MONTREAL - Starting Saturday, CF Montréal's U15, U16 and U18 men's teams kick off their 2024-2025 season in MLS NEXT, the fifth in the Club's Academy history.
The regular season will include nearly 30 matches from September to June. Ten will be played at Centre Nutrilait and open to the public free of charge. After their opening match at New England FC this Saturday, September 7, the three teams will play their first match of the season in Montreal on Saturday, September 21, against the New York Soccer Club private academy.
The Academy's U16 and U18 teams will also take part in MLS NEXT's major tournaments, including MLS NEXT Fest (December 2024) and the Generation adidas Cup (April 2025). Additionally, the three Academy teams will compete in MLS NEXT Flex in May 2025, with the aim to qualify all three squads for the MLS NEXT Cup playoffs at the end of the season.
Last season, the U17 team clinched a playoff spot. In 2022-2023, the U15 team was a finalist in the MLS NEXT Cup, a season-ending tournament in Dallas, Texas. It was the first final in the Academy's history.
"Having three teams playing in MLS NEXT this season is very positive," said Academy Director Marinos Papageorgopoulos. "Starting at U15, players will be able to benefit from four to five years of exceptional exposure and develop in the best soccer competitive platform in North America."
The Women's Program, cofounded by BMO, finalists this season in Ligue1 Québec, will return to training on Monday and the season will resume in spring.
Position | N* | Last Name | First Name | Birthyear | Place of birth | Place of residence | Nationality | Previous Club |
Goalkeeper | 79 | Gallo | Juliano | 2010 | Montréal | Montréal | Canada | AS Saint-Léonard |
Goalkeeper | 81 | Merlin | Clément | 2010 | Montréal | Laval | Canada and France | FC Laval |
Defender | 63 | Fortier | Maxence | 2010 | Montréal | Rivière-des-Prairies | Canada | CF Montréal U14 |
Defender | 64 | Sangaré | Ousmane | 2010 | Thiès (Senegal) | Montréal | Canada and Senegal | CF Montréal U14 |
Defender | 66 | Gauthier | Noah | 2010 | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | Mont-Saint-Grégoire | Canada | CF Montréal U14 |
Defender | 70 | Emou | Israel | 2010 | Abidjan (Ivory Coast) | Montréal | Canada and Ivory Coast | Dragons de Drummondville |
Defender | 74 | Similien | François | 2010 | Montréal | Rivière-des-Prairies | Canada | CS Notre-Dame-de-Grâce |
Defender | 80 | Simon | Viktor | 2010 | Repentigny | Montréal | Canada | CF Montréal U14 |
Midfielder | 60 | Ramirez Pineda | Luis | 2010 | Laval | Laval | Canada and Colombia | CF Montréal U14 |
Midfielder | 61 | Grosu | Gabriel | 2010 | Montréal | Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot | Canada and Romania | CF Montréal U14 |
Midfielder | 65 | Alexis | John | 2010 | Montréal | Terrebonne | Canada | Union Lanaudière Sud |
Midfielder | 67 | Barbieri | Juliano | 2010 | Montréal | Pointe-aux-Trembles | Canada | CF Montréal U14 |
Midfielder | 68 | Lachhab | Ilyes | 2011 | Montréal | Brossard | Canada and Morocco | CF Montréal U14 |
Midfielder | 73 | Karras | William | 2010 | Montréal | Laval | Canada | CF Montréal u14 |
Midfielder | 75 | Piquel Pineda | Andres | 2010 | Terrebonne | Terrebonne | Canada and Venezuela | CF Montréal U15 |
Midfielder | 77 | Messali | Yani | 2010 | Montréal | Terrebonne | Canada | CF Montréal U14 |
Midfielder | 84 | Hamitouche | Sam | 2010 | Saint-Eustache | Saint-Eustache | Canada and Algeria | AS Blainville |
