2021 Atlético Ottawa season

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Atlético Ottawa
2021 season
CEO Fernando Lopez
Head coach Mista
Stadium TD Place Stadium
Ottawa, Ontario
IG Field
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(June 26-July 24)
Canadian Premier League 8th
Canadian Championship Preliminary Round
Top goalscorer Malcolm Shaw
(10)
Highest home attendance League/All: 12,064
(August 14 vs. HFX Wanderers FC)
Lowest home attendance League/All: 1,839
(September 8 vs. Forge FC)
Average home league attendance 3,696
Biggest win 2–0 vs. Cavalry FC
(July 11)
Biggest defeat 4–0 vs. Forge FC
(August 25)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2021 Atlético Ottawa season was the second season in the history of Atlético Ottawa. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.

Season review

Pre-season

On 29 March 2021 the club announced their pre-season training camp plans in Spain.[1] The training camp began on 1 April 2021 and took place at Los Angeles de San Rafael in Segovia before continuing at Centro Deportivo Wanda Alcalá de Henares in Alcalá de Henares. On June 3, after nine weeks in Spain, the club returned to Canada to begin quarantine before returning to training.[2]

Regular season

The Kickoff

On 7 June 2021 the Canadian Premier League announced that the beginning of the 2021 regular season would occur in a bubble environment in Winnipeg, Manitoba. "The Kickoff", as it was branded, would occur between 26 June and 24 July and all matches would take place at IG Field.[3] The club began training in Winnipeg on 17 June[4] before playing in the season's inaugural match on 26 June, a 1–0 victory over FC Edmonton.[5]

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Moments after kick-off at Atlético Ottawa's first home game on August 14, 2021

Current squad

As of June 22, 2021

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Dylon Powley Canada GK (1996-09-05)September 5, 1996 (aged 25) Canada FC Edmonton
13 Teodor Obadal Serbia GK (2001-09-08)September 8, 2001 (aged 20) Serbia FK Lokomotiva Belgrad
Defenders
2 Drew Beckie Canada CB (1990-09-30)September 30, 1990 (aged 31) United States El Paso Locomotive
3 Milovan Kapor Canada CB / DM (1991-08-05)August 5, 1991 (aged 30) Uzbekistan FK Buxoro
4 Brandon John Canada CB (1995-01-05)January 5, 1995 (aged 26) United States Orlando City B
17 Miguel Acosta Spain RB (1998-03-16)March 16, 1998 (aged 23) Spain Atlético Baleares
20 Nyal Higgins Canada CB (1998-01-19)January 19, 1998 (aged 23) Canada Toronto FC II
21 Myles Cornwall Canada LB (1998-09-12)September 12, 1998 (aged 23) Canada Ottawa South United
23 Matthew Arnone Canada CB (1994-02-28)February 28, 1994 (aged 27) Canada York United
33 Keesean Ferdinand Canada CB / FB (2003-08-17)August 17, 2003 (aged 18) Canada CF Montréal
44 Vashon Neufville England LB (1999-07-18)July 18, 1999 (aged 22) Wales Newport County
Midfielders
5 Viti Martínez Spain CM (1997-05-25)May 25, 1997 (aged 24) Spain Gimnàstic
6 Chris Mannella Canada DM / CM (1994-06-07)June 7, 1994 (aged 27) Canada York United
7 Ryan Telfer Trinidad and Tobago LW (1994-03-04)March 4, 1994 (aged 27) Canada York United
8 Ben McKendry Canada CM / AM (1993-03-25)March 25, 1993 (aged 28) Sweden Nyköpings BIS
10 Alberto Soto Spain AM (2001-03-17)March 17, 2001 (aged 20) Spain Atlético Madrid B
11 Antoine Coupland Canada MF (2003-12-12)December 12, 2003 (aged 18) Canada Ottawa Fury FC
16 Zach Verhoven Canada RW / LW (1998-08-17)August 17, 1998 (aged 23) Canada Pacific FC
18 Tevin Shaw Jamaica DM (1997-02-24)February 24, 1997 (aged 24) Jamaica Portmore United
22 Rafael Núñez Dominican Republic MF / RW (2002-01-25)January 25, 2002 (aged 19) Spain Club Atlético de Madrid Juvenil
28 Mamadou Ba Canada MF (2003-12-23)December 23, 2003 (aged 18) Canada Futuro Academy
91 Jaeden Mercure Canada AM (2003-03-14)March 14, 2003 (aged 18) Canada Ottawa South United
Forwards
9 Shawn-Claud Lawson Jamaica CF (1994-01-13)January 13, 1994 (aged 27) United States Detroit City FC
14 Brian Wright Canada CF (1995-03-24)March 24, 1995 (aged 26) United States Birmingham Legion FC
19 Malcolm Shaw Canada CF (1995-07-27)July 27, 1995 (aged 26) Sweden Assyriska IK
99 Raúl Uche Spain CF (1997-10-08)October 08, 1997 (aged 24) Spain Real Valladolid Promesas

