Max Anchor (born July 21, 2004) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro. He has signed a pre-contract to join Vancouver Whitecaps FC in 2023.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2004-07-21) July 21, 2004 (age 18) | ||
| Place of birth | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Whitecaps FC 2 | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC | |||
| Mountain United SC | |||
| 2017– | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Whitecaps FC 2 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2019 | Canada U15 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 25, 2022 | |||
Anchor began playing youth soccer at age 4 with Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC.[1] He later played with Mountain United SC, before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy in 2017 as a 13 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, while simultaneously signing a short-term loan contract with the first team, as the Whitecaps were without any available goalkeepers due to injury and health-and-safety protocols.[4][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]
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, he 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 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Whitecaps FC 2 – current squad | |
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