Pacific FC Sign Local Talent Edgson and Hallam to 2025 Development Contracts
March 21, 2025 - Canadian Premier League (CPL)
Pacific FC News Release
Langford, B.C. - Pacific FC today announced the signing of defenders Will Edgson and Mattias 'Rocco' Hallam to development contracts for the upcoming 2025 Canadian Premier League (CPL) season.
Both players have come through Pacific's full youth development pathway, starting with the Trident Development Program and leading to the Vancouver Island (VI) Wave program. Edgson and Hallam attend St. John's Academy in Shawnigan Lake where they are part of the school's soccer academy, which is also a partner of Pacific.
Edgson, 16, is a left back who signed a development contract with Pacific in the 2024 season. Along with central defender Hallam, 17, the pair impressed coaching staff over their rise through youth programming.
"We've been working with both Rocco and Will for five or six years now in our academy," said James Merriman, Head Coach, Pacific FC. "They've both continued to develop their fundamentals, grown in size and become good athletes also. They have been training more regularly in our 1st Team environment and done well."
Pacific FC have signed a total of three development contracts for the season; Edgson and Hallam join midfielder Mattias Vales. All three went on trial in January at Pacific FC's partner club VfL Bochum in the German Bundesliga, to train with the club's U21 side.
Edgson and Hallam continue to train with Wave and Pacific in the lead up to the season.
"Both players have played in all of our pre-season games and shown their qualities," said Merriman.
Pacific FC will kick off their 2025 CPL campaign on Saturday, April 5, at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C.
Current 2025 Pacific FC Roster as of March 21, 2025 :
Goalkeepers: Max Anchor, Sean Melvin
Defenders: Kadin Chung, Will Edgson, Christian Greco-Taylor, Mattias Hallam, Eric Lajeunesse, Pedro Machado, Georges Mukumbilwa, Aly Ndom, Juan Quintana, Fin Tugwell
Midfielders: Lukas Browning Lagerfeldt, Aidan Daniels, Daniel de Pauli, Sami Keshavarz, Matteo Schiavoni, Mattias Vales, Sean Young
Forwards: Marco Bustos, Josh Heard, Ronan Kratt, Emanuel Montejano, Dario Zanatta
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