Steven Beitashour
Steven Beitashour was born in San José, San José Province, Costa Rica on February 1st, 1987 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 37, Steven Beitashour biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Steven Mehrdad Beitashour (born February 1, 1987) is an Iranian footballer who plays for Los Angeles FC and the Iranian national team as a defender, having previously been called up to the US national team.
Club career
Beitashour graduated from Leland High School in 2005, where his number 3 jersey was later disinherited, making him only the second Leland athlete after Pat Tillman to have a jersey retired. Steven was the captain of his high school's varsity team and was their top goalscorer in junior and senior years in the number 10 position. He was a four-year letter winner and was a two-time offensive player of the year before being selected as a divisional first-team pick. Beitashour's first Pat Tillman Award was given to a Bay Area student for outstanding academic and academic accomplishments in both athletics and academics.
After receiving a scholarship, he continued to play four years of college soccer at San Diego State University, redshirting his freshman year. He majored in communication with a minor in biology at San Diego State University, choosing it over several colleges, including San Jose State University, University of California, Santa Cruz, and Notre Dame de Namur University. Lev Kirshner, a coach from Beitashour, was moved to the right-back position in order to maximize his quick speed and one-on-one defense skills. Steven earned an all-Pac-10 honorable mention in his senior year at State. Beitashour played for the San Jose Frogs in the Premier Development League during his late college years. In December 2009, he graduated from San Diego State.
Beitashour was selected in the second round (30th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes, the local team he supported as a young ball boy, and became the second Iranian (after Khodadad Azizi) to play for the Earthquakes. He made his professional debut against the Chicago Fire on April 10, 2010, beating the Chicago Fire 2–1 and scoring his first professional goal against Chivas USA on April 24, 2010. Beitashour was chosen for the 2012 MLS All-Star Game and played the full 90 minutes against Chelsea in the 3–2 victory. With Beitashour, he's winning the 2012 MLS Supporters' Shield and winning the league with 110 crosses this season. Beitashour was featured in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League after the Supporters' Shield title was won by the economists. In his three years with the Earthquakes, he scored 16 assists, more than any other MLS defender during the same time period.
On January 27, 2014, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired Beitashour for an undisclosed sum. Beitashour played his first match for the Whitecaps against the New York Red Bulls on March 8, providing a secondary assist to Kenny Miller in their 4–1 victory. After his success against the Los Angeles Galaxy on April 19, Beitashour was named in the MLS team of the week. In the last minute of the match against Real Salt Lake, he provided a game-tying assist to Sebastián Fernández on April 26. Beitashour was nominated for the 2014 MLS All-Star Game against Bayern Munich. Pedro Morales was credited with a game-winning assist in a 2–1 victory over Real Salt Lake on September 27, he continued his game-winning contribution to the team. With a 1–0 win over the Seattle Sounders on October 10, the Whitecaps captured the 2014 Cascadia Cup. The Whitecaps have also qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League as the best Canadian team of the regular season.
Beitashour, the Whitecaps' union representative, was the Whitecaps' union representative before the 2015 MLS season began. Beitashour was assisting Octavio Rivero in the 86th minute in a 1-0 win over the Chicago Fire on March 14, 2015 in the second game of the Whitecaps' 2015 season. Beitashour and his Whitecaps teammates attended a charity function for children in Nanaimo on July 29, 2015. The Whitecaps won the 2015 Canadian Championship to qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League on August 26, 2015.
Beitashour was sold to Toronto FC in the second round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft during the 2015–16 off-season. In a 2–0 victory over the New York Red Bulls on March 6, 2016, he made his debut for Toronto FC. During the 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs, Beitashour helped Benoît Cheyrou clinch the Eastern Conference championship. Toronto FC won the Supporters' Shield on October 22, 2017, taking the most points in a single season. For the first time in the club's history, Beitashour won the 2017 MLS Cup, becoming the first MLS team to complete a domestic treble.
Beitashour joined Los Angeles FC in January 2018 for their inaugural season. In their second match, he scored two assists before giving another in their upcoming match against Carlos Vela in the first El Tráfico derby. He scored his first goal for Los Angeles against FC Dallas on May 5, 2018. He scored his second goal for the club, the San Jose Earthquakes, on June 9, 2018. In October 2018, LAFC unveiled a Persian language T-shirt in honor of Beitashour. Beitashour and Los Angeles FC lifted the Supporters' Shield in September 2019, the club's first major trophy since 1904.
Beitashour signed a one-year contract with Colorado Rapids as a free agent on September 19, 2020. Beitashour signed a one-year deal with the Rapids in December 2020 ahead of the 2021 Major League Soccer season. In a league match against FC Dallas on July 21, 2021, he made his club debut on July 21, 2021. Beitashour re-signed with the Rapids on January 7, 2022, marking his 2022 Major League Soccer season.
International career
Since Beitashour has Iranian citizenship by Jus sanguinis rules, he is eligible to play for Iran. Beitashour was born in the United States and is a citizen of the United States, so he had the option of either playing for Iran or in the United States; he chose either for Iran or the United States.
When asked about his pick in a 2012 interview, he said: he replied "yes, but he said no."
Carlos Queiroz, the head coach of Iran's national team, began to select eligible players from the Iranian diaspora to augment the squad. Queiroz had been involved in inviting Beitashour in June 2012.
On August 15, 2012, Beitashour was called up for an international friendly by the US national football team against Mexico; however, he was not a ready substitute.
Jürgen Klinsmann spoke about his "surprise callup" later this year:
Beitashour was called up by Carlos Queiroz to the Iran national football team for a preliminary 27-man squad for a 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Thailand on October 5, 2013. Beitashour's invitation was initially uncertain. Beitashour had accepted the call and would join the team in time for the match on October 15. In Iran's 2–1 victory over Thailand, he made his debut in his debut, arriving as a sub for Mahini in the 76th minute. On November 15, he was his first assist to striker Ghoochannejhad against Thailand in the away leg, securing their spot in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. Beitashour was named to Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup team on June 1, 2014. He was an unemployed substitute in all three games and was not included in Iran's squad for the 2015 Asian Cup.
Beitashour was included in Iran's 35-man preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in May 2018, but was not selected for the final 23 players.