DaMarcus Beasley

DaMarcus Beasley
DaMarcus Beasley (2013)
Personnel
Surname	DaMarcus Lamont Beasley
birthday	May 24, 1982
place of birth	Fort Wayne , Indiana ,  USA
size	173 cm
position	left mid-field
Juniors
Years	station
1998-1999	IMG Soccer Academy
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
2000-2004	Chicago Fire	98 (14)
2004-2007	PSV Eindhoven	56 (10)
2006-2007	→  Manchester City  (loan)	18 0(3)
2007-2010	Glasgow Rangers	30 0(4)
2010-2011	Hannover 96	4 0(0)
2011-2014	Puebla FC	92 (12)
2014-2020	Houston Dynamo	124 0(3)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals) 2
2001-2015	United States	122 (17)
1 Only league games are given. As of November 19, 2019 2 As of July 25, 2015

DaMarcus Lamont Beasley (born May 24, 1982 in Fort Wayne , Indiana ) is a retired American football player .

During his time with the Chicago Fire , he was one of the top players in Major League Soccer . Overall, he scored more goals in the UEFA Champions League than any other US player.

Career

youth

From 1998 to 1999, Beasley attended the IMG Soccer Academy, a facility of the American Football Association in Bradenton , Florida . Prior to that, he played on the high school team at South Side High School in Fort Wayne. At the U-17 World Cup in New Zealand in 1999 , the midfielder won the "Silver Ball" as the second best player in the tournament, behind his teammate Landon Donovan .

Major League Soccer

On March 16, 1999, DaMarcus Beasley played for the Los Angeles Galaxy for the first time . But since he was not on the field at any official game, he was given to Chicago Fire in 2000 . In Chicago he developed into a very good player. In four years he scored 14 goals and prepared 20. In 2003 he was in the best team in the MLS. On July 16, 2004, in the middle of the current season, he signed a contract with PSV Eindhoven for 4 years. Major League Soccer received a $ 2.5 million transfer fee.

PSV Eindhoven

PSV coach Guus Hiddink had Beasley play as the successor to Arjen Robben , who had moved to Chelsea . So he wore the number 11. In his first season, Beasley was on the field 29 times and scored 6 goals. His first season in Europe was crowned with the championship title. On May 28, 2005, PSV also won the Amstel Cup on penalties. Beasley scored the equalizer in regular time.

The second season in the Netherlands was unsuccessful. He was loaned to Manchester City on August 31, 2006. He did not play regularly due to an injury. On December 30, 2006, he scored his first goal in the Premier League .

Glasgow Rangers

2008 Beasley wearing the Glasgow Rangers shirt

DaMarcus Beasley 2011

On June 27, 2007, he moved to the Glasgow Rangers for £ 700,000 . He made his debut in early August, scoring his first goal for the club in a Champions League qualifier against Zeta Golubovci . In November, Beasley injured himself so badly in a game against VfB Stuttgart that he was out for most of the season. He returned to the team on May 10, 2008. In the Scottish Cup final , he scored one goal and set up another.

At the beginning of the 2009/10 season, Beasley was only used sporadically. In order to secure a place in the national team for the 2010 World Cup , he wanted to return to the USA in December 2009. Shortly after this became known, he played the upcoming games and performed very well. He then stated that he wanted to stay with the Rangers, despite an offer from Motherwell FC. Glasgow became champions, but since Beasley had only appeared in eight games, he didn't even get a championship medal (medals in Scotland are only given to players who have played in over 25% of all games).

On June 30, 2010, Beasley left the Rangers after his contract expired.

Hannover 96

On August 30, 2010, Beasley moved to the German Bundesliga club Hannover 96 . He signed a two-year contract. He played his first game for the Reds on August 31, 2010 in a friendly against HSC Hannover. In the Bundesliga he only made four appearances.

Puebla FC

From 2011 to 2014, Beasley played for Puebla FC .

Houston Dynamo

From 2014 to 2020 he played for Houston Dynamo .

DaMarcus Beasley 2013 at the friendly against Austria

National team

Beasley plays for the US national soccer team . He played his first game on January 27, 2001 against China . He played for the U20s at the 2001 World Junior Championship in Argentina . Beasley participated with the USA in the World Championships 2002 in Japan and South Korea , 2006 in Germany , 2010 in South Africa and 2014 in Brazil . This makes him the only US national player to have participated in four world championships.

On May 29, 2013, he made his 100th international match in the 2-4 defeat against Belgium . National coach Jürgen Klinsmann appointed him captain for the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013 . On December 16, 2014, he announced the end of his national team career. At the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 he was substituted in for third place in the 90th minute, but then missed the last penalty kick for the USA.

Private

His older brother Jamar Beasley plays major league soccer with the Kansas City Wizards . He is also a member of the US national futsal team .

On January 16, 2006, he was caught while driving a car under the influence of alcohol. He was sentenced to pay 1,500 euros. He also lost his driver's license for three months.

In September 2009 Beasley brought out his own jewelry collection together with the Scottish company The Diamond Studio.

Web links

Commons : DaMarcus Beasley  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• DaMarcus Beasley in the database of weltfussball.de
• DaMarcus Beasley's international caps and goals
• DaMarcus Beasley in the database of MLSSoccer.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Done deal: Beasley joins PSV ( English ) ESPN. July 22, 2004. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
2. ↑ Rangers deals Beasley injury blow ( English ) BBC Sport. November 30, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
3. Jump up ↑ Rangers v Dundee United ( English ) BBC Sport. May 9, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
4. ↑ SPL Handbook 2009-10 ( English , PDF; 2.5 MB) SPL. S. 63. July 19, 2010. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 30, 2010. 
5. ↑ Hannover 96 gets Beasley ( German ) bz-berlin.de. August 30, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
6. ↑ Beasley without goals on debut ( German ) kicker. August 31, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
7. ↑ ssoccer.com: Quote Sheet: US MNT vs. Belgium ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
8. ↑ ussoccer.com: Beasley Gets Bracelet for Gold Cup ( Memento of the original from September 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
9. ↑ fifa.com/SID: "After 121 international matches: Beasley ends his US national team career"
10. ^ Gary Davidson: Beasley fined $ 1,852 by Dutch judge for driving under the influence of alcohol. ( English , PDF) Soccertimes. April 21, 2006. Archived from the original on August 9, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 30, 2010. 
11. ↑ Winger to blinger ( English ) The Scottish Sun. September 18, 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2010.