Editing DaMarcus Beasley (section)

==Club career==

===Early career===
Born in [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]], [[Indiana]], Beasley joined [[IMG Academy]], the [[United States Soccer Federation]]'s Residency program in [[Bradenton, Florida]]. Before moving to Florida, Beasley played at [[South Side High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)|South Side High School]] for two years. Beasley starred in the 1999 [[FIFA U-17 World Championship|Under-17 World Cup]] in New Zealand, winning the Silver Ball as the tournament's second best player, behind teammate [[Landon Donovan]].

===Chicago Fire===
Beasley signed with MLS on March 16, 1999, and was allocated to the [[LA Galaxy]]. However, before making any appearances with LA, he was traded in February 2000 to the [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] in exchange for first-round picks in the [[2000 MLS SuperDraft]] and [[2001 MLS SuperDraft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/news/2000/0206/340511.html|title=ESPN.com - SOCCER - L.A. trades Beasley for Fire's first-round pick|publisher=ESPN}}</ref> He would excel with Chicago, scoring 14 goals and recording 20 assists over 4.5 seasons while being named to the league [[MLS Best XI|Best XI]] in 2003. He was close to signing for [[Southampton FC]] in 2004, but MLS rejected the offer much to Beasley's displeasure.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/5571343.Beasley_angered_by_MLS_decision/|title=Beasley angered by MLS decision|date=June 18, 2004 }}</ref>

His stay with the Fire ended on July 19, 2004, when Dutch giants [[PSV Eindhoven]] agreed on a transfer fee with MLS worth $2.5&nbsp;million. He signed a four-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/print?id=305420&type=story&cc=5901 |title=Done deal: Beasley joins PSV |publisher=Soccernet |date=July 22, 2004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604162613/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/print?id=305420&type=story&cc=5901 |archive-date=June 4, 2011}}</ref>

===PSV===
PSV manager [[Guus Hiddink]] brought Beasley in as the successor to [[Arjen Robben]] (who went to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]), and because of that, Beasley was granted the number 11 jersey. In his first season in the [[Eredivisie]], Beasley played 29 games, scored 6 goals in 34 domestic games of the Dutch season and helped PSV win their 18th league title. On May 28, 2005, PSV advanced to [[2005 KNVB Cup Final|the final]] of the [[2004–05 KNVB Cup]] by defeating [[Feyenoord]] in a [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalty shootout]] after Beasley's goal in the final minute of regulation tied the match.

In addition to making an impact on the domestic level, Beasley became the first American to play in the semi-finals of the [[UEFA Champions League]], against [[A.C. Milan|Milan]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Wahl |first=Grant |title=Eddie Makes This Game Look Cool |url=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1111451/index.htm |date=May 30, 2005 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |access-date=September 10, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820033451/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1111451/index.htm |archive-date=August 20, 2008}}</ref> In the first leg, PSV lost 2–0 at the [[San Siro]], while in the second leg, PSV won 3–1 at [[Philips Stadion]], though they were eliminated based on the [[away goals rule]]. Despite the loss, Beasley was an important player, leading his team with 4 goals in 12 Champions League matches.

DaMarcus was fined [[Euro|€]]1,500 ($1,852) for [[driving under the influence]] of alcohol as a result of an incident on January 16, 2006. His Dutch driving privileges were suspended for the next three months, followed by a three-month probationary period.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soccertimes.com/americans/2006/apr21.htm |title=Beasley fined $1,852 by Dutch judge for driving under the influence of alcohol |last=Davidson |first=Gary |date=April 21, 2006 |access-date=October 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809050321/http://www.soccertimes.com/americans/2006/apr21.htm |archive-date=August 9, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Manchester City===
After a disappointing individual season for Beasley in which PSV won their 19th championship, on August 31, 2006, he joined English [[Premier League]] side [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] on a season-long loan fulfilling his ambition to play in England.<ref>{{cite news | title=Man City move for Beasley on loan| work=BBC Sport | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/5304228.stm | access-date=January 3, 2010  | date= August 31, 2006}}</ref> However, his first few weeks with City were troubled by injury, limiting his ability to play. On December 30, Beasley scored his first goal for City, a match-winner in the 83rd minute against [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]. He went on to score three times more before returning to PSV after making 22 appearances in total.<ref>{{cite news | title=Man City release winger Beasley | work=BBC Sport | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/6659429.stm | access-date= May 15, 2007  | date= May 15, 2007}}</ref>

