Ike MacKay explained

Ike MacKay
Birth Date:2 August 1948
Birth Place:Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Alberta Golden Bears
Years1:1968
Years2:1976–1978
Clubs2:Portland Timbers
Caps1:15
Caps2:51
Goals1:2
Goals2:4
Nationalyears1:1972–1977
Nationalteam1:Canada
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:1
Managerclubs1:Canadian Futsal Women

Ike MacKay (born August 2, 1948) is a Canadian former soccer forward.

Club career

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]

International career

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.

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.oakbay.sd61.bc.ca/alumni/halloffame.php Oak Bay Sports Hall of Fame
  2. News: A part-time Timber . 14 February 2022 . The Capital Journal . . 24 March 1978 . Portland, Ore . 3D . en.
  3. Web site: Ike MacKay. www.canadasoccer.com. May 12, 2020.
  4. http://futsalcanada.blogspot.com/2010/03/futsal-coaching-tips-by-carlos-mateus-e.html Futsal Canada