Janine Beckie
Janine Elizabeth Beckie (born August 20, 1994) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Portland Thorns FC and the Canada national team. She previously played for Sky Blue FC, the Houston Dash, and Manchester City. She is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Janine Elizabeth Beckie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | August 20, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portland Thorns | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Colorado | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 67 | (43) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Houston Dash | 38 | (5) |
| 2018 | Sky Blue FC | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Manchester City | 49 | (6) |
| 2022– | Portland Thorns | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | United States U18 | ||
| 2013 | United States U20 | ||
| 2014 | Canada U20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2015 | Canada U23 | 5 | (2) |
| 2015– | Canada | 101 | (36) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 1, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 22, 2023 | |||
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Early life
Born in Colorado to Canadian parents, Beckie attended Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.[2][3][4] At Valor Christian, she played for the varsity team for four years and was named 2012 Gatorade Colorado Player of the Year.[5][6]
Beckie attended Texas Tech University, where she played for the Red Raiders from 2012 to 2015 and became the all-time leading scorer for the women's team with 57 career goals.[7] In December 2015, Beckie was named Player of the Year by Dallas Soccer News.[8]
Club career
Early career
In 2013, Beckie signed with the Seattle Sounders Women in the USL W-League.[9]
Houston Dash
Beckie was selected eighth overall in the 2016 NWSL College Draft by the Houston Dash.[10] On February 8, 2016, it was announced that Beckie would be allocated to the team as part of the NWSL Player Allocation[11] On April 16, 2016, Beckie scored in her professional debut against the Chicago Red Stars[12]
Sky Blue FC
On January 18, 2018, Beckie was traded to the Sky Blue FC along with Carli Lloyd by the Dash in a three-team trade with the Chicago Red Stars and Sky Blue FC.[13] After making 15 appearances for Sky Blue, Beckie announced her departure from the club on August 9, 2018.[14]
Manchester City W.F.C.
Beckie's transfer from Sky Blue FC to Manchester City was made official on August 9, 2018. Beckie concluded her first season with 8 goals in 15 games, and two trophies (FA League Cup, FA Cup). In the 2019–20 season, Beckie earned her first start in a UWCL game, and scored her first hat-trick in the competition.[15]
On April 14, 2020, Beckie signed a new contract with Manchester City that would last until 2022.[16]
Portland Thorns
In April 2022, it was announced that Beckie would return to the NWSL, signing a three-year contract with Portland Thorns.[17]
In March 2023, Beckie suffered an ACL injury during a pre-season game, which forced her to miss the entirety of the 2023 season.[18]
International career
Beckie has represented Canada on the under-20 and senior national teams. Beckie made her senior international debut on November 26, 2014, replacing Brittany Baxter at half time in a 1-1 draw against Sweden.[19]
In August 2014, she scored the match-winning goal against North Korea to advance the under-20 team to the knockout stage of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[4]
On February 19, 2023 Beckie made her 100th international appearance for Canada in a 2-0 win over Brazil.[20]
2016 Summer Olympics
Beckie scored three goals in the Rio 2016 Olympics – helping the national team to defend their bronze medal effort in the 2012 London Olympics.[21][22]
On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[23]
2020 Summer Olympics
On July 21, 2021, Beckie scored two goals in Canada's 2-1 victory over Chile in the 2020 Summer Olympics group stage.
