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Ben Millar McKendry... his father Ian was born in Caterton, NZL while his mother Sue was born in Chirstchurch, NZL... he was four years old when he started playing soccer at Grandview Legion... growing up, he briefly lived in New Zealand... grew up competing hockey, baseball and golf... enjoys golf, movies, poker... favourites have included Frank Lampard, Xavi, Iniesta, Zinédine Zidane, Chelsea... other favourites have included Roger Federer, Vancouver Canucks...
with Vancouver Whitecaps FC, a Canadian Championship winner (Voyageurs Cup in 2015)...
said in 2017 ahead of his international debut, “the first people that come to mind are my parents (as) they did a lot of driving while I was growing up; I was also fortunate to be surrounded by lots of good coaches”...
he was 17 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2011 with coach Valerio Gazzola... represented Canada at the 2013 CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championships in Mexico...
he was 23 years old when he made his debut for Canada on 22 January 2017...