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Craig Beattie

Personal information
Date of birth	16 January 1984 (1984-01-16) (age 25)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Swansea City
Number	9
Youth career
	Rangers
000?–2003	Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2007	Celtic	50	(13)
2007–2009	West Bromwich Albion	31	(4)
2008	→ Preston North End (loan)	2	(0)
2008	→ Crystal Palace (loan)	15	(5)
2009	→ Sheffield United (loan)	13	(1)
2009–	Swansea City	11	(3)
National team‡
	Scotland U19	4	(6)
	Scotland U21	7	(4)
	Scotland B	2	(1)
2005–2007	Scotland	7	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:05, 21 October 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:05, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

Craig Beattie (born 16 January 1984) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Swansea City as a striker. His career has been hindered by injury proneness, in particular recurring hamstring problems.

Contents 1 Club career 1.1 Celtic 1.2 West Bromwich Albion 1.3 Swansea City 2 Personal life 3 Club career statistics 4 International career 4.1 International goals 5 Honours 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Club career

[edit] Celtic

Born in Glasgow, Beattie started his career as a schoolboy with Rangers, the team he supported in his youth but, after being released by manager Dick Advocaat, he joined Celtic.

Beattie was a prolific goalscorer throughout his underage Celtic career. During an under-19 pre-season friendly against prominent Irish side Derry City, Beattie scored all six goals in a 6–0 win. Afterwards, Brandywell youth coach James O'Kane said the youngster's pace, guile and finishing prowess had "simultaneously made and ruined my day".

In August 2003 he made his senior debut for the Hoops as substitute in a UEFA Champions League qualifying victory against FBK Kaunas. Beattie has featured in numerous high-profile matches – most notably in the UEFA Cup against FC Barcelona. After scoring four goals near the end of the 2004–05 season, he started the 2005–06 season by becoming the first Scot since Gerry Creaney to score in three consecutive games for Celtic. He netted seven goals in the first three months of the season but an injury suffered against Dundee United forced him out for the remainder of the season.

Due to long-term injury, particularly to the hamstring, the majority of Beattie's appearances were from the bench. He appeared as substitute in 43 games and had just 23 starts which limited his Celtic career goal tally to just 16. His last Celtic goal came against Aberdeen on 17 February 2007 in a 2–1 win.

[edit] West Bromwich Albion

Beattie was signed on a three-year contract by West Bromwich Albion on 3 July 2007 for an initial fee of £1.25 million with an added £500,000 depending on performance-related add-ons.^[1] He scored his first hat-trick for the team on 4 August in a friendly against Dutch side SC Heerenveen.^[2] Beattie made his competitive Albion debut in a 2–1 defeat away at Burnley on 11 August, the opening day of the 2007–08 season.^[3] Three days later he scored his first competitive goal for the club, as Albion beat Bournemouth 1&dnash;0 in the League Cup.

Beattie moved to Preston North End on 4 March 2008, on loan until the end of the season.^[4] He made his Preston debut later that day in a 1–0 win away at Leicester City, but was substituted after 38 minutes due to a muscle injury, later revealed to be a double hamstring tear.^[5][6] Beattie returned to West Brom early in order to receive treatment for the injury and was expected to miss the rest of the season.^[7] He made a rapid recovery however, and returned to Preston for the final two games of the loan spell,^[8] making one further appearance as a substitute. Tony Mowbray stated that he would not stand in Beattie's way should he seek a move away from the Hawthorns.

In September 2008, Beattie joined Crystal Palace on a month-long loan,^[9] scoring on his second appearance to give them a victory over Charlton Athletic in the South London derby. The loan was later extended until 28 December 2008,^[10] however due to an injury to Ishmael Miller and some goal-scoring success at Palace, Beattie was recalled on 10 December.^[11] Beattie scored his first Premier League goal on 28 December, against Tottenham Hotspur.

Beattie joined Sheffield United on a three-month loan in February 2009,^[12] making his debut a day later, appearing as a second half substitute in a 2–2 draw away at Plymouth Argyle.^[13] Beattie went on to make 16 appearances for United that season, all but three of them from the bench. He scored one goal in the process, netting the fourth in a 4–2 home win over Derby County in March.^[14] He played in all three of the team's play-off games at the end of the season, including the Final at Wembley Stadium, but with the club failing to clinch promotion he subsequently returned to his parent club.^[15]

[edit] Swansea City

Beattie signed for Swansea City as a replacement for departed striker Jason Scotland on 27 August 2009. He scored his first goal on 17 October 2009 against Ipswich Town. He scored in his next game for Swansea against previous club West Bromwich Albion on 20 October.

[edit] Personal life

Beattie attended Chryston High School.^[16]

[edit] Club career statistics

As of 11 April 2009.

Club	Season	League			Cup[17]			Europe			Play-Offs			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Celtic	2003–04	10	1	0	4	1	0	2	0	0	-	-	-	16	2	0
Celtic	2004–05	11	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	-	-	-	13	4	0
Celtic	2005–06	13	6	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	-	-	-	15	7	0
Celtic	2006–07	16	2	3	2	1	0	2	0	0	-	-	-	20	3	3
Total	2003-2007	50	13	3	8	2	0	6	1	0	-	-	-	64	16	3
West Bromwich Albion	2007–08	21	3	0	5	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	26	4	2
West Bromwich Albion	2008–09	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	7	1	0
Total	2007-present	27	7	0	6	1	2	0	0	0	-	-	-	33	5	2
Preston North End (loan)	2007–08	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	2	0	0
Total	2007-2008	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	0	0
Crystal Palace (loan)	2008–09	15	5	2	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	5	2
Total	2008	15	5	2	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	5	2
Sheffield United (loan)	2008–09	12	1	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	3	0	0	10	1	1
Total	2009	10	1	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	1	1
Career totals		104	23	6	10	3	2	6	1	0	-	-	-	120	27	8

[edit] International career

Beattie made his Scotland international debut as a 75th minute substitute in a draw against Italy in September 2005.^[18] He scored his first goal for his country in a 2–1 victory against Georgia.

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	24 March 2007	Glasgow, Scotland	Georgia	2-1	2-1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

[edit] Honours

With Celtic

• Scottish Premier League: 2004, 2006, 2007
• Scottish Cup: 2004, 2005, 2007

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Craig Beattie profile at the Swansea City website
• Craig Beattie career stats at Soccerbase

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Persondata
NAME	Beattie, Craig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Beattie, Craig
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	16 January 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH	Glasgow, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH