Boston Billups

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Boston Billups
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Personal information
Full name Boston Benjamin Billups [1]
Date of birth (2005-08-24) 24 August 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Clackamas, Oregon, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 IMT
Number 23
Youth career
2017–2019 Portland Timbers
2019–2020 CE L'Hospitalet
2020–2021 Atlètic Sant Just
2021–2022 Vic Riuprimer Refo
2022–2023 Red Star Belgrade
2023– IMT
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– IMT 10 (0)
International career‡
2024– Malta U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024

Boston Benjamin Billups (born 24 August 2005) is an American professional footballer who plays as advanced playmaker and attacking midfielder for Serbian SuperLiga club FK IMT for Serbian SuperLiga club FK IMT. At the youth level, he has also represented the Malta U-19 National Team. [2] [3]

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Biography

Early life and education

Boston Billups was born on August 24, 2005, in Clackamas, Oregon, USA.

From 2011 to 2019, Billups attended Catlin Gabel School in Portland. In 2019, he moved to Spain to attend the American School of Barcelona, completing his studies there in 2021. From 2022 to 2024, Billups continued his education at the International School of Belgrade, where he graduated with an IB Diploma. From 2024, he will begin a degree in Computer Science online at the University of Florida. [4]

Club career

Portland Timbers FC (2017–2019)

Billups started his youth career with Portland Timbers, where he trained from 2017 to 2019, developing foundational skills in a competitive U.S. environment. [5]

CE L'Hospitalet, Atlètic Sant Just, Vic Riuprimer Refo (2019–2021)

In 2019, he moved to Spain, joining CE L’Hospitalet and later playing brief stints with Atlètic Sant Just and Vic Riuprimer Refo FC. At Sant Just, Billups was part of a historic side that was promoted to División de Honor Cadete for the first time in the club’s history. His experience in Spain was marked by adaptability during the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] [7]

FK Crvena Zvezda (2022-2023)

Billups joined Serbian club FK Crvena Zvezda in early 2022, where he continued his youth development at Serbia’s most successful club until late 2023. [8] [9]

FK IMT (2023-Present)

In October 2023, Billups transferred to FK IMT, contributing to their U19 National Championship (Omladinska liga Srbije 23/24) group and helping FK IMT qualify for its first-ever UEFA Youth League qualification. [6] He made his professional debut for FK IMT in February 2024, in a match against FK TSC. He scored his first professional goal for FK IMT on June 29 2024 in the 48th minute of a friendly match against FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk. [10] [11]

International career

In 2024, Billups was selected for the Malta U19 National Team, making two appearances since his call-up. He made his youth international debut in a 2-2 draw against Albania U-19 on March 22 2024. [12] [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Boston Benjamin Billups". superliga.rs. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  2. ↑ "Profile Boston Billups, IMT Novi Beograd: Info, news, matches and statistics". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  3. ↑ "Boston Billups". www.365scores.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  4. ↑ "Boston Billups at Red Star Belgrade". BigSoccer Forum. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  5. ↑ "Boston Billups at Red Star Belgrade". BigSoccer Forum. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  6. 1 2 "Mens Soccer Recruiting | International School of Belgrade | Belgrade". www.ncsasports.org. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  7. ↑ "B. Billups". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  8. ↑ "Boston Benjamin Billups career stats, height and weight, age". www.tablesleague.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  9. ↑ "Boston Billups player stats for team FK IMT Beograd". xscore.cc. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  10. ↑ "Boston Bilaps za ,,Max Sport": Volim Beograd, fokusiran sam na IMT, ali sanjam punu Marakanu". MaxSport (in Serbian). 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  11. ↑ "DOŠAO SAM U SRBIJU ZBOG ZVEZDE! Amerikancu fokus na IMT, ali sanja da istrči pred PUNU Marakanu!". Republika.rs | Srpski telegraf (in Serbian). 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  12. ↑ Lia, Gianluca (2024-03-20). "Serbia-based midfielder Billups named in Malta U-19's squad for Albania friendlies". SportsDesk. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  13. ↑ "Serbia-based midfielder Billups named in Malta U-19's squad for Albania games". Times of Malta. 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
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