VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced on Tuesday that Whitecaps FC 2 (WFC2) defender Trevor Wright, along with forwards Daniel Ittycheria and Johnny Selemani, have signed MLS short-term agreements. The trio will be available for tonight's Leagues Cup match against Tigres UANL at Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico.
Trevor Wright - Defender
This is the third time Wright has signed a short-term agreement with the first team. The 24-year-old was an unused substitute in the club's last three home matches against LAFC on August 1, Atlante FC on August 4, and FC Juárez August 7.
Wright was signed by WFC2 back in January after playing four seasons at the University of Denver. So far this year, Wright has started 19 of his 20 appearances in MLS NEXT Pro for the young 'Caps, captaining the side and scoring twice.
Prior to joining WFC2, Wright also captained the University of Denver Pioneers in both 2024 and 2025. Over his career, he shares the team record with 85 matches started, finishing with nine goals and seven assists. Last season, Wright was the 2025 Summit League Defensive Player of the Year, adding to his United Soccer Coaches All-West Region First Team (2022, 2025), Summit League First Team (2022, 2025), and Summit League Second Team (2024).
In his youth, the native of Castle Rock, Colorado played with Real Colorado.
Trevor Wright
Position: Defender
Height: 6-03
Weight: 200 pounds
Date of Birth: May 29, 2002 in Denver, Colorado
Hometown: Castle Rock, Colorado
Citizenship: United States
Status: Domestic
University: University of Denver (2020-25)
Youth Club: Real Colorado
Daniel Ittycheria - Forward
This is the first time Ittycheria has been signed to a short-agreement with the first team. The WFC2 forward has scored eight goals and added one assist in 19 appearances in his first MLS NEXT Pro season.
Ittycheria signed with WFC2 back last December after spending four years at Princeton University, where he recorded 28 goals, as well as eight assists, en route to helping the program win back-to-back Ivy League Tournament championships. During that time, the New Jersey native earned a collection of honours including First-Team All-Ivy (2023, 2025), Second-Team All-Ivy (2024), Ivy League Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2024), United Soccer Coaches All-Region (2025), and Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year (2025). In total, Ittycheria started 51 of his 64 appearances for the Tigers.
Following the 2024 season with Princeton, Ittycheria was drafted 40th overall in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United and then returned to Princeton for his final year.
Daniel Ittycheria
Position: Forward
Height: 6-02
Weight: 175 pounds
Date of Birth: October 21, 2003 in Livingston, New Jersey
Hometown: Warren, New Jersey
Citizenship: United States
Status: Domestic
University: Princeton University (2022-2025)
Youth Clubs: Players Development Academy, Pingry Soccer
Johnny Selemani - Forward
Selemani signs his third short-term agreement this season, after making his first start with the first team last Friday against FC Juárez playing 73 minutes. Selemani was also an unused substitute in the MLS regular season away match at Minnesota United FC on July 25 and in Leagues Cup action against Atlante FC on August 4. The forward was also signed to three short-term agreements in 2025, making his first team and MLS debut in his second call-up at Columbus Crew on June 14 as a second half substitute.
The 18-year-old signed his first professional contract with WFC2 last year in June. After recovering from a right foot fracture suffered late in preseason, he returned to action with the second team on July 22, playing 28 minutes against Austin FC II.
Last season, Selemani started 17 of his 24 appearances, recording one goal and adding two assists. Prior to signing his contract, the native of Edmonton, Alberta spent time playing with WFC2 as an amateur player during the 2024 and 2025 MLS NEXT Pro seasons.
The forward originally joined the Whitecaps FC BMO Academy in August 2022 after previously playing with BTB Soccer Academy.
In addition, Selemani has competed with Whitecaps FC at the BC Premier League and MLS NEXT levels.
At the international level, Selemani has represented Canada at the U-15 and U-17 age groups. The forward was part of Canada’s roster at the Concacaf U-17 Championship last year, where he started two of his three appearances and scored once en route to helping Canada to a perfect 4W-0L-0D record to secure qualification to the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Johnny Selemani
Position: Forward
Height: 5-10
Weight: 165 pounds
Date of Birth: March 16, 2008 in Edmonton, Alberta
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta
Citizenship: Canada
Status: Domestic
Youth Clubs: Whitecaps FC BMO Academy, BTB Soccer Academy
TRANSACTION: On August 11, 2026, Whitecaps FC sign defender Trevor Wright, as well as forwards Daniel Ittycheria and Johnny Selemani to MLS short-term agreements.