Max Anchor | |
Birth Date: | 21 July 2004 |
Birth Place: | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Currentclub: | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Clubnumber: | 50 |
Youthclubs1: | Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC |
Youthclubs2: | Mountain United FC |
Youthyears3: | 2016– |
Youthclubs3: | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Years1: | 2022 |
Clubs1: | Whitecaps FC 2 |
Caps1: | 5 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2022 |
Clubs2: | → Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2023– |
Caps3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2023– |
Clubs4: | → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) |
Caps4: | 30 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
Nationalteam1: | Canada U15 |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2022 |
Nationalteam2: | Canada U20 |
Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Club-Update: | August 3, 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 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.
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.[1] He was named the Whitecaps 2021 Male Academy Player of the Year.[2]
Ahead of the 2022 season, Anchor attended the full pre-season with Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[3] 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.[4] 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,[5] [6] becoming the second-youngest goalkeeper to start an MLS game.[7] After the match, he joined the second team, going on to make five appearances that season in MLS Next Pro.[8]
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, Anchor was called to a camp for the Canada U20 team.[11]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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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 | 16 | 0 | — | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
Career total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |