Ethan Beckford

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Ethan Beckford
Personal information
Full name Ethan Eamon Beckford[1]
Date of birth (1999-06-21) 21 June 1999 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Atherton Collieries
Youth career
2012–2015 Richmond Hill SC
2015–2017 Toronto FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Penn State Nittany Lions 33 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Toronto FC III 34 (21)
2016 Toronto FC II 3 (0)
2019–2020 Curzon Ashton 1 (0)
2020–2021 Hyde United 1 (0)
2021 Ramsbottom United 1 (0)
2021 → Ashton Athletic (loan) 12 (11)
2021–2022 Irlam 8 (3)
2022 Simcoe County Rovers 17 (15)
2023 Cavalry FC 14 (0)
2024 Havant & Waterlooville 7 (0)
2024– Atherton Collieries 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 1, 2024

Ethan Beckford (born 21 June 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Atherton Collieries in the Northern Premier League.

Born in Manchester, England into a family of former professional footballers, he joined Toronto FC in 2015 and was put into the club's Academy. He also played for Toronto FC II in 2016, before entering Pennsylvania State University the following year. He spent two years in college and represented Penn State Nittany Lions. He joined English non-league club Curzon Ashton in December 2019.

Early life[edit]

Beckford played for Richmond Hill SC, where in two seasons won the Coupe Quebec-Ontario Cup championship, secured a silver medal at the Ontario Summer Games, made the Ontario Indoor Cup finals, and claimed back to back championships in the Ontario Youth Soccer League.[3] He joined the Toronto FC Academy in February 2016

College career[edit]

In fall of 2017, Beckford went to play college soccer at Pennsylvania State University. He played two seasons with the Nittany Lions, scoring seven goals and tallying one assist in 33 appearances.[1] During his time with Penn State, Beckford was named to the Big Ten All Freshman team in 2017. In early 2019, Beckford opted to leave Penn State to pursue a professional career in Europe.[4]

Club career[edit]

While in the Toronto FC academy, Beckford was called up to the Toronto FC II squad during the 2016 USL season. Beckford made his professional debut on 25 May 2016, in a 2–1 defeat to Harrisburg City Islanders.[5] He also played with the TFC Academy in the USL League Two and League1 Ontario during 2016 and 2017.[6]

On 2 December 2019, Beckford joined National League North side Curzon Ashton.[7] He played a total of 16 minutes for the "Nash" in one league and one FA Trophy game.[2] He had a trial at Port Vale in August 2020.[8]

On 3 November 2020, Beckford signed with Northern Premier League side Hyde United.[9][10] He only made a single appearance for the club.[11]

Beckford signed with Ramsbottom United in the summer of 2021.[12] Beckford joined North West Counties Football League Premier Division side Ashton Athletic on loan in late August 2021, going on to bag 11 goals in 13 appearances in league and cup.[13]

In November 2021, Beckford changed clubs in the NWCFL Premier Division, joining Irlam.[13]

In 2022, he joined Simcoe County Rovers in League1 Ontario, joining his father, who was named the team's head coach.[14] He scored 15 goals in 17 league appearances, adding another two goals in two playoff games.[15]

In January 2023, Beckford signed with Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC .[16]

In Frebruary 2024, Beckford signed with to English club Havant & Waterlooville in the National League South,[17] making his debut on 3 February 2024 against Chelmsford City.

On 30 March 2024, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Atherton Collieries.[18]

Personal life[edit]

Ethan is from a family of former professional footballers, including his father Jason Beckford, uncle Darren Beckford and cousin Danny Webber.[1] Through his father, he is of Jamaican descent.

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played March 23, 2024
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto FC III 2016[6] Premier Development League 11 1 — — — 11 1
2016[19] League1 Ontario 11 9 — 1 1 — 12 10
2017[20] 12 11 — ? ? — 12 11
Total 34 21 0 0 1 1 0 0 34 21
Toronto FC II 2016[2] United Soccer League 3 0 — — — 3 0
Curzon Ashton 2019–20[2] National League North 1 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 2 0
Simcoe County Rovers 2022 League1 Ontario 17 15 0 0 0 0 2 2 19 17
Cavalry FC 2023 Canadian Premier League 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Havant & Waterlooville 2023-24 National League South 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Atherton Collieries 2023-24 Northern Premier League 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Career total 78 38 1 0 1 1 1 0 75 39
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Ethan Beckford - Men's Soccer". Penn State University Athletics.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Ethan Beckford at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Richmond Hill Soccer Club - RHSC's Ethan Beckford Joins Toronto FC Academy". www.richmondhillsoccer.com. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Beckford, Rafanello To Leave Penn State Men's Soccer To Play Professionally In Europe". Onward State. 5 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Penn vs. Toronto II - 25 May 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b "TFC Academy - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Ethan Beckford -". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Curzon Ashton FC : News". Curzon Ashton FC. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  8. ^ Fielding, Rob (14 August 2020). "Manager reveals identities of two more trialists training with Port Vale". onevalefan.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  9. ^ "New Hyde United striker Ethan Beckford inherits family goalscoring gene". 4 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Ethan Beckford – Hyde United".
  11. ^ "Ethan Beckford – Hyde United".
  12. ^ "Summer 2021 transfer list #10 - the Pitching in Northern Premier League".
  13. ^ a b "NWCFL | Ethan Beckford".
  14. ^ "Simcoe County Rovers FC on Instagram: "Attacking Reinforcement: the Rovers are pleased to announce the signing of Ali el Zeir and Ethan Beckford".
  15. ^ "Ethan Beckford 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  16. ^ "Cavalry FC sign former Simcoe County striker Ethan Beckford". Cavalry FC. 20 January 2023.
  17. ^ "New Signing: Beckford signs from Cavalry FC". Havant & Waterlooville F.C. 2 February 2024.
  18. ^ "New Signing: Ethan Beckford". Atherton Collieries A.F.C. 30 March 2024.
  19. ^ "TFC III stats 2016". League1 Ontario.
  20. ^ "TFC III Stats 2017". League1 Ontario.
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