:Tony Beltran

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tony Beltran

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Anthony Benjamin Beltran{{Cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=23 |access-date=May 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000046/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=December 31, 2013}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|10|11}}

| birth_place = Claremont, California, United States

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}

| position = Right back

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthclubs1 = St. John's Red Storm

| youthclubs2 = UCLA Bruins

| youthyears1 = 2005

| youthyears2 = 2006–2007

| clubs1 = Los Angeles Storm

| clubs2 = Real Salt Lake

| clubs3 = → Real Monarchs (loan)

| years1 = 2007

| years2 = 2008–2019

| years3 = 2017

| caps1 = 3

| caps2 = 245

| caps3 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| totalcaps = 249

| totalgoals = 1

| nationalteam1 = United States U20

| nationalteam2 = United States U23

| nationalyears1 = 2007

| nationalyears2 = 2008

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2013–2014

| nationalteam3 = United States

| nationalcaps3 = 3

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| pcupdate = November 4, 2018

| ntupdate = April 3, 2014

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}}

}}

Anthony Benjamin Beltran (born October 11, 1987) is an American former soccer player who spent nearly all of 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.[http://www.uclabruins.com/fls/30500/old_site/pdf/m-soccer/06-mg-player-bios.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=30500 "UCLA Bruins Player Biographies"], UCLA Bruins, Retrieved March 23, 2014.

=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.[http://www.realsaltlake.com/players/tony-beltran "Tony Beltran"], Real Salt Lake, Retrieved: March 23, 2014.

=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.

Due to chronic knee issues, Beltran announced his retirement from professional soccer on September 13, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsl.com/post/2019/09/13/thank-you-goodbye-rsl-nation|title = Thank You & Goodbye, RSL Nation. | Real Salt Lake}}

=International=

Born in the United States, Beltran is of Mexican descent.{{cite web|url=https://www.unotv.com/noticias/deportes/detalle/mexicanos-que-optaron-por-estados-unidos-058537/|title=Mexicanos que optaron por Estados Unidos|website=www.unotv.com}} 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. He was named to the January 2013 training camp for the U.S. national team and made his debut in a 0–0 friendly against Canada at BBVA Compass Stadium.[http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/12/20/mnt-open-2013-with-tie U.S. MNT Kicks Off Centennial Year with Scoreless Draw Against Canada at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston], retrieved: April 7, 2014

Career statistics

=Club=

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Continental ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Season	Club	League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
colspan=3 \| United States ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Open Cup ! colspan=2 \| MLS Cup ! colspan=2 \| CONCACAF ! colspan=2 \| Total
2008	rowspan="12"\|Real Salt Lake	rowspan="12"\|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
colspan="3"\|Total !245\|\|1\|\|6\|\|2\|\|13\|\|0\|\|7\|\|0\|\|245\|\|3
colspan=3 \| Career total !245\|\|1\|\|6\|\|2\|\|13\|\|0\|\|7\|\|0\|\|245\|\|3

=International=

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
rowspan="2" \|United States \|\|2013\|\|2\|\|0
\|2014\|\|1\|\|0
colspan=2\|Total\|\|3\|\|0

Honors

=Real Salt Lake=

Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (1): 2013
Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Championship (1): 2009
Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2009

=Individual=

MLS All-Star (2): 2013, 2015

References

External links

{{MLS player|tony-beltran}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080306112800/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/beltran_tony00.html Tony Beltran] UCLA Bruins
{{NFT player|50928}}

Category:1987 births

Category:Living people

Category:American men's soccer players

Category:American sportspeople of Mexican descent

Category:St. John's Red Storm men's soccer players

Category:UCLA Bruins men's soccer players

Category:LA Laguna FC players

Category:Sportspeople from Claremont, California

Category:Real Salt Lake players

Category:Real Monarchs players

Category:Soccer players from Los Angeles County, California

Category:Major League Soccer players