This is a record of seasons played by HFX Wanderers FC in the Canadian Premier League (CPL) and other soccer competitions, from Halifax's inaugural CPL campaign in 2019 to the present day. It also includes club and individual honours and records for the team.
Key
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Overview
edit| Season | League | Playoffs | CC | Continental | Average attendance |
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| Div | League | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Pos. | Name | Goals | |||||
| 2019[1] | 1 | CPL | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 35 | –14 | 28 | 1.00 | 7th | DNQ | R3 | Ineligible | 6,601 |  Akeem Garcia
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| 2020 | CPL | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 16 | 1.60 | – | RU | DNQ | DNQ | N/A | Akeem Garcia
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| 2021 | CPL | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 34 | –6 | 35 | 1.25 | 6th | DNQ | QF |  João Morelli
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| 2022 | CPL | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 38 | –14 | 29 | 1.04 | 7th | DNQ | QF | 5,825 |  Samuel Salter
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| 2023 | CPL | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 42 | 1.5 | 3rd | R1 | PR | 5,854 | Massimo Ferrin
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1. Average attendance include statistics from league matches only.
2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in league season, league playoffs, Canadian Championship, CONCACAF League, and other competitive continental matches.
Year-by-year statistics
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| Year | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD | ||||
| 2019[2] | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 21 | 35 | –14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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| Totals | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 36 | 49 | –13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Individual honours
edit- Golden Boot: Akeem Garcia (2020)
- Coach of the Year: Stephen Hart (2020)
- U21 Player of the Year nomination: Chrisnovic N'sa (2020)
- Goalkeeper of the Year nomination: Christian Oxner (2020)
- Golden Boot: João Morelli (2021)
- CPL Player of the Year: João Morelli (2021)
- Coach of the Year nomination: Patrice Gheisar (2023)
- Defender of the Year nomination: Daniel Nimick (2023)
- CPL Player of the Year nomination: Lorenzo Callegari (2023)
Club records
editWins
edit- As of 23 June 2024
- Record win (all major competitions):
- 0-4 vs Vancouver FC, 23 June 2024
- Record Canadian Premier League (CPL) win:
- 0-4 vs Vancouver FC, 23 June 2024
- Record Canadian Championship win:
- 2-0 vs Valour FC, 12 June 2019
- 2-0 vs Guelph United F.C., 10 May 2022
- Record home win (CPL):
- 3-0 vs Vancouver FC, 12 August 2023
- 3-0 vs Valour FC, 26 August 2023
- Record home win (Canadian Championship):
- 2-1 vs Valour FC, 5 June 2019
- 2-1 vs A.S. Blainville, 17 August 2021
- Record away win (CPL):
- 0-4 vs Vancouver FC, 23 June 2024
- Record away win (Canadian Championship):
- 0-2 vs Valour FC, 12 June 2019
- 0-2 vs Guelph United F.C., 10 May 2022
Losses and draws
edit- As of 19 September 2023
- Record defeat (all major competitions):
- 0-5 vs Pacific FC, 15 September 2020
- Record CPL defeat:
- 0-5 vs Pacific FC, 15 September 2020
- Record Canadian Championship defeat:
- 1-3 vs CF Montréal, 22 September 2021
- 1-3 vs Atlético Ottawa, 19 April 2023
- Record home defeat (CPL):
- 0-4 vs Forge FC, 20 May 2022
- Record home defeat (Canadian Championship):
- 1-3 vs CF Montréal, 22 September 2021
- Record away defeat (CPL):
- 2-6 vs York9, 27 July 2019
- Record away defeat (Canadian Championship):
- 1-3 vs Atlético Ottawa, 19 April 2023[a]
- Highest scoring draw (all major competitions):
- 3-3 vs York United, 6 September 2021
Attack
edit- As of 23 June 2024
- Most goals scored in a CPL match:
- 4 vs Vancouver FC, 23 June 2024
- Most goals scored in a Canadian Championship match:
- 3 vs Vaughan Azzurri, 15 May 2019[3]
- Most goals scored in a Continental match: N/A
Defence
edit- As of 20 September 2023
- Most goals conceded in a match (all major competitions):
- 6 to York9, 27 July 2019
- Most goals conceded in a CPL match:
- 6 to York9, 27 July 2019
