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Who is the best player in CF Montréal history?

By YPB Team

Montreal's soccer story runs deeper than its MLS badge, so USL-era stalwarts stand next to designated-player imports and Quebec-born captains. Champions League finalists and Canadian Championship winners are all in the mix.

  1. Ignacio Piatti — ranked #11
    Ignacio Piatti
    Argentine forward who played for the Montreal Impact from 2014 to 2019, became the club's all-time top scorer and made three MLS All-Star teams.
    1000pts
  2. Laurent Ciman — ranked #22
    Laurent Ciman
    Belgian center back who won the 2015 MLS Defender of the Year award in his first season with the Montreal Impact.
    777pts
  3. Marco Di Vaio — ranked #33
    Marco Di Vaio
    Italian striker who played for the Montreal Impact from 2012 to 2014 and scored 20 MLS goals in 2013.
    678pts
  4. Andrés Romero — ranked #44
    Andrés Romero
    Argentine winger who played for the Impact from 2013 to 2017, was the club's 2014 MVP and helped reach the 2015 CONCACAF Champions League final.
    678pts
  5. Hassoun Camara — ranked #55
    Hassoun Camara
    French defender who played for the Impact from 2011 to 2017, bridging its NASL and MLS eras.
    555pts
  6. Saphir Taïder — ranked #66
    Saphir Taïder
    Algerian midfielder who played for the Montreal Impact from 2018 to 2020 and won the 2019 Canadian Championship.
    555pts
  7. Ismaël Koné — ranked #77
    Ismaël Koné
    Canadian midfielder who broke through at CF Montréal in 2022 and played at the 2022 World Cup before a 2023 move to Watford.
    555pts
  8. Mathieu Choinière — ranked #88
    Mathieu Choinière
    Quebec-born academy product who played for Montréal's first team from 2018 to 2024 and was named the club's 2023 MVP.
    555pts
  9. Didier Drogba — ranked #99
    Didier Drogba
    Ivorian striker who joined the Montreal Impact in mid-2015, scored 11 MLS goals that season and stayed through 2016.
    0pts
  10. Patrice Bernier — ranked #1010
    Patrice Bernier
    Quebec-born midfielder who played for the Montreal Impact from 2012 to 2017 and captained the club.
    0pts
  11. Evan Bush — ranked #1111
    Evan Bush
    American goalkeeper who played for the Impact from 2011 to 2020 and made 176 MLS appearances for the club.
    0pts
  12. Samuel Piette — ranked #1212
    Samuel Piette
    Quebec-born defensive midfielder who joined the Impact in 2017, later captained the club and won the Canadian Championship in 2019 and 2021.
    0pts
  13. Romell Quioto — ranked #1313
    Romell Quioto
    Honduran forward who played for Montréal from 2020 to 2023, won the 2021 Canadian Championship and was named club MVP in 2020 and 2022.
    0pts
  14. Victor Wanyama — ranked #1414
    Victor Wanyama
    Kenyan midfielder who played for Montréal from 2020 to 2024 after his Premier League years with Southampton and Tottenham.
    0pts
  15. Djordje Mihailovic — ranked #1515
    Djordje Mihailovic
    American midfielder who set a club record with 16 assists for CF Montréal in 2021.
    0pts
  16. Mauro Biello — ranked #1616
    Mauro Biello
    Montreal-born forward who played for the Impact from 1993 to 2009, leading the pre-MLS club in goals, and later coached its MLS team.
    0pts

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