2019 Montreal Impact season Canadian Major League Soccer team
Montreal Impact 2019 football season
The 2019 Montreal Impact season was the club 's 26th season of existence, and their eighth in Major League Soccer , the top tier of the Canadian soccer pyramid.
Squad
As of September 23, 2019 [ 1] [failed verification ]
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of birth (age At Year End)
Previous club
Goalkeepers
1
Evan Bush
USA
GK
(1986-03-06 ) March 6, 1986 (age 38)
Montreal Impact (NASL)
23
Clément Diop
SEN
GK
(1993-10-12 ) October 12, 1993 (age 31)
LA Galaxy
41
James Pantemis
CAN
GK
(1997-02-21 ) February 21, 1997 (age 27)
FC Montreal
Defenders
2
Víctor Cabrera
ARG
CB
(1993-02-07 ) February 7, 1993 (age 31)
River Plate
3
Daniel Lovitz
US
LB
(1991-08-27 ) August 27, 1991 (age 33)
Toronto FC
4
Rudy Camacho
FRA
CB
(1991-03-05 ) March 5, 1991 (age 33)
Waasland-Beveren
15
Zachary Brault-Guillard
CAN
RB
(1998-12-30 ) December 30, 1998 (age 26)
Lyon
16
Rod Fanni
FRA
CB
(1981-12-06 ) December 6, 1981 (age 43)
Marseille
22
Jukka Raitala
FIN
LB
(1988-09-15 ) September 15, 1988 (age 36)
Los Angeles FC
25
Daniel Kinumbe
CAN
RB
(1999-03-15 ) March 15, 1999 (age 25)
Ottawa Fury
24
Karifa Yao
CAN
CB
(2000-09-20 ) September 20, 2000 (age 24)
Montreal Impact Academy
26
Jorge Corrales
CUB
LB
(1991-05-20 ) May 20, 1991 (age 33)
Chicago Fire
33
Bacary Sagna
FRA
RB
(1983-02-14 ) February 14, 1983 (age 41)
Benevento
Midfielders
6
Samuel Piette
CAN
DM
(1994-11-12 ) November 12, 1994 (age 30)
CD Izarra
8
Saphir Taïder
ALG
DM
(1992-02-29 ) February 29, 1992 (age 32)
Bologna
10
Ignacio Piatti
ARG
AM
(1985-02-04 ) February 4, 1985 (age 39)
San Lorenzo
13
Ken Krolicki
JPN
DM
(1996-03-16 ) March 16, 1996 (age 28)
Michigan State Spartans
14
Amar Sejdič
BIH
AM
(1996-11-29 ) November 29, 1996 (age 28)
Maryland Terrapins
17
Ballou Tabla
CAN
AM
(1999-03-31 ) March 31, 1999 (age 25)
Barcelona B
27
Clément Bayiha
CAN
RB
(1999-03-08 ) March 8, 1999 (age 25)
Ottawa Fury
28
Shamit Shome
CAN
AM
(1997-09-05 ) September 5, 1997 (age 27)
FC Edmonton
29
Mathieu Choinière
CAN
AM
(1999-02-07 ) February 7, 1999 (age 25)
Montreal Impact Academy
Attackers
9
Bojan
ESP
ST
(1990-08-28 ) August 28, 1990 (age 34)
Stoke City
11
Anthony Jackson-Hamel
CAN
ST
(1993-08-03 ) August 3, 1993 (age 31)
Montreal Impact Academy
18
Orji Okwonkwo
NGA
FW
(1998-01-19 ) January 19, 1998 (age 27)
Bologna
21
Lassi Lappalainen
FIN
FW
(1998-08-24 ) August 24, 1998 (age 26)
Bologna
37
Maximiliano Urruti
ARG
FW
(1991-02-22 ) February 22, 1991 (age 33)
FC Dallas
International roster slots
Montreal has ten MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2018 season. Montreal has eight slots allotted from the league and the team acquired three spots in trades with the Columbus Crew SC , Colorado Rapids and FC Cincinnati .
– Player is Canadian citizen;
– Player is US citizen;
G – Player has US green card;
C – Player has permanent Canadian residency.
