Liam Mackenzie
_Whitecaps_FC_2_v_Los_Angeles_FC_2_2026-03-28_(cropped).jpg) Mackenzie in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 15, 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Comox, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HFX Wanderers FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Comox Valley United SC | |||
| Vancouver Island Wave | |||
| 2020–2024 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 24 | (2) |
| 2025 | → Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 10 | (5) |
| 2026– | → HFX Wanderers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Canada U17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2025 | Canada U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | Canada U20 | 13 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of September 16, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of August 8, 2026 | |||
Liam Mackenzie (born March 15, 2007) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Early life
[edit]Mackenzie began playing youth soccer at age four with Comox Valley United SC.[1] He later played youth soccer with the Vancouver Island Wave, before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy in August 2020.[2] He captained both the U15 and U17 academy teams and won the academy's 2022 U15 Player of the Year award and Academy Best XI, and the 2023 U-17 Student Athlete award and Cornerstone award.[3] In July 2024, he was named to the MLS Next All-Star Game.[4][5]
Club career
[edit]On September 9, 2023, Mackenzie debuted with Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro, on an academy player contract.[6] In April 2024, he signed a professional contract with the team through the 2026 season.[7][8] In July 2024, he signed a short-term loan with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC first team, ahead of a friendly against Welsh club Wrexham.[9] On September 21, 2024, he scored his first professional goal in a 3-1 victory over the Tacoma Defiance.[10] In March 2025, he signed two short-term loans with the first team.[11][12] On March 22, 2025, he made his Major League Soccer debut, starting against Chicago Fire FC.[13][14] On August 19, 2025, he signed a Homegrown Player contract with the Whitecaps' first team through the 2028 season, with a club option for 2029.[15]
Loan to HFX Wanderers FC
[edit]On September 2, 2026, Mackenzie joined Canadian Premier League club HFX Wanderers on loan until the end of the 2026 season.[16]
International career
[edit]Mackenzie made his debut in the Canada national program, attending a camp with the Canada U17 in October 2022.[1][17] In December 2022, he was named to the team for a camp in Mexico where they played a pair of friendlies,[18] scoring in the first match against Costa Rica U17.[19] He was subsequently named to the team for the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and was selected as an alternate for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[20][21]
In August 2025, he was called up to the Canada U18 team for a series of friendlies.[22]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of April 2, 2025[23]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Whitecaps FC 2 | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 | ||||
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) | 2025 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 Liam Mackenzie at Canada Soccer
- ↑ "Liam Mackenzie VWFC profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ↑ "Comox Valley soccer player signed to Vancouver Whitecaps for short-term agreement". Comox Valley Record. March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Liam Mackenzie selected to MLS NEXT All-Star Game". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 2, 2024.
- ↑ "Mackenzie shines at MLS NEXT All-Star Game". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Comox Valley player takes to the field with Vancouver Whitecaps". Comox Valley Record. March 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Whitecaps FC sign 17-year-old Comox, BC native Liam Mackenzie to professional contract with WFC2". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. April 9, 2024.
- ↑ Farrell, Terry (April 9, 2024). "17-year-old B.C. soccer phenom signs pro contract with Vancouver Whitecaps". Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News.
- ↑ "Six WFC2 players signed to MLS short-term agreements". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 26, 2024.
- ↑ Vallejo, Felipe (September 21, 2024). "One step closer to the playoffs". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ↑ "Whitecaps FC sign WFC2 midfielder Liam Mackenzie to MLS short-term agreement". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Whitecaps FC sign Liam Mackenzie & Mark O'Neill to MLS short-term agreements". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. March 22, 2025.
- ↑ Watson, Heather (March 26, 2025). "Comox Valley's Liam Mackenzie gets first start in Major League Soccer". CHLY-FM.
- ↑ Maley, Nathan (March 24, 2025). "Comox's Liam Mackenzie makes Vancouver Whitecaps first team debut". My Comox Valley Now.
- ↑ "Whitecaps FC BMO Academy product Liam Mackenzie signed to MLS contract". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. August 19, 2025. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
- ↑ "Wanderers acquire Liam Mackenzie on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps". HFX Wanderers FC. September 2, 2026.
- ↑ Stanfield, Scott (October 3, 2022). "Comox soccer player named to U17 national team". Comox Valley Record.
- ↑ Dheensaw, Cleve (December 11, 2022). "Rising Island star Liam MacKenzie named to Canada U-17 soccer team". Times Colonist.
- ↑ "Canada U-17 boys win 2:1 over Costa Rica in Mexico". Canadian Soccer Association. December 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Four 'Caps named to Canada's roster for Concacaf U-17 Championship". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 31, 2023.
- ↑ "Canada announces squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 2, 2023.
- ↑ "Mackenzie, Elloumi, Nash called up to Canada U-18 national team". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. August 25, 2025.
- ↑ Liam Mackenzie at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Liam Mackenzie at Canada Soccer
- Liam Mackenzie at Soccerway