All season long, CanPL.ca reviewed key performers from each Canadian Premier League match, giving due credit to players who impressed over 90 minutes. Now, we offer this one last look at standout performers for HFX Wanderers FC to bring a close to an exciting second CPL campaign.
This year represented an epic turnaround for HFX Wanderers FC: From last place in 2019, to competing in the CPL Finals, Stephen Hart’s group braved COVID-19 self-isolation and a two-month-long training stint in Halifax before going to Charlottetown for The Island Games. It was a long and winding road... one that ended without a major payoff. A 2-0 loss to Forge FC sent HFX home, but for Hart the Wanderers' season was about giving his players a higher profile outside of Halifax. "Ultimately, these players will get a little more respect because they’ve achieved this. And really and truly that’s the goal of the club that’s the goal of the league," Hart stated. Here are CanPL.ca’s top three performers from HFX Wanderers FC’s 2020 season.
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3 Key Performers for 2020
3 Key Performers for 2020
1. Akeem Garcia
- Position: Striker
- Appearances (starts): 10 (8)
- Minutes played: 758
- Goals: 6 (league-high)
- Shots on target: 11 (league-high)
- Touches in opp. box: 37 (2nd in league)
- Expected goals (xG): 5 (league-high)
2. João Morelli
- Position: Attacking midfielder
- Appearances (starts): 9 (8)
- Minutes played: 561
- Goals: 4 (2nd highest on HFX)
- Shots on target: 7 (5th in league)
- Expected goals (xG): 2.8 (4th in league)
3. Christian Oxner
- Position: Goalkeeper
- Appearances (starts): 9 (9)
- Minutes played: 765
- Saves: 22 (league-best)
- Save percentage: 78 per cent (league-best)
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