Janine Elizabeth Beckie (born August 20, 1994) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club

Portland Thorns FC The Portland Thorns FC is an American professional women's soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. Established in 2012, the team began play in 2013 in the then-eight-team National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), which receives support from the Uni ...

and the Canada national team. She previously played for

Sky Blue FC NJ/NY Gotham FC is a professional women's soccer team based in Harrison, New Jersey. Founded in 2006 as Jersey Sky Blue, the team was known as Sky Blue FC from 2008 until 2020. A founding member of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 2013 ...

, the

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, and Manchester City. She is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States.

Early life

Born in

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to Canadian parents, Beckie attended

Valor Christian High School Valor Christian High School is a private, Christian high school in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States. The school colors are Navy blue, Columbia blue, and white, and the school nickname is ''The Eagles''. Valor has four major focuses: Academi ...

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. At Valor Christian, she played for the varsity team for four years and was named 2012 Gatorade Colorado Player of the Year. Beckie attended

Texas Tech University Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas. Established on , and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the main institution of the five-institution Texas Tech University Sy ...

, 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. In December 2015, Beckie was named Player of the Year by Dallas Soccer News.

Club career

Early career

In 2013, Beckie signed with the

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in the

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Houston Dash

Beckie was selected eighth overall in the

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by the

. On February 8, 2016, it was announced that Beckie would be allocated to the team as part of the

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On April 16, 2016, Beckie scored in her professional debut against the Chicago Red Stars

Sky Blue FC

On January 18, 2018, Beckie was traded to the

along with Carli Lloyd by the Dash in a three-team trade with the

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and

. After making 15 appearances for Sky Blue, Beckie announced her departure from the club on August 9, 2018.

Manchester City W.F.C.

Beckie's transfer from

to Manchester City was made official on August 9, 2018. Beckie concluded her first season with 8 goals in 15 games, and two trophies ( FA League Cup,

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). In the 2019–20 season, Beckie earned her first start in a UWCL game, and scored her first hat-trick in the competition. On April 14, 2020, Beckie signed a new contract with Manchester City that would last until 2022.

Portland Thorns

In April 2022, it was announced that Beckie would return to the NWSL, signing a 3 year contract with Portland Thorns.

International career

Beckie has represented Canada on the under-20 and senior national teams. In August 2014, she scored the match-winning goal against North Korea to advance the under-20 team to the knockout stage of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

2016 Summer Olympics

Beckie scored three goals in the Rio 2016 Olympics – helping the national team to defend their bronze medal effort in the 2012 London Olympics. On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the

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2020 Summer Olympics

On August 6, 2021, Canada defeated Sweden 3–2 on penalty kicks to capture the gold medal in the

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Personal life

Beckie is a Christian. Her brother Drew Beckie is also a soccer player for

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. She is a co-owner of

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club

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Career statistics

Club

International goals

Honours

Manchester City *

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runner-up: 2018–19 *

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: 2018–19, 2019-20 *

FA Women's League Cup The FA Women's League Cup is a league cup competition in English women's association football. The competition was originally open to the eight teams in the FA WSL, but since the WSL's restructuring to two divisions, it has featured 23 teams. Pri ...

: 2018–19, 2021–22 Portland Thorns FC *

NWSL Championship The National Women's Soccer League Playoffs (or NWSL Playoffs) are a single elimination tournament among six teams in the National Women's Soccer League of the United States, deciding the winner of the NWSL Championship. Since playoff games can ...

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Canada * Summer Olympics: gold medal

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; bronze medal:

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Individual * Canada Soccer Player of the Month: November 2020

References

External links

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Texas Tech Red Raiders The Texas Tech Red Raiders and Lady Raiders are the athletic teams that represent Texas Tech University, located in Lubbock, Texas. The women's basketball team uses the name Lady Raiders, while the school's other women's teams use the "Red Raider ...

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