Tanner Beason

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Tanner Beason
Personal information
Full name James Tanner Beason
Date of birth (1997-03-23) March 23, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 San Jose Earthquakes
Number 15
Youth career
2011–2015 North Carolina Fusion
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Stanford Cardinal 81 (20)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 North Carolina Fusion U23 4 (0)
2018–2019 San Francisco City 5 (0)
2020– San Jose Earthquakes 74 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 17, 2023

James Tanner Beason (born March 23, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes.

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Career

Youth, college & amateur

Beason played as part of the USSDA academy side North Carolina Fusion, before heading to Stanford University in 2015 to play college soccer. [1] [2] After redshirting in 2015, Beason went on to play four seasons with the Cardinals, making 81 appearances, scoring 20 goals and tallying 11 assists. Beason was an NCAA National Champion three times (2015, 2016, 2017), First Team All-American twice (2018, 2019), First Team All-Pac-12 twice (2017, 2018), and the Pac-12 Player of the Year (2018). Beason was also a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalists in both 2018 and 2019. [3]

While at college, Beason appeared for USL League Two side North Carolina Fusion U23 in 2016, [4] and San Francisco City in both 2018 [5] and 2019. [6]

Professional

On December 30, 2019, Beason signed a senior contract with MLS ahead of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. [7] On January 9, 2020, Beason was selected 12th overall in the SuperDraft by San Jose Earthquakes. [8]

Beason made his professional debut on August 29, 2020, starting in a 3–2 loss to LA Galaxy. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Stanford men's soccer signs six | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Soccer Development Academy". www.ussoccerda.com.
  3. ↑ "Tanner Beason - Men's Soccer". Stanford University Athletics.
  4. ↑ "North Carolina Fusion U23 - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - James (Tanner) Beason -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. ↑ "San Francisco City FC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Tanner Beason -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  6. ↑ "San Francisco City FC | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  7. ↑ "Four players signed to 2020 Generation adidas class, Two seniors signed for 2020 MLS SuperDraft | MLSsoccer.com".
  8. ↑ "NEWS: Earthquakes Select Stanford Defender Tanner Beason in First Round of 2020 MLS SuperDraft | San Jose Earthquakes".
  9. ↑ "Recap: LA Galaxy vs. San Jose Earthquakes 08/30/2020 | Matchcenter".


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