Place of birth Costa Rica Name Jake Beckford Playing position Role Footballer | Number 16 Height 1.80 m Years Team Career start 2011 | |
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Full name Jake Gerardo Beckford Edwards Date of birth (1994-07-31) 31 July 1994 (age 21) Current team Carolina RailHawks (#8 / Midfielder) | ||
Jake Beckford Edwards
Jake Gerardo Beckford Edwards (born 31 July 1994) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Limón.
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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. 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.
In June 2014, Beckford joined Limón.
International
Beckford has represented his country at the under-17 for Costa Rica during the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.