Forward | 62 | Kouamé | Rafael | 2010 | Gatineau | Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville | Canada | CF Montréal U14 |
Forward | 71 | Leshob | Imad | 2010 | Montréal | Montréal | Canada and Algeria | CF Montréal U14 |
Forward | 72 | Mabika | Grevice | 2010 | Lubumbashi (Congo DR) | Montréal | Congo DR | CF Montréal U14 |
Forward | 76 | Zenasni | Zacaria | 2010 | Montréal | Laval | Canada | CF Montréal U14 |
Coaching staff
Sylvain HASCOET – Head coach
Michael PALOMO – Goalkeeper coach
Florian MASCLET – Physical trainer
Vanessa CONTENTA – Head therapist
Joon PARK – Therapist
Léa CHOUINARD – Therapist
2024-2025 Regular season schedule
9/7: New England FC - CF Montréal
9/8: Bayside FC – CF Montréal
9/21: CF Montréal – New York SC (Centre Nutrilait)
9/22: CF Montréal – Metropolitan Oval (Centre Nutrilait)
9/28: New England Revolution – CF Montréal
9/29: Valeo Futbol Club – CF Montréal
10/5: CF Montréal – Intercontinental Football Academy (Centre Nutrilait)
10/6: CF Montréal – Bayside FC (Centre Nutrilait)
10/19: Oakwood Soccer Club – CF Montréal
10/26: CF Montréal – New England FC (Centre Nutrilait)
10/27: CF Montréal – Cedar Stars Academy Bergen
11/2: FA Euro New York – CF Montréal
11/10: CF Montréal – Seacoast United (Centre Nutrilait)
11/16: CF Montréal – New York City FC (Centre Nutrilait)
11/23: Rochester NY FC – CF Montréal
2/22: CF Montréal – New England Revolution (place to be determined)
2/23: CF Montréal – FC Greater Boston Bolts (place to be determined)
3/1: Blau Weiss Gottschee – CF Montréal
3/2: Beachside of Connecticut – CF Montréal
3/9: FC Westchester – CF Montréal
3/15: CF Montréal – Toronto FC (place to be determined)
3/29: CF Montréal – Valeo Futbol Club (place to be determined)
5/3: CF Montréal – Oakwood Soccer Club
5/17: Intercontinental Football Academy – CF Montréal
5/18: FC Greater Boston Bolts – CF Montréal
5/31: Seacoast United – CF Montréal
Position | N* | Last Name | First name | Birthyear | Place of birth | Place of residence | Nationality | Previous Club |
Goalkeeper | 40 | Keita | Samsy | 2009 | Montréal | Chambly | Canada | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu |
Goalkeeper | 42 | St-Pierre | Luca | 2009 | Rimouski | Saint-Hyacinthe | Canada | CF Montréal U15 |
Goalkeeper | 41 | Hoffmeister Pandolfo | Gabriel | 2009 | Sao Leopoldo (Brazil) | Saint-Basile-le-Grand | Brazil | CF Montréal U15 |
Defender | 33 | Tsokos | Zachary | 2009 | Laval | Laval | Canada | AS Laval |
Defender | 34 | Zamble | Ulrich | 2009 | Abidjan (Ivory Coast) | Saint-Jérôme | Canada | CF Montréal U15 |
Defender | 36 | Tchouta | Joseph | 2009 | Québec City | Québec City | Canada | CF Montréal U15 |
Defender | 37 | Arkhurst | Léon | 2009 | Montréal | Montréal | Canada | CS Montréal-Centre |
Defender | 45 | Loukili | El Moukhtar | 2009 | Rabat (Morocco) | Québec City | Canada and Morocco | CS Trident |
Defender | 46 | Vazquez Nuttall | Joaquin | 2009 | Bahrain | Montréal | Canada | CF Montréal U15 |
Defender | 49 | Di Pietrantonio | Dante | 2009 | Montréal | Montréal | Canada | AS Saint-Léonard |
Defender | 50 | Savadogo | Ashraf | 2009 | Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) | Saint-Rémi | Canada | CF Montréal U15 |
Defender | 56 | Rheault | Lucas | 2009 | Calgary | Edmonton | Canada | St. Albert Impact FC |
Midfielder | 32 | Castellanos Leal | Juan | 2009 | Cucuta (Colombia) | Brossard | Canada and Colombia | CS Longueuil |
Midfielder | 35 | Kiede | Prince | 2009 | Abidjan (Ivory Coast) | Montréal | Ivory Coast | CF Montréal u15 |
Midfielder | 38 | Bitté Essoukan | Oliver | 2009 | Douala (Cameroon) | Longueuil | Canada | CF Montréal U15 |
