| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2004-07-21) July 21, 2004 (age 20) | ||
| 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) | 31 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Canada U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Canada U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 24, 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. He later played with Mountain United FC, before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy in 2016 as a 12 year old. He was named the Whitecaps 2021 Male Academy Player of the Year.
Club career
Ahead of the 2022 season, Anchor attended the full pre-season with Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC. On May 21, 2022, Anchor signed a professional contract with the second team Whitecaps FC 2 of MLS Next Pro. 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. In addition, he also signed a pre-contract to join the first team for the 2023 season as a homegrown player. He made his professional debut the next day against Charlotte FC, becoming the second-youngest goalkeeper to start an MLS game. After the match, he joined the second team, going on to make five appearances that season in MLS Next Pro.
International career
In July 2019, Anchor was called up to the Canada U15 team for the 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship.
In April 2022, Anchor was called to a camp for the Canada U20 team.
Career statistics
- As of match played October 20, 2024
| 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 | ||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 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.
- ^ "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.
- Pereira, Sebastian (January 5, 2023). ""The best experience": Max Anchor revisits his debut against Charlotte FC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- "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
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