VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced on Friday that Whitecaps FC 2 (WFC2) midfielder Jackson Castro, and forwards Rayan Elloumi and Johnny Selemani have been signed to MLS short-term agreements for Saturday's match against Columbus Crew at Lower.com Field.
This marks the second short-term agreement for all three players after signing last weekend ahead of the home match against Seattle Sounders FC.
Jackson Castro
Castro, 22, has two goals and three assists while starting all 13 matches for WFC2 this season, and leads MLS NEXT Pro with 40 key passes.
The midfielder was signed in February after graduating from the University of Creighton. In that time, he was twice named to the All-BIG EAST First Team (2023 and 2024), and once to the Second Team (2022). During his NCAA career, he scored 22 goals and recorded 22 assists over 74 appearances.
Jackson Castro
Position: Midfielder
Height: 5-08
Weight: 160 pounds
Date of Birth: December 24, 2002
Hometown: Plano, Texas
Citizenship: United States
Status: Domestic
University: University of Creighton (2021-24)
Former Club: Vermont Green (USL League Two)
Youth Club: Solar SC
Rayan Elloumi
Elloumi signed his first professional contract with WFC2 last Saturday. The native of Edmonton, Alberta previously spent time playing with WFC2 as an amateur player during the 2024 and 2025 MLS NEXT Pro seasons. This season, Elloumi has started two of his seven appearances, recording one goal and two assists. In 2024, he made one start in four appearances and scored his first professional goal against Houston Dynamo 2 on October 6.
The forward originally joined the Whitecaps FC BMO Academy in August 2023 after previously playing with BTB Soccer Academy.
Elloumi has also competed with Whitecaps FC at the League1 BC and MLS NEXT levels.
Rayan Elloumi
Position: Forward
Height: 6-00
Weight: 180 pounds
Date of Birth: September 17, 2007 in St. Albert, Alberta
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta
Citizenship: Canada, Tunisia
Status: Domestic
Youth Clubs: Whitecaps FC BMO Academy, BTB Soccer Academy
Johnny Selemani
Selemani, 17, also signed his first professional contract last Saturday. The native of Edmonton, Alberta spent time playing with WFC2 as an amateur player during the 2024 and 2025 MLS NEXT Pro seasons. This season, Selemani has started 11 of his 12 appearances, recording one goal and one assist. In 2024, Selemani became the youngest WFC2 debutant in the club’s MLS NEXT Pro era (16 years, one month, five days) with his start at Tacoma Defiance. He went on to make three total appearances during the season.
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 League1 BC 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 earlier this 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
Whitecaps FC MLS short-term agreements:
1. Emiliano Brienza at Columbus Crew - February 26, 2022
2. Ali Ahmed at Austin FC - April 23, 2022
3. Vasco Fry at Austin FC - April 23, 2022
4. Max Anchor at Charlotte FC - May 22, 2022
5. Chris Lee vs. Minnesota United FC - July 8, 2022
6. Chris Lee at FC Cincinnati - July 13, 2022
7. Ali Ahmed vs. Houston Dynamo FC - August 5, 2022
8. Simon Becher vs. Houston Dynamo FC - August 5, 2022
9. Easton Ongaro at LA Galaxy - August 13, 2022
10. Simon Becher at Colorado Rapids - September 10, 2022
11. Vasco Fry at Real C.D. España and at LA Galaxy - March 15 to 18, 2023
12. Levonte Johnson at Real C.D. España and at LA Galaxy - March 15 to 18, 2023
13. Vasco Fry at Minnesota United FC - March 25, 2023
14. Levonte Johnson at York United FC - May 10, 2023
15. Levonte Johnson at Pacific FC and at St. Louis CITY SC - May 24 to 27, 2023
16. Levonte Johnson vs. CF Montréal - June 7, 2023
17. Giovanni Aguilar at Colorado Rapids - June 21, 2023
18. Giovanni Aguilar at LAFC - June 24, 2023
19. Giovanni Aguilar at Sporting Kansas City - July 1, 2023
20. Jeevan Badwal vs. Tigres UANL - February 7, 2024
21. Jay Herdman vs. Tigres UANL - February 7, 2024
22. Jay Herdman vs. Charlotte FC - March 2, 2024
23. Jay Herdman at Seattle Sounders FC - April 20, 2024
24. Cyprian Kachwele at Cavalry FC - May 7, 2024
25. Cyprian Kachwele at Colorado Rapids - May 15, 2024
26. Cyprian Kachwele vs. Cavalry FC - May 21, 2024
27. Jeevan Badwal at New England Revolution - June 15, 2024
28. Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau vs. St. Louis CITY SC - June 29, 2024
29. Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau at Minnesota United FC - July 3, 2024
30. Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau at CF Montréal - July 6, 2024
31. Jeevan Badwal at Pacific FC - July 10, 2024
32. Mihail Gherasimencov vs. Wrexham AFC - July 27, 2024
33. Finn Linder vs. Wrexham AFC - July 27, 2024
34. Buster Sjöberg vs. Wrexham AFC - July 27, 2024
35. Eliot Goldthorp vs. Wrexham AFC - July 27, 2024
36. Liam Mackenzie vs. Wrexham AFC - July 27, 2024
37. Malcolm Simmons vs. Wrexham AFC - July 27, 2024
38. Finn Linder vs. Club Tijuana - August 3, 2024
39. Eliot Goldthorp vs. Club Tijuana - August 3, 2024
40. Finn Linder vs. Pumas UNAM - August 7, 2024
41. Cyprian Kachwele at Austin FC - August 31, 2024
42. Jeevan Badwal vs. FC Dallas - September 7, 2024
43. Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau vs. FC Dallas - September 7, 2024
44. Liam Mackenzie at CF Monterrey and at FC Dallas - March 12 to 15, 2025
45. Liam Mackenzie vs. Chicago Fire FC - March 22, 2025
46. Mark O'Neill vs. Chicago Fire FC - March 22, 2025
47. Mark O'Neill vs. Pumas UNAM - April 2, 2025
48. Mark O'Neill vs. Colorado Rapids - April 5, 2025
49. Mark O'Neill vs. Pumas UNAM - April 9, 2025
50. Daniel Russo at Valour FC - May 20, 2025
51. Jackson Castro vs. Seattle Sounders FC - June 8, 2025
52. Antoine Coupland vs. Seattle Sounders FC - June 8, 2025
53. Nikola Djordjevic vs. Seattle Sounders FC - June 8, 2025
54. Rayan Elloumi vs. Seattle Sounders FC - June 8, 2025
55. Adrián Pelayo vs. Seattle Sounders FC - June 8, 2025
56. Daniel Russo vs. Seattle Sounders FC - June 8, 2025
57. Johnny Selemani vs. Seattle Sounders FC - June 8, 2025
58. Jackson Castro at Columbus Crew SC - June 14, 2025
59. Rayan Elloumi at Columbus Crew SC - June 14, 2025
60. Johnny Selemani at Columbus Crew SC - June 14, 2025
