Ben McKendry
{{Short description|Canadian soccer player (born 1993)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Ben McKendry
|image = Atletico-ottawa-ben-mckendry.jpg
|image_size =
|caption = McKendry playing for Atletico Ottawa in 2022.
|fullname = Ben Millar McKendry
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|3|25}}
|birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
|height = 1.80m
|position = Midfielder
|currentclub =
|clubnumber =
|youthyears1 = 2006–2009
|youthclubs1 = Vancouver Selects
|youthyears2 = 2009–2012
|youthclubs2 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC
|collegeyears1 = 2012–2014
|college1 = New Mexico Lobos
|collegecaps1 = 61
|collegegoals1 = 14
|years1 = 2011–2012
|clubs1 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23
|caps1 = 20
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2015–2017
|clubs2 = Whitecaps FC 2
|caps2 = 55
|goals2 = 6
|years3 = 2015–2017
|clubs3 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC
|caps3 = 1
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2017
|clubs4 = → FC Edmonton (loan)
|caps4 = 15
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2018
|clubs5 = TPS
|caps5 = 29
|goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2019
|clubs6 = Nyköpings BIS
|caps6 = 9
|goals6 = 1
|years7 = 2020–2022
|clubs7 = Atlético Ottawa
|caps7 = 57
|goals7 = 1
|nationalyears1 = 2013
|nationalteam1 = Canada U20
|nationalcaps1 = 1
|nationalgoals1 = 1
|nationalyears2 = 2016
|nationalteam2 = Canada U23
|nationalcaps2 = 2
|nationalgoals2 = 1
|nationalyears3 = 2017
|nationalteam3 = Canada
|nationalcaps3 = 1
|nationalgoals3 = 0
|medaltemplates =
|club-update = October 17, 2022
|nationalteam-update = 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.{{cite web|title=2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 stats|url=http://uslpdl.com/teams/2011/8986445.html#STATS|website=USLPDL.com|publisher=Premier Development League|accessdate=March 31, 2015}}{{cite web|title=2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 stats|url=http://uslpdl.com/teams/2012/8986445.html#STATS|website=USLPDL.com|publisher=Premier Development League|accessdate=March 31, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121025118/http://uslpdl.com/teams/2012/8986445.html#STATS|archive-date=January 21, 2015|url-status=dead}}
=Vancouver Whitecaps FC=
On January 26, 2015, McKendry signed a homegrown contract with Vancouver Whitecaps FC.{{cite web|title=Vancouver Whitecaps FC add Residency graduate midfielder Ben McKendry|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2015/01/vancouver-whitecaps-fc-add-residency-graduate-midfielder-ben-mckendry|website=WhitecapsFC.com|publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC|accessdate=March 31, 2015|date=January 26, 2015}} 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.{{cite web|last1=Devji|first1=Farhan|title=WFC2 fall 4-0 to Sounders FC 2 in USL opener|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/wfc2/2015/03/wfc2-drop-first-ever-match-s2|website=WhitecapsFC.com|accessdate=March 31, 2015|date=March 29, 2015}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://theprovince.com/sports/soccer/mls/vancouver-whitecaps/earthquakes-3-whitecaps-2-ousted-red-card-turns-the-table|title=Earthquakes 3 Whitecaps 2: Ousted red card turns the table|date=March 12, 2017|work=The Province|access-date=March 12, 2017|language=en-US}} On July 26, 2017, he was loaned to FC Edmonton for the remainder of 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2017/07/26/whitecaps-fc-loan-midfielder-ben-mckendry-nasl-club-fc-edmonton|title=Whitecaps FC loan midfielder Ben McKendry to NASL club FC Edmonton|date=2017-07-26|work=Vancouver Whitecaps FC|access-date=2017-07-27|language=en}} At the end of the 2017 season, the Whitecaps announced they would not pick up McKendry's contract, ending his time with the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2017/11/27/whitecaps-fc-announce-roster-moves-ahead-2018-exercise-seven-contract-options?hootPostID=a6624072e5acd0d2efdc77da0144d444|title=Whitecaps FC announce roster moves ahead of 2018, exercise seven contract options|website=Vancouverh Whitecaps FC|date=November 27, 2017}}
=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.{{cite web|url=https://www.svenskalag.se/bissarnaherr/nyheter/1272133/ben-mckendry-klar-for-nykoping|title=Ben McKendry klar för Nyköping|website=Nyköpings BIS|date=February 7, 2019}}
=Atlético Ottawa=
