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The 2023 Cavalry FC season was the fifth season in the history of Cavalry FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.

Cavalry FC won the 2023 CPL Shield, and qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup, but lost the 2023 CPL final against Forge FC.

Current squad

As of August 31, 2023

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	Marco Carducci		GK	(1996-09-24)September 24, 1996 (aged 27)	Calgary Foothills
21	Sterling Kerr		GK		Mount Royal Cougars
31	Joseph Holliday		GK	(2005-01-08)January 8, 2005 (aged 18)	FC Edmonton
Defenders
2	Roberto Alarcón		RB	(1998-04-21)April 21, 1998 (aged 25)	Universitatea Cluj
3	Callum Montgomery		CB	(1997-05-14)May 14, 1997 (aged 26)	Minnesota United
4	Daan Klomp		CB	(1998-08-10)August 10, 1998 (aged 25)	NAC Breda
5	Bradley Kamdem		LB / CB	(1994-08-18)August 18, 1994 (aged 29)	Valletta
12	Tom Field		LB	(1997-03-14)March 14, 1997 (aged 26)	Calgary Foothills
15	Udoka Chima		CB	(2002-02-01)February 1, 2002 (aged 21)	Kings Langley
24	Eryk Kobza		CB / DM	(2001-11-23)November 23, 2001 (aged 22)	Calgary Dinos
29	Niko Myroniuk		CM	(2005-07-21)July 21, 2005 (aged 18)	Cavalry U-20
33	Fraser Aird		RB / RW / ST	(1995-02-02)February 2, 1995 (aged 28)	FC Edmonton
	Michael Harms		CB	(2005-12-31)December 31, 2005 (aged 18)	Calgary Foothills
Midfielders
6	Charlie Trafford		DM	(1992-05-24)May 24, 1992 (aged 31)	Wrexham
8	Jesse Daley		CM	(1997-10-16)October 16, 1997 (aged 26)	Brisbane Roar
10	Sergio Camargo		AM	(1994-08-16)August 16, 1994 (aged 29)	Calgary Foothills
17	Ben Fisk		RW / LW	(1993-02-04)February 4, 1993 (aged 30)	Atlético Ottawa
18	Maël Henry		CM	(2004-05-26)May 26, 2004 (aged 19)	Vancouver FC
26	Shamit Shome		AM	(1997-09-05)September 5, 1997 (aged 26)	FC Edmonton
	William Omoreniye		RW / LW / FB		Calgary Dinos
Forwards
7	Ali Musse		ST / AM	(1996-01-01)January 1, 1996 (aged 27)	1. FCA Darmstadt
9	Myer Bevan		ST	(1997-04-23)April 23, 1997 (aged 26)	Auckland City
14	Ethan Beckford		ST	(1999-06-21)June 21, 1999 (aged 24)	Simcoe County Rovers
19	William Akio		CF	(1998-07-23)July 23, 1998 (aged 25)	Ross County
20	Joe Mason		FW	(1991-05-13)May 13, 1991 (aged 32)	Milton Keynes Dons
23	Gareth Smith-Doyle		FW	(2002-06-10)June 10, 2002 (aged 21)	Cavalry U-20

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	From club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
	MF	Jesse Daley	Brisbane Roar	Free	December 14, 2022
	MF	Shamit Shome	Forge FC	Free	January 18, 2023
	FW	Ethan Beckford	Simcoe County Rovers	Free	January 20, 2023
	DF	Callum Montgomery	Minnesota United	Free	February 9, 2023
	DF	Udoka Chima	Kings Langley	Free	February 13, 2023
	GK	Sterling Kerr	Mount Royal Cougars	Signed to a U Sports contract	March 17, 2023
	GK	Joseph Holliday	FC Edmonton	Signed to a development contract	March 17, 2023
	MF	William Omoreniye	Calgary Dinos	Selected 7th overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft	April 14, 2023
	DF	Eryk Kobza	Calgary Dinos	Selected 14th overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft	April 14, 2023
	DF	Bradley Kamdem	Valletta	Free	April 24, 2023
	MF	Maël Henry	Vancouver FC	Free	June 29, 2023
	FW	William Akio	Ross County	Undisclosed fee	July 14, 2023
	DF	Tom Field	Calgary Foothills	Free	November 7, 2022

