| Intro | American soccer player |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 11 October 1987, Claremont |
| Age: | 32 years |
Anthony Benjamin “Tony” Beltran (born October 11, 1987) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer. His typical position is right full back.
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.
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.
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.
International
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. 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.
Career Statistics
Club
- As of December 14, 2014.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| USA | League | Open Cup | MLS Cup | CONCACAF | Total | |||||||
| 2008 | Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer | 15 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 |
| 2009 | 23 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 18 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 164 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 190 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 164 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 190 | 2 | ||
International
- As of December 14, 2014.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |