2022 HFX Wanderers FC season explained

Club:HFX Wanderers
Season:2022
Stadium:Wanderers Grounds
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Derek Martin
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Stephen Hart
League:Canadian Premier League
League Result:7th
Cup1:Canadian Championship
Cup1 Result:Quarter-finals
League Topscorer:Samuel Salter (11)
Season Topscorer:Samuel Salter (12)
Prevseason:2021
Nextseason:2023
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The 2022 HFX Wanderers FC season was the fourth season in the history of HFX Wanderers FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.

Current squad

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No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age)Previous club
Goalkeepers
1Kieran BaskettGKDecember 31, 2022 William & Mary Tribe
40Adisa De RosarioGKDecember 31, 2022 Toronto FC Academy
50Christian OxnerGKDecember 31, 2022 Saint Mary's Huskies
Defenders
2Peter SchaaleCBDecember 31, 2022 CBU Capers
3Zachary FernandezRBDecember 31, 2022 A.S. Blainville
4Cristian CampagnaCBDecember 31, 2022 Whitecaps FC 2
19Obeng TabiLBDecember 31, 2022 LSUE Bengals
20Jake RubyRBDecember 31, 2022 Trinity Western Spartans
31Eriks SantosCBDecember 31, 2022 Dila Gori
52LBDecember 31, 2022 TSS FC Rovers
77Nicholas GaganCB / DMDecember 31, 2022 Ottawa South United
Nassim NouajaaCB / DMDecember 31, 2022 CF Montréal U23
Midfielders
5Pierre LamotheAMDecember 31, 2022 A.S. Blainville
13Aidan DanielsAMDecember 31, 2022 OKC Energy
18Andre RampersadCMDecember 31, 2022 Santa Rosa
21Marcello PolisiCM / DMDecember 31, 2022 SFU Athletics
22Mohamed OmarCM / DM / CBDecember 31, 2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
28Jérémy Gagnon-LaparéCMDecember 31, 2022 Saint Louis FC
37Lifumpa MwandweRW / LW / CFDecember 31, 2022 Newtown
Forwards
7Alex MarshallLW / CFDecember 31, 2022 Cavalier
8Elhadji Mour SambST / RW / LWDecember 31, 2022 Diambars FC
9Samuel SalterCFDecember 31, 2022 AS Blainville
10 CF / AMDecember 31, 2022 FCI Levadia
11Akeem GarciaCF / RWDecember 31, 2022 Santa Rosa
23Cory BentLW / STDecember 31, 2022 CBU Capers
25Ludwig Kodjo AmlaSTDecember 31, 2022 CS St-Hubert
27Ryan RobinsonCF / STDecember 31, 2022 Vaughan Azzurri
Owen DegelmanCFDecember 31, 2022 Chemnitzer FC

Transfers

In

No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource
13 OKC EnergyFree[2]
3 A.S. BlainvilleFree[3]
19 LSUE BengalsFree
22 Notre Dame Fighting IrishFree[4]
NAIT OoksFree, signed and loaned to FC EdmontonMarch 29, 2022[5]
PO XylotymbouFree, signed and loaned to FC EdmontonMarch 29, 2022
Houston Baptist HuskiesFree, signed and loaned to FC EdmontonMarch 29, 2022
30 Guelph GryphonsSelected 11th overall in the 2022 CPL–U Sports DraftApril 6, 2022[6]
77 Ottawa South UnitedSigned to a development contractApril 6, 2022[7]
27 Vaughan AzzurriFreeApril 6, 2022
16 Montreal CarabinsSigned to a development contractMay 9, 2022[8]
8 Diambars FCFreeMay 9, 2022
37 NewtownUndisclosedJuly 13, 2022[9]
25 CS St-HubertFreeJuly 30, 2022[10]
52 TSS FC RoversFreeAugust 15, 2022[11]
CF Montréal U23Signed to a development contractAugust 15, 2022
40 Toronto FC AcademySigned to a development contractAugust 18, 2022[12]
Chemnitzer FCSigned to a development contractAugust 18, 2022
4 Whitecaps FC 2FreeAugust 19, 2022[13]

Draft picks

HFX Wanderers will make the following selections in the 2022 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.

