2021 CF Montréal season

CF Montréal
2021 season
Owner	Joey Saputo
President	Kevin Gilmore
Manager	Thierry Henry
Stadium	Saputo Stadium
Home colours	Away colours

The 2021 Club de Foot Montréal season is the club's 28th season of existence, and their 10th in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. This is the first season under the club's new name, being known as the Montreal Impact up until this point.

Current squad

Source, As of February 4, 2021:[1][2]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age at year end)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
23	Clément Diop	SEN	GK	(1993-10-12) October 12, 1993	LA Galaxy
40	Jonathan Sirois	CAN	GK	(2001-06-27) June 27, 2001	Montreal Impact Academy
41	James Pantemis	CAN	GK	(1997-02-21) February 21, 1997	Montreal Impact Academy
Defenders
3	Kamal Miller	CAN	CB	(1997-05-16) May 16, 1997	Austin FC
4	Rudy Camacho	FRA	CB	(1991-03-05) March 5, 1991	Waasland-Beveren
5	Luis Binks	ENG	CB	(2001-09-02) September 2, 2001	Tottenham Hotspur U-23
12	Mustafa Kizza	UGA	LB	(1999-10-03) October 3, 1999	KCCA FC
15	Zachary Brault-Guillard	CAN	RB	(1998-12-30) December 30, 1998	Lyon
16	Joel Waterman	CAN	CB	(1996-01-24) January 24, 1996	Cavalry FC
19	Zorhan Bassong	CAN	LB	(1999-05-07) May 7, 1999	Cercle Brugge
27	Clément Bayiha	CAN	RB	(1999-03-08) March 8, 1999	Ottawa Fury
	Aljaž Struna	SLO	CB	(1990-08-04) August 4, 1990	Houston Dynamo
Midfielders
2	Victor Wanyama	KEN	DM	(1991-06-25) June 25, 1991	Tottenham Hotspur
6	Samuel Piette	CAN	DM	(1994-11-12) November 12, 1994	CD Izarra
8	Djordje Mihailovic	USA	AM	(1998-11-10) November 10, 1998	Chicago Fire FC
14	Amar Sejdič	BIH	AM	(1996-11-29) November 29, 1996	Maryland Terrapins
17	Ballou Tabla	CAN	AM	(1999-03-31) March 31, 1999	Barcelona B
25	Emanuel Maciel	ARG	CM	(1997-03-28) March 28, 1997	San Lorenzo
29	Mathieu Choinière	CAN	AM	(1999-02-07) February 7, 1999	Montreal Impact Academy
34	Tomas Giraldo	CAN	AM	(2003-03-08) March 8, 2003	Montreal Impact Academy
36	Nathan-Dylan Saliba	CAN	CM	(2004-02-07) February 7, 2004	Montreal Impact Academy
38	Rida Zouhir	CAN	CM	(2003-11-23) November 23, 2003	Montreal Impact Academy
39	Sean Rea	CAN	CM	(2002-05-15) May 15, 2002	Montreal Impact Academy
	Ahmed Hamdy	EGY	CM	(1998-02-10) February 10, 1998	El Gouna FC
Attackers
13	Mason Toye	USA	FW	(1998-10-16) October 16, 1998	Minnesota United FC
21	Lassi Lappalainen	FIN	FW	(1998-08-24) August 24, 1998	Bologna
30	Romell Quioto	HON	FW	(1991-08-09) August 9, 1991	Houston Dynamo
35	Jean-Aniel Assi	CAN	FW	(2004-08-12) August 12, 2004	Montreal Impact Academy
	Sunusi Ibrahim	NGR	FW	(2002-10-01) October 1, 2002	Nasarawa United F.C.
	Bjørn Johnsen	NOR	FW	(1991-11-06) November 6, 1991	Ulsan Hyundai
	Joaquín Torres	ARG	FW	(1997-01-28) January 28, 1997	Newell's Old Boys

International roster slots

Montreal currently has nine MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2021 season. Montreal has eight slots allotted from the league and the team acquired two spots in trades with D.C. United and the Houston Dynamo.

**Montreal Impact International slots**
Slot	Player	Nationality
1	Rudy Camacho	France
2	Emanuel Maciel	Argentina
3	Luis Binks	England
4	Victor Wanyama	Kenya
5	Mustafa Kizza	Uganda
6	Lassi Lappalainen	Finland
7	Sunusi Ibrahim	Nigeria
8	Aljaž Struna	Slovenia
9	Joaquín Torres	Argentina
10	Ahmed Hamdy	Egypt

**Foreign-Born Players with Domestic Status**
Player	Nationality
Romell Quioto	Honduras ^{G [3]}
Amar Sejdič	Bosnia and Herzegovina ^{G [3]}
Clément Diop	Senegal ^{G [3]}
Bjørn Johnsen	Norway / USA [3]
Clément Bayiha	Cameroon / Canada [3]
Ballou Tabla	Ivory Coast / Canada [3]
Zachary Brault-Guillard	Haiti / Canada [3]
Tomas Giraldo	Colombia / Canada [3]
Zorhan Bassong	Belgium / Canada [3]
Jean-Aniel Assi	Ivory Coast / Canada [3]

– Player is Canadian citizen;

– Player is US citizen;

G – Player has US green card;

C – Player has permanent Canadian residency.

Player Movement

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
19	DF	Zorhan Bassong	Cercle Brugge	Free Transfer	December 1, 2020	[4]
35	FW	Jean-Aniel Assi	Montreal Impact Academy	Signed from the academy	December 4, 2020	[5]
36	MF	Nathan-Dylan Saliba	Montreal Impact Academy	Signed from the academy	December 4, 2020	[5]
38	MF	Rida Zouhir	Montreal Impact Academy	Signed from the academy	December 4, 2020	[5]
39	MF	Sean Rea	Montreal Impact Academy	Signed from the academy	December 4, 2020	[5]
3	DF	Kamal Miller	Austin FC	$225K in GAM	December 15, 2020	[6]
8	MF	Djordje Mihailovic	Chicago Fire FC	$800K in GAM	December 16, 2020	[7]
	FW	Sunusi Ibrahim	Nasarawa United F.C.	Free Transfer	January 12, 2021	[8]
	DF	Aljaž Struna	Houston Dynamo FC	Traded with Int spot for Maximiliano Urruti	January 18, 2021	[9]
	FW	Bjørn Johnsen	Ulsan Hyundai	Signed with Allocation Money	February 3, 2021	[10]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred To	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
11	FW	Anthony Jackson-Hamel		Option declined	November 27, 2020	[11]
9	FW	Bojan Krkić		Option declined	November 27, 2020	[11]
19	MF	Steeven Saba	Violette AC	Option declined	November 27, 2020	[11]
28	MF	Shamit Shome	FC Edmonton	Option declined	November 27, 2020	[11]
7	DF	Rod Fanni		Out of contract	November 27, 2020	[11]
22	DF	Jukka Raitala	Minnesota United FC	Out of contract	November 27, 2020	[11]
26	DF	Jorge Corrales	FC Tulsa	Out of contract	November 27, 2020	[11]
37	FW	Maximiliano Urruti	Houston Dynamo FC	Traded for Aljaž Struna & Int Roster spot	January 18, 2021	[9]

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Loan start date	Loan end date	Source
21	FW	Lassi Lappalainen	Bologna	November 4, 2020	December 31, 2021	[12]
5	DF	Luis Binks	Bologna	November 11, 2020	December 31, 2021	[13]
	FW	Joaquín Torres	Newell's Old Boys	Fenruary 4, 2021	December 31, 2021	[14]
	MF	Ahmed Hamdy	El Gouna FC	Fenruary 4, 2021	December 31, 2021	[15]

Loans out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Loan start date	Loan end date	Source
24	DF	Karifa Yao	Cavalry FC	February 3, 2021	December 31, 2021	[16]
33	DF	Keesean Ferdinand	Atlético Ottawa	February 3, 2021	December 31, 2021	[17]

Draft picks

Round	No.	Pos.	Player	College/Club team	Transaction	Source
3(63)		FW	Giuseppe Barone	Michigan State Spartans
3(65)	Passed

International caps

Players called for senior international duty during the 2021 season while under contract with the CF Montréal.

