CF Montréal's U15 and U17 teams kick off fourth season in MLS NEXT

MONTREAL - CF Montréal’s U15 and U17 teams kick off their 2023-2024 season in the MLS NEXT championship this Saturday, the fourth in the Academy's history.

The regular season will feature 25 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 York Soccer Club, the two teams will play their first match of the season in Montréal on Saturday, September 16th against Toronto FC Academy.

The Academy's U15 and U17 teams will also take part in the four major tournaments of the MLS NEXT season: MLS NEXT Fest, Generation adidas Cup, MLS NEXT Flex and MLS NEXT Cup.

In 2022-2023, the U15 team finished runner-up in the MLS NEXT Cup, the season-ending tournament in Dallas, Texas. The first final in the Academy's history.

“Last year was a great season for the academy. We had a very successful run with the U15’s all the way to the final of the MLS NEXT Cup and we had 10 players from our U17 squad participating in their respective national teams’ programs. These are great experience the players and staff are carrying into the new season, and we want to continue to build on that success “, said Academy director Marinos Papageorgopoulos.

CF Montréal U15

Position

N*

Name

First name

Birth year

Place of Birth

Place of residence

Nationality

Previous club

Goalkeeper

78

Chahal

Isaiah

2010

Edmonton

Edmonton

Canada

BTB Soccer Academy

Goalkeeper

79

St-Pierre

Luca

2009

Rimouski

Saint-Hyacinthe

Canada

Cosmos de Granby

Goalkeeper

81

Pandolfo

Gabriel

2009

Sao Leopoldo (Brazil)

Saint-Basile-le-Grand

Brazil

CS Saint-Hubert

Defender

61

Mather

Cayle

2009

Montréal

Beaconsfield

Canada

CF Montréal U14

Defender

62

Savadogo

Ashraf

2009

Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

Saint-Rémi

Canada

CF Montréal U15

Defender

70

Tchouta

Joseph

2009

Quebec City

Quebec City

Canada

AS Chaudière-Ouest

Defender

72

Zamble

Ulrich

2009

Abidjan (Ivory Coast)

Saint-Jérôme

Canada

CF Montréal U14

Defender

73

Scaglione

Maxime

2009

Laval

Laval

Canada

CF Montréal U15

Defender

80

Vazquez Nuttall

Joaquin

2009

Bahrain

Montreal

Canada

CF Montréal U14

Defender

84

Breton

Éloi

2009

Montreal

Montreal

Canada

CF Montréal U14

Midfielder

60

Lachhab

Zaky

2009

Montreal

Brossard

Canada

CF Montréal U15

Midfielder

65

Kiede

Prince

2009

Ivory Coast

Montreal

Ivory Coast

CS Montréal Centre

Midfielder

67

Bitte Essoukan

Oliver

2009

Douala (Cameroon)

Longueuil

Canada

CS Longueuil

Midlfielder

71

Lacroix Saoud

Dany

2009

Montreal

Montreal

Canada

CF Montréal U15

Midfielder

74

Pascal

Raphael

2009

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

Canada

Celtix du Haut-Richelieu

Midfielder

77

Arredondo Vargas

Sebastian

2009

Saint-Jérôme

Terrebonne

Canada

CF Montréal U14

Midfielder

83

Tsokos

Zachary

2009

Montreal

Laval

Canada

AS Laval

Midfileder

85

Lettieri

Christopher

2009

Montreal

Montréal

Canada

AS Saint-Léonard

Winger

66

Yakam

Maelle

2009

Douala (Cameroon)

Montreal

Canada

CF Montréal U14

Winger

68

Traoré

Aboubacar

2009

Conakry (Guinea)

Montréal

Canada

CF Montréal U14

Winger

75

Marakova George

Alexander

2009

Montreal

Montréal

Canada

CF Montréal U14

Winger

76

Cristiano

Gabriele

2009

Montreal

Montréal

Canada

CF Montréal U14

Striker

63

Fleurant

Jahferson

2009

Montreal

Repentigny

Canada

Union Lanaudière Sud

Striker

64

Pierre

Emmanuel

2009

Montreal

Montreal

Canada

CF Montréal U14

Coaching staff

Félix BRILLANT – interim head coach
Michael PALOMO – goalkeeper coach
Florian MASCLET – physical trainer
Léa CHOUINARD – therapist

CF Montréal U17

Position

N*

Last Name

First name

Birth year

Place of birth

Place of residence

Nationality

Previous club

Goalkeeper

40

Belzile

Jean-Christophe

2008

Florida (United States)

