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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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) | 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 | |||
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]
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]
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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]
- As of match played October 20, 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
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