Tony Beltran
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| Full name | Anthony Benjamin Beltran[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | October 11, 1987 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Claremont, California, United States | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right back | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | St. John's Red Storm | |||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | UCLA Bruins | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2007 | Los Angeles Storm | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2008–2019 | Real Salt Lake | 245 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2017 | → Real Monarchs (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Total | 249 | (1) | ||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | United States U20 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2008 | United States U23 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | United States | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 4, 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 3, 2014 | ||||||||||||||
Anthony Benjamin "Tony" Beltran (born October 11, 1987) is a retired American soccer player who spent his entire professional career at Real Salt Lake.
Career
Youth career
Beltran was a two-time Parade All American at Claremont High School. He was also named in the 2004 NSCAA/Adidas High School All-America squad and was a member of the Region IV Olympic Development Program from 2002 to 2005 and captain of the 2004 squad.[2]
College
Tony Beltran began college playing as forward for St. John's Red Storm playing 21 matches with 10 starts, scoring 2 goals and three assists. For his Sophomore year he transferred to UCLA to play for UCLA Bruins. In his Sophomore year he overcame an early season ankle injury to make 14 appearances He played for two years at UCLA and started all 21 matches of his Junior year and played all but four minutes of the season as right full back and defensive midfielder.[3]
Professional
Tony Beltran was selected third in the overall 2008 MLS SuperDraft and made his official Major League Soccer debut on April 12, 2008 against D.C. United. He started 10 of his 15 appearances in his rookie year.[3]
Due to chronic knee issues, Beltran announced his retirement from professional soccer on September 13, 2019.[4]
International
Beltran was born in the United States and is of Mexican descent.[5] Beltran was the starter for the U-18 team that won the 2005 Milk Cup, started in all five matches in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the USMNT progressing to quarter finals. He also made two appearances for the U-23 team in the 2008 Toulon Tournament.[3] He was named to the January 2013 training camp for the USA national team and made his debut in a 0–0 friendly against Canada at BBVA Compass Stadium.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of December 14, 2014.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| USA | League | Open Cup | MLS Cup | CONCACAF | Total | |||||||
| 2008 | Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2009 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 245 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 245 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 245 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 245 | 3 | ||
International
- As of December 14, 2014.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honors
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References
- ^ "List of Players — 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
- ^ "UCLA Bruins Player Biographies", UCLA Bruins, Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Tony Beltran", Real Salt Lake, Retrieved: March 23, 2014.
- ^ https://www.rsl.com/post/2019/09/13/thank-you-goodbye-rsl-nation
- ^ "Mexicanos que optaron por Estados Unidos". www.unotv.com.
- ^ U.S. MNT Kicks Off Centennial Year with Scoreless Draw Against Canada at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, retrieved: April 7, 2014
External links
- Tony Beltran at Major League Soccer
- Tony Beltran UCLA Bruins
- Tony Beltran at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- American sportspeople of Mexican descent
- St. John's Red Storm men's soccer players
- UCLA Bruins men's soccer players
- LA Laguna FC players
- People from Claremont, California
- Real Salt Lake players
- Real Monarchs players
- Soccer players from California
- Major League Soccer players
- USL Championship players
- Major League Soccer All-Stars
- Real Salt Lake draft picks
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- United States men's under-23 international soccer players
- United States men's international soccer players
- USL League Two players
- 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players
- Association football defenders