Tony Beltran

Tony Beltran
Personal information
Full name Anthony Benjamin Beltran[1]
Date of birth (1987-10-11) October 11, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Claremont, California, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
2005 St. John's Red Storm
2006–2007 UCLA Bruins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Los Angeles Storm 3 (0)
2008–2019 Real Salt Lake 245 (1)
2017Real Monarchs (loan) 1 (0)
Total 249 (1)
International career
2007 United States U20 5 (0)
2008 United States U23 2 (0)
2013–2014 United States 3 (0)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013
Men's Soccer
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 4, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 3, 2014

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

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Youth career

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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.[2]

College

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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.[3]

Professional

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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.[3]

Due to chronic knee issues, Beltran announced his retirement from professional soccer on September 13, 2019.[4]

International

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Born in the United States, Beltran is of Mexican descent.[5] 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.[3] 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.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
United States League Open Cup MLS Cup CONCACAF Total
2008 Real Salt Lake 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
Total 245 1 6 2 13 0 7 0 245 3
Career total 245 1 6 2 13 0 7 0 245 3

International

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National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2013 2 0
2014 1 0
Total 3 0

Honors

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Real Salt Lake

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  2. ^ "UCLA Bruins Player Biographies", UCLA Bruins, Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Tony Beltran", Real Salt Lake, Retrieved: March 23, 2014.
  4. ^ "Thank You & Goodbye, RSL Nation. | Real Salt Lake".
  5. ^ "Mexicanos que optaron por Estados Unidos". www.unotv.com.
  6. ^ U.S. MNT Kicks Off Centennial Year with Scoreless Draw Against Canada at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, retrieved: April 7, 2014
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