The 2022 Pacific FC season was the fourth season in the history of Pacific FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship and the CONCACAF League.
Pacific FC were the defending CPL champions, having defeated Forge FC in the 2021 Canadian Premier League Final. This was the club's first season led by James Merriman, who was announced as the club's new head coach on January 21, 2022.
Overview As the defending champions, Pacific FC came into the 2022 Canadian Premier League season with high expectations. However, there was significant turnover from the 2021 season. Championship-winning head coach Pa-Modou Kah departed to lead North Texas SC, leaving assistant coach James Merriman in charge. As a result of their impressive performances in the previous season, both Kadin Chung and Lukas MacNaughton signed deals with MLS club Toronto FC; both are tough losses for Pacific's backline. Additionally, forward Terran Campbell and midfielder Alessandro Hojabrpour, who scored the winning goal in the 2021 championship final, both signed with 2021 runners-up Forge FC, to the dismay of Pacific. These changes raised questions about Pacific's capability at repeating last season's success. However, the club retained several of its most important performers, including 2021 MVP Marco Bustos, starting goalkeeper Callum Irving, and prolific striker Alejandro Diaz. The Tridents also signed some new talent, most notably Canadian international defender Amer Đidić from FC Edmonton.
Current squad
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Callum Irving GK Ottawa Fury 21 Emil Gazdov GK FC Nürnberg Defenders 2 Georges Mukumbilwa RB Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 Jordan Haynes LB / LW Vancouver TSS Rovers 5 Abdou Samake CB University of Michigan 13 Kunle Dada-Luke FB / RW Atlético Ottawa 26 Thomas Meilleur-Giguère CB Montreal Impact 33 Nathan Mavila LB Wingate & Finchley 55 Amer Didic CB FC Edmonton Midfielders 6 Umaro Baldé CM / AM Rangers Academy 8 Matteo Polisi AM / FW SFU Athletics 11 Josh Heard AM Real Monarchs 14 Luca Ricci CM FC Lanaudière 20 Sean Young CM Victoria Highlanders 22 Jamar Dixon CM Ottawa Fury 28 Cédric Toussaint CM / AM York United 34 Manny Aparicio CM York9 FC Forwards 10 Marco Bustos RW / AM Valour FC 15 Jordan Brown ST Electric City FC19 Abdul Binate CF CF Montréal Academy 23 Djenairo Daniels CF FC Utrecht 24 Gianni dos Santos CF FC Dordrecht 30 Kamron Habibullah LW Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Transfers
In No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource FC EdmontonFree CF Montréal AcademyFree FC UtrechtFree Wingate & Finchley F.C.Free Rangers AcademyFree Vancouver Whitecaps FCFree Forge FCFree, signed and loaned to FC Edmonton Sevan FCFree, signed and loaned to FC Edmonton Montreal CarabinsSelected 8th overall in the 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft York UnitedUndisclosed sell-on clause, and loan of Matthew Baldisimo Electric City FCFree
Loans in
No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromFee/notesDateSource Vancouver Whitecaps FCSeason-long loan
Draft picks Pacific FC made 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.PlayerNationalityUniversity18MFLuca RicciUniversité de Montréal216DFRees GoertzenUniversity of Victoria
Out No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource Released 2 Toronto FCUndisclosed 6 Toronto FCUndisclosed7Undisclosed 14 Forge FCFree 18Released 21 Forge FCFree 23 Atlético OttawaFree 31 Vancouver Whitecaps FCLoan ended9 SogndalUndisclosed fee & sell-on clause
Loans out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toFee/notesDateSource North Texas SCSeason-long loan FC EdmontonSeason-long loan FC EdmontonSeason-long loan York UnitedSeason-long loan
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Matches are listed in Langford local time: Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7) until November 5, and Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8) otherwise.
Overview
Canadian Premier League
Table
Results by match
Matches
Playoffs
Semifinals
Canadian Championship
CONCACAF League
Preliminary round
Round of 16
Statistics
Squad and statistics
Top scorers RankNat.PlayerPos.Canadian Premier LeagueCanadian ChampionshipCONCACAF LeagueTOTAL1 Alejandro Díaz FW 6 0 0 62 Josh Heard MF 3 0 0 3 Amer Đidić DF 1 2 0 34 Manny Aparicio MF 2 0 0 25 Gianni dos Santos FW 1 0 0 1Totals132015
Disciplinary record No.Pos.Nat.PlayerCanadian Premier LeagueCanadian ChampionshipCONCACAF LeagueTOTAL 33DF Nathan Mavila 4000004023FW Djenairo Daniels 301000405 DF Abdou Samake 3000003013DF Kunle Dada-Luke 3000003011MF Josh Heard 2010003055DF Amer Đidić 201000307FW Gianni dos Santos 2000002034MF Manny Aparicio 200000202DF Georges Mukumbilwa 1000001020MF Sean Young 1000001022MF Jamar Dixon 1000001026DF Thomas Meilleur-Giguère 1000001030FW Kamron Habibullah 1000001066MF Matthew Baldisimo 10000010Totals2703000300
References
External links Official Site