Friendlies

Pre-Season

Win Draw Loss

Major League Soccer

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Qualification
5	D.C. United	Playoffs first round
6	Inter Miami CF	Playoffs first round
7	CF Montréal[lower-alpha 1]
8	Nashville SC
9	New England Revolution

First match(es) will be played on April 3, 2021. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:

Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

Overall

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Los Angeles FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Minnesota United FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	CF Montréal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Nashville SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	New England Revolution	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on April 3, 2021. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: November 30, 2020
Source: 2021 Major League Soccer season
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Matches

Unless otherwise noted, all times in EST

Statistics

Appearances, Minutes Played, and Goals Scored

No.	Nat.	Player	Total			Major League Soccer			Canadian Championship			Ref.
No.	Nat.	Player	App.	Min.	Gls	App.	Min.	Gls	App.	Min.	Gls	Ref.
Goalkeepers
23		Clément Diop	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40		Jonathan Sirois	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41		James Pantemis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3		Kamal Miller	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4		Rudy Camacho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5		Luis Binks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12		Mustafa Kizza	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15		Zachary Brault-Guillard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16		Joel Waterman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19		Zorhan Bassong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Aljaž Struna	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
2		Victor Wanyama	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6		Samuel Piette	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8		Djordje Mihailovic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14		Amar Sejdič	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17		Ballou Tabla	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25		Emanuel Maciel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27		Clément Bayiha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29		Mathieu Choinière	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34		Tomas Giraldo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36		Nathan-Dylan Saliba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38		Rida Zouhir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39		Sean Rea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Ahmed Hamdy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
13		Mason Toye	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21		Lassi Lappalainen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30		Romell Quioto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35		Jean-Aniel Assi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Sunusi Ibrahim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Bjørn Johnsen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Joaquín Torres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
No Longer with the Club
Last updated: February 4, 2021

Top scorers

Rank	Nat.	Player	Pos.	MLS	MLS Cup Playoffs	Champions League	TOTAL
Totals				0	0	0	0

Updated to match played November 30, 2020
Source: Montreal Impact
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Top Assists

Rank	Nat.	Player	Pos.	MLS	MLS Cup Playoffs	Champions League	TOTAL
Totals				0	0	0	0

Updated to match played November 30, 2020
Source: Montreal Impact
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Goals Against Average

No.	Nat.	Player	Total			Major League Soccer			Canadian Championship
No.	Nat.	Player	MIN	GA	GAA	MIN	GA	GAA	MIN	GA	GAA
23	SEN	Clément Diop	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.00
40	CAN	Jonathan Sirois	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.00
41	CAN	James Pantemis	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.00

Updated to match played November 30, 2020
Source: CF Montréal
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Clean sheets

No.	Nat.	Player	MLS	MLS Cup Playoffs	Champions League	TOTAL
Totals			0	0	0	0

Updated to match played November 30, 2020
Source: MLSsoccer.com

Top minutes played

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	MLS	Canadian Championship	TOTAL

Updated to match played November 30, 2020
Source: Montreal Impact
Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Yellow and red cards

No.	Player	Total			Major League Soccer			Canadian Championship			Ref.
No.	Player										Ref.
2	Victor Wanyama	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Kamal Miller	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Rudy Camacho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Luis Binks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Samuel Piette	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Djordje Mihailovic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Mustafa Kizza	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Mason Toye	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Amar Sejdič	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Zachary Brault-Guillard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Joel Waterman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Ballou Tabla	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Zorhan Bassong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Lassi Lappalainen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Clément Diop	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Emanuel Maciel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	Clément Bayiha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Mathieu Choinière	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Romell Quioto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Tomas Giraldo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	Jean-Aniel Assi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	Nathan-Dylan Saliba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	Rida Zouhir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	Sean Rea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	Jonathan Sirois	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	James Pantemis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sunusi Ibrahim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Aljaž Struna	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bjørn Johnsen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Joaquín Torres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ahmed Hamdy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Last updated: February 4, 2021

Notes

References

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[table_note_MTL0.3217258194097-18] Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

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2021 MLS season by team
SuperDraft All-Star Game Playoffs MLS Cup Transfers
Eastern	Atlanta United FC Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew SC D.C. United Inter Miami CF Montréal Nashville SC New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
Western	Austin FC Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps