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Whitecaps Keep Thomas Müller for 2026, Extend Homegrown GK Isaac Boehmer

The moves signal a push for continuity after a season capped by runs to the MLS Cup plus CONCACAF Champions Cup finals.

Overview

  • Vancouver exercised its club option to retain 36-year-old Thomas Müller for the 2026 MLS season.
  • The club signed goalkeeper Isaac Boehmer to a deal through 2027 with a 2028 club option.
  • The announcements followed Vancouver’s 3-1 loss to Inter Miami in the team’s first MLS Cup final.
  • Müller joined on Aug. 6 after 17 seasons at Bayern Munich, posting seven goals and three assists in his first seven MLS matches and one playoff goal in five games.
  • Boehmer has 18 first-team appearances, started all 10 Canadian Championship matches across 2024 and 2025 in back-to-back title runs, and made two CONCACAF Champions Cup starts after progressing from the Whitecaps Academy and a 2021 loan to Pacific FC.