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Jermaine Beckford (born 9 December 1983) Is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Leeds United in League One of the English Football League.
[edit] Career[edit] Early yearsBorn in Ealing, London, Beckford began his career at Chelsea, where he was part of the youth set-up until he was released in 2003.[1] He later joined Isthmian Premier League side Wealdstone, where he scored 35 goals in 40 games. This form attracted a lot of attention from league sides and there were reportedly over thirty clubs showing an interest in the prolific striker, with many sending scouts to see him play both at home and away.[2] He had a trial with Championship side Crystal Palace and on 9 March 2006, he appeared in a reserve team fixture against Premier League side Arsenal.[3] The multitude of interested parties from other clubs in attendance included Sunderland, Charlton Athletic, Southampton, Watford, Bristol City, Swindon Town and even Chelsea. However, on 13 March, Leeds came in for Beckford and confirmed their interest with a bid the following day. This was soon accepted by the Wealdstone board, with some modifications, and he joined the club on 15 March for £45,000.[4] It was at Leeds, he was nicknamed J-Beck. [edit] Leeds UnitedHe first featured the following week at Elland Road, when he came on as a substitute in the 1–0 home defeat to Crystal Palace on 21 March. He scored his first goal for the club in his second reserve match, helping the side beat Birmingham City reserves 2–0. He now plays an important key role in Leeds's promotion ambition. In the 2005–06 season Leeds were chasing promotion, so his appearances were limited and he only played on four more occasions that season. Following his lack of opportunities, he joined Carlisle United on a month's loan on 5 October.[5] It was an eventful first match for Beckford, as he was booked and also found himself on the score sheet inside the first half of the game against Millwall.[6] After completing his loan spell, he returned to Leeds, where he was rewarded with a place in the starting line-up against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. However, he was soon loaned out again, this time to League One promotion challengers Scunthorpe United until the end of the season.[7] He played in every single game after his arrival, scoring eight goals, and Scunthorpe were ultimately promoted with three games to spare, before going on to finish as champions.[8] Due to the major role he played in guiding them to promotion, he was linked with a permanent move to Glanford Park in the close season, but Leeds manager Dennis Wise rejected the approach and kept him at the club to add to Leeds' attack. Beckford scored his first goal for the senior side in a pre-season fixture against League Two side Darlington on 31 July. He followed this up with another goal against Premier League outfit Wigan Athletic four days later. This form continued into the 2007–08 season and Beckford netted his first league goal for the club in a 4–1 victory against Southend United on 18 August. His goalscoring exploits continued when he bagged a late winner at the City Ground as Leeds beat Nottingham Forest 2–1 to continue their 100% winning record in the league, following their 15-point deduction. He gambled at the back post to tap in the winner after some great work from Sébastien Carole. Beckford was also instrumental in Leeds' opener, laying the ball into the path of fellow striker Tresor Kandol to net stylishly. In Leeds' fifth successive league win, he scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory over Hartlepool United with a pacey run and an exquisite chip into the net. In the next game, he scored a further two goals against Bristol Rovers, the second with an overhead kick. On 11 October, Beckford signed a new three-year deal with Leeds, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2009–10 season.[9] After continuing to impress over the course of the month, he was awarded Coca-Cola League One Fans' Player of the Month.[10] In addition to his performances, this media coverage naturally led to growing speculation surrounding suggested interest in the striker in the January transfer window, with Premier League side Derby County supposedly the club looking for his signature. However, a Leeds United spokesman confirmed that "Jermaine Beckford is not for sale" on 8 January 2008.[11] Dennis Wise also moved to quash the rumours, stating four days later, among other things, that "Derby haven't put in any enquiries".[12] On 14 January, Leeds' match against Crewe Alexandra was shown live on Sky Sports and they ultimately won the tie 1–0, once again Beckford scoring the decisive goal.[13] Derby manager Paul Jewell was spotted in the crowd, leading to even more speculation. This time both Wise and Leeds chairman Ken Bates reinforced the fact that they had no intention of letting Beckford leave, with Wise verifying "I've no intentions of selling the kid".[14] Jewell himself stated "I've got no interest in Jermaine" after the game, thereby putting an end to the uncertainty.[15] In his post-match interview, Beckford won the hearts of Leeds fans by declaring that he had no intentions of leaving the club. When posed the question "Where do you see your own future?", he replied "What shirt am I wearing, bruv? You bein' serious?".[16][17] The phrase has since been well publicised and T-shirts bearing the quotation can be purchased in the official club store.