The Halifax Wanderers have announced the club’s roster for training camp, presented by WestJet, taking place in Halifax, NS and Norwich, U.K.
This year’s squad enters training camp with 21 players under contract, including 16 returning players from the 2024 CPL season.
Halifax has also invited several trialists, including players who participated in last week’s U21 Training Camp, as well as CPL – U SPORTS Draft selections Joven Mann and Matthew Paiva.
Forward Tiago Coimbra will join his teammates later in February as he is away on a training stint in England with West Ham United U21.
The Wanderers will train for the next month in Halifax before departing for Norwich, U.K., on Wednesday, March 12.
Pre-Season Squad
Goalkeepers: Aiden Rushenas, Rayane Yesli
Defenders: Jefferson Alphonse, Julian Dunn, Thomas Meilleur-Gigeure, Nassim Mekideche, Matthew Paiva*, Kareem Sow, Wesley Timoteo
Midfielders: Lorenzo Callegari, Vitor Dias, Jeremy Gagnon-Lapare, Isaiah Johnston, Giorgio Probo, Andre Rampersad, Sean Rea,
Forwards: Jason Bahamboula, Yohan Baï, Tavio Ciccarelli, Tiago Coimbra, Joven Mann*, Ryan Telfer, Camilo Vasconcelos
* CPL – U SPORTS Draft Selections
The following U21 players have also been invited to attend first-team training camp: Ben Marsh (Suburban FC), Connor Munn (Suburban FC), Elia Al-Shamlat (Halifax Hotspurs), Jonathan Kandinda (Codiac SC), Ayouba Kamara (Codiac SC), Ellis Sanford (Halifax County), Sinclair Astridge (Dalhousie University), Luke Berryman (Halifax City)