2026 Atlético Ottawa season

Atlético Ottawa
2026 season
CEOManuel Vega[1]
Head coachDiego Mejía
StadiumTD Place Stadium

The 2026 Atlético Ottawa season is the seventh season in the history of Atlético Ottawa. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship, as well as in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, following their first North Star Cup win in the previous season.[2]

Current squad

As of December 18, 2025[3]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Tristan Crampton GK (2002-07-10) July 10, 2002 OSU Atlético
Defenders
17 Brett Levis LB (1993-03-29) March 29, 1993 Detroit City FC
20 Joaquim Coulanges LB / LW (2006-11-03) November 3, 2006 CF Montréal Academy U21
23 Noah Abatneh RB / CB (2004-09-28) September 28, 2004 York United
28 Loïc Cloutier CB (2004-04-26) April 26, 2004 OSU Atlético
84 Sergei Kozlovskiy LB / CB (2008-06-18) June 18, 2008 CF Montréal Academy U21, EYT
Midfielders
2 Juan Castro CM / DM (1991-12-21) December 21, 1991 Atlético San Luis INT
10 Manny Aparicio CM (1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 Pacific FC
11 Gabriel Antinoro LW (2004-04-24) April 24, 2004 CF Montréal
14 Jean-Aniel Assi LW / RW (2004-08-12) August 12, 2004 Alcorcón B
16 Jason Hartill MF (2004-01-16) January 16, 2004 Cape Breton University U-S
Marko Stojadinovic DM / CB / RB (2004-05-03) May 3, 2004 Toronto FC II
Forwards
13 Ballou Tabla CF / RW / LW (1999-03-31) March 31, 1999 Manisa FK
30 Ralph Khoury CF (2007-05-09) May 9, 2007 Ottawa South United U21
77 Richie Ennin CF / RW / LW (1998-09-17) September 17, 1998 MTK Budapest FC

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
MF Marko Stojadinovic Toronto FC II Free December 18, 2025 [4]

Draft picks

Atlético Ottawa selected the following players in the 2026 CPL–U Sports Draft.[5] Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

Round Selection Pos. Player Nationality University
1 9 MF Gabriel Tardif  Canada Brock
2 16 MF Joseph Daher  Canada Carleton

Out

Transferred out

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
7 MF David Rodríguez Atlético San Luis Loan ended November 9, 2025 [6]
6 MF Kevin Ortega Atlético San Luis Loan ended November 9, 2025 [6]
24 MF Antonio Álvarez Club América Loan ended November 9, 2025 [6]
18 DF Roni Mbomio Atlético Madrid Loan ended November 9, 2025 [6]
29 GK Nathan Ingham Contract expired December 31, 2025 [6][7]
4 DF Tyr Walker Contract expired December 31, 2025 [6]
55 DF Amer Didic Contract expired December 31, 2025 [6]
8 MF Noah Verhoeven Contract expired December 31, 2025 [6]
21 MF Alberto Zapater Contract expired December 31, 2025 [6]
33 MF Aboubacar Sissoko Contract expired December 31, 2025 [6]
9 FW Samuel Salter GAIS Contract expired December 31, 2025 [6][8]
19 FW Kevin dos Santos Contract expired December 31, 2025 [6]
12 FW Monty Patterson Contract terminated by mutual agreement December 31, 2025 [6]

References

  1. ^ "Manuel Vega joins Atlético Ottawa as new CEO". Atletico Ottawa. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Pritchard, Trevor. "Atlético Ottawa top Cavalry FC in driving snowstorm to win 1st ever CPL title". CBC News. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  3. ^ "Atlético Ottawa Official Site | CPL". Atlético Ottawa. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  4. ^ "Atlético Ottawa sign young Canadian midfielder Marko Stojadinovic". Canadian Premier League. December 18, 2025. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  5. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (November 28, 2025). "2026 CPL-U Sports Draft: Breakdown of all 16 picks". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Atlético Ottawa Roster Update: 9 contracts guaranteed; option decisions for Aparicio, Crampton, Hartill". Canadian Premier League. December 10, 2025.
  7. ^ "Atlético goalkeeper Nathan Ingham leaves Ottawa as Canadian Premier League Champion". Canadian Premier League. December 19, 2025.
  8. ^ "Atlético Ottawa's record-breaking scorer heading to Sweden". Canadian Premier League. October 8, 2025.