2025 HFX Wanderers FC season

Halifax Wanderers
2025 season
PresidentDerek Martin
Head coachPatrice Gheisar
StadiumWanderers Grounds
Canadian ChampionshipEliminated in Round 1
Top goalscorerTiago Coimbra (3)
Highest home attendance7,049
Lowest home attendance5,044
Average home league attendance6,011

The 2025 HFX Wanderers FC season is the seventh season in the history of HFX Wanderers FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.[1] On 2 April 2025, the announcement was made that the Wanderers would compete in the CPL's first regular season game ever played in Quebec, as part of the "CPL on Tour" series.[2]

In addition to changes to the player roster, other offseason changes included the hiring of Mark Watson as Senior Football Strategy Advisor,[3] Peter Clark as Vice-President of Business Development,[4] and Nicholas Edwards as Head of Performance.[5] The Wanderers Grounds stadium was also renovated to expand its capacity and improve the spectator experience.[6]

Current squad

As of August 15, 2025[7]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
13 Aiden Rushenas Canada GK (2003-05-23) May 23, 2003 Canada Dalhousie Tigers
99 Rayane Yesli Algeria GK (1999-10-12) October 12, 1999 Canada Atlético Ottawa
Defenders
4 Julian Dunn Canada CB (2000-07-11) July 11, 2000 Finland HamKam
5 Adam Pearlman Canada CB (2005-04-05) April 5, 2005 Canada Toronto FC U21, Loan
16 Kareem Sow Canada CB (2000-09-28) September 28, 2000 Canada Montreal Carabins
17 Wesley Timoteo Canada FB / RW / LW (2000-04-09) April 9, 2000 Canada FC Edmonton
21 Jefferson Alphonse Canada CB (2003-06-12) June 12, 2003 Canada CS Saint-Laurent
26 Thomas Meilleur-Giguère Canada CB (1997-11-13) November 13, 1997 Canada Pacific FC
44 Nassim Mekideche Algeria CB (2000-04-30) April 30, 2000 Tunisia US Monastir
Midfielders
6 Lorenzo Callegari France CM (1998-02-27) February 27, 1998 France Chambly INT
7 Ryan Telfer Trinidad and Tobago LW (1994-03-04) March 4, 1994 United States Miami FC
8 Isaiah Johnston Canada CM (2001-08-14) August 14, 2001 United States Loudoun United
11 Vitor Dias Brazil AM (1998-04-30) April 30, 1998 United States Sporting Kansas City II INT
18 Andre Rampersad Trinidad and Tobago CM (1995-02-02) February 2, 1995 Trinidad and Tobago Santa Rosa
19 Yohan Baï France RM / RW (1996-09-28) September 28, 1996 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv INT
23 Alessandro Biello Canada CM (2005-07-20) July 20, 2005 Canada CF Montréal U21, Loan
28 Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé Canada CM (1995-03-09) March 9, 1995 Canada York United
41 Camilo Vasconcelos Canada AM (2005-03-19) March 19, 2005 Canada Guelph United U21
Forwards
9 Tiago Coimbra Canada CF (2004-01-17) January 17, 2004 Brazil Palmeiras U21
10 Sean Rea Canada CF / CM (2002-05-15) May 15, 2002 Spain Castellón B
14 Jason Bahamboula Republic of the Congo RW / CF (2001-06-15) June 15, 2001 Latvia Valmiera FC INT
20 Tavio Ciccarelli Canada CF (2006-07-24) July 24, 2006 England Sheffield United Academy U21, EYT

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
DF Canada Thomas Meilleur-Giguère Canada Pacific FC Free January 1, 2025 [8]
GK Algeria Rayane Yesli Canada Atlético Ottawa Free January 8, 2025 [9]
MF Canada Isaiah Johnston United States Loudoun United Undisclosed fee January 15, 2025 [10]
MF France Yohan Baï Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv Free January 27, 2025 [11]
FW Republic of the Congo Jason Bahamboula Latvia Valmiera FC Free January 29, 2025 [12]
MF Canada Joven Mann Canada UBC Thunderbirds Selected 11th in the 2025 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contract March 21, 2025 [13]
GK Canada Sinclair Astridge Canada Dalhousie Tigers U-Sports contract March 26, 2025 [14]

Loans in

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
MF Canada Alessandro Biello Canada CF Montréal Season-long loan February 18, 2025 [15]
DF Canada Adam Pearlman Canada Toronto FC Season-long loan February 24, 2025 [16]

Draft picks

HFX Wanderers selected the following players in the 2025 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.

