Cavalry FC of the Canadian Premier League (CPL) has announced the signing of 26-year-old forward Nicolas Wähling on a two-year contract.

The contract length includes the remainder of 2024 as well as the entire 2025 season.

Wähling joins Cavalry as a free agent. He most recently played for German side TSV Steinbach Haiger and spent his youth career within the German system. Growing up, Wähling was part of 1899 Hoffenheim’s youth system, where he appeared for their second team from 2015 to 2019. During this time, he was coached by current German national team manager, Julian Nagelsmann, and played alongside the likes of Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich), Stefan Posch (Bologna) and Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) to name a few.

“Nicolas is a very powerful and direct winger, who is strong at running with the ball and has a good history of scoring or creating goals,” said Tommy Wheeldon Jr., Head Coach and General Manager, Cavalry FC. “He comes from a very good footballing background and brings us another attacking dimension.”

The forward joins fellow German attacker Tobias Warschewski, who leads the club in goals scored (6) so far this season. The pair offers an attacking threat alongside recent additions among the forwards of Malcolm Shaw, Lleyton Brooks and Chanan Chanda.

“I’m very happy to be signing with Cavalry and can’t wait to play on ATCO Field,” said Wähling. “I want to help the team achieve our goals and I’m grateful for the opportunity to be part of this league and can’t wait to get started.”

Forward Lucas Dias has returned to Sporting Portugal following his loan spell ending with Cavalry. The club wishes Lucas the best and thanks him for his contributions during the first half of the CPL season.

The club will travel to Winnipeg, MB to face Valour FC on Sunday, July 7 at 2 p.m. MT. The squad will return to Calgary on Saturday, July 13 to host York United FC on ATCO Field at Spruce Meadows at 2 p.m. MT.