Whitecaps FC Academy
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| Founded | 2007 |
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| League | League1 British Columbia (L1BC) |
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Whitecaps FC Academy (sponsor name Whitecaps FC BMO Academy) is the youth system of the professional soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It fields a men's and women's team in the semi-professional League1 British Columbia.
Men's
The men's academy is officially named the Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS Academy. It is a full-time, fully funded, player development program.[1] Originally known as the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency programs, they changed their name in 2018 to the Whitecaps FC Academy.[2] They have affiliations with youth soccer clubs across Canada, forming part of the Whitecaps FC BMO Academy.[3]
Roster
- As of April 25, 2023[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | FW | David Ajagbe | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | MF | Victor Akoum | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | FW | Chris Album | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | MF | Luka Assaf | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | GK | Ben Alexander | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | MF | Chad Baker | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | GK | Maxwell Campeau | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | MF | Nikos Clarke-Tosczak | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | FW | Maximillan Comsia | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | MF | Kallum Corr | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | FW | Joel Demian | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | GK | Matheus De Souza | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | FW | Edwin Espinal Elvir | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | MF | Benedict Florent | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | MF | Brennen Fuerst | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | FW | Amir Ghasemi | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran |
| — | DF | Christian Greco-Taylor | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | FW | Michael Hennessy | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | MF | Rohin Kapila | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | DF | Charles Leboeuf | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | MF | Joven Mann | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | FW | Yayo Mutombo | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | MF | Luke Norman | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | GK | Cohen Park | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | DF | David Pepple | File:Flag of England.svg England |
| — | MF | Koji Poon | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | MF | Ben Schouten | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | DF | Deylen Vellios | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | DF | Sydney Wathuta | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | DF | Nik White | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| — | DF | Dan Wood | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
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Seasons
| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | Playoffs | Top scorer | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | League1 British Columbia | 7 | 4–4–4 | 3rd | did not qualify | Gurman Sangha (6) | [5] |
| 2023 | 8 | 5–7–2 | 3rd | Champions | Michael Hennessy (7) | [5] | |
| 2024 | 7 | 5–4–3 | 3rd | Semi-finals | 3 players (4) | [5] |
Women's
The women's academy is officially named the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Academy. In 2015, the Canadian Soccer Association partnered with the BC Soccer Association and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC to launch its regional EXCEL program which will be run as part of the Whitecaps FC Academy.[6] In 2021, it was announced that the program would join the semi-professional League1 British Columbia as a founding franchise for the 2022 season.[7][8] Their home games will take place at Ken Woods Field at the National Soccer Development Centre.[9] They played their debut match on May 22, defeating the Victoria Highlanders 5-1.[10] During the 2022 regular season, the Whitecaps managed to finish second in the regular season standings and qualified for the Championship final, despite many of their university age players having to depart the team before the end of the season, leaving them with a roster composed of 14-17 year old players.[11][12] In the Championship Final, the Whitecaps Girls defeated Varsity FC to win the inaugural women's League1 British Columbia title.[13] In May 2023, the team participated in the 2023 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup, winning the title.[14] In the 2023 L1BC season, they won the league double, capturing the regular season title and the playoff championship, advancing to the Women's Inter-Provincial Championship,[15] which they also won to become the overall League1 Canada champions.[16] In 2024, they once again won the League1 BC title to advance to the Inter-Provincial Championship again,[17] winning the overall League1 Canada title for the second consecutive year.[18]
