Here's everything you need to know about the Vancouver Whitecaps.
The Vancouver Whitecaps reached their first MLS Cup Final in 2025, but fell short against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami.
Vancouver finished the 2025 regular season with their best ever record, racking up 18 wins and 9 draws for a total of 63 points.
Vancouver Whitecaps Team Profile
Conference | Western |
Manager | Jesper Sorensen |
Stadium | BC Place, Vancouver, Canada |
MLS Cups | 0 |
Roster
Jesper Sorensen's team play in a 4-3-3 formation, and utilize wide spaces to attack going forward with a main target man in the center of the box. They typically use a high press to turnover opponents before they get a chance to possess the ball for long periods of time.
Key players in the lineup include USMNT players, Tristan Blackmon, and Brian White. Vancouver also signed Bayern Munich and Germany legend Thomas Muller halfway through the 2025 season.
Japanese goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka is also a key component of Vancouver's team. Takaoka led MLS with 13 clean sheets in the 2025 season.
Player | Position | Age | Nationality |
Yohei Takaoka | Goalkeeper | 30 | Japan |
Adrian Zendejas | Goalkeeper | 30 | USA |
Isaac Boehmer | Goalkeeper | 24 | Canada |
Mathias Laborda | Defender | 26 | Uruguay |
Sam Adekugde | Defender | 31 | Canada |
Ranko Veselinovic | Defender | 27 | Serbia |
Belal Halbouni | Defender | 26 | Syria |
Edier Ocampo | Defender | 22 | Colombia |
Tate Johnson | Defender | 21 | USA |
Mihail Gherasimencov | Defender | 21 | Moldova |
Tristan Blackmon | Defender | 30 | USA |
Nikola Djordjevic | Defender | 23 | USA |
Trevor Wright | Defender | - | - |
Sebastian Ramirez | Midfielder | 20 | Colombia |
Aleksa Cvetkovic | Midfielder | - | - |
Ralph Priso-Mbongue | Midfielder | 24 | Canada |
Oliver larraz | Midfielder | 24 | USA |
Andres Cubas | Midfielder | 30 | Paraguay |
Ryan Gauld | Midfielder | 30 | Scotland |
Jean-Claude Ngando | Midfielder | 26 | France |
Jeevan Badwal | Midfielder | 20 | Canada |
Liam Mackenzie | Midfielder | 19 | Canada |
Nelson Pierre | Forward | 21 | Haiti |
Cheick Sabaly | Forward | 27 | Senegal |
Emmanuel Sabbi | Forward | 28 | USA |
Thomas Muller | Forward | 36 | Germany |
Bruno Caicedo | Forward | 21 | Ecuador |
Kenji Cabrera | Forward | 23 | Peru |
Rayan Elloumi | Forward | 18 | Tunisia |
Kwasi Pku | Forward | 23 | Canada |
Brian White | Forward | 30 | USA |
Daniel Iittycheria | Forward | - | - |
Micah Garnette | Forward | - | - |
Johnny Selemani | Forward | 18 | Canada |
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