Transfers

In

Transferred in

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/Notes Date Source
6 MF Canada Chris Mannella Canada York United Free transfer April 6, 2021 [6]
1 GK Canada Dylon Powley Canada FC Edmonton Free transfer April 8, 2021 [7]
FW Canada Jordan Webb Singapore Tampines Rovers Free transfer April 13, 2021 [8]
16 MF Canada Zach Verhoven Canada Pacific FC Free transfer April 15, 2021 [9]
7 MF Trinidad and Tobago Ryan Telfer Canada York United Free transfer April 20, 2021 [10]
13 GK Serbia Teodor Obadal Serbia FK Lokomotiva Belgrad Free transfer April 22, 2021 [11]
14 FW Canada Brian Wright United States Birmingham Legion FC Free transfer April 27, 2021 [12]
9 FW Jamaica Shawn-Claud Lawson United States Detroit City FC Free transfer April 29, 2021 [13]
2 DF Canada Drew Beckie United States El Paso Locomotive Free transfer May 4, 2021 [14]
17 DF Spain Miguel Acosta Spain Atlético Baleares Free transfer May 20, 2021 [15]
99 FW Spain Raúl Uche Spain Real Valladolid Promesas Free transfer July 28, 2021 [16]
23 DF Canada Matthew Arnone Canada York United FC Free transfer August 7, 2021 [17]
91 MF Canada Jaeden Mercure Canada Ottawa South United Canadian Development contract August 10, 2021 [18]
21 DF Canada Myles Cornwall Canada Ottawa South United Free transfer August 28, 2021 [19]
28 MF Canada Mamadou Ba Canada Futuro Academy Canadian Development Contract September 2, 2021 [20]

Loans in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/Notes Date Source
33 DF Canada Keesean Ferdinand Canada CF Montréal Season-long loan February 3, 2021 [21]
22 MF Dominican Republic Rafael Núñez Spain Club Atlético de Madrid Juvenil Season-long loan June 10, 2021 [22]
10 MF Spain Alberto Soto Spain Atlético Madrid B Season-long loan June 22, 2021 [23]
20 DF Canada Nyal Higgins Canada Toronto FC II Season-long loan August 7, 2021 [24]

Draft picks

Atlético Ottawa selected the following players in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft on January 29, 2021. 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 DF Cristopher Malekos  Canada Carleton Ravens
2 15 DF Reggie Laryea  Canada York Lions

Out

Transferred out

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
28 FW Canada Maksym Kowal Germany Germania Halberstadt Contract expired October 28, 2020 [25]
25 GK Canada Ricky Gomes CanadaSimcoe County Rovers FC Contract expired November 27, 2020 [26]
8 MF Mexico Francisco Acuña Mexico Club Necaxa Contract expired January 5, 2021 [27]
23 MF Canada Ajay Khabra Retired February 20, 2021 [28]
2 DF Canada Malyk Hamilton United States North Carolina FC Contract expired February 22, 2021 [29]
1 GK Spain Nacho Zabal Andorra UE Sant Julià Contract expired February 26, 2021 [30]
9 MF Guinea Mohamed Kourouma Contract expired February 26, 2021 [30]
10 MF Canada Ben Fisk Canada Cavalry FC Contract expired February 26, 2021 [30]
12 DF Canada Michel Djaozandry Contract expired February 26, 2021 [30]
14 DF Canada Jarred Phillips Contract expired February 26, 2021 [30]
30 GK Cameroon Horace Sobze Zemo Contract expired February 26, 2021 [30]
42 MF Canada Matteo de Brienne Contract expired February 26, 2021 [30]
13 DF Canada Kunle Dada-Luke Canada Pacific FC Contract expired March 11, 2021 [31]
MF Ghana Bernardinho Contract terminated June 23, 2021 [32]
MF Canada Jordan Webb Contract terminated July 27, 2021 [33]

Loans out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/Notes Date Source
5 MF Spain Viti Martínez Spain Deportivo Alavés B Loaned until March 2021 October 7, 2020 [34]

Pre-season friendlies

Competitions

Canadian Premier League

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Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins.[35]

Post-Bubble Results Summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
20 4 7 9 23 34  −11 19 3 4 3 14 14  0 1 3 6 9 20  −11

