Deshane Beckford
{{short description|Jamaican footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use Jamaican English|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Deshane Beckford
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|4|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Montego Bay, Jamaica
| height = {{height|cm=175}}
| currentclub = Hartford Athletic
| clubnumber = 7
| years1 = 2017–2022
| clubs1 = Montego Bay United
| caps1 = 14
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2018
| clubs2 = → Harbour View (loan)
| caps2 = 24
| goals2 = 8
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = → Rio Grande Valley FC (loan)
| caps3 = 22
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2021
| clubs4 = → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan)
| caps4 = 28
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2022
| clubs5 = San Antonio FC
| caps5 = 14
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2023–2024
| clubs6 = Colorado Springs Switchbacks
| caps6 = 32
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = Hartford Athletic
| caps7 = 22
| goals7 = 3
| club-update = 11:23, 1 November 2024 (UTC)
|nationalyears1 = 2014–2015
|nationalteam1 = Jamaica U17
|nationalcaps1 =
|nationalgoals1 =
|nationalyears2 = 2019
|nationalteam2 = Jamaica U23
|nationalcaps2 = 3
|nationalgoals2 = 3
|nationalyears3 = 2022–
|nationalteam3 = Jamaica
|nationalcaps3 = 4
|nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalteam-update = June 9, 2024
}}
Deshane Beckford (born 14 April 1998) is a Jamaican footballer who plays for Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship.
Career
=Club=
In 2015, Beckford went on trial at West Ham United in England.{{cite news | url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20150422/ruseas-midfielder-setting-west-ham-deal | title=Rusea's midfielder setting up for West Ham deal | newspaper=The Gleaner | location=Jamaica | date=22 April 2015 | accessdate=9 March 2020 }} In 2019, Beckford joined Rio Grande Valley in the USL Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.rgvfc.com/news_article/show/1043865-rgv-fc-acquire-mf-deshane-beckford-on-loan-from-montego-bay-united|title=RGV FC acquire MF Deshane Beckford on loan from Montego Bay United |website=rgvfc.com |publisher=Rio Grande Valley FC|date=24 August 2019|accessdate=20 April 2020}} In April 2021, Beckford joined Colorado Springs Switchbacks on loan ahead of the 2021 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.switchbacksfc.com/news_article/show/1157982|title=COLORADO SPRINGS SWITCHBACKS FC SIGN DESHANE BECKFORD ON LOAN |website=switchbacksfc.com |publisher=Colorado Springs Switchbacks|date=14 April 2021|accessdate=14 April 2021}}
In 2022, Beckford signed with San Antonio FC{{Cite web|url=https://www.sanantoniofc.com/news_article/show/1207529|title=San Antonio Fc Signs Midfielder Deshane Beckford|date=4 February 2022|access-date=5 February 2022|archive-date=4 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204171549/https://www.sanantoniofc.com/news_article/show/1207529|url-status=dead}} For the 2023 season, Beckford returned to Colorado Springs Switchbacks.{{Cite web|url=https://www.switchbacksfc.com/news/2022/12/switchbacks-fc-announce-return-of-winger-deshane-beckford/|title=Switchbacks FC Announce Return of Winger Deshane Beckford}}
==Hartford Athletic==
On 2 January 2024, Beckford joined fellow USL Championship club Hartford Athletic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hartfordathletic.com/news/2024/01/02/hartford-sign-winger-deshane-beckford/|title=Hartford Sign Winger Deshane Beckford}}
=International=
Beckford has represented Jamaica at the u17{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Five-new-faces-in-Under-17-Reggae-------Boyz-squad_18412396|title=Five new faces in Under-17 Reggae Boyz squad|website=jamaicaobserver.com|publisher=Jamaica Observer|date=16 February 2015|accessdate=20 April 2020}} and u23 levels.{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/under-23-boyz-brace-for-honduras-in-panam-games-opener_171075?profile=1511|title=Under-23 Boyz brace for Honduras in PanAm Games opener|website=jamaicaobserver.com|publisher=Jamaica Observer|date=29 July 2019|accessdate=20 April 2020}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He made his senior international debut on 20 January 2022 versus Peru.{{Cite web|url=http://jamaica-star.com/article/sports/20220121/second-half-surge-dooms-reggae-boyz-jamaica-go-down-3-0-peru-paul-hall%E2%80%99s|title=Second-half surge dooms Reggae Boyz - Jamaica go down 3-0 to Peru in Paul Hall's first game|date=21 January 2022|website=jamaica-star.com}}
Career statistics
=International=
{{updated|match played June 9, 2024}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Jamaica
|2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 4 | 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|-deshane--beckford/471316}}
{{Hartford Athletic squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beckford, Deshane}}
Category:Jamaican men's footballers
Category:21st-century Jamaican sportsmen
Category:Jamaican expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Montego Bay United F.C. players
Category:Harbour View F.C. players
Category:Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players
Category:Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players
Category:San Antonio FC players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:Sportspeople from Montego Bay
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