title: 2019 Valour FC season
text: # 2019 Valour FC season
  
  The 2019 Valour FC season was the first season in the club's history, as well as the first season in Canadian Premier League history.
  
  ## Current squad
  
  As of October 16, 2019.
  
  | No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Goalkeepers ||||||
  | 1 | Tyson Farago | GK | (1991-05-01)May 1, 1991 (aged 28) | WSA Winnipeg |
  | 26 | Mathias Janssens | GK | (1998-03-09)March 9, 1998 (aged 21) | La Louvière |
  | 30 | Svyatik Artemenko | GK | (2000-02-11)February 11, 2000 (aged 19) | WSA Winnipeg |
  | Defenders ||||||
  | 2 | Raphaël Garcia | RB | (1999-06-05)June 5, 1999 (aged 20) | Montreal Impact Academy |
  | 3 | Skylar Thomas | CB | (1993-07-27)July 27, 1993 (aged 26) | Charleston Battery |
  | 4 | Jordan Murrell | CB / LB | (1993-05-02)May 2, 1993 (aged 26) | Reno 1868 |
  | 6 | Martín Arguiñarena | LB | (1991-09-06)September 6, 1991 (aged 28) | Boston River |
  | 15 | Adam Mitter | CB | (1993-01-05)January 5, 1993 (aged 26) | Global Cebu |
  | 25 | Yohan Le Bourhis | CB | (2000-03-09)March 9, 2000 (aged 19) | A.S. Blainville |
  | Midfielders ||||||
  | 5 | Louis Béland-Goyette | DM / CM | (1995-09-15)September 15, 1995 (aged 24) | Montreal Impact |
  | 8 | Diego Gutiérrez | RM / RB | (1997-02-18)February 18, 1997 (aged 22) | Palestino |
  | 9 | Michael Petrasso | LW / RW | (1995-07-09)July 9, 1995 (aged 24) | Montreal Impact |
  | 10 | Dylan Carreiro | MF | (1995-01-20)January 20, 1995 (aged 24) | Woodbridge Strikers |
  | 11 | Glenn Muenkat | LM | (1999-01-03)January 3, 1999 (aged 20) | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
  | 14 | Nicolás Galvis | MF | (1997-04-09)April 9, 1997 (aged 22) | Deportivo Pereira |
  | 20 | Josip Golubar | CM / AM | (1985-03-04)March 4, 1985 (aged 34) | Varaždin |
  | 21 | José Galán | CM | (1986-02-02)February 2, 1986 (aged 33) | Al-Jabalain |
  | 22 | Marco Bustos | AM | (1996-04-22)April 22, 1996 (aged 23) | Oklahoma City Energy |
  | 27 | Raphael Ohin | CM | (1995-05-25)May 25, 1995 (aged 24) | WSA Winnipeg |
  | 77 | Federico Peña | MF | (1999-03-30)March 30, 1999 (aged 20) | Standard Liège |
  | Forwards ||||||
  | 16 | Tyler Attardo | ST | (2001-09-10)September 10, 2001 (aged 18) | FC Northwest |
  | 17 | Michele Paolucci | ST | (1986-02-06)February 6, 1986 (aged 33) | Tarxien Rainbows |
  | 23 | Ali Musse | ST / AM | (1996-01-01)January 1, 1996 (aged 23) | Calgary Foothills |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### In
  
