| Ben Fisk | |
| Fullname: | Benjamin Anthony Fisk-Routledge |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Position: | Left winger |
| Currentclub: | Vancouver FC |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthclubs1: | Grandview Legion |
| Youthyears2: | 2006–2010 |
| Youthclubs2: | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Years1: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Vancouver Whitecaps U23 |
| Caps1: | 27 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Years2: | 2013 |
| Clubs2: | → Charleston Battery (loan) |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs3: | Coruxo |
| Caps3: | 24 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs4: | Deportivo B |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs5: | FC Edmonton |
| Caps5: | 44 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2018 |
| Clubs6: | Derry City |
| Caps6: | 12 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2019 |
| Clubs7: | Pacific FC |
| Caps7: | 24 |
| Goals7: | 6 |
| Years8: | 2020 |
| Clubs8: | Atlético Ottawa |
| Caps8: | 7 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs9: | Cavalry FC |
| Caps9: | 58 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2024– |
| Clubs10: | Vancouver FC |
| Caps10: | 1 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Canada U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam3: | Canada |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | April 14, 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | January 22, 2017 |
Benjamin Anthony Fisk-Routledge (born February 4, 1993) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a left winger for Canadian Premier League club Vancouver FC.
Fisk played for a host of local clubs before joining Vancouver Whitecaps FC's youth setup in 2006. He made his senior debuts in 2011, playing for the club's under-23 squad.
On April 16, 2013 Fisk was loaned to Charleston Battery until the end of the season.[1] He returned to Whitecaps in August, after scoring twice and assisting to a further three goals in nine appearances, being also called up to the main squad for the 2014 pre-season.[2]
On August 8, 2014 Fisk signed a one-year deal with Spanish Segunda División B side Coruxo FC.[3] He scored his first goals for the club on April 2 of the following year, netting a hat-trick in a 3–1 away win against CD Tropezón.[4]
On August 11, 2015 Fisk joined Deportivo de La Coruña, being assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[5] Fisk was released by the club in June 2016 after one year.[6]
On July 28, 2016, Fisk signed with FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League.[7] Fisk would spend two seasons with FC Edmonton, before the club ceased operations after the 2017 season.[8]
On June 22, 2018, Fisk signed with Derry City of the League of Ireland Premier Division.[9]
On February 7, 2019, Fisk returned to Canada, signing with Canadian Premier League club Pacific FC.[10] He made his debut for Pacific in their inaugural game against on April 28 against HFX Wanderers. Fisk scored his first goal for the club on May 18 against York9.[11] In February 2020 Fisk revealed he would not be returning to the team for the 2020 CPL season.[12]
On March 4, 2020, Fisk joined Atlético Ottawa, becoming the club's first-ever signing.[13] He made his debut in Ottawa's inaugural match on August 15 against York9.[14] He went on to appear in all seven of Ottawa's matches in the shortened 2020 season, and scored a goal in a 2–0 win over Cavalry FC.[15] On February 26, 2021, Fisk was released by the club.[16]
On August 3, 2021, Fisk would sign with fellow CPL club Cavalry FC for the remainder of the 2021 season.[17] In In 20 appearances, Fisk scored 2 goals and 5 assists overall as Cavalry was eliminated in the CPL Playoff semifinals.
In January 2022, Cavalry announced that they had re-signed Fisk for the 2022 and 2023 seasons, with an option for 2024.[18] In 2022, Cavalry were again considered contenders for the CPL championship. Fisk scored his first goal of the year against Valour FC, a last minute winner to make it 2-1, and celebrated with a cowboy hat thrown down to him from the fans in the stands.[19] Fisk would miss the start of the 2023 season due to sciatica, but would return to the starting lineup in the summer.[20]
On January 9, 2024, Fisk joined fellow CPL side Vancouver FC on a permanent deal, signing a two-year contract with a club option for 2026; the transfer was part of a transaction between Vancouver and Cavalry that also included a second-round pick trade in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft.[21] [22] In the process, Fisk became the first player to sign for four different CPL clubs.
After appearing with the Canada under-20s, Fisk was called up to the main squad for friendlies against Bulgaria and Moldova, but remained as an unused substitute in both matches. He also appeared with the under-23s at the 2015 Pan American Games.[23]
In May 2016, Fisk was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada.[24] He scored in the match against Guyana.[25]
Fisk was born in Vancouver, British Columbia to an English father and a Canadian mother from Nova Scotia.[26]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2011 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0! | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Charleston Battery (loan) | 2013 | USL Pro | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| Coruxo | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 24 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 | ||||
| Deportivo B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 21 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| FC Edmonton | 2016 | North American Soccer League | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2017 | 29 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 3 | |||||
| Derry City | 2018 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[27] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Pacific FC | 2019 | Canadian Premier League | 24 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 6 | ||||
| Atlético Ottawa | 2020 | Canadian Premier League | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Cavalry FC | 2021 | Canadian Premier League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||||
| 2023 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 58 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 65 | 4 | |||||
| Career totals | 198 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 215 | 21 | |||
| References:[28] | |||||||||||||||
| Canada national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |