Ben McKendry

Ben McKendry

McKendry playing for Atletico Ottawa in 2022.
Personal information
Full name	Ben Millar McKendry
Date of birth	(1993-03-25) March 25, 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2009	Vancouver Selects
2009–2012	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	New Mexico Lobos	61	(14)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23	20	(0)
2015–2017	Whitecaps FC 2	55	(6)
2015–2017	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1	(0)
2017	→ FC Edmonton (loan)	15	(0)
2018	TPS	29	(0)
2019	Nyköpings BIS	9	(1)
2020–2022	Atlético Ottawa	57	(1)
International career‡
2013	Canada U20	1	(1)
2016	Canada U23	2	(1)
2017	Canada	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 17, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 22, 2017

Ben Millar McKendry (born March 25, 1993) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Early career

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. In 2014, the Lobos went to the College Cup ("Final 4") after McKendry scored the winner against the University of Washington in the "Elite 8".

He also played in the Premier Development League for Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23. ^{[1] [2]}

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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. He got his first start in the MLS on March 11, 2017, in 3–2 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes. ^[5] On July 26, 2017, he was loaned to FC Edmonton for the remainder of 2017. ^[6] At the end of the 2017 season, the Whitecaps announced they would not pick up McKendry's contract, ending his time with the club. ^[7]

Turun Palloseura (TPS)

On March 19, 2018, McKendry signed with newly promoted Finnish Premier Division (Veikkausliiga) side TPS. McKendry would make 29 appearances for TPS in the 2018 season.

Nyköpings BIS

After TPS was relegated to the Ykkönen, McKendry would sign with Nyköpings BIS of Division 1 Norra for the 2019 season. ^[8]

Atlético Ottawa

On August 10, 2020, McKendry signed with Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa ^[9] making his debut in the club's inaugural match on August 15 against York9 ^[10] and later re-signed with them for the 2021 season. ^[11] He scored his first goal for Ottawa on October 13, 2021, netting the third goal in a 4–3 victory over FC Edmonton. ^[12] In January 2022 Ottawa announced that McKendry had signed a one-year contract extension. ^[13]

International career

McKendry was born in Canada, but holds dual-citizenship with New Zealand. ^[14] 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. ^[15] He scored in the match against Grenada. ^[16] McKendry made his Canada Men's National Team debut in a friendly against Bermuda in January 2017.

Honours

Atlético Ottawa

• Canadian Premier League
  • Regular Season: 2022 ^[17]

Career statistics

As of September 18th, 2022 ^[18]

Club	League	Season	League		Playoffs		Domestic cup		Continental		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Whitecaps FC 2	USL	2015	21	2	—		—		—		21	2
		2016	20	2	0	0	—		—		20	2
		2017	14	2	—		—		—		14	2
	Total		55	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	55	6
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	MLS	2015	0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
		2016	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	4	0
		2017	1	0	—		2	0	—		3	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	7	0
FC Edmonton (loan)	NASL	2017	15	0	—		0	0	—		15	0
TPS	Veikkausliiga	2018	29	0	2	0	0	0	—		31	0
Nyköping	Division 1 Norra	2019	9	1	0	0	1	0	—		10	1
Atlético Ottawa	CPL	2020	7	0	—		0	0	—		7	0
		2021	25	0	—		0	0	—		25	0
		2022	22	0	—		1	0	—		23	0
	Total		54	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	55	0
Career total			163	7	2	0	6	0	2	0	173	7

References

1. "2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
2. "2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on January 21, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
3. "Vancouver Whitecaps FC add Residency graduate midfielder Ben McKendry". WhitecapsFC.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 26, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
4. Devji, Farhan (March 29, 2015). "WFC2 fall 4-0 to Sounders FC 2 in USL opener". WhitecapsFC.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
5. "Earthquakes 3 Whitecaps 2: Ousted red card turns the table". The Province. March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
6. "Whitecaps FC loan midfielder Ben McKendry to NASL club FC Edmonton". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
7. "Whitecaps FC announce roster moves ahead of 2018, exercise seven contract options". Vancouverh Whitecaps FC. November 27, 2017.
8. "Ben McKendry klar för Nyköping". Nyköpings BIS. February 7, 2019.
9. "Atlético Ottawa completes roster with 6 signings, including Kourouma, McKendry". Canadian Premier League. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
10. "Canadian Premier League". August 15, 2020.
11. "Atlético Ottawa re-signs Ben McKendry for 2021 CPL season". January 19, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
12. Rhodes, Benedict. "Match Analysis: FC Edmonton 3–4 Atlético Ottawa". Canadian Premier League .
13. "Atlético Ottawa reveals first roster moves for 2022 CPL season: Beckie & Mannella among returnees". Canadian Premier League . January 13, 2022.
14. "Ben McKendry". University of New Mexico Lobos athletics. July 2, 2015.
15. Canada Soccer Association. "Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour". Archived from the original on August 3, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
16. Canada Soccer Association. "Canada m23 wins again on Caribbean tour". Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
17. "Atlético Ottawa win 2022 CPL regular season title". CanPL.ca. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
18. Ben McKendry at Soccerway

External links

• Ben McKendry at Major League Soccer
• New Mexico Lobos bio
• Ben McKendry at the Canadian Soccer Association
• Ben McKendry at Soccerway