Beevers playing for Millwall in 2012
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mark Geoffrey Beevers | ||
Date of birth | 21 November 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Bolton Wanderers | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2007 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2013 | Sheffield Wednesday | 140 | (2) |
2011 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2012–2013 | → Millwall (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2013–2016 | Millwall | 115 | (6) |
2016– | Bolton Wanderers | 45 | (7) |
National team‡ | |||
2008 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:18, 1 May 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 April 2010 |
Mark Geoffrey Beevers (born 21 November 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers.
Beevers was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
He came through the youth system at South Yorkshire club Sheffield Wednesday and was called up to the senior squad for the FA Cup third round tie with Manchester City on 7 January 2007 after impressing for the reserve team, although he was never brought off the bench. He eventually made his senior debut against Southampton on 31 January 2007 when Wednesday lost 2–1.
Beevers made his first start of the 2007–08 season in a 2–0 defeat to Leicester City on 6 October 2007. Beevers replaced the injured Michael Johnson at half time, and his excellent performance earned him the man of the match award. Beevers gained another chance in the first team on 6 November 2007 in an away game at West Bromwich Albion, who were flying high in the league and the highest scorers in the league. Beevers lined up alongside Richard Hinds in an inexperienced centre back pairing, however Beevers played with the temperament and quality of a player far beyond his years and helped to earn the Owls a 1–1 draw.
On 28 December 2007, the Daily Mail reported that David Moyes was planning a bid for Beevers to prepare a long term replacement for David Weir and Alan Stubbs. Beevers scored his first senior goal on 6 January 2008 in an FA Cup 3rd round match against Premier League side Derby County which sparked more rumours he would be leaving for a bigger club. On 17 January 2008 he was placed on standby for England under-19s upcoming game against Croatia on 5 February 2008.