{{Short description|Canadian soccer player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Use Canadian English|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Liam Mackenzie | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2007|3|15}} | birth_place = [[Comox, British Columbia]], Canada | height = {{height|m=1.80}} | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = [[Whitecaps FC 2]] | clubnumber = 97 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Comox Valley United SC | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Vancouver Island Wave | youthyears3 = 2020–2024 | youthclubs3 = [[Whitecaps FC Academy|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] | years1 = 2023–2025 | clubs1 = [[Whitecaps FC 2]] | caps1 = 24 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2025 | clubs2 = → [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] (loan) | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2025– | clubs3 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2022–2023 | nationalteam1 = [[Canada men's national under-17 soccer team|Canada U17]] | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2025 | nationalteam2 = [[Canada national under-20 football team|Canada U18]] | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2026– | nationalteam3 = [[Canada national under-20 football team|Canada U20]] | nationalcaps3 = 4 | nationalgoals3 = 2 | club-update = February 28, 2026 | nationalteam-update = March 4, 2026 }}
'''Liam Mackenzie''' (born March 15, 2007) is a Canadian [[association football|soccer]] player who plays as a midfielder for [[Major League Soccer]] club [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]].
==Early life== Mackenzie began playing youth soccer at age four with Comox Valley United SC.<ref name=canada>{{Canada Soccer player|id=56207}}</ref> He later played youth soccer with the Vancouver Island Wave, before joining the [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy]] in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/players/liam-mackenzie/|title=Liam Mackenzie VWFC profile|work=[[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/local-sports/comox-valley-soccer-player-signed-to-vancouver-whitecaps-for-short-term-agreement-7874828|title=Comox Valley soccer player signed to Vancouver Whitecaps for short-term agreement|date=March 12, 2025|work=Comox Valley Record}}</ref> In July 2024, he was named to the [[MLS Next]] All-Star Game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/mls-next-all-star-mackenzie|title=Liam Mackenzie selected to MLS NEXT All-Star Game|date=July 2, 2024|work=[[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/mackenzie-shines-at-mls-next-all-star-game|title=Mackenzie shines at MLS NEXT All-Star Game|date=July 23, 2024|work=[[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]}}</ref>
==Club career== On September 9, 2023, Mackenzie debuted with [[Whitecaps FC 2]] in [[MLS Next Pro]], on an academy player contract.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/local-sports/comox-valley-player-takes-to-the-field-with-vancouver-whitecaps-7900723|title=Comox Valley player takes to the field with Vancouver Whitecaps|date=March 24, 2025|work=Comox Valley Record}}</ref> In April 2024, he signed a professional contract with the team through the 2026 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/wfc2/news/liam-mackenzie-pro-contract-wfc2|title=Whitecaps FC sign 17-year-old Comox, BC native Liam Mackenzie to professional contract with WFC2|date=April 9, 2024|work=[[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mapleridgenews.com/sports/17-year-old-bc-soccer-phenom-signs-pro-contract-with-vancouver-whitecaps-7340543|title=17-year-old B.C. soccer phenom signs pro contract with Vancouver Whitecaps|date=April 9, 2024|first=Terry|last=Farrell|work=[[Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News]]}}</ref> In July 2024, he signed a short-term loan with the [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] first team, ahead of a friendly against Welsh club [[Wrexham AFC|Wrexham]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/six-wfc2-players-signed-to-mls-short-term-agreements|title=Six WFC2 players signed to MLS short-term agreements|date=July 26, 2024|work=[[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]}}</ref> On September 21, 2024, he scored his first professional goal in a 3-1 victory over the [[Tacoma Defiance]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/huge-dub-wfc2|title=One step closer to the playoffs|first=Felipe|last=Vallejo|date=September 21, 2024|work=[[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]}}</ref> In March 2025, he signed two short-term loans with the first team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/mackenzie-short-term-agreement|title=Whitecaps