title: 2022 HFX Wanderers FC season
text: # 2022 HFX Wanderers FC season
  
  The 2022 HFX Wanderers FC season was the fourth season in the history of HFX Wanderers FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.
  
  ## Current squad
  
      As of August 19, 2022
  
  | No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Goalkeepers ||||||
  | 1 | Kieran Baskett | GK | (2001-09-27)September 27, 2001 (aged 21) | William & Mary Tribe |
  | 40 | Adisa De Rosario | GK | (2004-10-27)October 27, 2004 (aged 18) | Toronto FC Academy |
  | 50 | Christian Oxner | GK | (1996-07-29)July 29, 1996 (aged 26) | Saint Mary's Huskies |
  | Defenders ||||||
  | 2 | Peter Schaale | CB | (1996-06-14)June 14, 1996 (aged 26) | CBU Capers |
  | 3 | Zachary Fernandez | RB | (2001-09-24)September 24, 2001 (aged 21) | A.S. Blainville |
  | 4 | Cristian Campagna | CB | (2001-11-29)November 29, 2001 (aged 21) | Whitecaps FC 2 |
  | 19 | Obeng Tabi | LB | (2000-10-28)October 28, 2000 (aged 22) | LSUE Bengals |
  | 20 | Jake Ruby | RB | (2000-06-04)June 4, 2000 (aged 22) | Trinity Western Spartans |
  | 31 | Eriks Santos | CB | (1996-02-23)February 23, 1996 (aged 26) | Dila Gori |
  | 52 | Gabriel Escobar | LB | (2000-04-04)April 4, 2000 (aged 22) | TSS FC Rovers |
  | 77 | Nicholas Gagan | CB / DM | (2004-04-14)April 14, 2004 (aged 18) | Ottawa South United |
  | | Nassim Nouajaa | CB / DM | (2004-05-07)May 7, 2004 (aged 18) | CF Montréal U23 |
  | Midfielders ||||||
  | 5 | Pierre Lamothe | AM | (1997-09-18)September 18, 1997 (aged 25) | A.S. Blainville |
  | 13 | Aidan Daniels | AM | (1998-09-06)September 6, 1998 (aged 24) | OKC Energy |
  | 18 | Andre Rampersad | CM | (1995-02-02)February 2, 1995 (aged 27) | Santa Rosa |
  | 21 | Marcello Polisi | CM / DM | (1997-01-24)January 24, 1997 (aged 25) | SFU Athletics |
  | 22 | Mohamed Omar | CM / DM / CB | (1999-01-22)January 22, 1999 (aged 23) | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
  | 28 | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | CM | (1995-03-09)March 9, 1995 (aged 27) | Saint Louis FC |
  | 37 | Lifumpa Mwandwe | RW / LW / CF | (2000-12-29)December 29, 2000 (aged 22) | Newtown |
  | Forwards ||||||
  | 7 | Alex Marshall | LW / CF | (1998-02-24)February 24, 1998 (aged 24) | Cavalier |
  | 8 | Elhadji Mour Samb | ST / RW / LW | (1994-01-08)January 8, 1994 (aged 28) | Diambars FC |
  | 9 | Samuel Salter | CF | (2000-08-09)August 9, 2000 (aged 22) | AS Blainville |
  | 10 | João Morelli | CF / AM | (1996-03-11)March 11, 1996 (aged 26) | FCI Levadia |
  | 11 | Akeem Garcia | CF / RW | (1996-09-11)September 11, 1996 (aged 26) | Santa Rosa |
  | 23 | Cory Bent | LW / ST | (1997-05-14)May 14, 1997 (aged 25) | CBU Capers |
  | 25 | Ludwig Kodjo Amla | ST | (2000-11-13)November 13, 2000 (aged 22) | CS St-Hubert |
  | 27 | Ryan Robinson | CF / ST | (2001-06-30)June 30, 2001 (aged 21) | Vaughan Azzurri |
  | | Owen Degelman | CF | (2005-05-30)May 30, 2005 (aged 17) | Chemnitzer FC |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### In
  
