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Jermaine Beckford
Beckford playing for Leeds United
Personal information
Full name Jermaine Paul Alexander Beckford[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 16
Youth career
2000–2003 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Wealdstone 82 (54)
2003–2004 → Uxbridge (loan) 8 (2)
2006–2010 Leeds United 126 (72)
2006 → Carlisle United (loan) 4 (1)
2007 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 18 (8)
2010– Everton 32 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2011

Jermaine Paul Alexander Beckford (born 9 December 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Everton as a striker. He started his career as a trainee at Chelsea. Beckford has also played for Wealdstone, Uxbridge, Carlisle United, Scunthorpe United and

.

Career

Beckford originally began his career in the Chelsea youth team, coming through the ranks at the same time as Carlton Cole. Rejected by Chelsea, he then joined Isthmian Premier League side Wealdstone and played part-time whilst also working as a windscreen fitter for the RAC. At Wealdstone, his impressive goal scoring record attracted a lot of attention from Football League sides and reportedly more than 30 clubs showed an interest in the prolific striker, with many sending scouts to see him play both at home and away.[3] He had a trial with Championship side Crystal Palace,[4] before signing for

in March 2006 for £45,000, having scored 35 goals in 40 games for Wealdstone that season.[5]

Leeds United

He first featured the following week at Elland Road, when he made his debut as a substitute in a home draw against Crystal Palace on 21 March. He only played on four more occasions for Leeds that season. He joined Carlisle United on a month's loan in October,[6] scoring against Millwall on his debut.[7] After completing his loan spell, he returned to Leeds before being loaned out again to League One promotion challengers Scunthorpe United until the end of the season.[8] He played in every single game after his arrival, scoring eight goals, and Scunthorpe finished as champions.[9]

Beckford returned to Leeds for the 2007–08 season and scored his first league goal for the club in a 4–1 victory against Southend United in August 2007. In October he signed a new three-year deal with Leeds,[10] and was awarded League One Fans' Player of the Month.[11] In March 2008, Beckford won two awards at the third annual Football League Awards: League One Player of the Year[12] and Football League Goal of the Year for his strike against Rotherham United during his loan spell with Scunthorpe United.[13]

Beckford started the 2008–09 season well, scoring ten goals in eight starts. His first professional hat-trick was scored against League Two side Chester City in the first round of the League Cup. He would go on to score three hat-tricks in all competitions that season, and more than 30 goals in total. Beckford was offered a new contract by Leeds United[14] but the player rejected it and spent some time on the club's transfer list,[15][16] with Leeds rejecting two bids to buy him.[17]

Beckford started the 2009–10 season by scoring 11 goals in 14 matches, and had reached 19 goals by the end of 2009. In December 2009, following interest from Newcastle United,[18] Beckford handed in a transfer request on 30 December, which was accepted by Leeds.[19] Beckford's first game after the request was in the FA Cup 3rd Round, away to Leeds' great rivals Manchester United who were two divisions above the Yorkshire club. Leeds caused an upset by winning 1–0, with Beckford scoring the only goal.[20] This was the first time that Manchester United had been knocked out of a cup competition at the third round stage under the management of Alex Ferguson.[21] Beckford also scored both goals in the Fourth Round tie against another Premier League club, Tottenham Hotspur, to earn Leeds United a replay at Elland Road.[22]

Leeds finished the league season in second place and gained automatic promotion to the Football League Championship, with Beckford scoring the promotion clinching goal against Bristol Rovers on the final day of the season.[23] Beckford scored 31 goals in all competitions, 25 in the league. He won Leeds United's goal of the season at Leeds' annual Player of the Season awards for his goal against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Following the end of the season, in May 2010, Leeds cancelled Beckford's contract a month early to enable him to find a new club.[24]

Everton

In May 2010, Beckford signed for Everton on a four-year contract on a free transfer[25] and was given squad number 16. After playing in and scoring pre-season friendlies Beckford made his Everton debut as a second half substitute against Blackburn Rovers and his full debut a week later at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers. He scored his first goal for the club, a penalty, against Huddersfield Town in the Football League Cup in August 2010[26] and an injury-time equaliser at home against Bolton Wanderers in November 2010 was Beckford's first league goal for the Toffees.[27] At the end of his debut season for Everton he had scored ten goals in all competitions.

