Jake Gerardo Beckford Edwards (born 31 July 1994) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pérez Zeledón.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jake Gerardo Beckford Edwards | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-07-31) 31 July 1994 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club 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) |
| National team | |||
| 2011 | Costa Rica U17 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:22, 26 August 2019 (UTC) | |||
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]
Beckford has represented his country at the under-17 for Costa Rica during the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.
| 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 | |
A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón – current squad | |
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