Anthony White (born August 1, 2003) is a Canadian professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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in the

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Early life

White began playing youth soccer with Port Moody SC. Afterwards, he played youth soccer with

Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club (''CMFSC''), formerly known as ''FC Xtreme'' and ''Tri-Cities Xtreme'', are a Canadian men's and women's soccer club soccer team, founded in the city of Coquitlam, British Columbia in 2003. The team is a member of ...

. He also captained the British Columbia provincial team and had trials with the youth teams of Croatian clubs

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(in 2016 and 2017) and

HNK Šibenik Hrvatski nogometni klub Šibenik ( en, Croatian Football Club Šibenik), better known as HNK Šibenik or simply Šibenik (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Šibenik. It competes in the Croatian Football League, and plays their ...

(in 2019), German club

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(in 2018), and the

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. In 2019, White was part of a group of 16

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players invited to train in Spain with

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and at the Spanish national training centre.

University career

In 2021, White began attending the

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, where he played for the men's soccer team. He scored his first goal on October 23, 2021 against the Algoma Thunderbirds. In 2022, he was named an

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East Second Team All-Star.

Club career

In May 2022, he joined

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. He helped the club win the 2022 championship, starting in the championship final victory over

Varsity FC Varsity may refer to: *University, an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in various academic disciplines Places * Varsity, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada * Varsity Lake ...

. In December 2022, White was selected first overall in the 2023 CPL-U Sports Draft by

, becoming the youngest player ever to be selected with the first pick. After attending pre-season with the club, he signed a two-year professional contract with Vancouver in March 2023, with an option to extend the deal until 2026. He made his professional debut on April 22, in a substitute appearance, against

York United FC York United Football Club (formerly known as York9 FC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays its home games at York University's York Lions Stadium. History ...

. After limited playing time to start the season, he earned his first start on June 17 against

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, which led to a string of 16 consecutive starts. In late June, he was named to the CPL Team of the Week for the first time.

Personal life

He has a brother,

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, who also plays soccer as a

: the two played together for

, where they won the League1 BC Championship in 2022.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:White, Anthony Canadian men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Vancouver FC players Canadian Premier League first-overall draft picks TSS FC Rovers players League1 British Columbia players Soccer people from British Columbia Toronto Varsity Blues men's soccer players Vancouver FC draft picks Living people 2003 births