Round Selection Pos. Player Nationality University
1 3 DF Matthew Paiva  Canada McMaster
2 11 MF Joven Mann  Canada UBC

Out

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
1 GK Canada Yann-Alexandre Fillion Malta Floriana Contract expired December 31, 2024 [17]
2 DF Canada Daniel Nimick Canada Forge FC Contract expired December 31, 2024 [17]
3 DF Canada Zachary Fernandez Canada Valour FC Contract expired December 31, 2024 [17]
14 MF Canada Clément Bayiha Canada York United Loan expired December 31, 2024 [17]
5 DF Canada Cale Loughrey Romania Corvinul Hunedoara Option declined December 31, 2024 [18]
23 DF Canada Riley Ferrazzo Canada York United Option declined December 31, 2024 [19]
10 MF Canada Aidan Daniels Canada Pacific FC Option declined December 31, 2024 [19]
24 MF Canada Tomas Giraldo Option declined December 31, 2024 [19]
8 FW Canada Massimo Ferrin Canada York United Undisclosed fee February 3, 2025 [20]
27 MF Italy Giorgio Probo Contract terminated by mutual consent August 15, 2025 [21]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 August 2025 Friendly Portland Hearts of Pine United States 2-1 Canada Halifax Wanderers FC Portland, Maine
19:30 ADT
  • Lopez 18'
  • Kvite Yellow card 21'
  • S. Wright Yellow card 45+1'
  • O. Wright 90+2'
  • Oladapo Yellow card 90+4'
 Report
Stadium: Fitzpatrick Stadium
Attendance: 5,645

Competitions

Matches are listed in Halifax local time: Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−03:00)

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League April 4 October 18 Matchday 1 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 050.00
Canadian Championship May 7 May 7 First round eliminated 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
Total 7 3 2 2 9 10 −1 042.86

Last updated: May 12
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League

Main article: 2025 Canadian Premier League season

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Playoff qualification
1 Forge 19 12 7 0 37 13 +24 43 First semifinal and 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup
2 Atlético Ottawa 19 11 6 2 37 19 +18 39 First semifinal
3 Cavalry 19 8 5 6 28 20 +8 29 Quarterfinal
4 York United 19 7 5 7 28 22 +6 26 Play-in round
5 19 7 5 7 24 24 0 26
6 Pacific 19 5 4 10 21 34 −13 19
7 Valour 19 4 3 12 19 43 −24 15
8 Vancouver 19 2 5 12 23 42 −19 11
Updated to match(es) played on August 17, 2025. Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total number of wins; 3) Head-to-head; 4) Goal differential; 5) Goals for; 6) Away goals differential; 7) Away goals for; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals for; 10) Fewest disciplinary points (Yellow cards count for one point and red cards [direct or accumulation of two yellow cards] count as three points); 11) Most under-21 domestic player minutes; 12) Coin toss (tie between two (2) clubs) or drawing of lots (tie between three (3) or more clubs).[22]

Results by match

Match12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
ResultDWWWDLWWLLDWWLLLLDD
Position4322222123442345545
Updated to match(es) played on July 2. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

5 April 2025 1 Atlético Ottawa 2–2 Halifax Wanderers FC Ottawa, Ontario
15:00 ADT
Report
Stadium: TD Place
Attendance: 5,286
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
13 April 2025 2 York United FC 1–2 Halifax Wanderers FC Toronto, Ontario
16:00 ADT
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,087
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
19 April 2025 3 Halifax Wanderers FC 3–1 Pacific FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
16:30 ADT
Report
  • Chung Yellow card 27'
  • [[Juan Quintana (footballer, born 2003)

|Quintana]] Yellow card 43'

Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,817
Referee: Michael Venne
25 April 2025 4 Valour FC 0–1 Halifax Wanderers FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
21:00 ADT
Report
Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium
Attendance: 2,397
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
3 May 2025 5 Halifax Wanderers FC 0–0 Forge FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
17:00 ADT Meilleur-Giguère Yellow card 86' Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,104
Referee: Mario Al-Ayass
10 May 2025 6 Halifax Wanderers FC 0–3 Cavalry FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
17:30 ADT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 5,044
Referee: Sebastian Noshinravani
17 May 2025 7 Vancouver FC 0-2 Halifax Wanderers FC Langley, British Columbia
21:00 ADT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 1,308
Referee: Roberto D'Alesio
24 May 2025 8 Halifax Wanderers FC 2-0 Atlético Ottawa Halifax, Nova Scotia
16:00 ADT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,077
Referee: Michael Venne
31 May 2025 9 York United FC 2-0 Halifax Wanderers FC Québec City, Québec
17:00 ADT
Report
Stadium: Telus Stadium
Attendance: 7,218
Referee: Sebastian Noshinravani
Note: This game was played in Quebec City as part of the "CPL on Tour" promotion.
8 June 2025 10 Forge FC 2-1 Halifax Wanderers Hamilton, Ontario
16:30 ADT
Report
Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
Attendance: 6,793
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
14 June 2025 11 Halifax Wanderers FC 1-1 Cavalry FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
16:00 ADT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,339
Referee: Ben Hoskins
21 June 2025 12 Halifax Wanderers FC 1-0 Vancouver FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
16:00 ADT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,480
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
1 July 2025 13 Halifax Wanderers FC 3-1 Valour FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
16:00 ADT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 7,049
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
12 July 2025 14 Pacific FC 3-2 Halifax Wanderers FC Langford, British Columbia
19:00 ADT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,576
Referee: Mario Alayass
18 July 2025 15 Atlético Ottawa 2-0 Halifax Wanderers FC Ottawa, Ontario
20:00 ADT Report Stadium: TD Place
Referee: Michael Venne
25 July 2025 16 Halifax Wanderers FC 1-2 Forge FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
19:00 ADT Report Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Referee: Seyed-Mohammad Mohseni
4 August 2025 17 Halifax Wanderers FC 1-2 Vancouver FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
16:00 ADT Report Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Referee: Alain Ruch
9 Aug 2025 18 Cavalry FC 0-0 Halifax Wanderers FC Calgary, Alberta
18:00 ADT Report Stadium: ATCO Field
Referee: Sebastian Noshinravani
16 Aug 2025 19 Pacific FC 2-2 Halifax Wanderers FC Langford, British Columbia
19:00 ADT Report Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Referee: Seyed-Mohammad Mohseni
22 Aug 2025 20 Halifax Wanderers FC v Valour FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
19:00 ADT Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
1 Sept 2025 21 Halifax Wanderers FC v York United FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
16:00 ADT Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
6 Sept 2025 22 Forge FC v Halifax Wanderers FC Hamilton, Ontario
17:00 ADT Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
13 Sept 2025 23 Cavalry FC v Halifax Wanderers FC Calgary, Alberta
17:00 ADT Stadium: ATCO Field
20 Sept 2025 24 Halifax Wanderers FC v Pacific FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
16:00 ADT Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
28 Sept 2025 25 Vancouver FC v Halifax Wanderers FC Langley, British Columbia
19:00 ADT Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
4 Oct 2025 26 Halifax Wanderers FC v York United FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
15:00 ADT Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
11 Oct 2025 27 Valour FC v Halifax Wanderers FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
15:00 ADT Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium
18 Oct 2025 28 Halifax Wanderers FC v Atlético Ottawa Halifax, Nova Scotia
17:00 ADT Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

Canadian Championship

Main article: 2025 Canadian Championship
May 7 Preliminary round Forge FC Ontario 3-1 Nova Scotia Halifax Wanderers FC Hamilton, Ontario
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
Attendance: 3,098
Referee: Alain Ruch

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Forge FC defeats Halifax Wanderers in Canadian Championship play". Sportsnet.ca. The Canadian Press. 2025-05-07. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
  2. ^ "WANDERERS FACE YORK UNITED IN SECOND ANNUAL CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE "ON TOUR" MATCH IN QUÉBEC CITY MAY 31". Halifax Wanderers. 2025-04-02. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  3. ^ "Wanderers appoint Mark Watson as Senior Football Strategy Advisor". Halifax Wanderers. 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  4. ^ "Wanderers name Peter Clark Vice President, Business Development". Halifax Wanderers. 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  5. ^ "Wanderers name Nicholas Edwards Head of Performance". Halifax Wanderers. 2025-02-21. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  6. ^ "Exciting Updates at Wanderers Grounds ahead of Wanderers' home opener". Halifax Wanderers. 2025-04-15. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  7. ^ "HFX Wanderers FC". Halifax Wanderers. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "'I want to win a trophy with Halifax,' Wanderers add Thomas Meilleur-Giguère through 2026 season". HFX Wanderers FC. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "'His best years ahead of him': Goalkeeper Rayane Yesli joins the Halifax Wanderers". Canadian Premier League. January 8, 2025.
  10. ^ "Johnston Completes CPL Return With Halifax Wanderers". Northern Tribune. January 15, 2025.
  11. ^ "Wanderers sign French winger Yohan Baï through 2026 season". HFX Wanderers. January 27, 2025.
  12. ^ "Wanderers sign international forward Jason Bahamboula". HFX Wanderers. January 29, 2025.
  13. ^ "Halifax Wanderers sign Canadian forward Joven Mann to CPL-U SPORTS Contract". Canadian Premier League. March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  14. ^ "Wanderers sign Dalhousie's Sinclair Astridge to CPL – U SPORTS Contract". HFX Wanderers. March 26, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  15. ^ "Alessandro Biello loaned to Halifax Wanderers FC". cfmontreal.com. 18 February 2025.
  16. ^ "Toronto FC loan Defender Adam Pearlman to Halifax Wanderers FC". torontofc.com. 24 February 2025.
  17. ^ a b c d "Halifax Wanderers announce end-of-season roster updates". HFX Wanderers FC. December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  18. ^ "Cale Loughrey Leaves Halifax Wanderers". Northern Tribune. November 15, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  19. ^ a b c "Wanderers exercise contract options for five players as part of end-of-year roster moves". HFX Wanderers. December 18, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  20. ^ "Wanderers transfer Massimo Ferrin to York United FC". HFX Wanderers. February 3, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  21. ^ "Halifax Wanderers announce departure of Probo, U SPORTS players". HFX Wanderers. August 15, 2025. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  22. ^ "2025 CPL Competition Guidelines". Canadian Premier League. April 1, 2025. Archived from the original on April 2, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
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