VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced on Saturday that Whitecaps FC 2 (WFC2) has loaned defender Mihail Gherasimencov to Canadian Premier League team Cavalry FC through to the end of the 2025 season.
The Whitecaps FC BMO Academy product, who turns 20 later this month, started 24 of his 27 appearances for WFC2 during the 2024 MLS NEXT Pro season, scoring two goals and adding five assists. In total, the fullback has scored four goals and recorded five assists while starting 40 of his 50 appearances in MLS NEXT Pro.
Gherasimencov was born in Balti, Moldova before his family moved to Calgary, Alberta in 2016.
The defender played his youth soccer with Calgary Blizzard and originally joined the Whitecaps FC BMO Alberta Academy Centre in Calgary, before being selected to the Whitecaps FC BMO MLS Academy program in Vancouver in 2020. During the 2022 academy season, Gherasimencov was selected to the inaugural MLS NEXT All-Star Game featuring the top academy players from across the league.
At the international level, Gherasimencov has represented his native Moldova on the U-19 national team.
TRANSACTION: On March 8, 2025, Whitecaps FC 2 loan defender Mihail Gherasimencov to Cavalry FC through to the end of the 2025 Canadian Premier League season.