[18] On 2 March 2008, Beckford won two awards at the third annual Football League Awards at Grosvenor House Hotel in London. He received the award for League One Player of the Year[19] and the Football League Goal of the Year for his strike against Rotherham United during his loan spell with Scunthorpe United.[20] Beckford started the 2008–09 season in fine form, bagging ten goals in eight starts. The first of these goals was the winner against Scunthorpe United, a club he had previously been on loan to. Two days later, Jermaine scored his first professional hat-trick against League Two side Chester City in the first round of the Carling Cup. He scored all three goals in the first half, the third of which was an extravagant chip from long range. The performance led Leeds manager Gary McAllister to once again state that Beckford was not for sale. After failing to hit the net against both Yeovil Town and Oldham Athletic, he hit the second goal in a 4–0 win over Championship side Crystal Palace in the second round of the Carling Cup. Beckford was played out wide in a tactical change which worked well for Gary McAllister's side. He then scored both goals in a 2–2 draw with Bristol Rovers on the 30 August 2008, and another against Crewe the following week. The week after, Beckford scored twice for Leeds United in a 3–1 victory, away at Swindon Town. He followed that the following Saturday with his eleventh of the season - the second goal in Leeds 2–0 win away at his former club Carlisle. Beckford went on something of a mini-drought over the next four games in which he started two (against Hereford United and Peterborough United) and came off the bench in the other two (Hartlepool United and Rotherham United); but got back to scoring ways by bagging a brace in Leeds 3-1 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion. He missed a penalty in Leeds 2-1 victory over Leyton Orient when he slipped in his run up causing him to sky his shot. He recorded his second career hat-trick in the 5–2 victory over Northampton Town in an FA Cup second round replay in November 2008, and followed this up with a brace in a 4-1 home win against Hartlepool United. After scoring against Northampton again (this time in a 1-2 league reverse) Beckford was sidelined with an injury for a few weeks. The striker returned to action as a substitute at home to Peterborough, he had an immediate impact scoring another brace as Leeds triumphed 3-1. Beckford bagged another brace at home to Millwall in a 2-0 but was suspended for the following three games after elbowing Millwall goalkeeper David Forde. He returned to action in the 3-2 win over his former club Scunthorpe United and bagged yet another brace. On March 11 Beckford bagged his third hat-trick of the season, and first ever league hat-trick, in the 4-0 win over Yeovil Town. This brought Beckford's seasonal tally to 28, joining him with Leicester City's Matty Fryatt as Britain's leading goalscorer. The following Saturday Beckford's 29th goal of the season gave Leeds a 1-0 win over Swindon Town, but Beckford was sent-off in stoppage time after receiving a second yellow card for dissent. He did however go on to pass the 30 mark, when he scored two goals in his next appearance to give Leeds a 2-0 victory over MK Dons. The two goals against MK Dons also saw Beckford score his 50th and 51st goal for Leeds United (in all competitions). With 12 months remaining on his current contract, Leeds United clarified their intentions of offering Beckford a new contract.[21] However, on 26 May, 2009, Leeds announced Beckford had rejected the contract offer and transfer listed him immediately.[22] After weeks of speculation, Leeds announced on 9 July, 2009, that two bids by unnamed clubs for Beckford had been rejected by the club.[23] On 15 July, 2009, BBC Radio Leeds claimed that three clubs were now in the chase to try and sign Beckford.[24] Leeds United announced on 17 July, 2009, that Beckford had been removed from the transfer list.[25] Beckford started the 2009-10 season by scoring two goals during the 2–1 home victory over Exeter City. Beckford continued his good start to the season with further goals against Walsall, Tranmere Rovers and Colchester United. He scored his 6th goal of the season against Gillingham by scoring a rebound after teamate Michael Doyle's shot had rebounded off the crossbar. Beckford played in the League Cup clash against Liverpool and looked to have scored a vital goal for Leeds but the goal was ruled offside. Leeds went on to lose the match 1-0, David N'Gog scoring for Liverpool. Beckford scored his 7th goal of the season against Carlisle United after he missed a penalty in the game he managed to score the rebound, the penalty was incidentally the 3rd penalty in a row he has missed for Leeds. Beckford scored his 8th of the season in dramatic fashion, with an injury time winner against Norwich after a terrible mistake by Norwich goalkeeper Fraser Forster. Beckford's 9th and 10th goals of the season came in the game against Bristol Rovers. He scored again in the 4-0 win over Yeovil Town on 31st of October 2009, taking him to 11 goals in 14 matches. His 12th goal of the season came in the JPT game against Grimsby, with Beckford scoring the third goal in Leeds 3-1 victory, the goal was a fine right footed finish past Grimsby keeper Nick Colgan. Beckford's 13th goal of the season came against Brighton & Hove Albion when he slotted the ball under Brighton keeper Graeme Smith [edit] Career statistics
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