By Canadian Press

Vancouver Whitecaps loan goalkeeper Max Anchor to CPL’s Pacific FC

Mar 14, 2025 | 11:47 AM

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have loaned up-and-coming goalkeeper Max Anchor to Canadian Premier League side Pacific FC through the 2025 season.

The ‘Caps announced the move Friday with sporting director Axel Schuster saying in a release that it’s “an excellent opportunity” for Anchor to “push himself in a new environment as he progresses to the next steps in his career.”

The 20-year-old netminder from Burnaby, B.C., came up through the Whitecaps academy and signed a pre-contract with the Major Leauge Soccer club as a homegrown player in May 2022.

He was just 17 when he made his first MLS start on May 5, 2022, while on a short-term call-up after health and safety protocols forced Vancouver’s other goalkeepers to the sidelines.

Anchor and the short-handed squad dropped a 2-1 decision to Charlotte FC in North Carolina.

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He’s since started 38 games for Whitecaps FC 2 in the MLS NEXT Pro league, making 129 saves, earning six clean sheets and becoming team captain.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 14, 2025.

The Canadian Press

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