Josh is a journalist based in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, with a love of football. His work appears in The Athletic, The Guardian, OneSoccer, TFC Republic and more. He's been covering the Wanderers and Tides since 2023.
The Wanderers are adding to their midfield as the club is set to announce the signing of 23-year old Dutch pivot Sven Zitman, sources told HFX Football Post on Thursday. Zitman, from Schiedam, Netherlands, joins the Wanderers following time with clubs such as TOP Oss, PEC Zwolle and Feyenoord. He
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The Halifax Wanderers have agreed to terms to sell 22-year old striker Tiago Coimbra to IFK Göteborg in Allsvenskan, Sweden's first division, sources told HFX Football Post on Thursday. Sources added the deal is pending approvals. Coimbra's move, should it come to fruition, comes on the
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Sitting in his college dorm room in Omaha, NE, Spanish winger Miguel Arilla takes a moment to consider the question. No, he says, he's never been to Canada. But that'll all change on February 1st as he flies to Halifax to get settled before the Wanderers
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Finn Linder and Lucas Olguin, the Halifax Wanderers' two most recent signings, couldn't be more different on paper. The son of German and New Zealand parents, Linder's family settled in Calgary, AB., before he moved away to join the Vancouver Whitecaps development program at 16-years
Veteran defender Amer Didić looks set for a return to Alberta, sources told HFX Football Post on Thursday, but this time he’ll be suiting up for Cavalry FC. Sources said the centre-back and the club have come to a three-year agreement following interest from several suitors across the Canadian
For the second time this off-season a former Ottawa Rapid player is headed to the East Coast as the Halifax Tides announced midfielder Julia Benati is joining the club for the 2026 season. Benati, 29, played more of a rotational role for the Rapid last season, suiting up for 23
Although the Halifax Wanderers announced head coach and general manager Vanni Sartini's recruitment in December, there was always going to be another shoe to drop as several questions surrounded the club's coaching staff and executive. Those answers arrived on Monday as the club announced it had
Atlético Ottawa supporters will be reunited with a familiar face as defender Roni Mbomio is set to sign for the club through 2026, sources told HFX Football Post on Monday. Mbomio, 20, joined Atlético Ottawa on loan towards the end of last season but made an instant impact, suiting up
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Former Vancouver Whitecaps centre-back Finn Linder is set to sign a multi-year deal for the Halifax Wanderers, sources told HFX Football Post on Monday. Linder, 21, came up through the Whitecaps academy in Calgary before moving to Vancouver in 2020, where he played under the guidance of current Wanderers head
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Atlético de San Luis midfielder Jonantán Villal will join sister-club Atlético Ottawa on loan for the 2026 season, sources told HFX Football Post on Thursday. The move was first reported by reporter Karen Peña. Villal, 21, is the latest San Luis player to move to Canada in search of experience.
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"The last few months, man, they've been very good," says Tiago Coimbra, seated in his childhood bedroom in North Vancouver. He smiles the smile of someone who knows what he wants, his football career having reached several milestones in the last few months alone. A career
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Former Halifax Wanderers head coach Patrice Gheisar is back in the coaching ranks as he was announced as the director of football operations and men's head coach for League1 Ontario side Scrosoppi FC on Tuesday. Previously, it was announced in October — a mere 48-hours after a heartbreaking shootout