2026 CF Montréal season

CF Montréal
2026 season
OwnerJoey Saputo
Head coachMarco Donadel
StadiumSaputo Stadium

The 2026 CF Montréal season will be the club's 33nd season of existence, and their 15th in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid.

In addition to competing in MLS, the club will also participate in the Canadian Championship and the Leagues Cup.

Current squad

As of December 23, 2025[1]

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age at year end) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Sebastian Breza  CAN GK (1998-03-15) March 15, 1998 Bologna
31 Thomas Gillier  CHI GK (2004-05-28) May 28, 2004 Bologna FC 1909
33 Emil Gazdov  CAN GK (2003-09-11) September 11, 2003 Pacific FC
40 Jonathan Sirois  CAN GK (2001-07-27) July 27, 2001 Montreal Impact Academy
Defenders
2 Jalen Neal  USA CB (2003-08-24) August 24, 2003 LA Galaxy
4 Brayan Vera  COL CB (1999-01-15) January 15, 1999 Real Salt Lake
5 Brandan Craig  USA DF (2004-04-07) April 7, 2004 Philadelphia Union
13 Luca Petrasso  CAN DF (2000-06-16) June 16, 2000 US Triestina Calcio 1918
17 Dagur Dan Þórhallsson  ISL RB (2000-05-02) May 2, 2000 Orlando City SC
19 Bode Hidalgo  USA FB (2002-02-22) February 22, 2002 Real Salt Lake
24 Efrain Morales  BOL CB (2004-03-04) March 4, 2004 Atlanta United FC
27 Dawid Bugaj  POL RB (2004-07-09) July 9, 2004 SPAL
36 Josh-Duc Nteziryayo  CAN FB (2008-11-15) November 15, 2008 Montreal Impact Academy
39 Aleksandr Guboglo  CAN FB (2007-03-07) March 7, 2007 Montreal Impact Academy
Félix Samson  CAN FB (2007-10-26) October 26, 2007 Montreal Impact Academy
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty  CAN FB (2004-06-16) June 16, 2004 Toronto FC
Midfielders
6 Samuel Piette  CAN DM (1994-11-12) November 12, 1994 CD Izarra
8 Matty Longstaff  ENG MF (2000-03-21) March 21, 2000 Toronto FC
11 Iván Jaime  SPA AM (2000-09-26) September 26, 2000 FC Porto
18 Hennadiy Synchuk  UKR MF (2006-07-10) July 10, 2006 FC Metalist Kharkiv
21 Fabian Herbers  GER CM (1993-08-17) August 17, 1993 Chicago Fire FC
22 Victor Loturi  CAN CM (2001-05-21) May 21, 2001 Ross County F.C.
29 Olger Escobar  GUA AM (2006-09-11) September 11, 2006 New England Revolution II
Attackers
7 Kwadwo Opoku  GHA FW (2001-07-13) July 13, 2001 Los Angeles FC
9 Prince Owusu  GHA FW (1997-01-07) January 7, 1997 Toronto FC
14 Sunusi Ibrahim  NGA FW (2002-10-01) October 1, 2002 Nasarawa United F.C.
35 Owen Graham-Roache  CAN FW (2008-02-11) February 11, 2008 Montreal Impact Academy

International roster slots

Montreal currently has eight MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2026 season. In addition, starting in 2022, CF Montréal were allowed to make three international players exempt from status if they have been on the roster for more than one year.

Management

As of January 14, 2023[5]
  • Joey Saputo – owner
  • Luca Saputo – managing director, recruitment and sporting methodology
  • Simone Saputo – managing director, academy strategy and roster management
  • Gabriel Gervais – president and chief executive officer
  • Eric Nadeau – vice-president & chief revenue officer
  • Amélie Vaillancourt – vice-president and chief human resource officer
  • Samia Chebeir – vice-president and chief marketing officer
  • Daniel Pozzi – Director Soccer Operations & Roster Compliance

Coaching staff

As of June 16, 2025[6]
  • Marco Donadel – Interim Head Coach
  • David Sauvry – Assistant Coach
  • Lorenzo Pinzauti – Assistant Coach
  • Kobié Johnson – Assistant Coach
  • Maxime Leconte – Assistant Coach
  • Vincenzo Benvenuto – Goalkeeper Coach
  • Stefano Pasquali – Performance Coach
  • Dhia Amara – Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Paul Bower – Physical Performance Coach
  • Louan Schlicht – Video Analyst

