Liam Mackenzie

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Liam Mackenzie
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-03-15) March 15, 2007 (age 18)
Place of birth Comox, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Whitecaps FC 2
Number 97
Youth career
Comox Valley United SC
Vancouver Island Wave
2020–2024 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Whitecaps FC 2 23 (2)
2025–Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) 1 (0)
International career
2022–2023 Canada U17 7 (2)
2025– Canada U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 22, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of September 5, 2025

Liam Mackenzie (born March 15, 2007) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for MLS Next Pro club Whitecaps FC 2.

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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]

International career

MacKenize made his debut in the Canada national program, attending a camp with the Canada U17 in October 2022. [1] [15] In December 2022, he was named to the team for a camp in Mexico where they played a pair of friendlies, [16] scoring in the first match against Costa Rica U17. [17] 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. [18] [19]

In August 2025, he was called up to the Canada U18 team for a series of friendlies. [20]

Career statistics

As of April 2, 2025 [21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Whitecaps FC 2 2023 MLS Next Pro 1010
2024 22110231
2025 1111
Total242100000252
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) 2025 Major League Soccer 1000000010
Career total252100000262

References

  1. 1 2 Liam Mackenzie at Canada Soccer
  2. "Liam Mackenzie VWFC profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC .
  3. "Comox Valley soccer player signed to Vancouver Whitecaps for short-term agreement". Comox Valley Record. March 12, 2025.
  4. "Liam Mackenzie selected to MLS NEXT All-Star Game". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . July 2, 2024.
  5. "Mackenzie shines at MLS NEXT All-Star Game". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . July 23, 2024.
  6. "Comox Valley player takes to the field with Vancouver Whitecaps". Comox Valley Record. March 24, 2025.
  7. "Whitecaps FC sign 17-year-old Comox, BC native Liam Mackenzie to professional contract with WFC2". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . April 9, 2024.
  8. Farrell, Terry (April 9, 2024). "17-year-old B.C. soccer phenom signs pro contract with Vancouver Whitecaps". Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News .
  9. "Six WFC2 players signed to MLS short-term agreements". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . July 26, 2024.
  10. Vallejo, Felipe (September 21, 2024). "One step closer to the playoffs". Vancouver Whitecaps FC .
  11. "Whitecaps FC sign WFC2 midfielder Liam Mackenzie to MLS short-term agreement". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . March 12, 2025.
  12. "Whitecaps FC sign Liam Mackenzie & Mark O'Neill to MLS short-term agreements". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . March 22, 2025.
  13. Watson, Heather (March 26, 2025). "Comox Valley's Liam Mackenzie gets first start in Major League Soccer". CHLY-FM .
  14. Maley, Nathan (March 24, 2025). "Comox's Liam Mackenzie makes Vancouver Whitecaps first team debut". My Comox Valley Now.
  15. Stanfield, Scott (October 3, 2022). "Comox soccer player named to U17 national team". Comox Valley Record.
  16. Dheensaw, Cleve (December 11, 2022). "Rising Island star Liam MacKenzie named to Canada U-17 soccer team". Times Colonist .
  17. "Canada U-17 boys win 2:1 over Costa Rica in Mexico". Canadian Soccer Association . December 15, 2022.
  18. "Four 'Caps named to Canada's roster for Concacaf U-17 Championship". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . January 31, 2023.
  19. "Canada announces squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . November 2, 2023.
  20. "Mackenzie, Elloumi, Nash called up to Canada U-18 national team". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . August 25, 2025.
  21. Liam Mackenzie at Soccerway