Draft:TSS FC Rovers

TSS FC Rovers
Nickname(s)	Rovers
Founded	2017; 7 years ago
Stadium	Swangard Stadium; Burnaby, Canada
Capacity	5,288
Head coach	Colin Elmes
League	Premier Development League
2017	6th, Northwest Division; Playoffs: DNQ
Website	http://tssrovers.com/

TSS FC Rovers are a Canadian soccer team based at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, British Columbia, just outside the Vancouver city boundary. The team plays in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the Canadian Soccer Pyramid.^{[citation needed]} TSS FC Rovers also fields a women's team who play in the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL), which is the second tier of the women's Canadian Soccer Pyramid.^{[citation needed]} Their home games are also played at Swangard.^{[citation needed]}

History

Established for the 2017 PDL season by general manager Will Cromack and head coach Colin Elmes, the Rovers are the under-23 team of the TSS Academy, one of the largest soccer schools in British Columbia's Lower Mainland.^{[citation needed]}

The team has a stated policy of signing only Canadian talent, or players eligible for the [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canadian men's national teams]^{[citation needed]}

The 2017 season was seen as a success for the despite on-field struggles and injury concerns. ^{[citation needed]}

Fan support was excellent, as was buy-in from local businesses and youth soccer clubs. UFV product Daniel Davidson lead the team in goals with 6, and goalkeeper Andrew Hicks was voted team MVP.

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2018 saw the founding of the women's side to play in the WPSL, notable signings included Canada WNT players Jordyn Huitema and Julia Grosso. ^{[citation needed]}

The men's side saw the team's first truly non-Canadian signing in Dutch ex-Toronto FC midfielder Nick Soolsma as a player-coach.^{[citation needed]}

Team

Players

First Team Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of April 20, 2018.^[1]


No.	Pos.	Player	Nation
—	GK	Mario Gerges	Canada
—	GK	Andrew Hicks	Canada
—	GK	Luciano Trasolini	Canada
—	DF	Eric de Graaf	Canada
—	DF	Erik Edwardson	Canada
—	DF	Chris Gurreiro	Canada
—	DF	Connor Guilherme	Canada
—	DF	Omar Rostant	Canada
—	DF	Brendan Skinner	Canada
—	DF	Alejandro Varela	Canada
—	DF	Janko Vong	Canada
—	MF	Thomas Gardner	Canada
—	MF	Patrick Metcalfe	Canada
—	MF	Aidan Moore	Canada
—	MF	Marcello Polisi	Canada
—	MF	Rahid Rahiem	Canada
—	MF	Daniel Sagno	Canada
—	MF	Nick Soolsma	Netherlands
—	MF	Zach Verhoven	Canada
—	FW	Connor Glennon	Canada
—	FW	Daniel Davidson	Canada
—	FW	Riley Pang	Canada
—	FW	Matteo Polisi	Canada
—	FW	William Raphael	South Sudan
—	FW	Victory Shumbusho	DR Congo