Player movement

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
DF Félix Samson Montreal Impact Academy Sign to a Home Grown Contract November 24, 2025 [7]
17 DF Dagur Dan Þórhallsson Orlando City SC Traded for $500,000 in GAM December 10, 2025 [8]
4 DF Brayan Vera Real Salt Lake Traded for $1,200,000 in GAM December 10, 2025 [9]
36 DF Josh-Duc Nteziryayo Montreal Impact Academy Sign to a Home Grown Contract December 15, 2025 [10]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
3 DF Tom Pearce Contract Buyout October 20, 2025 [11]
4 DF Fernando Álvarez Deportivo Cali Option declined October 20, 2025 [11]
10 MF Bryce Duke Option declined October 20, 2025 [11]
17 FW Giacomo Vrioni Option declined October 20, 2025 [11]
38 MF Alessandro Biello Option declined November 7, 2025 [12]
9 FW Matías Cóccaro Contract Buyout December 22, 2025 [13]
25 DF Dante Sealy Colorado Rapids Transfered for $1,900,000 in GAM December 23, 2025 [14]

Loans in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Loan start date Loan end date Source
31 GK Thomas Gillier Bologna July 8, 2025 December 31, 2026 [15]
11 MF Iván Jaime FC Porto August 22, 2025 June 30, 2026 [16]

Loans out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Loan start date Loan end date Source

MLS SuperDraft picks

Main article: 2026 MLS SuperDraft
Round No. Pos. Player College/Club team Transaction Source
2 46 MF Aidan Godinho Georgetown Hoyas
3 63 FW Tate Lorentz Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Friendlies

Review

Pre-Season

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Major League Soccer regular season

See also: 2026 Major League Soccer season

Tables

Results summary

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

February 21 1 San Diego FC v CF Montréal San Diego, CA
10:30 PM EST Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
February 28 2 Chicago Fire FC v CF Montréal Chicago, IL
2:30 PM EST Stadium: Soldier Field
March 8 3 New York Red Bulls v CF Montréal Harrison, NJ
4:30 PM EDT Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
March 14 4 Orlando City SC v CF Montréal Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
March 21 5 FC Cincinnati v CF Montréal Cincinnati, OH
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
April 4 6 New England Revolution v CF Montréal Foxborough, MA
4:30 PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
April 11 7 CF Montréal v Philadelphia Union Montreal, QC
TBD Stadium: Saputo Stadium
April 18 8 CF Montréal v New York Red Bulls Montreal, QC
TBD Stadium: Saputo Stadium
April 25 9 CF Montréal v New York City FC Montreal, QC
TBD Stadium: Saputo Stadium
May 2 10 Atlanta United FC v CF Montréal Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
May 9 11 CF Montréal v Orlando City SC Montreal, QC
TBD Stadium: Saputo Stadium
May 13 12 CF Montréal v Portland Timbers Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
May 16 13 CF Montréal v Chicago Fire FC Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
May 23 14 D.C. United v CF Montréal Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
July 16 15 CF Montréal v Toronto FC Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
July 22 16 Nashville SC v CF Montréal Nashville, TN
8:30 PM EDT Stadium: Geodis Park
July 25 17 CF Montréal v Inter Miami CF Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
August 1 18 CF Montréal v New England Revolution Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
August 15 19 CF Montréal v D.C. United Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
August 19 20 Columbus Crew v CF Montréal Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
August 22 21 CF Montréal v LA Galaxy Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
August 29 22 Inter Miami CF v CF Montréal Miami, FL
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Miami Freedom Park
September 5 23 Philadelphia Union v CF Montréal Chester, PA
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
September 9 24 CF Montréal v Charlotte FC Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
September 12 25 Colorado Rapids v CF Montréal Commerce City, CO
9:30 PM EDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
September 19 26 CF Montréal v Columbus Crew Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
September 26 27 CF Montréal v LA Galaxy Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
October 10 28 Toronto FC v CF Montréal Toronto, ON
TBD Stadium: BMO Field
October 14 29 CF Montréal v Atlanta United FC Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
October 17 30 Seattle Sounders FC v CF Montréal Seattle, WA
10:30 PM EDT Stadium: Lumen Field
October 24 31 CF Montréal v Nashville SC Montreal, QC
TBD Stadium: Saputo Stadium
October 28 32 Charlotte FC v CF Montréal Charlotte, NC
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
October 31 33 New York City FC v CF Montréal TBD
TBD Stadium: TBD
November 7 34 CF Montréal v Vancouver Whitecaps FC Montreal, QC
4:00 PM EST Stadium: Saputo Stadium