===Rangers===
[[Scottish Premier League]] club [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] signed Beasley for [[Pound Sterling|£]]700,000 in June 2007.<ref name="Rangers speculation">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6243752.stm|title=Rangers clinch Beasley transfer|work=BBC Sport|date= June 27, 2007 | access-date= January 2, 2010}}</ref> He became the second American to play for the Rangers' first team, after [[Claudio Reyna]]. On August 4, 2007, Beasley made his Rangers debut, playing a full 90 minutes in a 3–0 win against [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]].<ref name="Inverness CT 0-3 Rangers">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6928890.stm|work=BBC Sport|title=Inverness CT 0–3 Rangers|date= August 4, 2007 | access-date= January 2, 2010|first=Clive|last=Lindsay}}</ref> Beasley scored his first goal for the club against [[FK Zeta]] in a Champions League qualifier on August 7, 2007,<ref name="FK Zeta 0-1 Rangers">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6932366.stm|work=BBC Sport|title=FK Zeta 0–1 Rangers|date= August 7, 2007 | access-date= January 2, 2010|first=Clive|last=Lindsay}}</ref> becoming the first American to score for two clubs in the competition. During the match, Beasley was subjected to racial taunting by Zeta fans, along with fellow black teammate, [[Jean-Claude Darcheville]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Goal-hero Beasley stunned by racist abuse | publisher=[[ESPN]] | url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=451116&cc=5901 | date=August 7, 2007 | access-date=October 29, 2010 | archive-date=October 20, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020225655/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=451116&cc=5901 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He urged [[UEFA]] and [[FIFA]] to do something about the chants, which prompted an investigation intended to crack down on the crowds at soccer matches.<ref>{{cite news | title=Beasley wants hard line on racist chants | work=The Scotsman| url=http://sport.scotsman.com/football.cfm?id=1242342007 | date= August 8, 2007}}</ref>  Beasley scored his first Scottish Premier League goal in Rangers' 2–1 win over [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] on August 25, 2007.
[[File:DaMarcus Beasly.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Beasley played a key role in [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]' [[Scottish Cup]] final victory over [[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]]]]
On October 2, 2007, Beasley was influential in Rangers 3–0 win against [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] in the [[2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage|Champions League group stage]]. He was involved in all three Rangers goals in a victory for the Scottish side. His inswinging corner was headed in by [[Lee McCulloch]] to give Rangers a 1–0 advantage. Beasley's wide pass to [[Alan Hutton]] allowed him to spring free and set up [[Daniel Cousin]] for the second. Finally, Beasley took a 50-meter aerial pass from Cousin while on the run, controlled, and finished. Beasley was named Man of the Match.<ref>{{cite news | title=Beasley adds finishing gloss to Rangers rout of Lyon | work=The Guardian| url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/championsleague200708/story/0,,2182444,00.html | date = October 3, 2007 | location=London | first=Steve | last=Douglasand}}</ref>

During a Champions League match against [[VfB Stuttgart]], Beasley was hurt in a collision with goalkeeper [[Raphael Schäfer]]. This left him unable to complete the match and he was substituted. The true extent of the injury meant that he was expected to miss the rest of the Scottish Premier League season.<ref name="Rangers dealt Beasley injury blow">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7121151.stm|work=BBC Sport|title=Rangers dealt Beasley injury blow|date= November 30, 2007 | access-date= January 2, 2010}}</ref> However, Beasley was named in the Rangers squad for the match against [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] on May 10.<ref name="Rangers v Dundee Utd">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7390628.stm|work=BBC Sport|title=Rangers v Dundee United|date= May 9, 2008 | access-date= January 2, 2010|first=Thomas|last=McGuigan}}</ref> He made his return on May 19 against [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]. His first start for Rangers after his injury came in the [[Scottish Cup]] final against [[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]]; he notched a goal and an assist in the 3–2 victory.