FC sign WFC2 midfielder Liam Mackenzie to MLS short-term agreement|date=March 12, 2025|work=[[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/whitecaps-fc-sign-liam-mackenzie-mark-o-neill-to-mls-short-term-agreements|title=Whitecaps FC sign Liam Mackenzie & Mark O'Neill to MLS short-term agreements|date=March 22, 2025|work=[[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]}}</ref> On March 22, 2025, he made his [[Major League Soccer]] debut, starting against [[Chicago Fire FC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chly.ca/local-news/2025/03/26-comox-valley-liam-mackenzie-gets-first-start-in-major-league-soccer|title=Comox Valley’s Liam Mackenzie gets first start in Major League Soccer|date=March 26, 2025|first=Heather|last=Watson|work=[[CHLY-FM]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mycomoxvalleynow.com/106674/news/comox-valley/comoxs-liam-mackenzie-makes-vancouver-whitecaps-first-team-debut/|title=Comox’s Liam Mackenzie makes Vancouver Whitecaps first team debut|first=Nathan|last=Maley|date=March 24, 2025|work=My Comox Valley Now}}</ref> On August 19, 2025, he signed a [[Homegrown Player Rule (MLS)|Homegrown Player]] contract with the Whitecaps' first team through the 2028 season, with a club option for 2029.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 19, 2025 |title=Whitecaps FC BMO Academy product Liam Mackenzie signed to MLS contract |url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/liam-mackenzie-homegrown |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=Vancouver Whitecaps FC |language=en}}</ref>
==International career== Mackenzie made his debut in the Canada national program, attending a camp with the [[Canada men's national under-17 soccer team|Canada U17]] in October 2022.<ref name=canada /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/sports/comox-soccer-player-named-to-u17-national-team-1636556|title=Comox soccer player named to U17 national team|first=Scott|last=Stanfield|date=October 3, 2022|work=Comox Valley Record}}</ref> In December 2022, he was named to the team for a camp in Mexico where they played a pair of friendlies,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timescolonist.com/sports/rising-island-soccer-star-liam-mackenzie-named-to-canada-u-17-soccer-team-6229059|title=Rising Island star Liam MacKenzie named to Canada U-17 soccer team|date=December 11, 2022|work=[[Times Colonist]]|first=Cleve|last=Dheensaw}}</ref> scoring in the first match against [[Costa Rica national under-17 football team|Costa Rica U17]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/canada-u-17-boys-win-21-over-costa-rica-in-mexico/|title=Canada U-17 boys win 2:1 over Costa Rica in Mexico|date=December 15, 2022|work=[[Canadian Soccer Association]]}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/four-caps-canada-u17-championship-camp|title=Four 'Caps named to Canada's roster for Concacaf U-17 Championship|date=January 31, 2023|work=[[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/canada-fifa-u-17-world-cup-roster-2023|title=Canada announces squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™|date=November 2, 2023|work=[[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]}}</ref>
In August 2025, he was called up to the [[Canada men's national under-18 soccer team|Canada U18 team]] for a series of friendlies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/mackenzie-elloumi-nash-canm18|title=Mackenzie, Elloumi, Nash called up to Canada U-18 national team|date=August 25, 2025|work=[[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]}}</ref>
== Career statistics == {{updated|April 2, 2025}}<ref>{{soccerway|liam-mackenzie/800557}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Playoffs !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=4|[[Whitecaps FC 2]] |[[2023 MLS Next Pro season|2023]] |rowspan=3|[[MLS Next Pro]] |1||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||1||0 |- |[[2024 MLS Next Pro season|2024]] |22||1||1||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||23||1 |- |[[2025 MLS Next Pro season|2025]] |1||1||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||1||1 |- !colspan=2|Total !24!!2!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!25!!2 |- |[[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] (loan) |[[2025 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season|2025]] |[[Major League Soccer]] |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !25!!2!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!26!!2 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Canada Soccer|56207}} * {{Soccerway|liam-mackenzie/800557}}
{{Whitecaps FC 2 squad}}
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