Midfielder | 43 | Pascal | Raphael | 2009 | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | Canada | CF Montréal U15 |
Midfielder | 44 | Arredondo Vargas | Sebastian | 2009 | Saint-Jérôme | Saint-Jérôme | Canada | CF Montréal U15 |
Midfielder | 47 | Arana Véliz | Patrick | 2009 | Montréal | Montréal | Canada and Guatemala | CS Saint-Laurent |
Midfielder | 51 | Breton | Éloi | 2009 | Montréal | Montréal | Canada | CF Montréal U15 |
Forward | 53 | Lachhab | Zaky | 2009 | Montréal | Brossard | Canada and Morocco | CF Montréal U15 |
Forward | 54 | Knelsen | Myles | 2009 | Ottawa | Ottawa | Canada | Ottawa South United |
Coaching Staff
Felix BRILLANT – Head coach
Michael PALOMO – Goalkeeper coach
Florian MASCLET – Physical Trainer
Vanessa CONTENTA – Head therapist
Joon PARK – Therapist
Léa CHOUINARD - Therapist
2024-2025 Regular season schedule
7/9 : New England FC - CF Montréal
8/9 : Bayside FC – CF Montréal
14/9 : Connecticut United FC – CF Montréal
21/9 : CF Montréal – New York SC (Centre Nutrilait)
22/9 : CF Montréal – Metropolitan Oval (Centre Nutrilait)
28/9 : New England Revolution – CF Montréal
29/9 : Valeo Futbol Club – CF Montréal
5/10 : CF Montréal – Intercontinental Football Academy (Centre Nutrilait)
6/10 : CF Montréal – FC Greater Boston Bolts (Centre Nutrilait)
19/10 : Oakwood Soccer Club – CF Montréal
26/10 : CF Montréal – DC United (Centre Nutrilait)
27/10 : CF Montréal – Cedar Stars Academy Bergen
2/11 : Toronto FC – CF Montréal
9/11 : CF Montréal – Inter Miami CF (Centre Nutrilait)
10/11 : CF Montréal – Seacoast United (Centre Nutrilait)
16/11 : Orlando City SC - CF Montréal
23/11 : Rochester NY FC – CF Montréal
22/2 : CF Montréal – New England Revolution (place to be determined)
1/3 : Blau Weiss Gottschee – CF Montréal
2/3 : Beachside of Connecticut – CF Montréal
8/3 : New York City FC – CF Montréal
9/3 : FC Westchester – CF Montréal
15/3 : CF Montréal – Toronto FC (lieu à determiner)
22/3 : Atlanta United – CF Montréal
29/3 : New York Red Bulls - CF Montréal
5/4 : CF Montréal – Charlotte FC (place to be determined)
6/4 : CF Montréal – Philadelphia Union (place to be determined)
3/5 : Nashville SC – CF Montréal
31/5 : CF Montréal – New York City FC (place to be determined)
Position | N* | Last name | First name | Birthyear | Place of birth | Place of residence | Nationality | Previous Club |
Goalkeeper | 1 | Sanon | Jeremy | 2007 | Laval | Montréal | Haiti and Canada | CF Montréal U17 |
Goalkeeper | 13 | Belzile | Jean-Christophe | 2008 | Florida (United States) | Beloeil | Canada | CF Montréal U17 |
Goalkeeper | 22 | Chartrand | Philippe | 2008 | Pointe-Claire | Dorval | Canada | CF Montréal U17 |
Goalkeeper | 43 | Martin | Alexis | 2006 | Laval | Laval | Canada | CF Montréal reserve |
Defender | 2 | De Cicco | Franco | 2007 | Montréal | Laval | Canada | CF Montréal U17 |
Defender | 3 | Samson | Félix | 2007 | Connecticut (United States) | Montréal | Canada | CF Montréal U17 |
Defender | 4 | Kozlovskiy | Sergei | 2008 | Longueuil | Saint-Hubert | Canada | CF Montréal U17 |
Defender | 5 | Nteziryayo | Josh-Duc | 2008 | Terrebonne | Mascouche | Canada | CF Montréal U17 |
Defender | 11 | Guboglo | Aleksandr | 2007 | Ottawa | Montréal | Haiti and Canada | CF Montréal U17 |
Defender | 16 | Panait | Daniel | 2008 | Montréal | Laval | Canada | CF Montréal U17 |
Defender | 19 | Ayemi | Quélou | 2007 | Montréal | Montréal | Canada | CF Montréal U17 |
Defender | 20 | Nkijam | Georges | 2008 | Neuilly-sur-Seine (France) | Montréal | Canada | CS Mont-Royal Outremont |
