Liam Mackenzie
Canadian soccer player
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Liam Mackenzie (born March 15, 2007) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
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Mackenzie in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| 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 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Number | 97 | ||
| 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) |
| 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 February 28, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of August 8, 2026 | |||
Early life
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
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]
International career
Mackenzie made his debut in the Canada national program, attending a camp with the Canada U17 in October 2022.[1][16] In December 2022, he was named to the team for a camp in Mexico where they played a pair of friendlies,[17] scoring in the first match against Costa Rica U17.[18] 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.[19][20]
In August 2025, he was called up to the Canada U18 team for a series of friendlies.[21]
Career statistics
- As of April 2, 2025[22]
| 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 | ||