Beloeil

Canada

CF Montréal U15

Goalkeeper

41

Sanon

Jeremy

2007

Laval

Montreal

Haiti / Canada

CF Montréal U17

Goalkeeper

42

Chartrand

Philippe

2008

Pointe-Claire

Dorval

Canada

CS Saint-Laurent

Defender

33

Samson

Félix

2007

Connecticut (United States)

Montreal

Canada

New York SC

Defender

34

Kozlovskiy

Sergei

2008

Longueuil

Saint-Hubert

Canada

CF Montréal U15

Defender

36

Lamarre

Samuel

2007

Montreal

Blainville

Haiti / Canada

CF Montréal U17

Defender

48

Ayemi

Quélou

2007

Montreal

Montreal

Canada

CF Montréal U17

Defender

50

Marceau

Étienne

2007

Laval

Laval

Canada

CF Montréal U17

Defender

52

De Cicco

Franco

2007

Montreal

Laval

Canada

CF Montréal U17

Defender

54

Nteziryayo

Josh-Duc

2008

Terrebonne

Mascouche

Canada

CF Montréal U15

Defender

59

Panait

Daniel

2008

Montreal

Laval

Canada

CF Montréal U15

Midfielder

32

Sadek

Aghilas

2008

El-Harrach (Algeria)

Longueuil

Canada

CS Longueuil

Midfielder

44

Chaverra-Gilbert

Diego

2007

Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke

Canada

CF Montréal U17

Midfielder

45

Ampofo

Michael

2008

Montreal

Montreal

Canada

CF Montréal U15

Midfielder

46

Kadiamba

Armand

2007

Quebec City

Quebec City

Canada

CF Montréal U17

Midfielder

47

Arnaud

Tim

2007

Tours (France)

Saint-Eustache

Canada

CF Montréal U17

Midfielder

49

Movchan

Vitaliy

2008

Dniepropetrovsk (Ukrain)

Longueuil

Canada

CF Montréal U15

Midfielder

56

Fotsing

Emrick

2007

Montreal

Mascouche

Canada

CF Montréal U17

Forward

38

Germain-Aubrey

Eliott

2008

Florida (United States)

Montreal

United States / Canada

CF Montréal U15

Forward

39

Guboglo

Aleksandr

2007

Ottawa

Montreal

Haiti / Canada

CF Montréal U17

Forward

35

Joseph

Sébastien

2007

Delmas (Haiti)

Repentigny

Haiti

CF Montréal U17

Striker

37

Valkanova-Gerasimov

Theodor

2007

Montreal

Laval

Canada

FC Laval

Forward

43

Casimir

Caed-Vladimir

2008

New York (United States)

Repentigny

United States / Haiti

CF Montréal U15

Striker

51

Graham-Roache

Owen

2008

Montreal

Montreal

Canada

CF Montréal U15

Forward

53

Santana-Desrosiers

Laurent

2008

Longueuil

Boucherville

Canada

CF Montréal U15

Coaching staff

Maxime LECONTE – head coach
Steven WESTON – assistant coach
Michael PALOMO – goalkeeper coach
Florian MASCLET – physical trainer
Léa CHOUINARD – therapist

2023-2024 regular season schedule

9/2: New York SC - CF Montréal
9/9: Intercontinental FA – CF Montréal
9/10: New England FC – CF Montréal
9/16: CF Montréal – Toronto FC (Centre Nutrilait)
9/23: CF Montréal – BW Gottschee Academy (Centre Nutrilait)
9/30: New York City FC – CF Montréal

10/1: Met Oval – CF Montréal
10/8: Toronto FC – CF Montréal
10/14: CF Montréal – FC Westchester (Centre Nutrilait)
10/21: CF Montréal - Bayside FC (Centre Nutrilait)

11/4: New York Red Bulls – CF Montréal
11/5: Cedar Stars Academy – CF Montréal
11/11: CF Montréal – Oakwood Soccer Club
11/18: Rochester NY FC – CF Montréal

12/2: CF Montréal – New England Revolution (location TBD)

2/24: Orlando City SC – CF Montréal
2/25: Inter Miami CF – CF Montréal

3/2: Charlotte FC – CF Montréal
3/9: Seacoast United FC – CF Montréal
3/16: CF Montréal – Beachside SC (location TBD)

4/20: CF Montréal – Nashville SC (Centre Nutrilait)
4/21: CF Montréal – New York City FC (Centre Nutrilait)
4/28: CF Montréal – Atlanta United FC (Centre Nutrilait)

6/1: Philadelphia Union - CF Montréal
6/2: DC United – CF Montréal