Jake Gerardo Beckford Edwards (born 31 July 1994) is a Costa Rican professional

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who plays as a

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for Pérez Zeledón.

Club career

Born in Costa Rica, Beckford made his debut for the

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of the North American Soccer League on June 29, 2013 against the

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in which he came on in the 88th minute for César Elizondo as Carolina drew the match 1–1. Just before his debut however, Beckford had already drawn a red card on June 8, 2013 in the Railhawks 2–1 victory over the

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in which he was red carded in the 96th minute, along with Tampa Bay player,

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, despite not coming off the bench in that game after there was a mini-brawl on the pitch when the match ended. In June 2014, Beckford joined

Limón Limón (), commonly known as Puerto Limón, is a district, the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the Limón canton in Costa Rica. It is the seventh largest city in Costa Rica, with a population of over 55,000, and is ...

International

Beckford has represented his country at the under-17 for Costa Rica during the

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Career statistics

References

External links

Carolina Railhawks Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beckford, Jake 1994 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Costa Rican men's footballers A.D. San Carlos footballers Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers La U Universitarios footballers A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers North Carolina FC players Liga FPD players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Place of birth missing (living people) Costa Rica men's youth international footballers Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in the United States