Last updated: 7 November 2021.
Source: Matches

Results by Match

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Matches

Canadian Championship

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Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of November 7, 2021

No. Pos Nat Player Total Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Canada Dylon Powley 26 0 26 0 0 0
13 GK Serbia Teodor Obadal 3 0 2 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF Canada Drew Beckie 19 1 18 1 1 0
3 DF Canada Milovan Kapor 22 0 21 0 1 0
4 DF Canada Brandon John 5 0 5 0 0 0
17 DF Spain Miguel Acosta 28 2 27 2 1 0
20 DF Canada Nyal Higgins 8 0 8 0 0 0
21 DF Canada Myles Cornwall 2 0 2 0 0 0
23 DF Canada Matthew Arnone 15 1 14 1 1 0
33 DF Canada Keesean Ferdinand 18 0 17 0 1 0
44 DF England Vashon Neufville 13 0 13 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF Spain Viti Martínez 14 2 13 1 1 1
6 MF Canada Chris Mannella 19 0 19 0 0 0
7 MF Trinidad and Tobago Ryan Telfer 17 3 16 3 1 0
8 MF Canada Ben McKendry 25 1 25 1 0 0
10 MF Spain Alberto Soto 20 2 19 2 1 0
11 MF Canada Antoine Coupland 16 2 15 2 1 0
16 MF Canada Zach Verhoven 26 1 25 1 1 0
18 MF Jamaica Tevin Shaw 19 0 18 0 1 0
22 MF Dominican Republic Rafael Núñez 26 0 25 0 1 0
91 MF Canada Jaeden Mercure 5 0 5 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Jamaica Shawn-Claud Lawson 8 0 8 0 0 0
14 FW Canada Brian Wright 24 7 23 6 1 1
19 FW Canada Malcolm Shaw 28 10 28 10 0 0
99 FW Spain Raúl Uche 12 0 11 0 1 0

Top scorers

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
1 Canada Malcolm Shaw FW 10 0 9
2 Canada Brian Wright FW 6 1 7
3 Trinidad and Tobago Ryan Telfer MF 3 0 3
4 Spain Miguel Acosta DF 2 0 2
Canada Antoine Coupland MF 2 0 2
Spain Viti Martínez MF 1 1 2
Spain Alberto Soto MF 2 0 2
8 Canada Matthew Arnone DF 1 0 1
Canada Drew Beckie DF 1 0 1
Canada Ben McKendry MF 1 0 1
Canada Zach Verhoven MF 1 0 1
Totals 30 2 32

Last updated: November 7, 2021
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
1 Canada Zach Verhoven MF 6 0 6
2 Canada Chris Mannella MF 2 0 2
Spain Viti Martínez MF 2 0 2
Spain Alberto Soto MF 2 0 2
5 Spain Miguel Acosta DF 1 0 1
Canada Drew Beckie DF 1 0 1
Canada Ben McKendry MF 1 0 1
England Vashon Neufville DF 1 0 1
Canada Malcolm Shaw FW 1 0 1
Jamaica Tevin Shaw MF 1 0 1
Canada Brian Wright FW 1 0 1
Totals 17 0 17

Last updated: October 24, 2021
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets

Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
1 Canada Dylon Powley 3 0 3
Totals 3 0 3

Last updated: October 20, 2021
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card
1 GK Canada Dylon Powley 1 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF Canada Drew Beckie 6 0 0 0 6 0
3 DF Canada Milovan Kapor 4 0 0 0 4 0
5 MF Spain Viti Martínez 2 1 0 0 2 1
6 MF Canada Chris Mannella 4 0 0 0 4 0
7 MF Trinidad and Tobago Ryan Telfer 4 1 0 0 4 1
8 MF Canada Ben McKendry 7 1 0 0 7 1
9 FW Jamaica Shawn-Claud Lawson 1 0 0 0 1 0
10 MF Spain Alberto Soto 3 0 0 0 3 0
16 MF Canada Zach Verhoven 5 0 0 0 5 0
17 DF Spain Miguel Acosta 7 0 0 0 7 0
18 MF Jamaica Tevin Shaw 7 0 0 0 7 0
20 DF Canada Nyal Higgins 2 1 0 0 2 1
22 MF Dominican Republic Rafael Núñez 3 0 0 0 3 0
23 DF Canada Matthew Arnone 1 1 0 0 3 0
44 DF England Vashon Neufville 4 0 0 0 4 0
Totals 58 5 0 0 58 5

Last updated: November 7, 2021
Source: Canadian Premier League

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