Career statistics

As of 22 May 2011
England
Season Club Loan Division League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Play-Offs Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow card A red card
2005–06 Leeds United Championship 5 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 5 0 0 0
2006–07 Leeds United Championship 5 0 0 0 1 0 - - - - 6 0 1 0
Leeds United Total 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 0
2006–07 Carlisle United Loan League One 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 – – 5 1 1 0
Carlisle United Total 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 1 0
2006–07 Scunthorpe United Loan League One 18 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 18 8 2 0
Scunthope United Total 18 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 8 2 0
2007–08 Leeds United League One 40 20 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 47 20 6 1
2008–09 Leeds United League One 34 27 1 3 4 4 1 0 2 0 42 34 5 1
2009–10 Leeds United League One 42 25 6 5 2 0 2 1 - - 52 31 6 0
Leeds United Total 116 72 9 8 8 4 3 1 5 0 141 85 17 2
Leeds United Career Total 126 72 9 8 9 4 3 1 5 0 152 85 18 2
2010–11 Everton Premier League 32 8 4 1 2 1 - - - - 38 10 3 0
2011–12 Everton Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0 0 0 0
Everton Total 32 8 4 1 2 1 - - - - 38 10 3 0
Career Total 180 89 13 9 11 5 4 1 5 0 213 104 21 2

Honours

Club

Scunthorpe United

Leeds United

Personal

Personal life

Jermaine Beckford's younger brother, Travis Beckford, won the first series of Wayne Rooney's Street Striker on Sky TV.[29] Due to having a Jamaican father and Grenadian family on his mother's side Beckford is eligible to play for Jamaica, Grenada and England,[30] Beckford was approached by Grenada's coach Tommy Taylor with a view to playing for them in May 2009.[31]

References

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists". Premier League. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
  2. ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Latest Club News". Wealdstone F.C. 15 March 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
  4. ^ "Palace trial for Wealdstone star". BBC Sport. 10 March 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  5. ^ "Leeds win race to sign Beckford". BBC Sport. 15 March 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  6. ^ "snap up Beckford on loan". BBC Sport. 5 October 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  7. ^ "Carlisle 1–2 Millwall". BBC Sport. 7 October 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  8. ^ "Scunthorpe land striker Beckford". BBC Sport. 19 January 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  9. ^ "Scunthorpe 2–0 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. 14 April 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  10. ^ "Beckford pens new Leeds contract". BBC Sport. 11 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  11. ^ "More Awards". Leeds United A.F.C. 2 November 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  12. ^ a b "Jermaine Beckford Named Top Coca-Cola League 1 Player At 2008 Football League Awards". The Football League. 2 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
  13. ^ "Jermaine Beckford Wins Goal Of The Year Award At 2008 Football League Awards". The Football League. 2 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
  14. ^ BECKFORD TO BE OFFERED NEW DEAL, Leeds United A.F.C., 20 May 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  15. ^ "Beckford Transfer Listed". Leedsunited.com. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  16. ^ BECKFORD OFF TRANSFER LIST, Leeds United A.F.C., 17 July 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  17. ^ Leeds United Reject Beckford Bids, BBC Sport, 9 July 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  18. ^ "Hughton admits interest in Beckford". Sunderland Echo. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  19. ^ "Leeds striker Jermaine Beckford puts in transfer request". BBC Sport. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  20. ^ Winter, Henry (2010-01-03). "Manchester United 0 Leeds United 1: match report". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  21. ^ "Sir Alex Ferguson furious at Manchester United's dismal display". The Guardian. London. 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
  22. ^ White, Duncan (2010-01-23). "Tottenham Hotspur 2 Leeds United 2: match report". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  23. ^ "Leeds United 2 – 1 Bristol Rovers: match report". BBC Sport. 2010-05-08. {{cite news}}: Text "2010-05-08" ignored (help)
  24. ^ "BBC Sport – Football – Leeds United cancel Jermaine Beckford's contract early". BBC News. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  25. ^ "Everton sign former Leeds striker Jermaine Beckford". BBC Sport. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  26. ^ "Everton 5–1 Huddersfield: Daily Mirror match report". Daily Mirror. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2010-09-06. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  27. ^ "Everton's Jermaine Beckford saves day with late leveller against Bolton". Guardian. 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
  28. ^ "Football League Awards 2010: Every winner". FourFourTwo. 2010-03-14. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  29. ^ "Wayne Rooney's Street Striker". Sky Sports. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  30. ^ "Jermaine Beckford Webchat". evertonfc.com. 5 July 2010. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  31. ^ "As Spice Boyz prep for CONCACAF..." 26 May 2010.
Jemaine has a younger half brother called Ezra Bardouille who was a trainee at QPR but got injured when he broke his knee in 2009 he now plays for beconsfield sycob

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