Friday, January 25, 2019 ~ LANGFORD.
~ West Shore Voice News
Pacific Football Club (Pacific FC) has continued building its inaugural season lineup with this week adding two more players to five already on the roster.
As announced January 21, Pacific Football Club has signed goalkeeper Mark Village and midfielder Noah Verhoeven for the upcoming Canadian Premier League season. Originally from BC, they return north from playing in the USL Championship to be a part of the Vancouver Island-based CPL club.
“Both players will have important roles to fill in our growing roster,” said Michael Silberbauer, Head Coach, Pacific FC.
Village, 27, played for the University of Fraser Valley Cascades, where he was named MVP and Canada West Second team All-Conference during his undergraduate career. He signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps reserve team in 2015 where he had his first start with the team in October 2017. Most recently Village played for FC Cincinnati, and he looks forward to returning to Canada.
“This is an opportunity to be in a new league and part of the beginning of something brand new for the country,” said Village. “It’s an honour be part of the inaugural season of the Canadian Premier League in BC.”
Raised in Surrey, 20-year-old Verhoeven was the captain of Canada’s U20 team in 2018. That same year, he represented Canada in France’s Toulon Tournament where he scored a goal against Turkey. He was recently called up to the U23 Canadian squad. Verhoeven made seven starts for Fresno FC last season in the USL Championship.
“Noah is one of Canada’s top young talents,” said Rob Friend, CEO, Pacific FC. “He not only brings professional experience, but as the Captain of our youth national team, he’s bringing tremendous leadership qualities and we are very fortunate to have secured his services.”
The roster also includes the recently signed Alessandro Hojabrpour, Matthew Baldisimo, and Terran Campbell, as well as Kadin Chung and Marcus Haber who were signed on first with the club’s inaugural season kicking off in April 2019.
The inaugural Canadian Premier League season with seven teams across Canada starts in April.
BACKGROUND:
Over the coming weeks, the team will continue to build its roster preparing for spring training in March.
ABOUT PACIFIC FOOTBALL CLUB: Founded in 2018, Pacific Football Club brings professional football to Vancouver Island. Playing out of a renovated, 6000-seat Westhills Stadium in Langford, the club will provide an outlet for young Canadian soccer players to realize their dreams of playing at the professional level. Fans will be able to enjoy the thrilling, fast-paced sporting atmosphere associated with the sport when the Canadian Premier League season kicks off in April 2019. For season ticket information: https://pacificfc.canpl.ca/pacific-football-club-ticketing
ABOUT THE CPL: Canadian Premier League (CPL) is Canada’s professional men’s soccer league set to debut in April 2019. Playing in world-class and unique venues, and partnering with strong community-led ownership groups, CPL is a league for Canadians by Canadians that will bring professional soccer to communities coast-to-coast.
For updates and more information, please go to CanPL.ca . On Twitter: @CPLsoccer and #CanPL
LINKS:
Trio signed: Alessandro Hojabrpour, Matthew Baldisimo, and Terran Campbell (January 19, 2019)
Pacific FC signs Marcus Haber for inaugural season (January 9, 2019)
Pacific FC opens downtown Victoria storefront & signs Kadin Chung (November 30, 2018)
For season ticket information: https://pacificfc.canpl.ca/pacific-football-club-ticketing