Deshane Beckford (born 14 April 1998) is a Jamaican footballer who plays for Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship.

Deshane Beckford
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Montego Bay, Jamaica
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
Hartford Athletic
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Montego Bay United 14 (3)
2018Harbour View (loan) 24 (8)
2019–2020Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) 22 (3)
2021Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) 28 (5)
2022 San Antonio FC 14 (1)
2023–2024 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 32 (2)
2024– Hartford Athletic 22 (3)
International career
2014–2015 Jamaica U17
2019 Jamaica U23 3 (3)
2022– Jamaica 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:23, 1 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 9, 2024

Career

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Club

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In 2015, Beckford went on trial at West Ham United in England.[1] In 2019, Beckford joined Rio Grande Valley in the USL Championship.[2] In April 2021, Beckford joined Colorado Springs Switchbacks on loan ahead of the 2021 season.[3]

In 2022, Beckford signed with San Antonio FC[4] For the 2023 season, Beckford returned to Colorado Springs Switchbacks.[5]

Hartford Athletic

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On 2 January 2024, Beckford joined fellow USL Championship club Hartford Athletic.[6]

International

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Beckford has represented Jamaica at the u17[7] and u23 levels.[8] He made his senior international debut on 20 January 2022 versus Peru.[9]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played June 9, 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Jamaica 2022 1 0
2023 1 0
2024 2 0
Total 4 0

References

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  1. ^ "Rusea's midfielder setting up for West Ham deal". The Gleaner. Jamaica. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. ^ "RGV FC acquire MF Deshane Beckford on loan from Montego Bay United". rgvfc.com. Rio Grande Valley FC. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. ^ "COLORADO SPRINGS SWITCHBACKS FC SIGN DESHANE BECKFORD ON LOAN". switchbacksfc.com. Colorado Springs Switchbacks. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ^ "San Antonio Fc Signs Midfielder Deshane Beckford". 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Switchbacks FC Announce Return of Winger Deshane Beckford".
  6. ^ "Hartford Sign Winger Deshane Beckford".
  7. ^ "Five new faces in Under-17 Reggae Boyz squad". jamaicaobserver.com. Jamaica Observer. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Under-23 Boyz brace for Honduras in PanAm Games opener". jamaicaobserver.com. Jamaica Observer. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Second-half surge dooms Reggae Boyz - Jamaica go down 3-0 to Peru in Paul Hall's first game". jamaica-star.com. 21 January 2022.
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