Max Anchor

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Max Anchor
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-07-21) July 21, 2004 (age 18)
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[]

  1. ^ Max Anchor at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. ^ "Max Anchor Vancouver Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  3. ^ "Whitecaps FC announce 2021 BMO Player Awards". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 7, 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Bogert, Tom (May 21, 2022). "Latest on Vancouver Whitecaps situation with no first-team goalkeepers". Major League Soccer.
  6. ^ Kennedy, Paul (May 23, 2022). "MLS: Academy teen Max Anchor gets emergency start in Vancouver goal -- and hears it from Charlotte fans". Soccer America.
  7. ^ "de Guzman: 'This was a growing moment' for young Whitecaps keeper". TSN. May 22, 2022.
  8. ^ Andrejev, Alex (May 23, 2022). "Charlotte FC gets late goal to beat Vancouver and its teenage goalie. What we learned". The Charlotte Observer.
  9. ^ "Three 'Caps called up to Canada for Concacaf U-15 Championship". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 18, 2019.
  10. ^ Olson, Dan (July 25, 2019). "Big stops lead to big start for Burnaby 'keeper". Burnaby Now.
  11. ^ "Five 'Caps called up to Canada U-20 national team camp in Costa Rica". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. April 5, 2022.
  12. ^ Max Anchor at Soccerway
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