Isaac Boehmer
{{Short description|Canadian soccer player (born 2001)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=February 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Isaac Boehmer
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|11|20}}
| birth_place = Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
| position = Goalkeeper
| height = {{height|m=1.88}}
| currentclub = Vancouver Whitecaps FC
| clubnumber = 32
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Pinnacles FC
| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Thompson Okanagan FC
| youthyears3 = 2018–2020 | youthclubs3 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC
| years1 = 2020– | clubs1 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC | caps1 = 4 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2021 | clubs2 = → Pacific FC (loan) | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022– | clubs3 = → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | caps3 = 26 | goals3 = 0
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|club-update = May 14, 2025
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Isaac Boehmer (born November 20, 2001) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Early life
Boehmer began playing youth soccer with Pinnacles FC.{{cite web|url=https://www.pentictonwesternnews.com/local-sports/welcome-home-isaac-vancouver-whitecaps-keeper-returns-to-penticton-7114898|title='Welcome home, Isaac': Vancouver Whitecaps keeper returns to Penticton|date=November 24, 2023|work=Penticton Western News|first=Logan|last=Lockhart}}{{cite web|title=Dream of playing for Whitecaps comes true for B.C. goalkeeper from Okanagan|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9001316/vancouver-whitecaps-okanagan-falls-goalkeeper/|date=July 19, 2022|first=Mark|last=Brett|work=Penticton Herald}} He later played with Thompson Okanagan FC, while also training at the Vancouver Whitecaps Okanagan Academy Centre.{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/players/isaac-boehmer/|title=Isaac Boehmer Whitecaps profile|work=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}} He also participated in a Whitecaps Pre-Residency combine in 2014.{{cite web|url=https://tofc.ca/wp/2014/02/26/tofc-keeper-isaac-boehmer-invited-to-whitecaps-pre-residency-combine/|title=TOFC Keeper Isaac Boehmer Invited to Whitecaps Pre-Residency Combine|date=February 26, 2014|work=Thompson Okanagan FC}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812193506/https://www.pentictonwesternnews.com/sports/259135111.html|archive-date=August 12, 2014|date=May 13, 2014|url=https://www.pentictonwesternnews.com/sports/259135111.html|title=Goalkeeper thrives at camp|url-status=dead|first=Emanuel|last=Sequeira|work=Penticton Western News}} In February 2016, he had a training stint with the youth system of German club FC Schalke 04. In September 2018, he officially joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy.{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/patience-pays-off-isaac-boehmer-thankful-for-experience-gained-in-2022|title=Patience pays off: Isaac Boehmer thankful for experience gained in 2022|date=December 6, 2022|first=Sebastian|last=Pereira|work=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pentictonherald.ca/sports/local_sports/article_926ab850-702c-11e8-bd6a-47b33e823ac7.html|title=Local product joining Whitecaps Residency program|first=Emanuel|last=Sequeira|date=June 14, 2018|work=Penticton Herald}} He was invited to the first team's training camp, ahead of the 2020 season.{{cite web|url=https://tofc.ca/wp/2020/01/20/tofc-2001-graduate-isaac-boehmer-on-roster-for-whitecaps-fc-pre-season-training-camp/|title=TOFC 2001 Graduate Isaac Boehmer on Roster for Whitecaps FC Pre-Season Training Camp|date=January 20, 2020|work=Thompson Okanagan FC}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pentictonherald.ca/sports/local_sports/article_ae870c42-3e3d-11ea-a10e-bb315074dc44.html|title='Keeper Boehmer gets call to Caps' camp|date=January 23, 2020|work=Penticton Herald}}
Club career
In August 2020, Boehmer signed a homegrown player contract with Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer.{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/wfc-add-homegrown-keeper-boehmer|title=Whitecaps FC add Homegrown goalkeeper Isaac Boehmer to first team|date=August 17, 2020|work=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}} In September 2021, he was loaned to Pacific FC of the Canadian Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/pacific-fc-signs-vancouver-whitecaps-goalkeeper-isaac-boehmer-on-loan|date=September 9, 2023|title=Pacific FC signs Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper Isaac Boehmer on loan|work=Canadian Premier League}}{{Cite web|last=Jacques|first=John|date=September 9, 2021|title=Pacific FC Takes In Isaac Boehmer On Loan From Whitecaps|url=https://northerntribune.ca/pacific-fc-isaac-boehmer-loan/|website=Northern Tribune}} He made his professional debut for Pacific on October 30, 2021 against York United.{{Cite web|url=https://pacificfc.canpl.ca/article/thank-you-ollie-bassett-isaac-boehmer-robert-boskovic-and-duran-lee|title=Thank you, Ollie Bassett, Isaac Boehmer, Robert Boskovic and Duran Lee!|date=January 13, 2022|work=Pacific FC|first=Jack|last=Longo}} After the 2021 season, his option for 2022 was declined, but he was invited to the club's pre-season ahead of the 2022 season.