- Most goals condeded in a Canadian Championship match:
- 3 to Ottawa Fury FC, 10 July 2019
- 3 to CF Montréal, 22 September 2021
- 3 to Atlético Ottawa, 19 April 2023
- Most goals conceded in a Continental match: N/A
- Most goals conceded in a home match (all major competitions):
- 4 to Forge FC, 20 May 2022
- 4 to York United, 1 August 2022
- Most goals conceded in a CPL match at home:
- 4 to Forge FC, 20 May 2022
- 4 to York United, 1 August 2022
- Most goals conceded in a Canadian Championship match at home:
- 3 to Ottawa Fury FC, 10 July 2019
- 3 to CF Montréal, 22 September 2021
- Most goals conceded in an away match (all major competitions):
- 6 to York9, 27 July 2019
- Most goals conceded in a CPL away match:
- 6 to York9, 27 July 2019
- Most goals conceded in a Canadian Championship away match:
- 3 to Atlético Ottawa, 19 April 2023[a]
- Most clean sheets in a CPL season: 9, in the 2022 season
Firsts (all competitions)
edit- As of 20 September 2023
- First player signed: 29 November 2018 (
Zachary Sukunda) [4] - First club captain:
Jan-Michael Williams[5] - First competitive match: 28 April 2019 (0-1 loss at Pacific FC in CPL)[6]
- First competitive win: 4 May 2019 (2-1 win vs Forge FC) in CPL)[6]
- First competitive clean sheet: 12 June 2019 (2-0 win vs Valour FC in Canadian Championship by Jan-Michael Williams)[6]
- First competitive goal: 4 May 2019 by Akeem Garcia in the 30th minute vs Forge FC in CPL[7]
- First competitive brace: João Morelli against FC Edmonton, 26 August 2020
- First competitive hat-trick: none yet
Sequences
edit- As of 20 September 2023
- Longest winning streak (all major competitions): 3 wins, 1–19 June 2019
- Longest winning streak (CPL): 2 wins (four different times)
- Longest losing streak (all major competitions): 6 losses, 10–31 July 2019
- Longest losing streak (CPL): 5 losses, 13–31 July 2019
- Longest unbeaten run (all major competitions): 10 matches, 22 August 2021 to 3 October 2021
- Longest unbeaten run (CPL): 10 matches, 22 August 2021 to 3 October 2021
- Longest unbeaten run at home (all major competitions): 7 matches, 5 August 2019 to 9 October 2019
- Longest unbeaten away run (all major competitions): 7 matches, 22 August 2021 to 17 October 2021
- Longest drawing streak (all major competitions): 6 draws, 2 September 2019 to 2 October 2019
- Longest drawing streak (CPL): 6 draws, 2 September 2019 to 2 October 2019
- Longest streak without a win (all major competitions): 13 matches, 16 September 2022 to 3 June 2023
- Longest streak without a win (CPL, over two seasons): 12 matches, 16 September 2022 to 3 June 2023
- Longest streak without a win (CPL, one season): 10 matches, 10 August 2019 to 9 October 2019
- Longest scoring run (all major competitions):
- 11 matches, 9 October 2019 to 12 September 2020
- 11 matches, 24 July 2021 to 11 September 2021
- Longest non-scoring run (all major competitions):
- 5 matches, 15 September 2020 to 3 July 2021
- Most clean sheets in a row (all major competitions):
- 3 matches, 11–23 October 2021 (Christian Oxner and Kieran Baskett)
- 3 matches, 5–16 September 2022 (Kieran Baskett)
- Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (all major competitions):
- 314 minutes, 6–26 October 2021 (224 minutes by Kieran Baskett and 90 minutes by Christian Oxner)
Attendance at Wanderer Grounds
edit- As of 20 September 2023
- Highest reported attendance (all major competitions):
- 6500 vs Toronto FC, 24 May 2022
- 6500 vs Atlético Ottawa, 30 June 2022
- Highest reported attendance (CPL): 6500 vs Atlético Ottawa, 30 June 2022
- Highest reported attendance (Canadian Championship): 6500 vs Toronto FC, 24 May 2022
- Lowest reported attendance (all major competitions):
- 3446 (attendance limited by provincial pandemic restrictions) vs York United, 6 September 2021
- 3854 (when not limited by any restrictions) vs Valour FC, 6 May 2019
- Lowest reported attendance (CPL):
- 3446 (attendance limited by provincial pandemic restrictions) vs York United, 6 September 2021
- 4332 (when not limited by any pandemic restrictions) vs Pacific FC, 27 September 2022
- Lowest reported attendance (Canadian Championship):
- 3780 (attendance limited by provincial pandemic restrictions) vs A.S. Blainville, 17 August 2021
- 3854 (when not limited by any restrictions) vs Valour FC, 6 May 2019
International caps
edit- As of March 30, 2022
This is a list of players who have gained full international caps during their time with Halifax Wanderers FC.
