The 2021 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's eleventh season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States and Canada. Including previous iterations of the franchise, this was the 44th season of professional soccer being played in Vancouver.
Due to COVID-19 cross-border restrictions imposed by the Canadian government, Vancouver Whitecaps FC along with two other Canadian MLS teams began playing home matches in the United States at the start of the season while also sharing stadiums with other American MLS teams. The team temporarily played home matches at Real Salt Lake's Rio Tinto Stadium at Sandy, Utah, at the start of the season. On July 23, MLS announced that the Whitecaps will play home matches in Vancouver in August.
On August 27, the Whitecaps parted ways with head coach Marc Dos Santos and assistant coach Phillip Dos Santos. Vanni Sartini was named as acting head coach.
Current roster
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Thomas Hasal GK Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 12Evan Newton GK Indy Eleven 16Maxime Crepeau GK Montreal Impact Defenders 2 Marcus Godinho DF FSV Zwickau 3 Cristián Gutiérrez DF Colo-Colo 4 Ranko Veselinović DF Vojvodina 6 Bruno Gaspar DF Sporting CP 22 Érik Godoy DF Colón 23 Javain Brown DF South Florida Bulls 26 Florian Jungwirth DF San Jose Earthquakes 28 Jake Nerwinski DF Connecticut Huskies Midfielders 8 Caio Alexandre MF Botafogo 15 Andy Rose MF Motherwell 17 Leonard Owusu MF Ashdod 19 Janio Bikel MF CSKA Sofia 25 Ryan Gauld MF Farense27 Ryan Raposo MF Syracuse Orange 30 Kamron Habibullah MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-2331 Russell Teibert MF Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2)32 Patrick Metcalfe MF Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad 45 Pedro Vite MF Independiente del Valle55 Michael Baldisimo MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency Forwards 7 Déiber Caicedo FW Deportivo Cali 9 Lucas Cavallini FW Club Puebla 11 Cristian Dájome FW Atlético Nacional 24 Brian White FW New York Red Bulls 87 Tosaint Ricketts FW Sūduva Out on Loan 13 Derek Cornelius DF Javor Ivanjica 14 Theo Bair FW Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency 18 David Egbo FW Akron Zips 20 Jasser Khmiri DF Stade Tunisien 34 Gianfranco Facchineri DF Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad 54 Simon Colyn MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency 60 Isaac Boehmer GK Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad 61 Matteo Campagna MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-2362 Damiano Pecile MF Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad
Transfers
In
Transferred in #PositionPlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource7 Deportivo Cali Undisclosed 12 Indy Eleven Undisclosed 18 Akron Zips2021 MLS SuperDraft 23 South Florida Bulls 8 Botafogo Undisclosed 30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23Homegrown player 61 24 New York Red Bulls $400,000 GAM + add ons 25 Farense Undisclosed/Designated Player 45 Independiente del Valle Undisclosed 26 San Jose Earthquakes $200,000 GAM + conditional $100,000 GAM 2 FSV Zwickau Free
Loans in #PositionPlayerLoaned fromDateLoan expiresSource6 Sporting CP
Out
Transferred out #PositionPlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource1Out of contract12Out of contract56Option declined30 Columbus Crew SCTraded in exchange for $125,000 in GAM7Mutual contract termination53
Loans out #PositionPlayerLoaned toDateLoan expiresSource54 SPAL20 San Antonio FC62 Venezia18 Phoenix Rising FC13 Panetolikos14 Hamarkameratene34 San Diego Loyal61 York United54 Jong PSV60 Pacific FC
Major League Soccer Preseason
Regular season
League tables
Western Conference
Overall
Results
Matches
Playoffs
Canadian Championship
Statistics
Appearances and goals
! colspan="14" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan="14" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan="14" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan="14" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan="14" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers NameMLSCanadian ChampionshipMLS Cup PlayoffsTotal1 24FWBrian White12001211FWCristian Dájome101112 325MFRyan Gauld42064 7FWDéiber Caicedo500559FWLucas Cavallini3003 615MFAndy Rose200274DFRanko Veselinović10016DFBruno Gaspar100119MFJanio Bikel100122DFÉrik Godoy100126DFFlorian Jungwirth100128DFJake Nerwinski100131MFRussell Teibert1001Own goals2002Totals453048
Clean sheets NameMLSCanadian ChampionshipMLS Cup PlayoffsTotal116GKMaxime Crépeau600621GKThomas Hasal1001Totals7007
Disciplinary record
PlayerMLSCanadian ChampionshipMLS Cup PlayoffsTotal 1GKThomas Hasal000 0000000002DFMarcus Godinho000 000 0000003DFCristián Gutiérrez100 000 0001004DFRanko Veselinović300 000 0003006DFBruno Gaspar300 000 1004007FWDéiber Caicedo300 000 0003008MFCaio Alexandre500 000 0005009FWLucas Cavallini600 000 10070011FWCristian Dájome400 000 00040012GKEvan Newton000 000 00000013DFDerek Cornelius200 000 00020014FWTheo Bair000 000 00000015MFAndy Rose100 100 00020016GKMaxime Crépeau100 000 00010017MFLeonard Owusu200 000 00020018FWDavid Egbo000 000 00000019MFJanio Bikel400000 00040022DFÉrik Godoy100000 10020023DFJavain Brown300000 00030024FWBrian White200 000 00020025MFRyan Gauld100 000 00010026DFFlorian Jungwirth200 000 00020027MFRyan Raposo000 000 00000028DFJake Nerwinski200 100 00030030MFKamron Habibullah000 000 00000031MFRussell Teibert100 000 00010032MFPatrick Metcalfe100 000 00010034DFGianfranco Facchineri000 000 00000045MFPedro Vite000 000 00000055MFMichael Baldisimo600 000 00060060GKIsaac Boehmer000000 00000061MFMatteo Campagna000 000 00000062MFDamiano Pecile000 000 00000087FWTosaint Ricketts100 000 000100–DFAli Adnan000 000 000000Totals5500200 0005700
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