Janine Beckie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Janine Elizabeth Beckie | ||
| Date of birth | August 20, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Highlands Ranch, Colorado | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Houston Dash | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Texas Tech | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Houston Dash | 14 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | United States U-18 | ||
| 2013 | United States U-20 | ||
| 2014 | Canada U-20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2015– | Canada | 22 | (12) |
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 29, 2016. | |||
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Janine Elizabeth Beckie (born August 20, 1994) is a Canadian American soccer player. She currently plays for the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Canada women's national soccer team. She is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States.
Early life
Born in Colorado, Beckie lived in Saskatchewan until age three before moving back to Colorado where she attended Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.[1][2][3] At Valor Christian, she played for the varsity team for four years and was named 2012 Gatorade Colorado Player of the Year.[4] [5]
Beckie attended Texas Tech University where she played for the Red Raiders from 2012 to 2015 and became the all-time leading scorer for the women's team with 57 career goals.[6] In December 2015, Beckie was named Player of the Year by Dallas Soccer News.[7]
Playing career
Club
In 2013, Beckie signed with the Seattle Sounders Women in the USL W-League.[8]
Beckie was selected eighth overall in the 2016 NWSL College Draft by the Houston Dash.[9] On February 8, 2016, it was announced that Beckie would be allocated to the team as part of the NWSL Player Allocation[10] On April 16, 2016, Beckie scored in her professional debut against the Chicago Red Stars [11]
International
Beckie has represented Canada on the under-20 and senior national teams. In August 2014, she scored the game-winning goal against North Korea to advance the under-20 team to the knockout stage of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[3] Beckie also scored three goals in the Rio 2016 Olympics - helping the national team to defend their bronze medal effort in the 2012 London Olympics.
Honours
- Canada
- Summer Olympic Games: Bronze Medal, 2016
References
- ↑ Dzakowic, Morgan (July 22, 2015). "Janine Beckie, Valor Christian grad, playing for Canada in Pan Am Games". Denver Post. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Janine Beckie". Canada Soccer. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- 1 2 "Dual citizen Janine Beckie driving Canada toward semi-final goal at FIFA Women's U-20 World Cup". Yahoo! Sports Canada. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ↑ Devlin, Neil (May 30, 2012). "Valor Christian's Beckie Gatorade's girls soccer player of the year". Denver Post. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ↑ Rohrbach, Ben (May 22, 2012). "Colorado Girls Soccer POY: Janine Beckie". ESPN. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Beckie, Murphy taken in NWSL draft". Lubboch-Avalanche Journal. January 15, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Texas Tech's Beckie is Player of the Year". Dallas Soccer News. December 23, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Sounders Women Sign Texas Tech Talent – Hinkle, Beckie, & Johnson". Sounders Women. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Canadian Beckie goes eighth in NWSL draft". Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ↑ "National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Canadian Players for 2016 Season". Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/HoustonDash/status/721517846732222464
External links
- Janine Beckie – FIFA competition record
- Janine Beckie at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Janine Beckie profile at Soccerway
- Janine Beckie at Texas Tech Red Raiders
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