Seasons
| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | Playoffs | National / continental | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | League1 British Columbia | 7 | 8–1–3 | 2nd | Champions | withdrew | [19] | |
| 2023 | 8 | 11–1–2 | 1st | Champions | Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup | Champions | [19] | |
| Inter-Provincial Championship | Champions | |||||||
| 2024 | 7 | 10–2–0 | 1st | Champions | Inter-Provincial Championship | Champions | ||
| CONCACAF W Champions Cup | Group stage | |||||||
Professional players from the Whitecaps FC Academy
- As of March 15, 2023[20]
| Name | Most recent pro club | Birth year | First team appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cornelius Stewart | Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka | 1989 | 21 |
| Jamaica Evan Taylor | Jamaica Chapelton Maroons | 1989 | - |
| Canada Philippe DaviesRET (HG) | Canada Ottawa Fury FC | 1990 | 34 |
| Canada Randy Edwini-BonsuRET | Canada FC Edmonton | 1990 | 36 |
| Jamaica Dever Orgill | Turkey Bodrumspor | 1990 | 16 |
| Canada Kyle Porter | Canada FC Edmonton | 1990 | 5 |
| Canada Alex SemenetsRET | Canada FC Edmonton | 1990 | 3 |
| Jamaica Keithy SimpsonRET | Jamaica Dunbeholden F.C. | 1990 | - |
| Canada Adam StraithRET | Germany Hansa Rostock | 1990 | - |
| Canada Simon Thomas | Norway Tromsø IL | 1990 | 1 |
| Malaysia La'Vere Corbin-Ong | Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1991 | 0 |
| Canada Ethan Gage | Australia Caroline Springs George Cross FC | 1991 | 42 |
| Canada Julien Latendresse-Levessque | Germany BSG Chemie Leipzig | 1991 | - |
| Canada Sahil SandhuRET | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 1991 | - |
| United States Joseph Gyau | Sweden Degerfors IF | 1992 | - |
| Jamaica Kemar Lawrence | United States Minnesota United | 1992 | - |
| Haiti Brian Sylvestre (HG) | United States Miami FC | 1992 | 0 |
| Canada Russell TeibertRET (HG) | Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1992 | 301 |
| Canada Charlie Trafford | Canada Cavalry FC | 1992 | - |
| Canada Caleb ClarkeRET (HG) | Germany FC Amberg | 1993 | 2 |
| Canada Ben Fisk | Canada Vancouver FC | 1993 | - |
| Canada Callum Irving | Canada Vancouver FC | 1993 | - |
| Canada Ben McKendryRET (HG) | Canada Atlético Ottawa | 1993 | 7 |
| United States Charles RenkenRET | United States Seattle Sounders 2 | 1993 | - |
| South Africa Ethen Sampson (HG) | South Africa Black Leopards F.C. | 1993 | 7 |
| Canada Bryce AldersonRET (HG) | Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 1994 | 2 |
| Canada Paris Gee | Canada Vancouver FC | 1994 | - |
| Canada Sean Melvin (HG) | Canada Pacific FC | 1994 | 0 |
| Canada Daniel Stanese | Germany VfR Aalen | 1994 | - |
| Canada Sam Adekugbe (HG) | Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1995 | 43 |
| Canada Jackson FarmerRET | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 1995 | - |
| Colombia Carlos PatiñoRET | Canada Cavalry FC | 1995 | - |
| Canada Mitch PirauxRET | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 1995 | - |
| Fiji Nicholas PrasadRET | Germany Bischofswerdaer FV 08 | 1995 | - |
| Canada Chris SerbanRET | Canada Cavalry FC | 1995 | - |
| Canada Nolan WirthRET | Canada Pacific FC | 1995 | - |
| Canada Elijah Adekugbe | Canada York United FC | 1996 | - |
| Canada Marco Bustos (HG) | Sweden IFK Värnamo | 1996 | 13 |
| Canada Marco Carducci (HG) | Canada Cavalry FC | 1996 | 2 |
| Canada Alex ComsiaRET | United States North Carolina FC | 1996 | - |
| Canada Kianz Froese (HG) | Germany Wehen Wiesbaden | 1996 | 24 |
| Canada Jordan Haynes | Canada Valour FC | 1996 | 0 |
| Somalia Ali Musse | Canada Cavalry FC | 1996 | - |
| Canada Marcello Polisi | Canada Valour FC | 1997 | - |
| Canada Dario Zanatta | Canada Pacific FC | 1997 | - |
| Canada Gloire Amanda | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 1998 | 0 |
| Philippines Matthew Baldisimo | Canada York United FC | 1998 | 0 |
| Canada Terran Campbell | Canada Forge FC | 1998 | - |
| Canada Kadin Chung | Canada Vancouver FC | 1998 | - |
| Canada Duwayne Ewart | United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1998 | - |