Draft picks

Cavalry FC selected the following players in the 2023 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	7	MF	William Omoreniye	Canada	Calgary
2	14	DF	Eryk Kobza	Canada	Calgary

Out

Transferred out

No.	Pos.	Player	To club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
3	DF	Tom Field	Calgary Foothills	Contract expired	November 7, 2022
8	MF	Elijah Adekugbe	York United	Contract expired	November 7, 2022
14	MF	Joseph Di Chiara	Vaughan Azzurri	Contract expired	November 7, 2022
15	MF	Elliot Simmons	Vancouver FC	Contract expired	November 7, 2022
19	FW	Anthony Novak	Valour FC	Contract expired	November 7, 2022
21	MF	Jean-Aniel Assi	CF Montréal	End of loan	November 7, 2022
24	MF	David Norman Jr.	Northampton Town	Contract expired	November 7, 2022
25	DF	Karifa Yao	CF Montréal	End of loan	November 7, 2022
18	DF	Bradley Vliet	Pacific FC	Option declined	December 21, 2022
12	GK	Julian Roloff	1. FC Köln II	Undisclosed sell-on clause	January 13, 2023
5	DF	Mason Trafford	Retired		February 10, 2023
19	MF	Mikaël Cantave	Vancouver FC		June 29, 2023

Loans out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
11	MF	José Escalante	F.C. Motagua	One-year loan	July 10, 2023
30	FW	Goteh Ntignee	FC Annecy	One-year loan, with option to buy for undisclosed fee	August 31, 2023

Competitions

Overview

Last updated: October 28
Source: Competitions

References

1. "Cavalry FC roster". Cavalry FC. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
2. "Cavalry's Queenslander: Jesse Daley Inks CPL Deal". Northern Tribune. December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
3. "Cavalry FC signs Canadian midfielder Shamit Shome". canpl.ca. January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
4. "Cavalry Adds Simcoe County Standout Ethan Beckford". Northern Tribune. January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
5. "Cavalry FC Signs Callum Montgomery to 2023 Roster". Cavalry FC. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
6. "Cavalry FC signs Nigerian Youth International Defender Udoka Chima to 2023 Roster". Cavalry FC. February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
7. ^ "Cavalry FC Signs Goalkeepers Sterling Kerr and Joseph Holliday". Cavalry FC. March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
8. ^ "Cavalry FC Signs Four Youth Players to Developmental Contracts". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
9. "Cavalry FC Signs Eryk Kobza to Professional Contract". canpl.ca. July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
10. "Cavalry FC Sign Defender Bradley Kamdem". Canadian Premier League. April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
11. ^ "Vancouver FC acquire Cantave from Cavalry FC; Henry transferred from VFC to Cavs". Canadian Premier League. June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
12. "Cavalry FC Signs William Akio to 2023 Roster". Cavalry FC. July 14, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
13. ^ "Cavalry FC Announces the Departure of Eight Players". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. November 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
14. "Cavalry FC Confirms Nine Core Players for 22/23 Season". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry FC. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
15. "New arrival from overseas. "From now on part of the squad": Keeper replenishment for Baumgart". express.de (in German). January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
16. "Cavalry FC Announces the Departure of Goalkeeper Julian Roloff". Cavalry FC. January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
17. "Cavalry FC Announces the Retirement of Mason Trafford". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry FC. February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
18. Cavalry FC (July 10, 2023). "An Update on José Escalante" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
19. "Cavalry FC Announces Loan, Impending League-Record Transfer of Goteh Ntignee". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry FC. August 31, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

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• Official Site

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