Full-time student at uOttawa, part-time writer and editor for CCSG Press, and contributes to CCSG social media. Produces CPL advanced analytic models and publishes them on BlueSky (@CPLNumbers).
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Due to a website migration, and further updates in my methodology, it was necessary to rewrite the article I penned in the winter of 2023/24. This is essentially the same article as that lost piece, with a few updated segments and a few new paragraphs.
“Doc, any news?” “Yes ma’am, the X-rays came back positive. He’s got that dog in him.” These were the words surely spoken in the Buenos Aires hospital in which Manny Aparicio was born when his parents noticed something unusual about their son and took him for testing immediately.
I would like to take a smidge of a second to humbly beg forgiveness for this article being too late to bask in your week one successes (or marinate in your failures), but finally, like America in any World War, I have arrived just before the end (of Game Week
Atlético Ottawa takes to the road for the second time after kicking off the 2024 season with five of six matches on TD Place turf. The first test in a considerable stint out west? There is an unknown quantity to Vancouver FC, a side that sits in joint-fourth and looks
Over the four-year history of Atlético Ottawa, their various squads have finished in a multitude of positions at the end of the season. They’ve finished at or near the bottom twice (2020 - 7th and 2021 - 8th), mid-table and just outside the playoffs once (2023 - 6th) and
Out of all the massive moves Fernando Lopez and Atlético Ottawa have made this offseason, this might be the biggest: Amer Didic, capping off an absolutely historic off-season in the nation’s capital. In the following piece, I will attempt to convey just how tremendous this transfer is using statistics,
Roster News
Finally! After what seems an interminable saga, Atlético Ottawa have announced the signature of one of the best Centre Backs in CPL history, Amer Didic. This, of course, after rumors emerged earlier this winter about this very occurrence, his presence at winter training camp being leaked at an Atlético San
The Aparicio saga is finally over. When rumours of his availability were swirling around last December, either HFX Wanderers or the MLS somewhere were the two options being floated. More recently it was said ATO were in the lead for his signature, however his final destination was still up in
CCSG by the Numbers
After so many transfers that seemed inevitable, a signing out of the blue always spices up the window, and that is what we got with the announcement of Jonathan Grant being signed to the Atlético Ottawa roster for 2024 and beyond. While perhaps not a big name like Ballou Tabla
CCSG by the Numbers
In another statement of intent this off-season, Atlético Ottawa have signed Forge midfielder Aboubacar Sissoko for the 2024 CPL season and beyond. Not only does this signing fill a massive hole in the center of the pitch, but by bringing in a player with a championship pedigree Atlético Ottawa is
Roster News
So far, our first two off-season signings have been a local star-boy returning home (Matteo de Brienne), and a former Player of the Year runner-up coming back to the club after a year in Europe (Ballou Tabla). This third signing of the off-season follows a mix of those trends, wherein
CCSG by the Numbers
Atlético Ottawa’s first new signing for the 2024 season would have come as no surprise to anyone with their ear on the ground or a modicum of league-wide knowledge. As early as November ATO fans knew that Fernando Lopez had initiated talks with de Brienne and his agent, and