On August 6, 2021, Canada defeated Sweden 3–2 on penalty kicks to capture the gold medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[24]
Personal life
Beckie is a Christian.[25] Her brother Drew Beckie is also a soccer player for Atlético Ottawa. She is a co-owner of League1 Ontario club Simcoe County Rovers FC.[26]
In September 2023, she announced her engagement to Ethan Sonis.[27]
Career statistics
Club
- As of October 29, 2022[28]
| Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Houston Dash | NWSL | 2016 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| 2017 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 5 | |||||
| Sky Blue FC | NWSL | 2018 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Manchester City | FA WSL | 2018–19 | 10 | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | |
| 2019–20 | 14 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21 | 14 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 7 | |||
| 2021–22 | 11 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |||
| Total | 49 | 6 | — | 16 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 84 | 22 | |||
| Portland Thorns | NWSL | 2022 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Career total | 119 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 157 | 27 | ||
International goals
| Key (expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting) | |
|---|---|
| Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name |
| Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time |
| # | NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match) |
| Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
| Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
| penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
| Score | The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team |
| Result | The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation |
| aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
| pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
| Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match | |
| Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament | |
| Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match | |
| Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match | |
| Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament | |
| Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament | |
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NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player | |
Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | January 15, 2015 [29] | Shenzhen Stadium |  Mexico |
1–1 |
2–1 |
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| 2. | December 13, 2015 | Arena das Dunas, Natal |  Trinidad and Tobago |
2–0 |
4–0 |
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| 3. | December 20, 2015 | Arena das Dunas, Natal |  Brazil |
1–1 |
1–3 |
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| 4. | February 14, 2016 | BBVA Compass Stadium | Trinidad and Tobago |
5–0 |
6–0 |
2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifier |
| 5. | February 16, 2016 | BBVA Compass Stadium |  Guatemala |
3–0 |
10–0 |
2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifier |
| 6. | March 7, 2016 | Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos, Portugal |  Iceland |
1–0 |
1–0 |
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| 7. | March 9, 2016 | Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos, Portugal | Brazil |
2–0 |
2–1 |
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| 8. | April 10, 2016 | Jan Louwers Stadion, Eindhoven |  Netherlands |
2–0 |
2–1 |
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| 9. | June 7, 2016 | TD Place, Ottawa | Brazil |
1–0 |
1–0 |
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| 10. | August 3, 2016 | Arena Corinthians, São Paulo | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
1–0 |
2–0 |
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| 11. | August 6, 2016 | Arena Corinthians, São Paulo |  Zimbabwe |
1–0 |
3–1 |
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| 12. |
3–0 | |||||
| 13. | February 4, 2017 | BC Place, Vancouver | Mexico |
2–1 |
3–2 |
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| 14. |
3–1 | |||||
| 15. | April 6, 2017 | Vångavallen, Trelleborg |  Sweden |
1–0 |
1–0 |
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| 16. | June 11, 2017 | BMO Field, Toronto |  Costa Rica |
2–0 |
6–0 |
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| 17. |
3–0 | |||||
| 18. |
4–0 | |||||
| 19. | November 11, 2017 | Avaya Stadium, San Jose |  United States |
1–1 |
1–3 |
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| 20. | November 28, 2017 | Estadio Marbella, Marbella |  Norway |
2–2 |
3–2 |
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| 21. | February 28, 2018 | Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal | Sweden |
1–1 |
1–3 |
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| 22. | March 7, 2018 | Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal |  Japan |
1–0 |
2–0 |
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| 23. | October 11, 2018 | H-E-B Park, Edinburg | Costa Rica |
1–0 |
3–1 |
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| 24. | October 14, 2018 | Toyota Stadium, Frisco |  Panama |
4–0 |
7–0 |
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship Semi-final |
| 25. | April 8, 2019 | Pinatar Stadium, Murcia |  Nigeria |
1–1 |
2–1 |
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| 26. | November 10, 2019 | Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing |  New Zealand |
2–0 |
3–0 |
