Janine Beckie

Janine Beckie

Personal information
Full name	Janine Elizabeth Beckie
Date of birth	August 20, 1994
Place of birth	Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Houston Dash
Number	11
College career
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–2015	Texas Tech
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2016–	Houston Dash	3	(1)
National team^‡
2011–2012	United States U-18
2013	United States U-20
2014	Canada U-20	4	(2)
2015–	Canada	16	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 1, 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 16, 2015

Janine Elizabeth Beckie (born August 20, 1994) is a Canadian American soccer player. She currently plays for the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Canada women's national soccer team. She is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States.

Early life

Born in Colorado, Beckie was raised in Saskatchewan until age three before moving back to Colorado where she attended Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.^[1][2][3] At Valor Christian, she played for the varsity team for four years and was named 2012 Gatorade Colorado Player of the Year.^{[4] [5]}

Texas Tech University, 2012–2015

Beckie attended Texas Tech University 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.^[6]

In December 2015, Beckie was named Player of the Year by Dallas Soccer News.^[7]

Playing career

Club

In 2013, Beckie signed with the Seattle Sounders Women in the W-League.^[8]

Beckie was selected eighth overall in the 2016 NWSL College Draft by the Houston Dash. ^[9]On February 8, 2016, it was announced that Beckie would be allocated to the team as part of the NWSL Player Allocation^[10] On April 16, 2016, Beckie scored in her professional debut against the Chicago Red Stars ^[11]

International

Beckie has represented Canada on the under-20 and senior national teams. In August 2014, she scored the game-winning goal against North Korea to advance the under-20 team to the knockout stage of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.^[3]

References

1. Dzakowic, Morgan (July 22, 2015). "Janine Beckie, Valor Christian grad, playing for Canada in Pan Am Games". Denver Post. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
2. "Janine Beckie". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
3. "Dual citizen Janine Beckie driving Canada toward semi-final goal at FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup". Yahoo! Sports Canada. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
4. Devlin, Neil (May 30, 2012). "Valor Christian’s Beckie Gatorade’s girls soccer player of the year". Denver Post. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
5. Rohrbach, Ben (May 22, 2012). "Colorado Girls Soccer POY: Janine Beckie". ESPN. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
6. "Beckie, Murphy taken in NWSL draft". Lubboch-Avalanche Journal. January 15, 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
7. "Texas Tech's Beckie is Player of the Year". Dallas Soccer News. December 23, 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
8. "Sounders Women Sign Texas Tech Talent – Hinkle, Beckie, & Johnson". Sounders Women. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
9. "Canadian Beckie goes eighth in NWSL draft". Retrieved February 8, 2016.
10. "National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Canadian Players for 2016 Season". Retrieved February 8, 2016.
11. {{https://twitter.com/HoustonDash/status/721517846732222464}}

External links

• Janine Beckie – FIFA competition record
• Janine Beckie at the Canadian Soccer Association
• Janine Beckie profile at Soccerway
• Janine Beckie at Texas Tech Red Raiders