Max Anchor (born July 21, 2004) is a professional Canadian

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player who plays as a

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for

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Early life

Anchor began playing youth soccer at age 4 with

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. He later played with Mountain United FC, before joining the

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in 2016 as a 12 year old. He was named the Whitecaps 2021 Male Academy Player of the Year.

Club career

Ahead of the 2022 season, Anchor attended the full pre-season with

club

. On May 21, 2022, Anchor signed a professional contract with the second team

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. 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. 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, becoming the second-youngest goalkeeper to start an MLS game. After the match, he joined the second team, going on to make five appearances that season in MLS Next Pro.

International career

In July 2019, Anchor was called up to the Canada U15 team for the

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. In April 2022, Anchor was called to a camp for the Canada U20 team.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anchor, Max 2004 births Living people Canadian men's soccer players Men's association football goalkeepers Whitecaps FC 2 players Vancouver Whitecaps FC players Major League Soccer players Canada men's youth international soccer players MLS Next Pro players