Ethan Beckford
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ethan Eamon Beckford | ||
Date of birth | June 21, 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2015 | Richmond Hill SC | ||
2015–2016 | Toronto FC | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 33 | (7) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | TFC Academy | 11 | (1) |
2016 | Toronto FC II | 3 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Curzon Ashton | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 12, 2020 |
Ethan Beckford (born June 21, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Toronto FC II.
Career
Youth
Prior to joining Toronto FC, Beckford played for Richmond Hill SC, where in two seasons won the Coupe Quebec-Ontario Cup championship, secured a silver medal at the Ontario Summer Games, made the Ontario Indoor Cup finals, and claimed back to back championships in the Ontario Youth Soccer League.[1]
He joined the Toronto FC Academy in February 2016, and was called up to the Toronto FC II squad during the 2016 USL season. Beckford made his professional debut on May 25, 2016, in a 2-1 defeat to City Islanders.[2] He also played with the TFC Academy in the USL League Two during 2016.[3]
College
In fall of 2017, Beckford went to play college soccer at Penn State University. He played two seasons with the Nittany Lions, scoring 7 goals tallying 1 assists in 33 appearances.[4] During his time with Penn State, Beckford was named to the Big Ten All Freshman team in 2017.
In early 2019, Beckford opted to leave Penn State to pursue a professional career in Europe.[5]
Club
On 2 December 2019, Beckford joined National League North side Curzon Ashton.[6]
Personal
Ethan is from a family of former professional footballers, including his father Jason Beckford, uncle Darren Beckford and cousin Danny Webber.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of September 11, 2016[7]
Season | Club | League | League | League Cup | Domestic Cup | CONCACAF | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
2016 | Toronto FC II | USL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Toronto FC II Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Career Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Richmond Hill Soccer Club - RHSC's Ethan Beckford Joins Toronto FC Academy". www.richmondhillsoccer.com. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ^ "Canada - E. Beckford - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ^ "TFC Academy - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Ethan Beckford -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ a b "Ethan Beckford - Men's Soccer". Penn State University Athletics.
- ^ "Beckford, Rafanello To Leave Penn State Men's Soccer To Play Professionally In Europe". Onward State. August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Curzon Ashton FC : News". Curzon Ashton FC.
- ^ Soccerway. "Ethan Beckford profile".