Drew Beckie
Drew D. Beckie (born September 30, 1990) is a Canadian professional soccer player who currently plays as a defender for El Paso Locomotive FC in the USL Championship.
 Drew Beckie with OKC Energy 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Drew D. Beckie | ||
| Date of birth | September 30, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | El Paso Locomotive | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Colorado | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Denver Pioneers | 69 | (7) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Real Colorado Foxes | 21 | (9) |
| 2012 | Ottawa Fury | 10 | (3) |
| 2013 | Columbus Crew | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Ottawa Fury | 34 | (0) |
| 2016 | Carolina Railhawks | 30 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Jacksonville Armada | 28 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Oklahoma City Energy | 21 | (0) |
| 2019– | El Paso Locomotive | 19 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2006 | Canada U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2008 | Canada U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Canada U23 | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 1, 2020 | |||
Early life
Beckie was born in Regina, Saskatchewan. When he was young, Beckie and his family moved to Denver, Colorado.
Playing career
Youth
At 15, Beckie was offered a contract with the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency program. In 2005-2006, He trained with several German 1st Bundesliga clubs and 2nd Bundesliga clubs such as Eintracht Frankfurt, and 1860 Munich. Also featured in a game vs. Bayern Munich which included Franck Ribery and Thomas Muller. He initially accepted, but ultimately decided to keep his NCAA amateurism and return to Denver, later committing to the University of Denver over several other programs.
Professional
Beckie was drafted 28th overall by the Columbus Crew in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. He appeared twice on the bench (vs. Chivas USA, vs. Vancouver Whitecap FC) in the 2013 season but struggled with injury and missed 12 games. He appeared in 10 reserve games for the Crew, scoring one goal and recording an assist. He was released by the Crew in January 2014 after the appointment of Gregg Berhalter, replacing manager Robert Warzycha.[1]
In 2014, he signed with NASL side Ottawa Fury in their inaugural season.[2]
After two seasons with the Fury, Beckie did not renew his contract with Ottawa Fury FC and was acquired by the Carolina RailHawks on December 17, 2015.[3]
Beckie played for Jacksonville Armada in the 2017 season, but in November 2017 while training with KuPS FC, a Finnish First Division club, Beckie unexpectedly suffered symptoms that resulted in a sudden trip to a Swedish emergency room and subsequent hospitalization. After numerous medical tests, it was determined that he had contracted a serious virus that would require several months of recovery.[4] Later it was found out that Beckie had suffered cardiac arrest due to a condition known as Myocarditis, a rare heart ailment that occurs when a virus attacks the heart. He recovered and returned to train with Jacksonville Armada FC while out of contract.[5] He then signed with OKC Energy FC in June, 2018.
International
Beckie attended his first Canadian U-17 camp in 2006. Beckie would attend two more camps, one in Mexico City, the other in Florida before attending the 2007 CONCACAF U17 Tournament, but did not appear for the team. In 2008, Beckie attended two Canadian U-20 camps before getting injured before 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. In 2012, Beckie was selected for final squad ahead of the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship. Beckie appeared against El Salvador and Cuba, but missed out on the final match against Mexico due to yellow card accumulation. Beckie was called up for the Canadian senior team during his time with the Columbus Crew but could not attend due to injury and has yet to feature for the senior team.[6]
Personal life
Beckie is Catholic. His younger sister Janine Beckie is also a soccer player, and has appeared for the Canadian national women's team.
References
- "10 Questions with a Pro - Drew Beckie". footyfair.com. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- "Fury FC Sign Columbus Crew Draft Pick Drew Beckie". ottawafuryfc.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- "RailHawks Sign Canadian Defender Drew Beckie". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ARMADA FC HOSTS SILENT AUCTION FOR DREW BECKIE‚ armadafc.com, February 5, 2018
- "Sharing Mayo Clinic: After myocarditis diagnosis, soccer player is back on the field". https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org. Retrieved January 25, 2019. External link in
|website=(help) - "Drew Beckie profile". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved November 17, 2015.