On August 23, 2008, in a Scottish Premier League match against [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] at [[Pittodrie Stadium]], Beasley looked to have scored his first goal of the campaign, though the goal was wrongly ruled out for offside.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7575840.stm | title = Aberdeen 1–1 Rangers | publisher =  BBC Sport | date= August 23, 2008 | access-date = October 29, 2010 | first = Thomas | last = McGuigan }}</ref> Beasley helped Rangers win the SPL title for [[2008–09 Scottish Premier League|2008–09]], being awarded a championship medal after appearing in ten league matches during the season.

During the [[2009–10 Scottish Premier League|2009–10 season]], Beasley saw little playing time with Rangers. He stated in December 2009 that he would seek a move away from the club during the upcoming January transfer window in order to secure a place in the United States squad for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]]. Shortly after this declaration, Beasley was given a run of games in the Rangers team during the month of December. He had some impressive performances, scoring in games against [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] and [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]. After the Motherwell game Beasley expressed his desire to stay with Rangers and help them retain the Scottish Premier League title. Although Rangers won the title, Beasley was not entitled to a championship medal, having played in only eight games, less than the 25% required.<ref name="SPL Handbook 2009-10">{{cite web | url = http://www.scotprem.com/content/mediaassets/doc/SPL%20Handbook%202009-10.pdf | title = The Scottish Premier League Handbook | publisher = scotprem.com | access-date = October 29, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612184642/http://www.scotprem.com/content/mediaassets/doc/SPL%20Handbook%202009-10.pdf | archive-date = June 12, 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

===Hannover 96===
On August 30, 2010, Beasley signed a two-year contract with German [[Bundesliga]] club [[Hannover 96]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hannover sign up Beasley |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=819362&sec=transfers&cc=5901 |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=August 30, 2010 |access-date=September 2, 2010 |archive-date=October 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023125632/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=819362&sec=transfers&cc=5901 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  He made his debut on September 18, 2010, coming on as a substitute in the 77th minute in a 2–0 away loss to [[VfL Wolfsburg]].

===Puebla===
On June 22, 2011, Beasley joined [[Mexican Primera División]] side [[Puebla F.C.|Puebla]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2011/06/22/damarcus-beasley-es-nuevo-refuerzo-del-puebla | title = DaMarcus Beasley es nuevo refuerzo del Puebla | language = es | publisher = mediotiempo.com | date = June 22, 2011 | access-date = January 15, 2012}}</ref> Beasley scored his first goal for Puebla in his unofficial debut against [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]] in the Copa Tijuana.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/07/07/gringo-report-beasley-steals-show-puebla | title = Gringo Report: Beasley steals the show for Puebla | publisher = mlssoccer.com | date = July 7, 2011 | access-date = January 15, 2012 | archive-date = March 6, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140306125116/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/07/07/gringo-report-beasley-steals-show-puebla | url-status = dead }}</ref> On July 23, Beasley made his competitive debut for ''Los Camoteros'' in a 1–0 win over [[Atlas F.C.|Atlas]] in the opening match of the [[2011-12 Mexican Primera Division season|2011 Apertura Season]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/damarcus-beasley-makes-debut-for-puebla-29390879-072311|title=DaMarcus Beasley makes debut for Puebla|last1=Jul 24|first1=foxsports|last2=ET|first2=2011 at 12:52a|date=2011-07-24|work=Fox Sports|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref> He scored his first competitive goal for Puebla on August 21 in a 2–1 win over [[Pumas UNAM]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/damarcus-lamont-beasley/659/matches/|title=USA - D. Beasley - Profile with news, career statistics and history |publisher=Soccerway|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref>

