Nelson Becerra

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Nelson Becerra
Personal information
Full name Nelson David Becerra
Date of birth (1987-07-20) July 20, 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Motown
Youth career
2006 Centenary College Cyclones
2007–2009 St. John's Red Storm
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008 Long Island Rough Riders 10 (3)
2010 Central Jersey Spartans 9 (0)
2011 Harrisburg City Islanders 15 (3)
2012–2013 Icon FC
2013 Wigry Suwałki
2014–2017 Jersey Express
2018– FC Motown
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 4, 2011

Nelson David Becerra (born July 20, 1987) is a Peruvian footballer currently playing for FC Motown in the National Premier Soccer League.

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Career

College and Amateur

Becerra grew up in Paterson, New Jersey, and attended Saint Benedict's Preparatory School, where he was a teammate of fellow professional José Angulo. He began his college soccer at Centenary College of New Jersey, where he earned NSCAA second team Metro Region accolades, Skyline Conference first team honors, and was named Skyline Conference Rookie of the Year. He transferred to St. John's University prior to his sophomore season. In 2008, Becerra earned NSCAA All-Northeast Region third team honors; he was also named the Midfielder of the Year for the Big East conference and was part of the All-BIG EAST first team as a junior. He helped lead the Red Storm to their first College Cup appearance since 2003, earning himself an invitation to the 2010 MLS Combine.

During his college years, Becerra also played in the USL Premier Development League for the Long Island Rough Riders and the Central Jersey Spartans. He scored three goals in 10 games with the Long Island Rough Riders in 2008. With the Spartans in 2010, he bagged eight assists in only nine games. [1]

Professional

Having attended the MLS combine in 2010, [2] Becerra signed his first professional contract in 2011 when he signed with the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL Professional Division. He made his professional debut on April 23 in a 1–0 loss to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, [3] and scored his first professional goal on May 14 in a 1–1 tie with the Richmond Kickers. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.cityislanders.com/driver.aspx?topic=Nelson Becerra
  2. ↑ "Becerra, Clack, O'Brien invited to MLS combine".
  3. ↑ "Harrisburg City Islanders at Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0:1". uslpro.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012.
  4. ↑ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+2175623 [ dead link ]
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