Mackenzie Pridham

Mackenzie (Mark) Pridham
Personal information
Full name Mackenzie (Mark) Charles Pridham
Date of birth (1990-08-13) August 13, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Cal Poly Mustangs 70 (27)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Minnesota United 1 (0)
2014Pittsburgh Riverhounds (loan) 7 (1)
2015 Whitecaps FC 2 20 (0)
2016 Sacramento Republic 19 (3)
2017 Reno 1868 16 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:39, 20 October 2017 (UTC)

Mackenzie Charles Pridham (born August 13, 1990) is a Canadian soccer player.

Career

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College & Youth

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Mackenzie Pridham (August 13, 1990). "Mackenzie Pridham - Cal Poly". Gopoly.com. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  2. ^ Wilson, Nick (November 12, 2013). "Pridham Nets Top Honors". The San Luis Obispo Tribune. pp. S1.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Minnesota United Match Center". mnunitedfc.com. January 7, 2014. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "MACKENZIE PRIDHAM LOANED TO PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  6. ^ "WFC2 add three MLS SuperDraft picks to USL roster". March 17, 2015.
  7. ^ "SRFC v SJEarthquakes Recap". February 20, 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
  8. ^ "SRFC sign Pridham". February 23, 2016. Archived from the original on May 14, 2016.
  9. ^ "SRFC v Fuego Recap". March 3, 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
  10. ^ 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.