  | No. | Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 13 | MF | Aidan Daniels | OKC Energy | Free | January 19, 2022 |
  | 3 | DF | Zachary Fernandez | A.S. Blainville | Free | January 26, 2022 |
  | 19 | DF | Obeng Tabi | LSUE Bengals | Free | January 26, 2022 |
  | 22 | MF | Mohamed Omar | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Free | February 16, 2022 |
  | | DF | Ousman Maheshe | NAIT Ooks | Free, signed and loaned to FC Edmonton | March 29, 2022 |
  | | DF | Wesley Timoteo | PO Xylotymbou | Free, signed and loaned to FC Edmonton | March 29, 2022 |
  | | MF | C.J. Smith | Houston Baptist Huskies | Free, signed and loaned to FC Edmonton | March 29, 2022 |
  | 30 | DF | Colin Gander | Guelph Gryphons | Selected 11th overall in the 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft | April 6, 2022 |
  | 77 | DF | Nicholas Gagan | Ottawa South United | Signed to a development contract | April 6, 2022 |
  | 27 | FW | Ryan Robinson | Vaughan Azzurri | Free | April 6, 2022 |
  | 16 | DF | Kareem Sow | Montreal Carabins | Signed to a development contract | May 9, 2022 |
  | 8 | FW | Elhadji Mour Samb | Diambars FC | Free | May 9, 2022 |
  | 37 | MF | Lifumpa Mwandwe | Newtown | Undisclosed | July 13, 2022 |
  | 25 | FW | Ludwig Kodjo Amla | CS St-Hubert | Free | July 30, 2022 |
  | 52 | DF | Gabriel Escobar | TSS FC Rovers | Free | August 15, 2022 |
  | | DF | Nassim Nouajaa | CF Montréal U23 | Signed to a development contract | August 15, 2022 |
  | 40 | GK | Adisa De Rosario | Toronto FC Academy | Signed to a development contract | August 18, 2022 |
  | | FW | Owen Degelman | Chemnitzer FC | Signed to a development contract | August 18, 2022 |
  | 4 | DF | Cristian Campagna | Whitecaps FC 2 | Free | August 19, 2022 |
  
  **Draft picks**
  
  HFX Wanderers will make 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.
  
  | Round | Selection | Pos. | Player | Nationality | University |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 3 | MF | Christopher Campoli | Canada | Ontario Tech |
  | 2 | 11 | DF | Colin Gander | Canada | Guelph |
  
  ### Out
  
  | No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | MF | Omar Kreim | Retired | | December 22, 2021 |
  | 3 | DF | Morey Doner | Monterey Bay FC | Option declined | January 5, 2022 |
  | 6 | DF | Jems Geffrard | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | Contract expired | January 5, 2022 |
  | 10 | MF | Alessandro Riggi | Valour FC | Option declined | January 5, 2022 |
  | 15 | MF | Scott Firth | | Option declined | January 5, 2022 |
  | 19 | MF | Alejandro Portal | Vaughan Azzurri | Option declined | January 5, 2022 |
  | 25 | FW | Mamadi Camara | FC Edmonton | Option declined | January 5, 2022 |
  | 39 | FW | Stefan Karajovanovic | Toronto FC II | Option declined | January 5, 2022 |
  | 14 | DF | Mateo Restrepo | Retired | | July 23, 2022 |
  
  **Loans out**
  
  | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Fee/notes | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | DF | Ousman Maheshe | FC Edmonton | Season-long loan | March 29, 2022 |
  | DF | Wesley Timoteo | FC Edmonton | Season-long loan | March 29, 2022 |
  | MF | C.J. Smith | FC Edmonton | Season-long loan | March 29, 2022 |
  
  ## Pre-season and friendlies
  
  On March 11, HFX Wanderers FC announced that the club had played New Brunswick club CS Dieppe in a friendly earlier that day. On March 16, the club announced that it would hold a pre-season camp in Mississauga, Ontario with friendlies against Forge FC and clubs in League1 Ontario.
  
  ## Competitions
  
  Matches are listed in Halifax local time: Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−3) until November 5, and Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−4) otherwise.
  