| Canada Tomi Fagbongbe | Estonia Viljandi Tulevik | 1998 | - |
| Canada Liam Fraser | United States FC Dallas | 1998 | - |
| Canada Thomas Gardner | Canada FC Edmonton | 1998 | - |
| Canada Ndzemdzela Langwa | Canada HFX Wanderers FC | 1998 | - |
| Canada Patrick Metcalfe (HG) | Norway Fredrikstad FK | 1998 | 21 |
| Canada David Norman Jr. (HG) | Canada Vancouver FC | 1998 | 1 |
| Canada Matteo Polisi | Greece Anagennisi Epanomi | 1998 | - |
| Canada Daniel Sagno | Australia Glenorchy Knights FC | 1998 | - |
| Canada Munir SalehRET | Canada York9 FC | 1998 | - |
| Canada Zach Verhoven | Canada Vancouver FC | 1998 | - |
| Canada Nicolas Apostol | Greece Anagennisi Epanomi | 1999 | - |
| Canada Theo Bair (HG) | France AJ Auxerre | 1999 | 39 |
| Mexico Alan Camacho | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 1999 | - |
| Finland Jonas Häkkinen | Republic of Ireland Cork City FC | 1999 | - |
| Canada Joel HarrisonRET | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 1999 | - |
| Canada Thomas Hasal (HG) | United States Los Angeles FC | 1999 | 36 |
| Canada Georges Mukumbilwa (HG) | Canada Pacific FC | 1999 | 1 |
| Canada Noah Verhoeven | Canada Valour FC | 1999 | - |
| Philippines Michael Baldisimo (HG) | United States San Jose Earthquakes | 2000 | 50 |
| Canada Antony Caceres | Canada FC Edmonton | 2000 | - |
| Canada Alphonso Davies (HG) | Germany Bayern Munich | 2000 | 81 |
| El Salvador Gabriel Escobar | Canada HFX Wanderers FC | 2000 | - |
| Peru Vasco Fry | Canada Vancouver FC | 2000 | 1 |
| Canada José Hernandez | Canada Cavalry FC | 2000 | - |
| Canada Alessandro Hojabrpour | Canada Forge FC | 2000 | - |
| Canada Daniel Kaiser | Canada Cavalry FC | 2000 | - |
| Canada Devin O'Hea | Canada Pacific FC | 2000 | - |
| Canada Filip Rakic | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2000 | - |
| Canada Jake Ruby | Canada HFX Wanderers FC | 2000 | - |
| Canada Gurman Sangha | United States Crown Legacy FC | 2000 | - |
| Canada Jalen Watson | Canada Toronto FC II | 2000 | - |
| Canada Isaac Boehmer (HG) | Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2001 | 8 |
| Canada Cristian Campagna | Finland FC Jazz | 2001 | - |
| Canada Chance Carter | Canada FC Edmonton | 2001 | - |
| Canada T-Boy Fayia | Canada FC Edmonton | 2001 | - |
| Poland Eryk Kobza | Canada Cavalry FC | 2001 | - |
| Canada Ivan Mejia | Canada Vancouver FC | 2001 | - |
| Canada Darlington Murasiranwa | Canada Valour FC | 2001 | - |
| Canada Chris Lee | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2001 | 0 |
| Canada Owen Antoniuk | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2002 | - |
| Canada Amir Batyrev | Russia PFC Sochi | 2002 | - |
| Canada Emiliano Brienza | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2002 | 1 |
| Canada Carson Buschman-Dormond | Malta Balzan F.C. | 2002 | - |
| Canada Brandon Cambridge | United States Charlotte FC | 2002 | - |
| Canada Simon Colyn (HG) | Netherlands De Graafschap | 2002 | 1 |
| Canada Lucas Dasovic | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2002 | - |
| Canada Matteo de Brienne | Canada Atlético Ottawa | 2002 | - |
| Canada Gianfranco Facchineri (HG) | Canada Valour FC | 2002 | 0 |
| Canada Eric Lajeunesse | Canada Pacific FC | 2002 | - |
| Canada Simone Masi | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2002 | - |
| United States Chituru Odunze (HG) | United States Charlotte FC | 2002 | 0 |
| Canada Damiano Pecile (HG) | Italy Vis Pesaro (on loan from Venezia FC) | 2002 | 1 |
| Canada Junior Agyekum | Canada Atlético Ottawa | 2003 | - |
| Canada Ben Alexander | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2003 | 0 |
| Canada Paul Amedume | Canada Pacific FC | 2003 | - |
| Canada Emil Gazdov | Canada Pacific FC | 2003 | - |
| Canada Kamron Habibullah (HG) | United States Sporting Kansas City II | 2003 | 3 |
| Canada Joe Hanson | Canada Valour FC | 2003 | - |
| Canada Niko Sigur | Croatia HNK Hajduk Split | 2003 | - |
| Canada Muslim Umar | Canada York United FC | 2003 | - |
| Canada Eric White | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2003 | - |
| Canada Theo Afework | Canada York United FC | 2004 | - |
| Canada Max Anchor (HG) | Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2004 | 1 |
| Canada Elage Bah | Canada Vancouver FC | 2004 | - |
| Canada Matteo Campagna (HG) | Canada Vancouver FC | 2004 | 1 |
| Canada Alesandro Comita | Slovenia ND Gorica | 2004 | - |
| Canada Brennen Fuerst | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2004 | - |
| Iran Amir Ghasemi | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2004 | - |
| New Zealand Jay Herdman | Canada Cavalry FC (on loan from Whitecaps FC 2) | 2004 | 1 |
| New Zealand Finn Linder | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2004 | 1 |