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| 27. | 3–0 | |||||
| 28. | February 2, 2020 | H-E-B Park, Edinburg |  Jamaica |
3–0 |
9–0 |
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| 29. | 4–0 | |||||
| 30. | 2–0 | |||||
| 31. | March 10, 2020 | Stade de l'Epopee, Calais, France | Brazil |
2–2 |
2–2 |
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| 32. | July 24, 2021 | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan |  Chile |
1–0 |
2–1 |
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| 33. | 2–0 | |||||
| 34. | February 17, 2022 | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England |  England |
1–1 |
1–1 |
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| 35. | July 5, 2022 | Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe, Mexico | Trinidad and Tobago |
5–0 |
6–0 |
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| 36. | October 10, 2022 | Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain |  Morocco |
3–0 |
4–0 |
Honours
Manchester City
- FA Women's Super League runner-up: 2018–19
- Women's FA Cup: 2018–19, 2019-20
- FA Women's League Cup: 2018–19, 2021–22
Portland Thorns FC
Canada
- Summer Olympics: gold medal 2021; bronze medal: 2016
Individual
- Canada Soccer Player of the Month: November 2020[31]
References
- "Janine Beckie". Texas Tech University. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- Dzakowic, Morgan (July 22, 2015). "Janine Beckie, Valor Christian grad, playing for Canada in Pan Am Games". Denver Post. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- "Janine Beckie". Canada Soccer. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- "Dual citizen Janine Beckie driving Canada toward semi-final goal at FIFA Women's U-20 World Cup". Yahoo! Sports Canada. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- Devlin, Neil (May 30, 2012). "Valor Christian's Beckie Gatorade's girls soccer player of the year". Denver Post. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- Rohrbach, Ben (May 22, 2012). "Colorado Girls Soccer POY: Janine Beckie". ESPN. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- "Beckie, Murphy taken in NWSL draft". Lubboch-Avalanche Journal. January 15, 2016. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- "Texas Tech's Beckie is Player of the Year". Dallas Soccer News. December 23, 2015. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- "Sounders Women Sign Texas Tech Talent – Hinkle, Beckie, & Johnson". Sounders Women. Archived from the original on June 6, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- "Canadian Beckie goes eighth in NWSL draft". Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- "National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Canadian Players for 2016 Season". Archived from the original on February 11, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- Dash, Houston. "53' Ohai finds Beckie at the edge of the box and scores her first goal of the season. #HOUvChipic.twitter.com/vjiQZH6UpJ". Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- Roepken, Corey (January 18, 2018). "Dash trade Carli Lloyd and Janine Beckie, acquire Christen Press". chron.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- "@janinebeckie4". August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- Oatway, Caroline (September 25, 2019). "BECKIE HITS HAT-TRICK AS CITY SAIL THROUGH". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- Oatway, Caroline (April 14, 2020). "Beckie extends City stay". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
- Yuri Coghe (April 1, 2022). "Canada's Janine Beckie signs 3-year deal with NWSL's Portland Thorns FC". CBC.
- Laradi, Elias (March 18, 2023). "Janine Beckie Suffers Torn ACL, Will Miss 2023 Season". Northern Tribune. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- "Canada Soccer National Team Records and Results". Canada Soccer. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- "Against backdrop of labour dispute, Janine Beckie set to earn 100th cap for Canada at SheBelieves Cup". CBC. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- Davidson, Neil (August 14, 2016). "Janine Beckie: From U.S. cut to emerging Canadian soccer star". CBC. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- Tozer, Jamie (August 14, 2016). "Canada defeats Brazil to win Olympic soccer bronze at Rio 2016". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". Archived from the original on June 6, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- "Canadian women's soccer team delivers thrilling Olympic gold-medal victory over Sweden". CBC. August 6, 2021.
- Doering, Joshua. "Janine Beckie living for Christ as she leads Canada into Olympic gold-medal soccer match". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- "Canadian Beckie joins Simcoe County FC ownership group - TSN.ca". TSN. The Canadian Press. January 13, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- "'Marry Me': Portland Thorns footballer gets engaged". September 5, 2023.
- "Janine Beckie Profile". Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- "Janine Beckie (CAN)". Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- Azzi, Alex (October 30, 2022). "Portland Thorns win 2022 NWSL Championship, MVP Smith scores game winner". On Her Turf. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- "Janine Beckie and Atiba Hutchinson named Canada Soccer Players of the Month for November 2020".
External links
- Janine Beckie – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Janine Beckie at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Janine Beckie at Soccerway
- Janine Beckie at Texas Tech Red Raiders
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