{{Cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/vancouver-whitecaps-isaac-boehmer-2022/|title=Boehmer Earns New Whitecaps Deal|date=February 8, 2022|work=Northern Tribune|first=John|last=Jacques}} In February 2022, he signed an extension with the Whitecaps for the 2022 season, with club options through the 2025 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/whitecaps-fc-re-sign-goalkeeper-isaac-boehmer-to-new-contract|title=Whitecaps FC re-sign goalkeeper Isaac Boehmer to new contract|date=February 8, 2022|work=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}{{cite web|title=Whitecaps re-sign homegrown goalkeeper Isaac Boehmer|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/mls/vancouver-whitecaps-goalkeeper-isaac-boehmer-1.6344054|date=February 8, 2022|work=CBC Sports}} He made his MLS debut on July 13, 2022 against FC Cincinnati, coming on as a half-time substitute following an injury to starting keeper Cody Cropper, and did not concede a goal{{Cite web|first=Bowen|last=Assman|date=July 19, 2022|url=https://www.pentictonnow.com/watercooler/news/news/Local_Sports/Okanagan_Falls_Isaac_Boehmer_makes_debut_with_Vancouver_Whitecaps|title=Okanagan Falls' Isaac Boehmer makes debut with Vancouver Whitecaps|work=Penticton Now}}{{cite web|title=Penticton's Isaac Boehmer makes MLS debut with Vancouver Whitecaps|url=https://www.pentictonwesternnews.com/sports/pentictons-isaac-boehmer-makes-mls-debut-with-vancouver-whitecaps-3628982|date=July 14, 2022|work=Penticton Western News|first=Logan|last=Lockhart}} He made his first start, four days late, on July 17, in a 1-1 draw with the Portland Timbers, only conceding a goal on a penalty kick{{cite web|title=Isaac Boehmer Makes An Instant Impact At Vancouver|url=https://worldfootballindex.com/2022/07/isaac-boehmer-makes-an-instant-impact-at-vancouver/|date=July 26, 2022|first=Mike|last=Rice|work=World Football Index}} and earned MLS Team of the Week honours for his performance.{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/boehmer-named-to-mls-team-of-the-week|title=Boehmer named to MLS Team of the Week|date=July 18, 2022|work=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}{{cite web|url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/boehmer-caps-future-keeper|title=Price is Right: Boehmer could be Whitecaps keeper of the future|first=Blake|last=Price|work=Daily Hive|date=July 19, 2022}} He has also spent some time playing with the second team, Whitecaps FC 2, in MLS Next Pro.{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/wfc2/news/boehmer-impresses-with-clean-sheet-in-regulation-wfc2-fall-in-shootout|title=Boehmer impresses with clean sheet in regulation, WFC2 fall in shootout|date=August 13, 2023|work=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}{{cite web|url=https://www.90min.com/posts/vancouver-whitecaps-re-sign-goalkeeper-isaac-boehmer-through-2022-mls|title=Vancouver Whitecaps re-sign goalkeeper Isaac Boehmer through 2022|first=Lizzy|last=Becherano|date=February 9, 2022|work=90min}}
Boehmer started for the Vancouver Whitecaps against Toronto FC in the 2024 Canadian Championship final, where he saved two penalty kicks, one in the first half from Federico Bernardeschi, and one during the penalty shootout from Kosi Thompson. Vancouver won the penalty shootout, and Boehmer received both the Best Young Canadian Player award, and the George Gross Memorial Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/three-peat-vancouver-whitecaps-top-toronto-fc-to-win-canadian-championship|title=Three-peat! Vancouver Whitecaps top Toronto FC to win Canadian Championship|work=Major League Soccer|date=September 25, 2024|access-date=September 25, 2024}}
International career
Born in Canada, Boehmer is of German descent and hold dual citizenship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/wfc-add-homegrown-keeper-boehmer|title=Whitecaps FC add Homegrown goalkeeper Isaac Boehmer to first team | Vancouver Whitecaps FC|first=Whitecaps|last=FC|website=Whitecaps FC}} In February 2016, he was invited to an identification camp for the Canada U15 team, but was unable to attend as he was at a training stint in Germany with the Schalke 04 youth academy.{{Cite web|url=https://tofc.ca/wp/2016/02/22/thompson-okanagan-fc-goalkeeper-invited-to-csa-u15-identification-camp/|title=Thompson Okanagan FC Goalkeeper Invited to CSA U15 Identification Camp|date=February 22, 2016|work=Thompson Okanagan FC}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played May 20, 2025}}{{soccerway|isaac-boehmer/578741}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Playoffs !colspan="2"|Domestic Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=7|Vancouver Whitecaps FC
|2020 |rowspan=6|Major League Soccer |0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2023
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Pacific FC (loan)
|2021 |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | ||
| rowspan=5|Whitecaps FC 2 (loan)
|2022 |rowspan=4|MLS Next Pro |10 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2023
|9 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2024
|5 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2025
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
Honours
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Individual
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|578741}}
- {{Canada Soccer player|id=55682}}
{{Vancouver Whitecaps FC squad}}
{{George Gross Memorial Trophy}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boehmer, Isaac}}
Category:Canadian men's soccer players
Category:Canadian people of German descent
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Vancouver Whitecaps FC players
Category:Canadian Premier League players
Category:Homegrown Players (MLS)
Category:Whitecaps FC 2 players