Max Anchor

Canadian professional soccer player

Max Anchor
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-07-21) July 21, 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Number 50
Youth career
Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC
Mountain United FC
2016– Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Whitecaps FC 2 5 (0)
2022 → Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) 1 (0)
2023– Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 (0)
2023– → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 18 (0)
International career‡
2019 Canada U15 1 (0)
2022 Canada U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 7, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 23, 2024

Max Anchor (born July 21, 2004) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.

Early life

Anchor began playing youth soccer at age 4 with Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC.[1] He later played with Mountain United FC, before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy in 2016 as a 12 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.[4] On the same day, he was signed to a short-term loan with the first team, as the team's goalkeepers were all unavailable due to injury and health-and-safety protocols.[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] After the match, he joined the second team, going on to make five appearances that season in MLS Next Pro.[9]

International career

In July 2019, Anchor was called up to the Canada U15 team for the 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship.[10][11]

In April 2022, Anchor was called to a camp for the Canada U20 team.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played April 7, 2024[13]
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 MLS 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 2023 MLS Next Pro 14 0 — – – 14 0
2024 4 0 — – – 4 0
Total 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Career total 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 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. ^ 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. ^ Pereira, Sebastian (January 5, 2023). ""The best experience": Max Anchor revisits his debut against Charlotte FC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  10. ^ "Three 'Caps called up to Canada for Concacaf U-15 Championship". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 18, 2019.
  11. ^ Olson, Dan (July 25, 2019). "Big stops lead to big start for Burnaby 'keeper". Burnaby Now.
  12. ^ "Five 'Caps called up to Canada U-20 national team camp in Costa Rica". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. April 5, 2022.
  13. ^ Max Anchor at Soccerway
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