Leagues Cup

See also: 2025 Leagues Cup

Group Stage

Canadian Championship

Main article: 2026 Canadian Championship

Bracket

Preliminary round

Statistics

Appearances, Minutes Played, and Goals Scored

No. Nat. Player Total Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Leagues Cup MLS Cup Playoffs Ref.
App. Min. Gls App. Min. Gls App. Min. Gls App. Min. Gls App. Min. Gls
Goalkeepers
1 Sebastian Breza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Thomas Gillier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Emil Gazdov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 Jonathan Sirois 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 Jalen Neal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Brayan Vera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Brandan Craig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Luca Petrasso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Dagur Dan Þórhallsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Bode Hidalgo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Efrain Morales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Dawid Bugaj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Josh-Duc Nteziryayo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 Aleksandr Guboglo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Félix Samson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 Samuel Piette 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Matty Longstaff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Iván Jaime 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Hennadiy Synchuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Fabian Herbers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Victor Loturi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Olger Escobar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 Kwadwo Opoku 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Prince Owusu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Sunusi Ibrahim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Owen Graham-Roache 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No Longer with the Club
Last updated: December 23, 2025

Top scorers

Rank Nat. Player Pos. MLS Canadian Championship Leagues Cup MLS Cup Playoffs TOTAL
Totals 0 0 0 0 0

Updated to match played October 31, 2025
Source: [1]
 Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Top Assists

Rank Nat. Player Pos. MLS Canadian Championship Leagues Cup MLS Cup Playoffs TOTAL
Totals 0 0 0 0 0

Updated to match played October 31, 2025
Source: [2]
 Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Goals Against Average

No. Nat. Player Total Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Leagues Cup MLS Cup Playoffs
MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA
1 CAN Sebastian Breza 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
31 CHI Thomas Gillier 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
33 CAN Emil Gazdov 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
40 CAN Jonathan Sirois 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00

Updated to match played October 31, 2025
Source: CF Montréal
 Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Clean sheets

No. Nat. Player MLS Canadian Championship Leagues Cup MLS Cup Playoffs TOTAL
1 Sebastian Breza 0
33 Thomas Gillier 0
33 Emil Gazdov 0
40 Jonathan Sirois 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0

Updated to match played October 31, 2025
Source: MLSsoccer.com
 Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Top minutes played

No. Nat. Player Pos. MLS Canadian Championship Leagues Cup MLS Cup Playoffs TOTAL

Updated to match played October 31, 2025
Source: Montreal Impact
 Italic: denotes player left the club during the season.

Yellow and red cards

No. Player Total Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Leagues Cup Ref.
       
1 Sebastian Breza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Jalen Neal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Brandan Craig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Samuel Piette 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Kwadwo Opoku 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Matty Longstaff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Prince Owusu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Iván Jaime 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Luca Petrasso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Sunusi Ibrahim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Hennadiy Synchuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Bode Hidalgo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Fabian Herbers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Victor Loturi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Efrain Morales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Dawid Bugaj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Olger Escobar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Thomas Gillier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Emil Gazdov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Owen Graham-Roache 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 Aleksandr Guboglo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 Jonathan Sirois 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last updated: December 23, 2025

Recognition

MLS team of the Week

Week Player Nation Position Report

Notes

References

  1. ^ "First Team". CF Montreal. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  2. ^ "CF Montréal acquires midfielder Fabian Herbers". cfmontreal.com. February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  3. ^ "Real Salt Lake Confirms Roster Composition for 2025 MLS Season". rsl.com. February 27, 2025. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  4. ^ "Orlando City Roster". rsl.com. December 11, 2025. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  5. ^ Montréal, C. F. "CF Montréal". CF Montréal.
  6. ^ "Technical Team". cfmontreal.com. CF Montréal. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "CF Montréal signs Academy player Félix Samson". cfmontreal.com. November 24, 2025. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  8. ^ "CF Montréal acquires Dagur Dan Thórhallsson from Orlando City". cfmontreal.com. December 10, 2025. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  9. ^ "CF Montréal acquires Brayan Vera from Real Salt Lake". cfmontreal.com. December 10, 2025. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  10. ^ "CF Montréal signs Academy defender Josh-Duc Nteziryayo". cfmontreal.com. December 15, 2025. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d "CF Montréal exercises options of three players for the 2026 season". cfmontreal.com. October 31, 2025. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  12. ^ "CF Montréal update on end-of-season roster decisions". cfmontreal.com. November 7, 2025. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  13. ^ "CF Montréal reaches mutual contract termination agreement with forward Matías Cóccaro". cfmontreal.com. December 22, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  14. ^ "CF Montréal receives up to $2.5M in General Allation Money in return for midfielder Dante Sealy". cfmontreal.com. December 23, 2025. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  15. ^ "CF Montréal acquires goalkeeper Thomas Gillier on loan from Bologna FC". cfmontreal.com. July 8, 2025. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  16. ^ "CF Montréal signs Iván Jaime as Designated Player". cfmontreal.com. August 22, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
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