DaMarcus Beasley
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Beasley with Team USA in November 2013
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| Full name | DaMarcus Lamont Beasley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 24, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Left winger/Left wing-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Houston Dynamo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1998–1999 | IMG Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | LA Galaxy | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | → MLS Pro-40 (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Chicago Fire | 98 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | → MLS Pro-40 (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | PSV | 56 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | → Manchester City (loan) | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Rangers | 29 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Hannover 96 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Puebla | 92 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Houston Dynamo | 62 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1999 | United States U17 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | United States U20 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001– | United States | 124 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 7, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 3, 2017 |
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DaMarcus Lamont Beasley (/ˈbiːzli/; born May 24, 1982) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer. A versatile left-footed player, Beasley has played both as a left winger and left wingback throughout his career.
After starring at the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship, Beasley emerged as a star with the Chicago Fire before making a move to Dutch club PSV Eindhoven in 2004. He spent a decade abroad, playing for clubs in Netherlands, England, Scotland, Germany, and Mexico before returning stateside in 2014.
Beasley is the only male American to play in four FIFA World Cups, his first in 2002 and his latest in 2014, earning 124 caps since 2001.
Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Beasley joined IMG Academy, the United States Soccer Federation's Residency program in Bradenton, Florida. Before moving to Florida, Beasley played at South Side High School for two years. Beasley starred in the 1999 Under-17 World Cup in New Zealand, winning the Silver Ball as the tournament's second best player, behind teammate Landon Donovan.
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