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Ike MacKay
Canadian former soccer forward (born 1948)
Ike MacKay (born August 2, 1948) is a Canadian former soccer forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1948-08-02) August 2, 1948 (age 75) | ||
| Place of birth | Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alberta Golden Bears | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968 | Vancouver Royals | 15 | (2) |
| 1976–1978 | Portland Timbers | 51 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 1972–1977 | Canada | 9 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Canadian Futsal Women | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A Nanaimo area product, MacKay graduated from Oak Bay High School.[1] MacKay played four North American Soccer League seasons. He played for the Vancouver Royals in the league's inaugural season, 1968. MacKay later played three seasons with the Portland Timbers, scoring 3 goals in 10 games in 1976, 1 goal in 16 games in 1977, and 2 assists in 24 games in 1978. He missed eleven games of the 1978 North American Soccer League season as the Nanaimo school board would not approve a leave of absence from his teaching position.[2]
MacKay played nine times, scoring one goal, for the Canadian national soccer team. He played in four 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in 1972, scoring a goal against the Americans in a 2–2 draw. Canada failed to advance. He later played five times in 1977 in qualifying for the 1978 World Cup.[3]
MacKay was also an Olympic soccer team member, playing in one qualifying match for the 1968 Summer Olympics. Canada lost the match played in Edmonton 1–2 to Cuba and failed to advance.[3] He also played for the Canadian Futsal team at the 1983 Pan American Cup.[4]
International goals
- Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 August 1972 | Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, United States |  United States | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification |
- "A part-time Timber". The Capital Journal. Portland, Ore. United Press International. 24 March 1978. p. 3D. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- "Ike MacKay". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
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