Owen Beck (footballer)

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Owen Beck
Personal information
Full name Owen Michael Beck[1]
Date of birth (2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Flint, Wales
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 63
Youth career
Flint Town United
Tranmere Rovers
Stoke City
2015– Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Liverpool 0 (0)
National team‡
2018 Wales U17
2021– Wales U21 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:22, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:43, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

Owen Michael Beck (born 9 August 2002) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a left-back for Liverpool.

Club career[]

Beck first played for the junior teams of his hometown club, Flint Town United as a striker. At the age of 10 he was awarded with a Flintshire Footballer of the Year award by Ian Rush.[2] He then joined the youth set-up at Tranmere Rovers[3] before moving to Stoke City, switching to playing in the full-back position.

He then joined Liverpool's Academy from Stoke as an under-13 player.[4] He broke into the under-18 team in the 2019–20 season and was also a part of their Under-19 UEFA Youth League squad. He moved up to the under-23 squad for the 2020–21 season becoming a playing regular.

In June 2020 he signed his first professional contract with the club,[5] improved his terms in November 2020[6][7] and in July 2021 he signed a new long-term contract with the club.[8]

He made two appearances for the first team in the 2021–22 pre-season, playing against friendlies against Athletic Club and CA Osasuna.[9] On 27 October 2021, he made his competitive debut for the first team in an EFL Cup game against Preston North End.[10]

International career[]

He played for Wales as a schoolboy.[11]

In October 2018 he featured in the Wales under-17 team in a match against Kazakhstan, playing 72 minutes of a UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification match.[12]

In March 2021 he was called up for the Wales under-21 team for a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland but was an unused substitute on matchday.

In August he was again called up[13] and made his debut on 7 September as a 79th minute substitute in a 4–0 victory over Bulgaria in a Euro 2023 qualifying game.[14][15] He scored his first goal for the Welsh under-21 team on 12 November 2021 with the opening goal in a 7–0 victory over Gibraltar.

Personal life[]

Beck was born to parents Shaun Beck and Sara James. He has an older brother, Leon and a younger brother, Theo. Beck is grandson of Ian Rush's sister, Carol, and Ian Rush’s Great Nephew [16]

Career statistics[]

As of matches played 22 December 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 2021–22 Premier League 0 0 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2020/21 Premier League". Premier League. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. ^ Pritchard, Tom (10 June 2021). "Owen Beck: Youngster signs first pro deal with Liverpool". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  3. ^ Feringa, Megan (18 October 2021). "Next-gen Dragons: Owen Beck". Welsh Football Fans. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Owen Beck". Liverpool FC.
  5. ^ "Owen Beck signs first professional contract with Liverpool FC". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Owen Beck signs new contract with Liverpool FC". Liverpool FC. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  7. ^ Williams, Glen. "Who is Owen Beck, Liverpool's rising talent with a famous uncle impressing first-team stars and being compared to Andy Robertson". Wales Online. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Owen Beck: Welsh youngster signs long term Liverpool deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  9. ^ Hunter, Steve (15 August 2021). "'Owen has performed really well when given the opportunity'". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Liverpool reach Carabao Cup last eight". BBC Sport. 27 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Young guns". Dragon Soccer. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Wales 0-1 Kazakhstan". UEFA. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Wales call up Liverpool's Owen Beck for UEFA U21 Euro 2023 qualifier in Bulgaria". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Bulgaria U21 0-4 Wales U21". BBC Sport. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Cymru Under-21s shine in Sofia". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  16. ^ Williams, Glen (13 July 2021). "Who is Owen Beck, Liverpool's rising star who's being compared to Andy Robertson". WalesOnline.
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