| Canada Joshué Ndakala | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2004 | - |
| Canada Sydney Wathuta | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2004 | - |
| Canada Edwin Espinal | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2005 | - |
| Moldova Mihail Gherasimencov | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2005 | 0 |
| Canada Christian Greco-Taylor | Canada Pacific FC | 2005 | - |
| Canada Niko Myroniuk | Canada Cavalry FC | 2005 | - |
| Canada Cohen Park | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2005 | - |
| Republic of Ireland David Ajagbe | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2006 | - |
| Canada Jeevan Badwal (HG) | Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2006 | 1 |
| Canada Elijah Bean | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2006 | - |
| Canada Cristiano Da Silva | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2006 | - |
| Canada Aidan Fong | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2006 | - |
| South Africa Benjamin Lee | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2006 | - |
| Canada Immanuel Mathe | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2006 | - |
| Canada Alexander Milošević | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2006 | - |
| Canada Amoni Thomas | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2006 | - |
| Canada Kyler Vojvodic | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2006 | - |
| Jamaica Sahai Williams | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2006 | - |
| Nicaragua Mateo Clark | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2007 | - |
| Canada Luca Chen | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2007 | - |
| Tunisia Rayan Elloumi | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2007 | - |
| Canada Liam Mackenzie | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2007 | 0 |
| Canada Anyole Peter | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2007 | - |
| Canada Valter Sedin | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2007 | - |
| Canada Johnny Selemani | Canada Whitecaps FC 2 | 2007 | - |
| Republic of Ireland Grady McDonnell | Canada Vancouver FC | 2008 | - |
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External links
References
- ↑ "Program Info". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ↑ "Residency program rebranded to Whitecaps FC Academy, rosters announced". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. September 4, 2018.
- ↑ "Whitecaps FC BMO Academy Centres". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ↑ "League1 BC is back! Rosters, Schedules, and Tickets". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "League1 British Columbia Standings". Canadian Soccer History Archive.
- ↑ "Girls' Elite Academy". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ↑ "Canada Soccer Announces 2022 Club Competitions for National Development Centres". Canadian Soccer Association.
- ↑ "League1BC welcomes the Vancouver Whitecaps as a founding License Holder". League1 British Columbia. October 22, 2021.
- ↑ McColl, Michael (May 10, 2022). "The Grounds of League1 BC: Ken Woods Field, UBC, Vancouver – Home of Vancouver Whitecaps U19 and Girls Elite". Away from the Numbers.
- ↑ Fossey, Maxim (May 22, 2022). "League1 BC: Women get the win, men earn a draw". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ↑ Fossey, Maxim (July 22, 2022). "League1 BC: 'Caps clinch a spot in the final!". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ↑ "'Caps excited for League1 BC final: "We saw what the young players were capable of"". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 29, 2022.
- ↑ Fossey, Maxim (August 1, 2022). "Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite crowned League1 BC Finals champions!". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ↑ "Comeback Queens! A look back at the five trophies Whitecaps FC Girls Elite have won in the last year". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. August 8, 2023.
- ↑ Mahmoudi, Nelson (August 6, 2023). "Cap-Italizing The Moment: Whitecaps Academies Claim Double L1BC Title". Northern Tribune.
- ↑ "Inter-Provincial Championship: Girls Elite win national title!". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. August 13, 2023.
- ↑ McGoldrick, Hayley (August 8, 2024). "L1C Women's Inter-Provincial Championship Preview: Whitecaps FC Girls Elite eye title defence". Canadian Premier League.
- ↑ Vallejo, Felipe (August 11, 2024). "'Caps win second straight Women's Inter-Provincial Championship in a row". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "League1 British Columbia Women Standings". Canadian Soccer History Archive.
- ↑ "Academy Alumni".