Tony Beltran

Anthony Benjamin Beltran (born October 11, 1987) is a retired American soccer player who spent nearly all of his entire professional career at Real Salt Lake.

Tony Beltran
Tony Beltran in 2009.
Personal information
Full name Anthony Benjamin Beltran[1]
Date of birth (1987-10-11) October 11, 1987
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)
2017 → Real Monarchs (loan) 1 (0)
Total 249 (1)
National team‡
2007 United States U20 5 (0)
2008 United States U23 2 (0)
2013–2014 United States 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 4, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 3, 2014

Career

Youth career

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

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

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

Beltran was born in the United States and 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 USA national team and made his debut in a 0–0 friendly against Canada at BBVA Compass Stadium.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of December 14, 2014.
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
USA League Open Cup MLS Cup CONCACAF Total
2008Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer150000000150
2009230001000240
2010180001030220
2011220212040301
2012320002000340
2013250415000341
2014290002000310
2015310000000310
2016290000000290
2017211000000211
20180000000000
20190000000000
Total 245162130702453
Career total 245162130702453

International
As of December 14, 2014.
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States201320
201410
Total30

References
  1. "List of Players — 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  2. "UCLA Bruins Player Biographies", UCLA Bruins, Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  3. "Tony Beltran", Real Salt Lake, Retrieved: March 23, 2014.
  4. https://www.rsl.com/post/2019/09/13/thank-you-goodbye-rsl-nation
  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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