Ben McKendry
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben Millar McKendry | ||
| Date of birth | March 25, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Vancouver Selects | ||
| 2009–2012 | Whitecaps FC Residency | ||
| 2012–2014 | New Mexico Lobos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 | 20 | (0) |
| 2015– | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2015– | → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 41 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Canada U20 | 1 | (1) |
| 2016 | Canada U23 | 2 | (1) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:04, September 22, 2016 (UTC). | |||
Ben Millar McKendry (born March 25, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.
Career
Youth, College and Amateur
McKendry played club soccer for the Vancouver Selects and was also a member of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency program before spending his college career at the University of New Mexico. He made a total of 60 appearances for the Lobos and tallied 14 goals and five assists.
He also played in the Premier Development League for Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23.[1][2]
Professional
On January 26, 2015, McKendry signed a homegrown contract with Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[3] On March 29, he made his professional debut for USL affiliate club Whitecaps FC 2 in a 4–0 defeat to Seattle Sounders FC 2.[4] McKendry made his Whitecaps first team debut on June 1, 2016 during the 2016 Canadian Championship.
International
McKendry was a member of the Canadian under-20 squad that competed in the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. In May 2016, McKendry was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada. [5] He scored in the match against Grenada. [6]
Club
- As of match played September 28, 2016 [7]
| Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | MLS | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | USL | 2015 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| 2016 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 4 | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ↑ "2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC add Residency graduate midfielder Ben McKendry". WhitecapsFC.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 26, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ↑ Devji, Farhan (March 29, 2015). "WFC2 fall 4-0 to Sounders FC 2 in USL opener". WhitecapsFC.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ↑ Canada Soccer Association. "Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ↑ Canada Soccer Association. "Canada m23 wins again on Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Ben Mckendry Profile". Retrieved August 2, 2016.