalupe F.C. | Loaned until December 2021 | June 2, 2021 |
| 99 | MF | William Wallace | Floresta Esporte Clube | Loaned until March 2022 | August 30, 2021 |

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

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

As of November 21, 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 | Niko Giantsopoulos | 9 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | CAN | Eleias Himaras | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | CAN | Nathan Ingham | 24 | 0 | 22+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | CAN | Matteo Campagna | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | CAN | Dominick Zator | 27 | 1 | 24+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | CAN | Roger Thompson | 10 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | CAN | Diyaeddine Abzi | 28 | 6 | 26+0 | 6 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | CAN | Felix N'sa | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | CAN | Ryan Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 57 | DF | CAN | Terique Mohammed | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | CAN | Chrisnovic N'sa | 29 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | MF | CAN | Jordan Wilson | 28 | 3 | 24+2 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | COL | Sebastian Gutierrez | 15 | 1 | 5+8 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | GUY | Javier George | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | CAN | Ijah Halley | 16 | 0 | 3+12 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | CAN | Max Ferrari | 30 | 3 | 27+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | CAN | Noah Verhoeven | 29 | 0 | 25+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | CAN | Michael Petrasso | 24 | 3 | 19+3 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | DOM | Gerard Lavergne | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | CAN | Cédric Toussaint | 26 | 0 | 16+8 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | CAN | Muslim Umar | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | CAN | Isaiah Johnston | 28 | 3 | 23+3 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | CAN | Jordan Faria | 13 | 1 | 3+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ESP | Álvaro Rivero | 27 | 6 | 15+10 | 6 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | JAM | Nicholas Hamilton | 16 | 0 | 3+12 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | USA | Osvaldo Ramírez | 19 | 2 | 4+14 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | GER | Julian Ulbricht | 20 | 5 | 14+5 | 3 | 0+1 | 2 |
| 80 | FW | CAN | Lowell Wright | 29 | 6 | 13+14 | 6 | 1+1 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Diyaeddine Abzi | DF | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | | Álvaro Rivero | MF | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | | Lowell Wright | FW | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | | Julian Ulbricht | FW | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | | Max Ferrari | MF | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | | Isaiah Johnston | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | | Michael Petrasso | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | | Jordan Wilson | MF | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | | Osvaldo Ramírez | FW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | | Jordan Faria | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Sebastian Gutierrez | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Chrisnovic N'sa | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Dominick Zator | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 36 | 5 | 41 |
Updated to match played Nov 21, 2021 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Top assists

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Michael Petrasso | MF | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | | Max Ferrari | MF | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | | Diyaeddine Abzi | DF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | | Julian Ulbricht | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | | Noah Verhoeven | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | | Lowell Wright | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | | Álvaro Rivero | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | | Isaiah Johnston | MF | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | | Ijah Halley | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Terique Mohammed | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Osvaldo Ramírez | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 27 | 3 | 30 |
Updated to match played Nov 21, 2021 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Nathan Ingham | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Updated to match played Nov 21, 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 | | Niko Giantsopoulos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Matteo Campagna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | | Jordan Wilson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Dominick Zator | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | | Roger Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Álvaro Rivero | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Sebastian Gutierrez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | | Osvaldo Ramírez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Ijah Halley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Max Ferrari | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | Julian Ulbricht | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Noah Verhoeven | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | | Diyaeddine Abzi | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Michael Petrasso | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | | Cédric Toussaint | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | | Isaiah Johnston | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 57 | DF | | Terique Mohammed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | | Chrisnovic N'sa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 80 | FW | | Lowell Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 71 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 2 |
Updated to match played Nov 21, 2021 Source: Canadian Premier League