Jake Beckford

Jake Beckford

Personal information
Full name	Jake Gerardo Beckford Edwards
Date of birth	(1994-07-31) 31 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Costa Rica
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team 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)
International career
2011	Costa Rica U17	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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.

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

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
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Carolina Railhawks	2013	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

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

External links

• Carolina Railhawks Profile