Jake Beckford

Jake Gerardo Beckford Edwards (born 31 July 1994) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pérez Zeledón.

Jake Beckford
Personal information
Full name Jake Gerardo Beckford Edwards
Date of birth (1994-07-31) 31 July 1994
Place of birth Costa Rica
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Pérez Zeledón
Number 18
Youth career
Deportivo Saprissa[1]
Carolina Railhawks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Carolina Railhawks 2 (0)
2014–2015 Limón 24 (1)
2015–2016 C.S.Uruguay 8 (0)
2016–2017 San Carlos 18 (1)
2017–2019 Alajuelense 20 (1)
2019 → UCR (loan) 8 (0)
2019– Pérez Zeledón 4 (0)
National team
2011 Costa Rica U17 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:22, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Beckford and the second or maternal family name is Edwards.

Club career

Born in Costa Rica, Beckford made his debut for the Carolina Railhawks of the North American Soccer League on June 29, 2013 against the Atlanta Silverbacks in which he came on in the 88th minute for César Elizondo as Carolina drew the match 1–1.[2] Just before his debut however, Beckford had already drawn a red card on June 8, 2013 in the Railhawks 2–1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rowdies in which he was red carded in the 96th minute, along with Tampa Bay player, Shane Hill, despite not coming off the bench in that game after there was a mini-brawl on the pitch when the match ended.[3]

In June 2014, Beckford joined Limón.[4]

International

Beckford has represented his country at the under-17 for Costa Rica during the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.

Career statistics
As of July 27, 2013[5]
Club Season League League Cup Domestic Cup CONCACAF Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carolina Railhawks 2013 2000000020
Career total 2000000020

References
  1. El tico Jake Beckford firmó con los Railhawks de EE.UU Archived 2012-08-13 at the Wayback Machine - Mario Segura (in Spanish)
  2. "CAROLINA RAILHAWKS VS. ATLANTA SILVERBACKS 1 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  3. "CAROLINA RAILHAWKS VS. TAMPA BAY ROWDIES 2 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  4. Limón F. C. presentó al novel volante Jake Beckford como su nuevo refuerzo - Nación (in Spanish)
  5. Jake Beckford at Soccerway
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