| Player | Nation | Caps | Goals |
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| Andre Rampersad | TRI
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5 | 1 |
| Jems Geffrard |  HAI
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3 | 0 |
| Abd-El-Aziz Yousef |  SOM
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2 | 0 |
| Akeem Garcia | TRI
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2 | 0 |
| Alex Marshall |  JAM
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2 | 0 |
Individual records
editAppearances
edit- As of October 19, 2024
- Youngest player – Adisa De Rosario, 17 years 11 months 13 days (vs. Forge FC, CPL, October 9, 2022) [7]
- Oldest player – Jan-Michael Williams, 34 years 11 months 10 days (at Cavalry FC, CPL, October 5, 2019) [8]
| Rank | Name | Career | League | Finals | Canadian Championship | Continental | Total |
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| 1 | Andre Rampersad
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2019– | 125 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 140 |
| 2 | Aidan Daniels
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2022– | 73 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 78 |
| 3 | Akeem Garcia
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2019–2022 | 66 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 77 |
| 4 | Zachary Fernandez
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2022– | 71 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 76 |
| 5 |  Peter Schaale
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2019–2022 | 64 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 75 |
| 6 | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé
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2021–2022; 2024– | 66 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 70 |
| 7 | Christian Oxner
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2019–2022 | 58 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 66 |
| 8 |  Lorenzo Callegari
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2023– | 52 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 55 |
| Massimo Ferrin
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2023– | 52 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 55 | |
| 10 | Yann Fillion
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2023– | 50 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 54 |
Bold indicates player still active with club.
Goals
edit- As of October 19, 2024
- Most goals in a season –
João Morelli, 14 in 2021[9] - Most goals in a match –
- João Morelli, 2 v FC Edmonton, Canadian Premier League, August 26, 2020) [10]
- Daniel Nimick, 2 v Vancouver FC, Canadian Premier League, June 23, 2024) [11]
- Ryan Telfer, 2 v Vancouver FC, Canadian Premier League, June 23, 2024) [12]
- Fastest goal in a match – Tomasz Skublak, 2nd minute (at Vaughan Azzurri, Canadian Championship, May 15, 2019) [13]
- Youngest goalscorer – Tiago Coimbra, 19 years 5 months 0 days (v Cavalry FC, Canadian Premier League, June 17, 2023) [14]
- Oldest goalscorer –
Luis Alberto Perea, 33 years 1 month 6 days (v Pacific FC, Canadian Premier League, October 9, 2019) [15]
| Rank | Name | Career | League | Finals | Canadian Championship | Continental | Total |
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| 1 | João Morelli
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2020–2023 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | Akeem Garcia
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2019–2022 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Massimo Ferrin
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2023– | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Daniel Nimick
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2023– | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | |
| Samuel Salter
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2021–2022 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | |
| 6 | Tiago Coimbra
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2023– | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 |  Cory Bent
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2020–2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Aidan Daniels
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2022– | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Zachary Fernandez
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2022– | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
 Luis Alberto Perea
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2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| Ryan Telfer
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2024– | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Bold indicates player still active with club.
Assists
edit- As of October 19, 2024
- Most assists in a season –
Lorenzo Callegari, 6 in 2023[6][citation needed]
| Rank | Name | Career | League | Finals | Canadian Championship | Continental | Total |
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| 1 | Lorenzo Callegari
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2023– | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Zachary Fernandez
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2022– | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé
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2021–2022 2024– | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | Daniel Nimick
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2023– | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Andre Rampersad
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2019– | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | Aidan Daniels
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2022– | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Massimo Ferrin
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2023– | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wesley Timoteo
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2022– | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 9 |  Mohamed Kourouma
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2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Cory Bent
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2020–2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Morey Doner
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2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
 Kodai Iida
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2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Alex Marshall
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2020–2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Peter Schaale
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2019–2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Bold indicates player still active with club.
Clean sheets
edit- As of October 19, 2024
- Most clean sheets in a season – Yann Fillion, 7 in 2023[6]
- Youngest keeper to record a clean sheet – Kieran Baskett, 19 years 11 months 22 days (vs. York United FC, CPL, September 18, 2021) [16]
- Oldest keeper to record a clean sheet – Jan-Michael Williams, 34 years 8 months 11 days (vs. York 9 FC, CPL, July 6, 2019) [17]
| Rank | Name | Career | League | Finals | Canadian Championship | Continental | Total |
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| 1 | Christian Oxner
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2019–2022 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | Yann Fillion
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2023– | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | Kieran Baskett
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2021–2022 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Jan-Michael Williams
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2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Notes
edit- ^ a b HFX Wanderers FC was considered the home team, but the match was played in a neutral venue (York Lions Stadium) due to both clubs being unable to host the match.
References
edit- ^ "HFX Wanderers FC: 2019 season in review". canpl.ca. Jonathan Briggins. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ "HFX Wanderers FC: 2019 season in review". canpl.ca. Jonathan Briggins. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "HFX Wanderers Announce First Official Player Signing". Global News. Graeme Benjamin. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Our Wanderers Captains". Twitter. HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ a b "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ "Statistics". Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ "Wanderers show attacking form in 3-1 victory over Edmonton". Jonathan Briggins. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ "Match Stats". CPL. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ "Match Stats". CPL. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ "Wanderers Daniels and Coimbra named to CPL Team of the Week". Canadian Premier League. June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 24, 2019.