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
27
DF
Clément Bayiha
Ottawa Fury FC
Signed as a Homegrown Player
November 16, 2018
[ 3]
25
DF
Daniel Kinumbe
Ottawa Fury FC
Signed as a Homegrown Player
November 16, 2018
[ 3]
7
FW
Harry Novillo
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Free Transfer
December 5, 2018
[ 4]
37
FW
Maximiliano Urruti
FC Dallas
Traded for $75,000 TAM and a 1st round pick in the MLS SuperDraft
December 9, 2018
[ 5]
14
MF
Amar Sejdič
Maryland Terrapins
MLS SuperDraft
March 26, 2019
[ 6]
24
DF
Karifa Yao
Montreal Impact Academy
Signed as a Homegrown Player
June 4, 2019
[ 7]
9
FW
Bojan
Stoke City
Free Transfer
August 7, 2019
[ 8]
26
DF
Jorge Corrales
Chicago Fire
Traded for Michael Azira , allocation swap and 2nd round Pick
August 8, 2019
[ 9]
Out
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred to
Fee/notes
Date
Source
19
FW
Michael Salazar
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Option not picked up
November 26, 2018
[ 10]
25
MF
Louis Béland-Goyette
Valour FC
Option not picked up
November 26, 2018
[ 10]
26
DF
Kyle Fisher
Birmingham Legion FC
Option not picked up
November 26, 2018
[ 10]
17
MF
David Choinière
Forge FC
Option not picked up
November 26, 2018
[ 10]
40
GK
Maxime Crépeau
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Traded for $50,000 TAM and a 3rd round pick in the MLS SuperDraft
December 9, 2018
[ 11]
18
DF
Chris Duvall
Houston Dynamo
Traded for a 3rd round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft
December 17, 2018
[ 12]
9
FW
Alejandro Silva
Olimpia
$4,000,000 Transfer Fee
January 7, 2019
[ 13]
21
FW
Matteo Mancosu
Virtus Entella
Free Transfer
January 8, 2019
[ 14]
24
DF
Michael Petrasso
Valour FC
Released
January 15, 2019
[ 15]
30
FW
Quincy Amarikwa
D.C. United
Out of contract
January 20, 2019
[ 16]
7
FW
Harry Novillo
Retired
July 22, 2019
[ 17]
32
MF
Michael Azira
Chicago Fire
with a 2nd round pick for Jorge Corrales and Allocation swap
August 8, 2019
[ 9]
5
DF
Zakaria Diallo
Lens
Transfer Fee
August 14, 2019
[ 18]
Loans in
No.
Pos.
Player
Loaned from
Loan start date
Loan end date
Source
15
DF
Zachary Brault-Guillard
Lyon
February 5, 2019
December 31, 2019
[ 19]
18
FW
Orji Okwonkwo
Bologna
February 12, 2019
December 31, 2019
[ 20]
19
FW
Omar Browne
Independiente
April 16, 2019
August 12, 2019
[ 21]
34
MF
Luca Ricci
Ottawa Fury FC
June 4, 2019
June 6, 2019
[ 22]
21
FW
Lassi Lappalainen
Bologna
July 25, 2019
December 31, 2019
[ 23]
17
MF
Ballou Tabla
Barcelona B
August 7, 2019
December 31, 2019
[ 24]
Loans out
No.
Pos.
Player
Loaned to
Loan start date
Loan end date
Source
26
DF
Thomas Meilleur-Giguère
Ottawa Fury FC
January 20, 2019
December 31, 2019
[ 16]
16
MF
Jeisson Vargas
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica
February 8, 2019
December 31, 2019
[ 25]
25
DF
Daniel Kinumbe
Ottawa Fury FC
February 13, 2019
April 26, 2019
[ 26]
14
MF
Amar Sejdič
Ottawa Fury FC
April 26, 2019
May 6, 2019
[ 27]
40
GK
Jason Beaulieu
Ottawa Fury FC
July 18, 2019
December 31, 2019
[ 28]
Draft picks
Round
No.
Pos.
Player
College/Club team
Transaction
Source
2(34)
14
MF
Amar Sejdič
Maryland
Signed
3(58)
Passed
4(82)
Passed
4(92)
Passed
International caps
Players called for senior international duty during the 2019 season while under contract with the Montreal Impact .
