Vancouver FC adds defender Rocco Romeo from Valour FC

Vancouver FC announced the signing of free agent centre back Rocco Romeo today, ahead of the club's inaugural 2023 campaign in the Canadian Premier League.

Romeo became the club's sixth ever signing.

The 22-year old native of Toronto most recently represented Valour FC, having initially joined the club on loan from Toronto FC in 2021, before making the move permanent last year.

"I am grateful to Afshin [Ghotbi] and Rob [Friend] for their faith in me, as I begin this new chapter of my career in the Canadian Premier League with Vancouver FC," said Romeo.

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Vancouver FC add left footed attacker in Nathaniel St. Louis

Vancouver FC added 23-year old striker Nathaniel St. Louis, most recently of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, to their ever growing squad today.

"Nathaniel is an exciting young left-footed attacker who is goal dangerous with or without the ball thanks to his vertical movement," said Afshin Ghotbi, manager of Vancouver FC. "He has a bright future in the Canadian Premier League and beyond."

The native of Toronto led the Blazers in nearly all attacking categories in 2022, including goals, shots, and shots on goal.

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Vancouver FC makes Kahlil John-Wentworth their fourth signing

On Thursday, Vancouver Football Club announced Kahlil John-Wentworth as the fourth player to sign with the club ahead of its inaugural campaign in the Canadian Premier League.

John-Wentworth, 21, most recently represented the Simcoe County Rovers in League 1 Ontario, where he logged 1,140 minutes and competed in the first two playoff matches in that club's history.

John-Wentworth scored one goal for Rovers in 2022, and was once named to the League 1 Ontario Team of the Week.

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Vancouver FC's Technical Staff Taking Shape

With Afshin Ghotbi at the helm, ably assisted by Niall Thompson, and Mark Village as goalkeeping coach, Vancouver FC added Surrey's own Jeevin Kang as the Manager of Football Operations, and Abbotsford native Cortlin Tonn as equipment manager, formerly of Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Kang spent last year as Surry FC's full-time Director of Operations. He holds a Master of Business in Sport Management from Melbourne's Deakin University.

At the youth level, he managed Rowville FC and the Melbourne Victory Academy.

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