Owen Michael Beck (born 9 August 2002) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from Liverpool.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Owen Michael Beck[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Flint, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Bolton Wanderers (on loan from Liverpool) | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Flint Town United | |||
| Tranmere Rovers | |||
| Stoke City | |||
| 2015– | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Famalicão (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018 | Wales U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Wales U21 | 7 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:05, 31 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:05, 31 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Beck first played for the junior teams of his hometown club, Flint Town United as a striker. At the age of 10 he was awarded with a Flintshire Footballer of the Year award by Ian Rush.[2] He then joined the youth set-up at Tranmere Rovers[3] before moving to Stoke City, switching to playing in the full-back position.
He then joined Liverpool's Academy from Stoke as an under-13 player.[4] He broke into the under-18 team in the 2019–20 season and was also a part of their Under-19 UEFA Youth League squad. He moved up to the under-23 squad for the 2020–21 season becoming a playing regular.
In June 2020 he signed his first professional contract with the club,[5] improved his terms in November 2020[6][7] and in July 2021 he signed a new long-term contract with the club.[8]
He made two appearances for the first team in the 2021–22 pre-season, playing against friendlies against Athletic Club and CA Osasuna.[9] On 27 October 2021, he made his competitive debut for the first team in an EFL Cup game against Preston North End.[10]
On 11 July 2022 Beck joined Portuguese club Famalicão on loan for the duration of the 2022–23 season.[11] Having made no appearances he was recalled on 31 August and sent on loan to Bolton Wanderers instead.[12] His best friend, Conor Bradley, was also on loan at Bolton.[13] Beck made his league debut for Bolton in November 2022, coming on as a substitue in a 0-0 draw with Cambridge United.[14]
He played for Wales as a schoolboy.[15]
In October 2018 he featured in the Wales under-17 team in a match against Kazakhstan, playing 72 minutes of a UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification match.[16]
In March 2021 he was called up for the Wales under-21 team for a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland but was an unused substitute on matchday.
In August he was again called up[17] and made his debut on 7 September as a 79th minute substitute in a 4–0 victory over Bulgaria in a Euro 2023 qualifying game.[18][19] He scored his first goal for the Welsh under-21 team on 12 November 2021 with the opening goal in a 7–0 victory over Gibraltar.
Beck was born to parents Shaun Beck and Sara James. He has an older brother, Leon and a younger brother, Theo. Beck is the great-nephew of former Liverpool striker Ian Rush, whose sister Carol is Beck's grandmother.[20]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool U21 | 2019–20[21] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21[22] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Liverpool | 2021–22[23] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Famalicão (loan) | 2022–23[24] | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2022–23[25] | EFL League One | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Liverpool Academy
Bolton Wanderers F.C. – current squad | |
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