Atletico Select N’Goran from Ravens

First-year Ravens defender Adam N'Goran was selected in the second-round of the 2025 CPL U SPORTS Draft by Atletico Ottawa. 

N'Goran, 20, from Gatineau accounting student was a prominent member of the Ravens player in his first season with the club after featuring with Atlético Ottawa's Ligue1 Québec affiliate OSU Atlético in 2024. 

It marks the third straight season a Ravens' player has been selected in the draft by Atletico - with Amadou Kone also being selected in the 2024 draft by Forge. N'Goran now hopes to follow in the footsteps of Kone and Ottawa 2024 selection Luca Piccioli in cracking the CPL side. 

Last season, four former Ravens were on CPL rosters with Piccioli playing alongside Matteo di Brienne in Ottawa, Kone finishing second with Forge, and Gabriel Bitar recording 4 goals and 2 assists for Vancouver FC.

N'Goran's selection marks the 10th time a Raven has heard their name called in the past six CPL drafts. He is also the seventh different Raven selected in the draft with Bitar and  Stefan Karajovanovic both having been selected twice.

Previous Ravens in the CPL Draft

2024

• #3 (R1, 3) Luca Piccioli (MF) - Atletico Ottawa
• #16 (R2, 8) Amadou Kone (FW) - Forge FC

2023

• #15 (R1, 6) Mohamed Bouzidi (FWD) - Atletico Ottawa

2021

• #2 (R1, 2) Cristopher Malekos (DF) – Atletico Ottawa
• #7 (R1, 7) Stefan Karajovanovic (FW) – HFX Wanderers
• #14 (R2, 6) Tony Mikhael (DF) – Valour FC

2020

• #5 (R1, 5) Stefan Karajovanovic (ST) – York9 FC
• #6 (R1, 6) Gabriel Bitar (ST) – Cavalry FC

2019

• #1 (R1, 1) Gabriel Bitar (MD) – Cavalry FC