Max Anchor
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | July 21, 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Whitecaps FC 2 | ||
Number | 50 | ||
Youth career | |||
Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC | |||
Mountain United SC | |||
2017– | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Whitecaps FC 2 | 5 | (0) |
2022 | → Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) | 1 | (0) |
National team | |||
2019 | Canada U15 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 25, 2022 |
Max Anchor (born July 21, 2004) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro. He has signed a pre-contract to join Vancouver Whitecaps FC in 2023.
Early life[]
Anchor began playing youth soccer at age 4 with Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC.[1] He later played with Mountain United SC, before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy in 2017 as a 13 year old.[2] He was named the Whitecaps 2021 Male Academy Player of the Year.[3]
Club career[]
Ahead of the 2022 season, Anchor attended the full pre-season with Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[4] On May 21, 2022, Anchor signed a professional contract with the second team Whitecaps FC 2 of MLS Next Pro, while simultaneously signing a short-term loan contract with the first team, as the Whitecaps were without any available goalkeepers due to injury and health-and-safety protocols.[4][5] In addition, he also signed a pre-contract to join the first team for the 2023 season as a homegrown player.[4] He made his professional debut the next day against Charlotte FC,[6][7] becoming the second-youngest goalkeeper to start an MLS game.[8]
International career[]
In July 2019, Anchor was called up to the Canada U15 team for the 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship.[9][10]
In April 2022, he was called to a camp for the Canada U20 team.[11]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played September 25, 2022[12]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Whitecaps FC 2 | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 5 | 0 | — | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ Max Anchor at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ "Max Anchor Vancouver Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC announce 2021 BMO Player Awards". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 7, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Whitecaps FC sign BMO Academy goalkeeper Max Anchor to MLS pre-contract and MLS short term agreement". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. May 21, 2022.
- ^ Bogert, Tom (May 21, 2022). "Latest on Vancouver Whitecaps situation with no first-team goalkeepers". Major League Soccer.
- ^ Kennedy, Paul (May 23, 2022). "MLS: Academy teen Max Anchor gets emergency start in Vancouver goal -- and hears it from Charlotte fans". Soccer America.
- ^ "de Guzman: 'This was a growing moment' for young Whitecaps keeper". TSN. May 22, 2022.
- ^ Andrejev, Alex (May 23, 2022). "Charlotte FC gets late goal to beat Vancouver and its teenage goalie. What we learned". The Charlotte Observer.
- ^ "Three 'Caps called up to Canada for Concacaf U-15 Championship". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 18, 2019.
- ^ Olson, Dan (July 25, 2019). "Big stops lead to big start for Burnaby 'keeper". Burnaby Now.
- ^ "Five 'Caps called up to Canada U-20 national team camp in Costa Rica". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. April 5, 2022.
- ^ Max Anchor at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Canadian soccer players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Whitecaps FC 2 players
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC players
- Major League Soccer players
- Canada men's youth international soccer players
- MLS Next Pro players