Max Anchor

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

Max Anchor
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-07-21) July 21, 2004
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) 12 (0)
International career
2019 Canada U15 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 26, 2023

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 August 26, 2023[13]
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Whitecaps FC 2 2022 MLS Next Pro 50—––50
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) 2022 Major League Soccer 100000–10
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2023 Major League Soccer 000000–00
Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 2023 MLS Next Pro 120—––120
Career total 180000000180

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. "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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