Defender | 28 | Tchana | Karl-Michel | 2008 | Montréal | Blainville | Canada | FC Laval |
Defender | 29 | Germain-Aubrey | Eliott | 2008 | Florida (United States) | Montréal | United States and France | CF Montréal U17 |
Midfielder | 6 | Fotsing | Emrick | 2007 | Montréal | Mascouche | Canada | CF Montréal U17 |
Midfielder | 8 | Kadiamba | Armand | 2007 | Québec | Québec | Canada | CF Montréal U17 |
Midfielder | 10 | N’Diaye | Antoine | 2006 | Montréal | Longueuil | Canada | CF Montréal reserve |
Midfielder | 12 | Chaverra-Gilbert | Diego | 2007 | Sherbrooke | Sherbrooke | Canada | CF Montréal U17 |
Midfielder | 14 | Ampofo | Michael | 2008 | Montréal | Montréal | Canada | CF Montréal U17 |
Midfielder | 18 | Peres | Michael | 2008 | Ottawa | Ottawa | Canada | St-Anthony’s Futuro SC |
Midfielder | 21 | Joseph | Sébastien | 2007 | Delmas (Haiti) | Repentigny | Haiti | CF Montréal U17 |
Midfielder | 23 | McFall | Alistair | 2008 | Ottawa | Ottawa | Canada | West Ottawa Soccer Club |
Midfielder | 26 | Movchan | Vitaliy | 2008 | Dniepropetrovsk (Ukraine) | Longueuil | Canada | CF Montréal U17 |
Midfielder | 27 | Arnaud | Tim | 2007 | Tours (France) | Saint-Eustache | Canada | CF Montréal U17 |
Midfielder | 26 | Movchan | Vitaliy | 2008 | Dniepropetrovsk (Ukraine) | Longueuil | Canada | CF Montréal U15 |
Midfielder | 30 | Sadek | Aghilas | 2008 | El-Harrach (Algeria) | Longueuil | Canada | CF Montréal U17 |
Forward | 7 | Kane | Naël | 2006 | Ottawa | Ottawa | Canada | CF Montréal reserve |
Forward | 9 | Graham-Roache | Owen | 2008 | Montréal | Montréal | Canada | CF Montréal U17 |
Forward | 17 | Valkanova-Gerasimov | Theodor | 2007 | Montréal | Laval | Canada | CF Montréal U17 |
Forward | 24 | Casimir | Caed-Vladimir | 2008 | New York (United States) | Repentigny | United States and Haïti | CF Montréal U17 |
Forward | 25 | Doré-Belair | Nataniel | 2008 | Saint-Jérôme | Saint-Jérôme | Canada | AS Blainville |
Coaching Staff
Maxime LECONTE – Head coach
Fabrice LASSONDE – Assistant coach
Michael PALOMO – Goalkeeper coach
Florian MASCLET – Physical trainer
Vanessa CONTENTA – Head therapist
Joon PARK – Therapist
Léa CHOUINARD – Therapist
2024-2025 Regular season schedule
7/9 : New England FC - CF Montréal
8/9 : Bayside FC – CF Montréal
14/9 : Connecticut United FC – CF Montréal
21/9 : CF Montréal – New York SC (Centre Nutrilait)
22/9 : CF Montréal – Metropolitan Oval (Centre Nutrilait)
28/9 : New England Revolution – CF Montréal
5/10 : CF Montréal – Intercontinental Football Academy (Centre Nutrilait)
6/10 : CF Montréal – FC Greater Boston Bolts (Centre Nutrilait)
19/10 : Oakwood Soccer Club – CF Montréal
26/10 : CF Montréal – DC United (Centre Nutrilait)
27/10 : CF Montréal – Cedar Stars Academy Bergen
2/11 : Toronto FC – CF Montréal
9/11 : CF Montréal – Inter Miami CF (Centre Nutrilait)
10/11 : CF Montréal – Seacoast United (Centre Nutrilait)
16/11 : Orlando City SC - CF Montréal
23/11 : Rochester NY FC – CF Montréal
22/2 : CF Montréal – New England Revolution (place to be determined)
1/3 : Blau Weiss Gottschee – CF Montréal
2/3 : Beachside of Connecticut – CF Montréal
8/3 : New York City FC – CF Montréal
9/3 : FC Westchester – CF Montréal
15/3 : CF Montréal – Toronto FC (place to be determined)
22/3 : Atlanta United – CF Montréal
29/3 : New York Red Bulls - CF Montréal
5/4 : CF Montréal – Charlotte FC (place to be determined)
6/4 : CF Montréal – Philadelphia Union (place to be determined)
3/5 : Nashville SC – CF Montréal
31/5 : CF Montréal – New York City FC (place to be determined)
