Mark Village (born November 25, 1991) is a Canadian soccer coach and former player who currently serves as the goalkeepers coach for Vancouver FC in the Canadian Premier League.
_(cropped).jpg) Village warming up with FC Cincinnati in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 25, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Abbotsford Mariners | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | UFV Cascades | 46 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Fraser Valley Mariners | 15 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | FC Cincinnati | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Pacific FC | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Pacific FC | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 32 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020–2022 | Pacific FC (goalkeepers) | ||
| 2023– | Vancouver FC (goalkeepers) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 4, 2022 | |||
Early life edit
Village played youth soccer with the Abbotsford Mariners.[1] He began playing goalkeeper at age 10.[2]
University career edit
In 2009, he began attending the University of the Fraser Valley, where he played for the men's soccer team in 2011.[3][4] In his first season in 2011, Village started seven matches and recorded one shutout on September 9 against Trinity Western.[3] In 2012, he was named to the 2012 Canada West All-Star team.[5] In 2012, he was named UFV MVP and helped them win a bronze medal in 2013.[6] He holds several of UFV's Canada West-era goalkeeping records, including most wins (16), shutouts (11), minutes played (4,194), games played (46) and save percentage (.726).[4]
Club career edit
In 2012, he played with the Fraser Valley Mariners in the Premier Development League.[7] That season, he started 15 games and led the league in saves with 103, and recorded a season high 11 saves in the final match of the season against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC U23.[8]
In March 2015, after first going on trial,[9] he signed a professional contract with USL club Whitecaps FC 2.[10][11] In March 2017, he extended his contract with the club.[8][12] Village made his professional debut for Whitecaps 2 on October 7, 2017, against the Real Monarchs, during which he made a 5th minute diving save to deny a goal attempt by Daniel Haber,[13] which was later selected as the USL Fans' Choice Save of the Month for October 2017.[14]
In November 2017, Village moved to fellow USL club FC Cincinnati for the 2018 season.[15][16]
In January 2019, Village joined Pacific FC of the Canadian Premier League.[17][18][19] He played in Pacific's first ever game on April 28, 2019 and kept a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory over HFX Wanderers FC, the first clean sheet in league history.[20] On November 4, 2019 the club announced it would not be offering Village a contract for the following season.[21] After becoming the club's goalkeeping coach in 2020, he occasionally served as the team's backup goalkeeper in emergency situations from 2020 to 2022.[22]
Coaching career edit
On February 28, 2020, Village announced his retirement from professional soccer, and that he would be remaining with Pacific as the club's goalkeeper coach under new manager Pa-Modou Kah.[23][24][25] With Pacific, he won the 2021 CPL Championship.[26] He departed the club after the 2022 season.[27]
In December 2022, it was announced that he would join Vancouver FC, as their goalkeepers coach for the 2023 season.[28]
References edit
- ^ Dailey, Christopher (October 2, 2019). "Interview #21- Mark Village". The Sports Court Blog.
- ^ Dheensaw, Cleve (September 10, 2019). "Goalkeeper Mark Village key to Pacific FC's late push". Times Colonist.
- ^ a b "Mark Village Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ^ a b Kinvig, Dan (April 23, 2019). "Alumni Spotlight: Village primed for Canadian Premier League launch". UFV Cascades.
- ^ Russell, Anne (November 2, 2012). "Cascade soccer's Mark Village named to the 2012 Canada West All-Star team". UFV Today.
- ^ Broadbent, Vanessa (April 1, 2015). "UFV Cascades' Mark Village signs with Whitecaps FC2". The Cascade.
- ^ "Mariners set sail on new PDL soccer season". Abbotsford News. May 22, 2012.
- ^ a b "Whitecaps FC 2 re-sign goalkeeper Mark Village to USL roster". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. March 17, 2017. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017.
- ^ "'Keep the dream going': Mark Village intent on making most of opportunity with Pacific FC". Canadian Premier League. January 23, 2019.
- ^ "WFC2 Add Two Local Players and Spanish International". Our Sports Central. March 25, 2015.
- ^ "UFV goalkeeper going pro with the Whitecaps". Abbotsford News. March 26, 2015.
- ^ "WFC2 Re-Signs Goalkeeper Village". USL Championship. March 17, 2017.
- ^ "Vote For Village For USL Save Of The Year". FC Cincinnati. November 30, 2017.
- ^ "Village Nabs Fans' Choice Save of the Month". United Soccer League. October 23, 2017.
- ^ Kimura, Fumi (November 21, 2017). "FCC Adds Seymore, Village, Cicerone". FC Cincinnati.
- ^ Hatch, Charlie (November 21, 2017). "FC Cincinnati signs four, including a goalkeeper and two former Alan Koch players". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
- ^ "Pacific Football Club Adds Goalkeeper Village, Midfielder Verhoeven to Growing Roster". Pacific FC. January 21, 2019. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019.
- ^ "Pacific FC add Verhoeven and Village, continue streak of B.C. signings". Canadian Premier League. January 21, 2019.
- ^ "Academy graduate Noah Verhoeven and goalkeeper Mark Village join Pacific FC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 21, 2019.
- ^ Dheensaw, Cleve (April 28, 2019). "Pacific FC rides purple wave to first-ever victory". Times Colonist.
- ^ "Pacific FC Announce First Roster Moves". Pacific FC. November 4, 2019. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019.
- ^ Longo, Jack (March 10, 2022). "2022 Coaching Staff – Mark Village and Armando Sá". Pacific FC.
- ^ "Pacific FC's Mark Village retires; named goalkeeper coach". Canadian Premier League. February 28, 2020. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020.
- ^ Jacques, John (February 29, 2020). "Pacific FC Adds Mark Village As Goalkeeper Coach". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Bauman, Martin (April 2, 2020). "Pacific FC's Mark Village finds new lease on life as team's goalkeeping coach". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ Longo, Jack (November 22, 2022). "Thank You, Mark Village!". Pacific FC.
- ^ Jacques, John (November 22, 2022). "Pacific Announces Mark Village Exit". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Niall Thompson, Mark Village join Vancouver FC coaching staff". Canadian Premier League. December 16, 2022.
External links edit
- Mark Village at Soccerway