Nationality
Position
Player
Competition
Date
Opponent
Minutes played
Score
USA
DF
Daniel Lovitz
Friendly
January 27, 2019
v Panama
90'
3–0
USA
DF
Daniel Lovitz
Friendly
February 2, 2019
v Costa Rica
90'
2–0
Canada
DF
Zachary Brault-Guillard
CONCACAF Nations League qualifying
March 24, 2019
v French Guiana
90'
4–1
Canada
MF
Samuel Piette
CONCACAF Nations League qualifying
March 24, 2019
v French Guiana
90'
4–1
USA
DF
Daniel Lovitz
Friendly
March 26, 2019
v Chile
36'
1–1
Algeria
MF
Saphir Taïder
Friendly
March 26, 2019
v Tunisia
90'
1–0
USA
DF
Daniel Lovitz
Friendly
June 5, 2019
v Jamaica
10'
0–1
Finland
DF
Jukka Raitala
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
June 8, 2019
v Bosnia and Herzegovina
52'
2–0
USA
DF
Daniel Lovitz
Friendly
June 9, 2019
v Venezuela
12'
0–3
Finland
DF
Jukka Raitala
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
June 11, 2019
v Liechtenstein
87'
2–0
Uganda
MF
Micheal Azira
Friendly
June 15, 2019
v Ivory Coast
90'
1–0
Canada
MF
Samuel Piette
CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage
June 15, 2019
v Martinique
90'
4–0
Panama
FW
Omar Browne
CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage
June 18, 2019
v Trinidad and Tobago
1'
2-0
Canada
DF
Zachary Brault-Guillard
CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage
June 19, 2019
v Mexico
90'
1–3
Uganda
MF
Micheal Azira
Africa Cup of Nations group stage
June 22, 2019
v DR Congo
90'
2–0
Canada
MF
Samuel Piette
CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage
June 23, 2019
v Cuba
90'
7–0
Uganda
MF
Micheal Azira
Africa Cup of Nations group stage
June 26, 2019
v Zimbabwe
90'
1–1
Panama
FW
Omar Browne
CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage
June 26, 2019
v USA
90'
0-1
USA
DF
Daniel Lovitz
CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage
June 26, 2019
v Panama
90'
1–0
Panama
FW
Omar Browne
CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finals
June 30, 2019
v Jamaica
30'
0-1
Uganda
MF
Micheal Azira
Africa Cup of Nations group stage
June 30, 2019
v Egypt
90'
0–2
USA
DF
Daniel Lovitz
CONCACAF Gold Cup Semi-finals
July 3, 2019
v Jamaica
2'
3–1
Uganda
MF
Micheal Azira
Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16
July 5, 2019
v Senegal
90'
0–1
USA
DF
Daniel Lovitz
CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals
July 3, 2019
v Mexico
7'
0–1
Finland
DF
Jukka Raitala
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
September 5, 2019
v Greece
90'
1–0
USA
DF
Daniel Lovitz
Friendly
September 6, 2019
v Mexico
22'
0–3
Canada
MF
Samuel Piette
2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
September 7, 2019
v Cuba
90'
6–0
Finland
FW
Lassi Lappalainen
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
September 8, 2019
v Italy
75'
1–2
USA
DF
Daniel Lovitz
Friendly
September 10, 2019
v Uruguay
20'
1–1
USA
DF
Daniel Lovitz
2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
October 11, 2019
v Cuba
90'
7–0
Finland
DF
Jukka Raitala
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
October 12, 2019
v Bosnia and Herzegovina
90'
1–4
Finland
DF
Jukka Raitala
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
October 15, 2019
v Armenia
90'
3–0
Finland
DF
Lassi Lappalainen
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
October 15, 2019
v Armenia
61'
3–0
Canada
MF
Samuel Piette
2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
October 15, 2019
v USA
90'
2–0
USA
DF
Daniel Lovitz
2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
October 15, 2019
v Canada
90'
0–2
Finland
DF
Jukka Raitala
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
November 15, 2019
v Liechtenstein
90'
3–0
Canada
MF
Samuel Piette
2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
November 15, 2019
v USA
90'
1–4
Finland
DF
Jukka Raitala
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
November 18, 2019
v Greece
90'
1–2
USA
DF
Daniel Lovitz
2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
November 18, 2019
v Cuba
90'
4–0
Friendlies
Review
Montreal Impact had a successful Pre-Season time, winning over Nashville , Philadelphia , D.C. United and tying versus Cincinnati and Tampa Bay Rowdies .