RoundSelectionPos.PlayerNationalityUniversity
13MFChristopher CampoliOntario Tech
211DFColin GanderGuelph

Out

No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource
8Retired[14]
3 Monterey Bay FCOption declined[15]
6 CS Mont-Royal OutremontContract expired
10 Valour FCOption declined
15Option declined
19 Vaughan AzzurriOption declined
25 FC EdmontonOption declined
39 Toronto FC IIOption declined
14Retired[16]

Loans out

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toFee/notesDateSource
FC EdmontonSeason-long loanMarch 29, 2022
FC EdmontonSeason-long loanMarch 29, 2022
FC EdmontonSeason-long loanMarch 29, 2022

Pre-season and friendlies

On March 11, HFX Wanderers FC announced that the club had played New Brunswick club CS Dieppe in a friendly earlier that day.[17] On March 16, the club announced that it would hold a pre-season camp in Mississauga, Ontario with friendlies against Forge FC and clubs in League1 Ontario.[18]

Competitions

Matches are listed in Halifax local time: Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−3) until November 5, and Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−4) otherwise.

Canadian Premier League

See main article: 2022 Canadian Premier League season.

Matches

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HFX Wanderers FC . Halifax Wanderers . April 7, 2022.
  2. Web site: Halifax Wanderers Sign Canadian Aidan Daniels . hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. January 19, 2022. January 19, 2022.
  3. Web site: Halifax Wanderers Sign Pair of Canadian Fullbacks. hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. January 26, 2022. January 26, 2022.
  4. Web site: Halifax Wanderers sign Canadian Mohamed Omar . canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. February 16, 2022. February 16, 2022.
  5. Web site: 2022-03-29. FC Edmonton acquires trio from Halifax Wanderers FC. 2022-03-29. fcedmonton.canpl.ca.
  6. Web site: Wanderers sign U SPORTS draft pick Colin Gander . April 6, 2022. hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. April 6, 2022 . en-CA.
  7. Web site: Wanderers sign Robinson, Gagan ahead of CPL season opener . April 6, 2022. hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. April 6, 2022 . en-CA.
  8. Web site: HFX Wanderers sign international forward Mour Samb & U SPORTS defender Kareem Sow . May 9, 2022. hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. May 9, 2022 . en-CA.
  9. Web site: 'An exciting young winger': Wanderers welcome international forward Fumpa Mwandwe . July 13, 2022. hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. July 13, 2022 . en-CA.
  10. Web site: 'He combines pace, height and finishing': Wanderers sign young Canadian striker Ludwig Kodjo Amla . July 30, 2022. hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. July 30, 2022 . en-CA.
  11. Web site: Wanderers sign Canadian defenders Gabriel Escobar and Nassim Nouajaa . August 15, 2022. hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. August 15, 2022 . en-CA.
  12. Web site: Wanderers sign De Rosario and Degelman to development contracts . August 18, 2022. hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. August 18, 2022 . en-CA.
  13. Web site: 'Excellent leadership qualities across the backline': Wanderers sign Canadian U21 defender Cristian Campagna . August 19, 2022. hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. August 19, 2022 . en-CA.
  14. Web site: Jacques . John . Omar Kreim Retires . Northern Tribune . December 22, 2021 . December 22, 2021.
  15. Web site: Halifax Wanderers 2022 Roster Update . HFX Wanderers FC . January 5, 2022 . January 5, 2022.
  16. Web site: Mateo Restrepo to attend prestigious medical school . HFX Wanderers FC . July 21, 2022 . July 21, 2022.
  17. Web site: 'Everyone has been sharp' Wanderers close out week two of training camp . HFX Wanderers FC . March 17, 2022 . March 11, 2022.
  18. Web site: Wanderers Ontario bound for series of pre-season matches . HFX Wanderers FC . March 17, 2022 . March 16, 2022.