  **Transferred in**
  
  | No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | DF | Skylar Thomas | Charleston Battery | Free Transfer | November 29, 2018 |
  | 17 | FW | Stephen Hoyle | Canterbury United | Free Transfer | December 11, 2018 |
  | 1 | GK | Tyson Farago | WSA Winnipeg | Free Transfer | December 14, 2018 |
  | 7 | MF | Dylan Sacramento | Vaughan Azzurri | Free Transfer | December 14, 2018 |
  | 4 | DF | Jordan Murrell | Reno 1868 | Free Transfer | January 8, 2019 |
  | 11 | MF | Glenn Muenkat | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Free Transfer | January 8, 2019 |
  | 2 | DF | Raphaël Garcia | Montreal Impact Academy | Free Transfer | January 10, 2019 |
  | 27 | MF | Raphael Ohin | WSA Winnipeg | Free Transfer | January 10, 2019 |
  | 10 | MF | Dylan Carreiro | Woodbridge Strikers | Selected 2nd overall in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft | January 28, 2019 |
  | 16 | FW | Tyler Attardo | FC Northwest | Free Transfer | January 28, 2019 |
  | 26 | GK | Mathias Janssens | La Louvière | Free Transfer | January 31, 2019 |
  | 20 | MF | Josip Golubar | Varaždin | Free Transfer | February 14, 2019 |
  | 6 | DF | Martín Arguiñarena | Boston River | Free Transfer | February 25, 2019 |
  | 14 | MF | Nicolás Galvis | Deportivo Pereira | Free Transfer | February 26, 2019 |
  | 15 | MF | Néstor Navia | Deportivo Pasto | Free Transfer | February 26, 2019 |
  | 23 | FW | Ali Musse | Calgary Foothills | Free Transfer | February 28, 2019 |
  | 8 | MF | Diego Gutiérrez | Palestino | Free Transfer | March 4, 2019 |
  | 9 | MF | Michael Petrasso | Montreal Impact | Free Transfer | March 18, 2019 |
  | 12 | FW | Calum Ferguson | Elgin City | Free Transfer | April 3, 2019 |
  | 77 | MF | Federico Peña | Standard Liège | Free Transfer | April 3, 2019 |
  | 5 | MF | Louis Béland-Goyette | Montreal Impact | Free Transfer | April 9, 2019 |
  | 15 | DF | Adam Mitter | Global Cebu | Free Transfer | April 12, 2019 |
  | 22 | MF | Marco Bustos | Oklahoma City Energy | Free Transfer | May 7, 2019 |
  | 21 | MF | José Galán | Al-Jabalain | Free Transfer | July 15, 2019 |
  | 17 | FW | Michele Paolucci | Tarxien Rainbows | Free Transfer | July 16, 2019 |
  | 25 | DF | Yohan Le Bourhis | A.S. Blainville | Free Transfer | August 9, 2019 |
  
  **Loaned in**
  
  | No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 30 | GK | Svyatik Artemenko | WSA Winnipeg | Emergency Call-up | July 17, 2019 |
  
  **Draft picks**
  
  Valour FC selected the following players in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 12, 2018. 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 | 2 | MF | Dylan Carreiro | Canada | York Lions |
  | 2 | 13 | DF | Lewis White | Scotland | CBU Capers |
  | 3 | 16 | MF | Jack Simpson | England | CBU Capers |
  
  ### Out
  
  **Transferred out**
  
  | No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 15 | MF | Néstor Navia | | Left the club for personal reasons | April 3, 2019 |
  | 17 | FW | Stephen Hoyle | Eastern Suburbs | Released | July 9, 2019 |
  | 12 | FW | Calum Ferguson | Canterbury United | Released | October 7, 2019 |
  
  **Loan out**
  
  | No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | MF | Dylan Sacramento | Hawke's Bay United | Loan | October 7, 2019 | |
  
  ## Competitions
  
  Match times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−5).
  
  ### Canadian Premier League
  
  **Spring season**
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Cavalry | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 24 | 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals |
  | 2 | Forge | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 19 | 2019 CONCACAF League preliminary round |
  | 3 | FC Edmonton | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 14 | |
  | 4 | HFX Wanderers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 11 | |
  | 5 | Pacific | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 11 | |
  | 6 | York9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 11 | |
  | 7 | Valour | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 9 | |
  
  * ↑ As winner of home and away matches between FC Edmonton, Forge FC, and Valour FC
  
  **Spring season**
  
  **2019 CONCACAF League qualification table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FOR | FCE | VAL |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Forge FC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | 2019 CONCACAF League | — | 2–0 | 2–1 |
  | 2 | FC Edmonton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | | 1–0 | — | 0–1 |
  | 3 | Valour FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | — |
  
  **Spring season**
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: July 1, 2019. Source: canpl.ca
  
  **Spring season**
  
  **Results by match**
  
  | Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H |
  | Result | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L |
  | Position | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
  
  **Fall season**
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Cavalry | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 38 | 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals |
  | 2 | Forge | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 37 | |
  | 3 | York9 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 23 | |
  | 4 | Pacific | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 20 | |
  | 5 | Valour | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 19 | |
  | 6 | FC Edmonton | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 18 | |
  | 7 | HFX Wanderers | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 17 | |
  
  **Fall season**
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: October 19, 2019. Source: canpl.ca
  
  **Fall season**
  
  **Results by round**
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A |
  | Result | D | L | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | L |
  | Position | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Squad and statistics
  
  As of October 19, 2019
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | CPL Spring season | CPL Spring season | CPL Fall season | CPL Fall season | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | CAN | Tyson Farago | 17 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | CAN | Raphaël Garcia | 16 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | CAN | Skylar Thomas | 23 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | CAN | Jordan Murrell | 22 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | 5 | MF | CAN | Louis Béland-Goyette | 23 | 1 | 10+0 | 0 | 11+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | 6 | DF | URU | Martín Arguiñarena | 20 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | CAN | Diego Gutiérrez | 24 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 9 | MF | CAN | Michael Petrasso | 20 | 6 | 4+0 | 1 | 11+3 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | 10 | MF | CAN | Dylan Carreiro | 24 | 2 | 5+3 | 1 | 10+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 11 | MF | CAN | Glenn Muenkat | 14 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | CAN | Nicolás Galvis | 12 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 15 | DF | ENG | Adam Mitter | 21 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 16 | FW | CAN | Tyler Attardo | 22 | 6 | 3+2 | 2 | 7+8 | 4 | 0+2 | 0 |
  | 17 | FW | ITA | Michele Paolucci | 15 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 13+2 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 20 | MF | CRO | Josip Golubar | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | ESP | José Galán | 13 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 22 | MF | CAN | Marco Bustos | 27 | 8 | 7+0 | 1 | 18+0 | 6 | 2+0 | 1 |
  | 23 | FW | CAN | Ali Musse | 15 | 2 | 4+3 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 25 | DF | CAN | Yohan Le Bourhis | 8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 26 | GK | BEL | Mathias Janssens | 13 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 27 | MF | GHA | Raphael Ohin | 22 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 77 | MF | TRI | Federico Peña | 8 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | Players who left during the season: ||||||||||||
  | 7 | MF | CAN | Dylan Sacramento | 20 | 1 | 6+3 | 0 | 6+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 12 | FW | CAN | Calum Ferguson | 9 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 17 | FW | ENG | Stephen Hoyle | 7 | 1 | 2+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  | Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | CPL Spring season | CPL Fall season | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | | Marco Bustos | MF | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
  | 2 | | Tyler Attardo | FW | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
  | 2 | | Michael Petrasso | MF | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
  | 4 | | Michele Paolucci | FW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | 5 | | Dylan Carreiro | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 5 | | Ali Musse | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 7 | | Louis Béland-Goyette | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | | Calum Ferguson | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | | Stephen Hoyle | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | | Dylan Sacramento | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 8 | 22 | 1 | 31 |
  
  Updated to match played October 19, 2019 Source: Canadian Premier League
  
  ### Top assists
  
  | Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | CPL Spring season | CPL Fall season | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | | Michael Petrasso | MF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
  | 2 | | Louis Béland-Goyette | MF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
  | 2 | | Dylan Carreiro | MF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | 4 | | Marco Bustos | MF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 4 | | Raphaël Garcia | DF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 4 | | Ali Musse | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 4 | | Michele Paolucci | FW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 4 | | Dylan Sacramento | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 9 | | Martín Arguiñarena | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 9 | | Diego Gutiérrez | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 9 | | Skylar Thomas | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 7 | 16 | 1 | 24 |
  
  Updated to match played October 19, 2019 Source: Canadian Premier League
  
  ### Clean sheets
  
  | Rank | Nat. | Player | CPL Spring season | CPL Fall season | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | | Mathias Janssens | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
  | 2 | | Tyson Farago | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
  
  Updated to match played October 19, 2019 Source: Canadian Premier League
  
  ### Disciplinary record
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | CPL Spring season | CPL Spring season | CPL Fall season | CPL Fall season | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | TOTAL | TOTAL |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | DF | | Raphaël Garcia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | | Skylar Thomas | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | | Jordan Murrell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
  | 5 | MF | | Louis Béland-Goyette | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | 6 | DF | | Martín Arguiñarena | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | | Diego Gutiérrez | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 10 | MF | | Dylan Carreiro | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | | Nicolás Galvis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 15 | DF | | Adam Mitter | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
  | 17 | FW | | Michele Paolucci | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | | José Galán | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | 22 | MF | | Marco Bustos | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 26 | GK | | Mathias Janssens | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 27 | MF | | Raphael Ohin | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
  | 77 | MF | | Federico Peña | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 16 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 2 |
  
  Updated to match played October 19, 2019 Source: Canadian Premier League
  
  