Pre-Season
Win
Draw
Loss
Major League Soccer
Review
March
Tables
Eastern Conference
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(P) Playoffs berth;
(V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:
Overall
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
Pts
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
26
33
10
13
3
36
47
−11
6
4
1
14
13
+1
4
9
2
22
34
−12
Last updated: August 17, 2019
Source: 2019 Major League Soccer season
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Ground A A A A A A H A A H H A A H A H H H H A H H A H A Result W L W L D D W L W W L W L D L W L W W L L L L W L Position (conf.) 3 4 2 5 7 7 3 6 2 15
Updated to match(es) played on March 3, 2019. Source:
Match reports A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Unless otherwise noted, all times in EST
Montreal Impact v Whitecaps FC
Canadian Championship
Bracket
The draw was held on February 12, 2019.[ 29]
Canadian Championship results
Third qualifying round
Montreal Impact v York 9 FC
Semi-final
Final
Statistics
Appearances, Minutes Played, and Goals Scored
Top scorers
Updated to match played October 6, 2019 Source: Montreal Impact
Italic : denotes player left the club during the season.
Top Assists
Updated to match played October 6, 2019 Source: Montreal Impact
Italic : denotes player left the club during the season.
Goals Against Average
Updated to match played October 6, 2019 Source: Montreal Impact
Italic : denotes player left the club during the season.
Clean sheets
Updated to match played October 6, 2019 Source: MLSsoccer.com
Top minutes played
Updated to match played October 6, 2019 Source: Montreal Impact
Italic : denotes player left the club during the season.
Yellow and red cards
Recognition
MLS Player of the Week
MLS Goal of the Week
MLS Team of the Week
References
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^ a b c d e f g h "Wandrille Lefèvre" . montrealimpact.com. April 1, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013 .
^ a b "Daniel Kinumbe and Clément Bayiha sign with the Impact" . montrealimpact.com . November 16, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018 .
^ "Impact signs French winger Harry Novillo" . montrealimpact.com . December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018 .
^ "Impact acquires Argentine striker Maximiliano Urruti" . montrealimpact.com . December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2018 .
^ "Impact signs midfielder Amar Sejdic" . montrealimpact.com . March 26, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019 .
^ "Centre-back and Impact Academy product Karifa Yao signs with the first team" . montrealimpact.com . June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019 .
^ "SPANISH ATTACKING MIDFIELDER BOJAN KRKIC JOINS THE IMPACT" . montrealimpact.com . August 7, 2019. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .
^ a b "Impact acquires first position in MLS allocation order from Chicago Fire" . montrealimpact.com . August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019 .
^ a b c d "Impact exercises options for seven players" . rds.ca . November 2, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018 .
^ "Impact acquires targeted allocation money and SuperDraft pick from Vancouver" . montrealimpact.com . December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2018 .
^ "Impact acquires 2020 SuperDraft pick from Houston Dynamo" . montrealimpact.com . December 17, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018 .
^ "Impact completes transfer of Alejandro Silva to Club Olimpia" . montrealimpact.com . January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
^ "Calciomercato Entella, ufficiale: preso Matteo Mancosu" . tuttosport.com . January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2019 .
^ "L'IMPACT RACHÈTE LE CONTRAT DE MICHAEL PETRASSO" . tvasport.com . January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2019 .
^ a b "29 players will take part in the 2019 Montreal Impact training camp" . montrealimpact.com . January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019 .
^ "Montreal Impact and Harry Novillo mutually terminate contract" . montrealimpact.com . July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019 .
^ "Zakaria Diallo transfers to RC Lens" . montrealimpact.com . August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019 .
^ "Impact acquires Québécois defender Zachary Brault-Guillard on loan" . montrealimpact.com . February 5, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019 .
^ "Impact acquires Nigerian striker Orji Okwonkwo on loan" . montrealimpact.com . February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019 .
^ "Impact acquires Panama international midfielder Omar Browne" . montrealimpact.com . April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .
^ "Midfielder Luca Ricci joins the Montreal Impact on a short-term contract" . montrealimpact.com . June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019 .
^ "Impact acquires Finland international Lassi Lappalainen on loan" . montrealimpact.com . July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019 .
^ "Ballou's coming home" . montrealimpact.com . August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019 .
^ "Midfielder Jeisson Vargas loaned to Club Deportivo Universidad Católica" . montrealimpact.com . February 8, 2019. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019 .
^ "Defender Daniel Kinumbe loaned to Ottawa Fury FC" . montrealimpact.com . February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019 .
^ "Midfielder Amar Sejdic loaned to Ottawa Fury FC" . montrealimpact.com . April 28, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019 .
^ "Goalkeeper Jason Beaulieu loaned to Ottawa Fury FC" . montrealimpact.com . July 18, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019 .
^ "Canada Soccer continues to provide expanded international opportunities with two spots on the path to Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League" . Canada Soccer. February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019 .
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