Benjamin Anthony Fisk-Routledge (born February 4, 1993) is a Canadian retired professional

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player who played as a

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Club career

Vancouver Whitecaps

Fisk played for a host of local clubs before joining

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Vancouver. The Whitecaps compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The MLS ite ...

'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

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until the end of the season. 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.

Coruxo

On August 8, 2014 Fisk signed a one-year deal with Spanish

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side

Coruxo FC Coruxo Fútbol Club is a Spanish football club based in the parish of Coruxo, Vigo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1930 it plays in , holding home matches at '' O Vao'', with a capacity of 1,500 spectators. The association ...

. He scored his first goals for the club on April 2 of the following year, netting a

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in a 3–1 away win against CD Tropezón.

Deportivo B

On August 11, 2015 Fisk joined

Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña () or simply Depor, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the ...

, being assigned to the reserves in

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. Fisk was released by the club in June 2016 after one year.

FC Edmonton

On July 28, 2016, Fisk signed with

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of the

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. Fisk would spend two seasons with FC Edmonton, before the club ceased operations after the 2017 season.

Derry City

On June 22, 2018, Fisk signed with Derry City of the

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Pacific FC

On February 7, 2019, Fisk returned to Canada, signing with

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club

Pacific FC Pacific Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Greater Victoria, British Columbia. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League, playing home matches at Starlight Stadium located in Langford. History On May 5, 20 ...

. 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. In February 2020 Fisk revealed he would not be returning to the team for the 2020 CPL season.

Atlético Ottawa

On March 4, 2020, Fisk joined

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, becoming the club's first-ever signing. He made his debut in Ottawa's inaugural match on August 15 against York9. 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 Cavalry Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer club based in the Calgary metropolitan region of Alberta. The club competes at the top of the Canadian soccer league system in the Canadian Premier League, and plays their home matches ...

. On February 26, 2021, Fisk was released by the club.

Cavalry FC

On August 3, 2021, Fisk would sign with fellow CPL club

for the remainder of the 2021 season. 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. In 2022, Cavalry were again considered contenders for the CPL championship. Fisk scored his first goal of the year against

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, 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. Fisk would miss the start of the 2023 season due to

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, but would return to the starting lineup in the summer.

Vancouver FC

On January 9, 2024, Fisk joined fellow CPL side

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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. In the process, Fisk became the first player to sign for four different CPL clubs. Fisk announced his retirement from professional soccer in January 2025, moving to a new role with Vancouver FC as their Director of Partnerships.

International career

After appearing with the Canada under-20s, Fisk was called up to the main squad for friendlies against

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and

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, but remained as an unused substitute in both matches. He also appeared with the under-23s at the

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. In May 2016, Fisk was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against

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and

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. He scored in the match against Guyana.

Personal life

Fisk was born in

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to an English father and a Canadian mother from

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