Anthony Benjamin Beltran (born October 11, 1987) is an American former

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player who spent nearly all of his entire professional career at

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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."UCLA Bruins Player Biographies"
''UCLA Bruins'', Retrieved March 23, 2014.

College

Tony Beltran began college playing as

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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

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to play for

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. 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."Tony Beltran"
''Real Salt Lake'', Retrieved: March 23, 2014.

Professional

Tony Beltran was selected third in the overall 2008 MLS SuperDraft and made his official

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debut on April 12, 2008 against

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. He started 10 of his 15 appearances in his rookie year. Due to chronic knee issues, Beltran announced his retirement from professional soccer on September 13, 2019.

International

Beltran was born in the United States and is of Mexican descent. Beltran was the starter for the U-18 team that won the 2005

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, started in all five matches in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the

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progressing to quarter finals. He also made two appearances for the U-23 team in the 2008 Toulon Tournament. He was named to the January 2013 training camp for the U.S. national team and made his debut in a 0–0 friendly against

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.U.S. MNT Kicks Off Centennial Year with Scoreless Draw Against Canada at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston
retrieved: April 7, 2014

Career statistics

Club

International

Honors

References

External links

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Tony Beltran
UCLA Bruins * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beltran, Tony 1987 births Living people American soccer players American sportspeople of Mexican descent St. John's Red Storm men's soccer players UCLA Bruins men's soccer players LA Laguna FC players People from Claremont, California Real Salt Lake players Real Monarchs players Soccer players from California Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Major League Soccer All-Stars Real Salt Lake draft picks United States men's under-20 international soccer players United States men's under-23 international soccer players United States men's international soccer players USL League Two players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players Men's association football defenders