On August 10, 2020, McKendry signed with Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa{{cite web |title=Atlético Ottawa completes roster with 6 signings, including Kourouma, McKendry |url=https://canpl.ca/article/atletico-ottawa-completes-2020-roster-with-6-signings-including-kourouma-mckendry |publisher=Canadian Premier League |accessdate=10 August 2020 |date=10 August 2020}} making his debut in the club's inaugural match on August 15 against York9{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/matchcentre/7sxxjco5mob1kgt5i4e2mw00k/highlights|title=Canadian Premier League|date=August 15, 2020}} and later re-signed with them for the 2021 season.{{Cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/atletico-ottawa-re-signs-ben-mckendry-for-2021-cpl-season|title=Atlético Ottawa re-signs Ben McKendry for 2021 CPL season|date=January 19, 2021|accessdate=August 19, 2021}} He scored his first goal for Ottawa on October 13, 2021, netting the third goal in a 4–3 victory over FC Edmonton.{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/match-analysis-fc-edmonton-3-4-atletico-ottawa|first=Benedict|last=Rhodes|title=Match Analysis: FC Edmonton 3–4 Atlético Ottawa|work=Canadian Premier League|date=October 13, 2021 }} In January 2022 Ottawa announced that McKendry had signed a one-year contract extension.{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/atletico-ottawa-reveals-first-roster-moves-for-2022-cpl-season-beckie-mannella-among-returnees|date=January 13, 2022|title=Atlético Ottawa reveals first roster moves for 2022 CPL season: Beckie & Mannella among returnees|work=Canadian Premier League}}
International career
McKendry was born in Canada, but holds dual-citizenship with New Zealand.{{Cite web|url=https://golobos.com/roster/ben-mckendry-3/|title=Ben McKendry|date=July 2, 2015|website=University of New Mexico Lobos athletics}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://canadasoccer.com/canada-announces-roster-for-caribbean-tour-p159488|title=Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour|author=Canada Soccer Association|accessdate=May 19, 2016|archive-date=August 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803131824/https://canadasoccer.com/canada-announces-roster-for-caribbean-tour-p159488|url-status=dead}} He scored in the match against Grenada.{{cite web|url=http://canadasoccer.com/canada-m23-wins-again-on-caribbean-tour-p159531|title=Canada m23 wins again on Caribbean tour|author=Canada Soccer Association|accessdate=May 19, 2016|archive-date=July 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728190904/https://canadasoccer.com/canada-m23-wins-again-on-caribbean-tour-p159531|url-status=dead}} McKendry made his Canada Men's National Team debut in a friendly against Bermuda in January 2017.
Honours
= Atlético Ottawa =
Career statistics
{{updated|September 18th, 2022|{{Soccerway|ben-mckendry/281826}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|League !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Playoffs !colspan="2"|Domestic cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Whitecaps FC 2
|rowspan="3"|USL |2015 |21 | 2 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2016
|20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2017
|14 | 2 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 14 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!55 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 6 |
| rowspan="4"|Vancouver Whitecaps FC
|rowspan="3"|MLS |2015 |0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017
|1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| FC Edmonton (loan)
|NASL |2017 |15 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 15 | 0 | ||
| TPS
|2018 |29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 31 | 0 | |
| Nyköping
|2019 |9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 10 | 1 | |
| rowspan="4"|Atlético Ottawa
|rowspan="3"|CPL |2020 |7 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021
|25 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2022
|22 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 23 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!163 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 173 | 7 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{MLS player|ben-mckendry}}
- [http://www.golobos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26000&ATCLID=209076528 New Mexico Lobos bio]
- {{Canada Soccer|2109}}
- {{Soccerway|ben-mckendry/281826}}
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Category:Canadian people of New Zealand descent
Category:Canadian men's soccer players
Category:Canada men's international soccer players
Category:Canada men's youth international soccer players
Category:Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
Category:New Mexico Lobos men's soccer players
Category:Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 players
Category:Vancouver Whitecaps FC players
Category:Whitecaps FC 2 players
Category:Nyköpings BIS players
Category:Atlético Ottawa players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Soccer players from Vancouver
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Category:USL League Two players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:Veikkausliiga players
Category:Ettan Fotboll players
Category:North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
Category:Canadian Premier League players
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