Canadian soccer player (born 1990)
Mackenzie Charles Pridham (born August 13, 1990) is a Canadian soccer player.
Career
College & Youth
Mackenzie Pridham played five years of college soccer at California Polytechnic State University between 2009 and 2013, including a red-shirt year in 2010.[ 1] At Cal Poly , Pridham was selected as the Big West Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013.[ 2]
Collegiate Statistics
Season
Apps.
Goals
Assists
2009 (Fr.)
13
0
0
2010 (RS)
-
-
-
2011 (So.)
18
2
0
2012 (Jr.)
19
11
1
2013 (Sr.)
20
14
3
Totals
70
27
4
Professional
On January 21, 2014 Pridham was selected in the fourth round (58th overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver Whitecaps FC .[ 3] However, he wasn't signed by the club.
Pridham signed with NASL club Minnesota United on April 29, 2014. He made his debut on May 12, 2014 in a 0-1 loss to New York Cosmos .[ 4]
On July 21, 2013, Pridham was loaned to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL until September 30, 2014.[ 5]
Pridham signed with Whitecaps FC 2 in the USL on March 17, 2015.[ 6]
While on trial with Sacramento Republic FC, Pridham scored the only goal for the home side in a friendly 1-2 loss to MLS side, San Jose Earthquakes on February 20, 2016,[ 7] securing his position with the club, signing a contract three days later.[ 8] Pridham mirrored his efforts against Highway 99 rivals, Fresno Fuego ,[ 9] proving a productive preseason for the forward. In order to pursue his soccer career, Pridhim put an entrepreneurial career on hold resulting in taking home much less money.[ 10]
References
^ Mackenzie Pridham (August 13, 1990). "Mackenzie Pridham - Cal Poly" . Gopoly.com. Retrieved May 20, 2014 .
^ Wilson, Nick (November 12, 2013). "Pridham Nets Top Honors". The San Luis Obispo Tribune . pp. S1.
^ Tribune staff. "Cal Poly's Pridham goes in MLS draft's fourth round | Cal Poly" . SanLuisObispo.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014 .
^ "Minnesota United Match Center" . mnunitedfc.com. January 7, 2014. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014 .
^ "MACKENZIE PRIDHAM LOANED TO PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS" . Minnesota United FC. Retrieved July 23, 2014 .
^ "WFC2 add three MLS SuperDraft picks to USL roster" . March 17, 2015.
^ "SRFC v SJEarthquakes Recap" . February 20, 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
^ "SRFC sign Pridham" . February 23, 2016. Archived from the original on May 14, 2016.
^ "SRFC v Fuego Recap" . March 3, 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
^ Paterson, Bill (July 2, 2016). "Republic FC players set aside day jobs to play under lights" . The Sacramento Bee . Sacramento, California . Retrieved July 22, 2016 .