Ethan Beckford

Ethan Beckford (born June 21, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player.

Ethan Beckford
Personal information
Full name Ethan Eamon Beckford[1]
Date of birth (1999-06-21) June 21, 1999[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
2012–2015 Richmond Hill SC
2015–2016 Toronto FC Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Penn State Nittany Lions 33 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Toronto FC Academy 11 (1)
2016 Toronto FC II 3 (0)
2019–2020 Curzon Ashton 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 12, 2020

Born in Manchester, England into a family of former professional footballers, he joined Toronto FC in 2015 and was put into the club's Academy. He also played for Toronto FC II in 2016, before entering Pennsylvania State University the following year. He spent two years in college and represented Penn State Nittany Lions. He joined English non-league club Curzon Ashton in December 2019.

Career

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.[3] 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 Harrisburg City Islanders.[4] He also played with the TFC Academy in the USL League Two during 2016.[5]

Penn State Nittany Lions

In fall of 2017, Beckford went to play college soccer at Pennsylvania State University. He played two seasons with the Nittany Lions, scoring seven goals and tallying one assist in 33 appearances.[1] 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.[6]

Curzon Ashton

On 2 December 2019, Beckford joined National League North side Curzon Ashton.[7] He played a total of 16 minutes for the "Nash" in one league and one FA Trophy game.[2] He had a trial at Port Vale in August 2020.[8]

Personal life

Ethan is from a family of former professional footballers, including his father Jason Beckford, uncle Darren Beckford and cousin Danny Webber.[1]

Career statistics
As of match played 14 December 2019
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC Academy 2016[5] League1 Ontario 111000000111
Toronto FC II 2016[2] United Soccer League 3000000030
Curzon Ashton 2019–20[2] National League North 1000001[lower-alpha 1]020
Career total 151000010161
  1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
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References
  1. "Ethan Beckford - Men's Soccer". Penn State University Athletics.
  2. Ethan Beckford at Soccerway
  3. "Richmond Hill Soccer Club - RHSC's Ethan Beckford Joins Toronto FC Academy". www.richmondhillsoccer.com. February 3, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  4. "Penn vs. Toronto II - 25 May 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  5. "TFC Academy - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Ethan Beckford -". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  6. "Beckford, Rafanello To Leave Penn State Men's Soccer To Play Professionally In Europe". Onward State. August 5, 2019.
  7. "Curzon Ashton FC : News". Curzon Ashton FC. December 2, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  8. Fielding, Rob (August 14, 2020). "Manager reveals identities of two more trialists training with Port Vale". onevalefan.co.uk. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
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