Ben McKendry

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Ben McKendry
Personal information
Full name Ben Millar McKendry
Date of birth (1993-03-25) March 25, 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Ottawa
Number 8
Youth career
2006–2009 Vancouver Selects
2009–2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 New Mexico Lobos 61 (14)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 20 (0)
2015–2017 Whitecaps FC 2 55 (6)
2015–2017 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 (0)
2017 → FC Edmonton (loan) 15 (0)
2018 TPS 29 (0)
2019 Nyköpings BIS 9 (1)
2020– Atlético Ottawa 32 (1)
National team‡
2013 Canada U20 1 (1)
2016 Canada U23 2 (1)
2017– Canada 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 31, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 22, 2017

Ben Millar McKendry (born March 25, 1993) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Atlético Ottawa. He holds dual-citizenship with New Zealand.

Club career[]

Early career[]

McKendry played club soccer for the Vancouver Selects and was also a member of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency program before spending his college career at the University of New Mexico. He made a total of 60 appearances for the Lobos and tallied 14 goals and five assists. In 2014, the Lobos went to the College Cup ("Final 4") after McKendry scored the winner against the University of Washington in the "Elite 8".

He also played in the Premier Development League for Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23.[1][2]

Vancouver Whitecaps FC[]

On January 26, 2015, McKendry signed a homegrown contract with Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[3] On March 29, he made his professional debut for USL affiliate club Whitecaps FC 2 in a 4–0 defeat to Seattle Sounders FC 2.[4] McKendry made his Whitecaps first team debut on June 1, 2016 during the 2016 Canadian Championship. He got his first start in the MLS on March 11, 2017 in 3–2 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes.[5] On July 26, 2017 he was loaned to FC Edmonton for the remainder of 2017.[6] At the end of the 2017 season, the Whitecaps announced they would not pick up McKendry's contract, ending his time with the club.[7]

Turun Palloseura (TPS)[]

On March 19, 2018, McKendry signed with newly promoted Finnish Premier Division (Veikkausliiga) side TPS. McKendry would make 29 appearances for TPS in the 2018 season.

Nyköpings BIS[]

After TPS was relegated to the Ykkönen, McKendry would sign with Nyköpings BIS of Division 1 Norra for the 2019 season.[8]

Atlético Ottawa[]

On August 10, 2020, McKendry signed with Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa[9] making his debut in the club's inaugural match on August 15 against York9[10] and later re-signed with them for the 2021 season.[11] He scored his first goal for Ottawa on October 13, 2021, netting the third goal in a 4–3 victory over FC Edmonton.[12] In January 2022 Ottawa announced that McKendry had signed a one-year contract extension.[13]

International career[]

McKendry was a member of the Canadian under-20 squad that competed in the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. In May 2016, McKendry was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada.[14] He scored in the match against Grenada.[15] McKendry made his Canada Men's National Team debut in a friendly against Bermuda in January 2017.

Career statistics[]

As of January 19, 2021[16]
Club League Season League Playoffs Domestic cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Whitecaps FC 2 USL 2015 21 2 — — — 21 2
2016 20 2 0 0 — — 20 2
2017 14 2 — — — 14 2
Total 55 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 6
Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS 2015 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
2016 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 0
2017 1 0 — 2 0 — 3 0
Total 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 7 0
FC Edmonton (loan) NASL 2017 15 0 — 0 0 — 15 0
TPS Veikkausliiga 2018 29 0 2 0 0 0 — 31 0
Nyköping Division 1 Norra 2019 9 1 0 0 1 0 — 10 1
Atlético Ottawa CPL 2020 7 0 — 0 0 — 7 0
2021 25 0 — 0 0 — 25 0
Total 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
Career total 141 7 2 0 5 0 2 0 125 7

References[]

  1. ^ "2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  2. ^ "2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on January 21, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  3. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC add Residency graduate midfielder Ben McKendry". WhitecapsFC.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 26, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  4. ^ Devji, Farhan (March 29, 2015). "WFC2 fall 4-0 to Sounders FC 2 in USL opener". WhitecapsFC.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  5. ^ "Earthquakes 3 Whitecaps 2: Ousted red card turns the table". The Province. March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "Whitecaps FC loan midfielder Ben McKendry to NASL club FC Edmonton". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  7. ^ "Whitecaps FC announce roster moves ahead of 2018, exercise seven contract options". Vancouverh Whitecaps FC. November 27, 2017.
  8. ^ "Ben McKendry klar för Nyköping". Nyköpings BIS. February 7, 2019.
  9. ^ "Atlético Ottawa completes roster with 6 signings, including Kourouma, McKendry". Canadian Premier League. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  10. ^ "Canadian Premier League". August 15, 2020.
  11. ^ "Atlético Ottawa re-signs Ben McKendry for 2021 CPL season". January 19, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  12. ^ Rhodes, Benedict. "Match Analysis: FC Edmonton 3–4 Atlético Ottawa". Canadian Premier League.
  13. ^ "Atlético Ottawa reveals first roster moves for 2022 CPL season: Beckie & Mannella among returnees". Canadian Premier League. January 13, 2022.
  14. ^ Canada Soccer Association. "Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  15. ^ Canada Soccer Association. "Canada m23 wins again on Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  16. ^ Ben McKendry at Soccerway

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