Steven Beattie

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Steven Beattie
Personal information
Full name Steven Beattie
Date of birth (1988-08-20) 20 August 1988 (age 34)
Place of birth Skerries, Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward, Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2006 Skerries Town
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010 Northern Kentucky Norse 90 (77)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011 Puerto Rico Islanders 1 (0)
2012–2013 UMF Tindastóll 32 (11)
2014–2015 Bohemians 29 (4)
2015 Sligo Rovers 14 (2)
2015–2019 Cork City 85 (9)
2019–2020 Chattanooga Red Wolves 32 (11)
2021 Cork City 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2021

Steven Beattie (born 8 August 1988) is an Irish footballer who most recently played for League of Ireland First Division club Cork City.

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Career

Initial career stumbles in North America and move to Iceland

Beattie was a three-time All American at Northern Kentucky University and was drafted by in the first round of the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft by Toronto FC, however he was never signed by the team. [2] He signed with the Puerto Rico Islanders of the NASL, but was injured in his first game. To get his career back on track he signed with second division Icelandic club Tindastóll. In his first half-season with the club, Beattie scored 4 goals in 10 appearances. [3] In his second and only full season with Tindastóll he made 21 appearances in the league, while making 2 Super Cup appearances, he scored 7 total goals. [3]

Initial successes in Ireland

After his second season with the club he moved to the League of Ireland, playing with three clubs between 2014 and 2019, most prominently with Cork City. [2] [4] After impressing in Iceland, Beattie moved to Dublin side Bohemian F.C. where he made 29 appearances and scored 4 goals, with 5 Cup appearances, in his only season with the club. [3] After a season in Dublin Beattie moved to Sligo Rovers F.C. [3] Beattie only spent half of a season in Sligo however, scoring 2 goals, before moving to Cork City. [3] During his time in Cork, Beattie played in over 100 games and scored over 10 goals. [3] While in Cork, Beattie's trophy cabinet grew, with the club winning one League of Ireland title, two FAI Cup titles, three President's Cup titles, and two Munster Senior League titles. [3]

USL League One and Chattanooga

Most recently he moved to U.S. based club Chattanooga Red Wolves to play in the newly created USL League One, the third-division of American Soccer. [5] Before the season began, Beattie was named the team's captain. [6] On 30 March 2019 Beattie scored the first goal in Red Wolves history from nearly 30 yards out in the 83rd minute of a 3–2 loss to North Texas SC. [7] In addition to the first goal in Red Wolves' history, Beattie was also named to the first ever USL League One team of the week on 2 April 2019. [8] On April 23, 2019, Beattie was named the Player of the Week for Week 4 of the 2019 campaign. [9] Throughout the Red Wolves' campaign, Beattie was considered one of the bright spots of both the team and the league, however, despite this, it was not enough for the Red Wolves to make the league playoffs with the team finishing in 5th place, one spot out. [10] On October 16, 2019 Beattie was named to the USL League One All League First Team as one of the best players of the season. [11]

Return to Cork City

On 11 January 2021 Cork City announced that Beattie was returning to the club. [12] Beattie noted that he "always wanted to return to the club at some stage" and was ready to "try and get the club back to where it belongs." [12] Beattie re-debuted for the club in 1–0 loss to Cabinteely. [13] On 2 December 2021, it was announced that Beattie would be leaving the club. [14]

Career statistics

As of 2 December 2021 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup League Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
UMF Tindastóll 2012 1. deild 104––––104
2013 21720–––237
UMF Tindastóll Total311120–––3311
Bohemians 2014 League of Ireland Premier Division 2943140–1 [lower-alpha 1] 1376
Sligo Rovers 2015 1421010––162
Cork City 143––––143
2016 29550106 [lower-alpha 2] 02 [lower-alpha 3] 0435
2017 23120204 [lower-alpha 2] 13 [lower-alpha 4] 0342
2018 19020004 [lower-alpha 5] 01 [lower-alpha 6] 0260
Cork City Subtotal85990301416011710
Chattanooga Red Wolves 2019 USL League One 24910–––259
2020 8200–––82
Chattanooga Red Wolves Total321110–––3311
Cork City 2021 League of Ireland First Division 11010–––120
Cork City Total969100301416012910
Total20237171801417124840
  1. ↑ Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ 1 appearance in President of Ireland's Cup & 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup
  4. ↑ 1 appearance in President of Ireland's Cup & 2 appearances in Munster Senior Cup
  5. ↑ 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League & 2 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Appearances in President of Ireland's Cup

Honours

Cork City [16]

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References

  1. ↑ Steven Beattie at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. 1 2 "Steven Beattie getting career back on track in Iceland after MLS disappointment". www.goal.com. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Republic of Ireland - S. Beattie - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Former NKU star, Steven Beattie, signs with Sligo Rovers F.C." nkunorse.com. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "CHATTANOOGA RED WOLVES SC SIGNS LEAGUE OF IRELAND PREMIER DIVISION CHAMPION STEVEN BEATTIE". www.chattredwolves.com. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Chattanooga Red Wolves Soccer Club captain Steven Beattie is USL League One player of the week". timesfreepress.com. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "Red Wolves fall 3–2 in USL League One debut". www.timesfreepress.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "North Texas' Pepi Claims League One Player of the Week". www.uslleagueone.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "Steven Beattie Claims League One Player of the Week". Chattanooga Red Wolves SC. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "Richard Dixon's fight shows in Red Wolves' season finale". timesfreepress.com. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "2019 USL League One All-League Teams Revealed". USL League One. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  12. 1 2 "Steven Beattie signs for Cork City for the new season". League of Ireland. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "Republic of Ireland - S. Beattie - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  14. ↑ Casey, Gavan (2 December 2021). "Morrissey announces LOI retirement and Beattie also departs Cork City ahead of 2022 season". The42.
  15. ↑ Steven Beattie at Soccerway
  16. ↑ Steven Beattie at Soccerway


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