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CF Montréal exercises options for 12 players

MONTREAL – CF Montréal announced Tuesday that the Club has exercised options for 12 players on its roster.

Montreal has exercised options for goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois, defenders Zachary Brault-Guillard, Keesean Ferdinand, Joel Waterman, Karifa Yao, as well as midfielders Jean Aniel-Assi, Mathieu Choinière, Ahmed Hamdi, Sean Rea, Nathan Saliba, Joaquín Torres, and Rida Zouhir.

Goalkeeper James Pantemis, defenders Zorhan Bassong, Kamal Miller, and Robert Thorkelsson, midfielders Ismael Koné, Djordje Mihailovic, Matko Miljevic, Samuel Piette and Victor Wanyama, as well as forwards Bjorn Johnsen, Romell Quioto, Sunusi Ibrahim and Mason Toye are all under contract for next season.

The Club will not exercise its option for goalkeeper Sebastian Breza (option to purchase), defenders Mustafa Kizza, Aljaz “Kiki” Struna, midfielders Jean-Yves Ballou Tabla, Clément Bayiha, Tomas Giraldo, and Emanuel Maciel.

Defender Rudy Camacho’s contract will end in 2021. In the coming days, the Club will also be providing an update regarding a forthcoming agreement with midfielder Lassi Lappalainen.

CFMTL will return to the pitch between February 15 and 17 to play its Round of 16 Concacaf Champions League first leg. The second leg will be played between February 22 and 24. Montreal will then kick off its MLS regular season on February 27 in Orlando.