  ### Overview
  
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
  | Canadian Premier League | April 7 | October 9 | Matchday 1 | | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 027.78 |
  | Canadian Championship | May 10 | May 24 | Preliminary Round | Quarter-finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 030.00 |
  
  Last updated: August 6, 2022 Source: Competitions
  
  ### Canadian Premier League
  
  **Table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Atlético Ottawa (S) | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 49 | Advance to playoffs |
  | 2 | Forge (C) | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 47 | Advance to playoffs |
  | 3 | Cavalry | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 47 | Advance to playoffs |
  | 4 | Pacific | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 46 | Advance to playoffs |
  | 5 | Valour | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 37 | |
  | 6 | York United | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 34 | |
  | 7 | HFX Wanderers | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 29 | |
  | 8 | FC Edmonton | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 20 | |
  
  **Results by match**
  
  | Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Result | W | L | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | L | L |
  | Position | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Squad and statistics
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | CAN | Kieran Baskett | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | GER | Peter Schaale | 22 | 0 | 14+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | CAN | Zachary Fernandez | 26 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | CAN | Cristian Campagna | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 5 | MF | CAN | Pierre Lamothe | 22 | 2 | 17+4 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 7 | MF | JAM | Alex Marshall | 19 | 0 | 8+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 8 | FW | CAN | Mour Samb | 10 | 1 | 5+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 9 | FW | CAN | Samuel Salter | 29 | 12 | 20+7 | 11 | 2+0 | 1 |
  | 10 | FW | BRA | João Morelli | 2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 11 | FW | TRI | Akeem Garcia | 15 | 5 | 8+5 | 4 | 1+1 | 1 |
  | 13 | MF | CAN | Aidan Daniels | 23 | 2 | 16+5 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 |
  | 14 | DF | CAN | Mateo Restrepo | 14 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 16 | DF | CAN | Kareem Sow | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 18 | MF | TRI | Andre Rampersad | 27 | 0 | 25+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | 19 | DF | CAN | Obeng Tabi | 19 | 0 | 11+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 20 | DF | CAN | Jake Ruby | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | CAN | Marcello Polisi | 19 | 0 | 11+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 22 | MF | CAN | Mohamed Omar | 17 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 23 | FW | ENG | Cory Bent | 20 | 2 | 11+8 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 25 | FW | CAN | Ludwig Kodjo Amla | 9 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 27 | FW | CAN | Ryan Robinson | 19 | 0 | 2+16 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 28 | MF | CAN | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | 24 | 0 | 20+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 30 | DF | CAN | Colin Gander | 17 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | 31 | DF | BRA | Eriks Santos | 25 | 1 | 22+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 37 | FW | ENG | Lifumpa Mwandwe | 12 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 40 | GK | CAN | Adisa De Rosario | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 50 | GK | CAN | Christian Oxner | 20 | 0 | 18+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  | Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | | Samuel Salter | FW | 11 | 1 | 12 |
  | 2 | | Akeem Garcia | FW | 4 | 1 | 5 |
  | 3 | | Cory Bent | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 4 | | Pierre Lamothe | M | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 5 | | Aidan Daniels | M | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 6 | | João Morelli | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | | Mour Samb | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 8 | | Eriks Santos | D | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 23 | 3 | 26 |
  
  ### Clean sheets
  
  | Rank | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | | Kieran Baskett | 5 | 0 | 5 |
  | 2 | | Christian Oxner | 4 | 1 | 5 |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | 9 | 1 | 10 |
  
  ### Disciplinary record
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | TOTAL | TOTAL |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 18 | MF | | Andre Rampersad | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
  | 28 | MF | | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
  | 3 | MF | | Zachary Fernandez | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
  | 5 | MF | | Pierre Lamothe | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | | Peter Schaale | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | 19 | DF | | Obeng Tabi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | | Marcello Polisi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 22 | MF | | Mohamed Omar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 14 | DF | | Mateo Restrepo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
  | 30 | DF | | Colin Gander | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 31 | DF | | Eriks Santos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 13 | FW | | Aidan Daniels | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 23 | FW | | Cory Bent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | | Cristian Campagna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 52 | DF | | Gabriel Escobar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 11 | FW | | Akeem Garcia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 8 | FW | | Mour Samb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 2 |
  