===Houston Dynamo===
On July 23, 2014, Beasley joined [[Major League Soccer]] club [[Houston Dynamo]] as a [[Designated Player Rule|designated player]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://twitter.com/SoccerInsider/status/492040733197492224 | title = @DaMarcusBeasley joins HoustonDynamo as designated player  | via = Twitter | date = July 23, 2014 | access-date = July 23, 2014}}</ref> He made his Dynamo debut on August 3, 2014, starting at left back against [[D.C. United|DC United]] in a 1–0 win. Beasley suffered a hamstring injury on October 12 that ended his 2014 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2014/10/12/match-recap-houston-dynamo-1-dc-united-3|title=Match Recap: Houston Dynamo 1, D.C. United 3|last=Lovell|first=Darrell|date=October 12, 2014|website=Houston Dynamo|access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref> He appeared in 10 games for the Dynamo in his first year with Houston.

In 2015, Beasley was selected for his 4th [[Major League Soccer All-Star Game|MLS All Star game]] and was named the Dynamo team defender of the year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2015/07/14/houston-dynamo-defender-damarcus-beasley-named-2015-att-mls-all-star-game-fan-xi|title=Houston Dynamo defender DaMarcus Beasley named to 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game Fan XI|date=July 13, 2015|website=Houston Dynamo|access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> He scored his first goal for the Dynamo on August 8, 2015, in a 2–1 against the [[San Jose Earthquakes]].<ref name=":2" />

2016 saw Beasley miss over a month due to knee surgery.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstondynamo.com/players/damarcus-beasley|title=DaMarcus Beasley|website=houstondynamo.com|access-date=October 31, 2018}}</ref> After the season Beasley re-signed with the Dynamo, however he took a pay cut and no longer counted as a designated player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spotrac.com/mls/houston-dynamo/damarcus-beasley-15607/|title=DaMarcus Beasley|last=Spotrac.com|website=Spotrac.com|language=en-US|access-date=October 31, 2018}}</ref>
[[File:DaMarcus Beasley - Houston Dynamo - USMNT - MLS (47937979901).jpg|thumb|Beasley playing for Houston in 2019]]
Beasley didn't miss significant time because of injury in 2017 and had a strong season, being named an [[2017 MLS All-Star Game|MLS All Star]] and helping lead the Dynamo make the MLS Playoffs for the first time in 3 seasons.<ref name=":0" />  He received the MLS Fair Play Individual Award, which is given to the player who commits the fewest fouls and demonstrates good sportsmanship.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2017/11/07/damarcus-beasley-wins-mls-fair-play-individual-award|title=DaMarcus Beasley wins MLS Fair Play Individual Award|date=November 7, 2017|website=houstondynamo.com|access-date=October 31, 2018}}</ref>

In 2018, Beasley and the Dynamo missed out on the playoffs, but did win the [[U.S. Open Cup|US Open Cup]], which qualified them for the [[2019 CONCACAF Champions League]]. the first time the Dynamo had qualified for the competition since 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/09/27/us-open-cup-won-houston-dynamo-set-sights-concacaf-champions-league|title=US Open Cup won, Houston Dynamo set sights on Concacaf Champions League|last=Acevedo Jr|first=Jesus|date=September 27, 2018|website=mlssoccer.com|access-date=October 31, 2018}}</ref> On December 30, 2018, Beasley signed a new contract to bring him back for the 2019 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2018/12/30/houston-dynamo-re-sign-captain-damarcus-beasley|title=Houston Dynamo re-sign captain DaMarcus Beasley|date=December 30, 2019|website=Houston Dynamo|access-date=December 30, 2018}}</ref>

On February 19, Beasley and the Dynamo opened the 2019 season with a Champions League match against [[C.D. Guastatoya|Guastatoya]].  Beasley scored the only goal of the match hitting a weak foot volley from outside the box to give the Dynamo the win.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.khou.com/article/sports/soccer/dynamo/beasleys-late-goal-lifts-dynamo-to-1-0-win-over-cd-guastatoya/285-9f202738-baf0-4cd9-abb2-758e553be118|title=Beasley's late goal lifts Dynamo to 1-0 win over CD Guastatoya|date=February 20, 2019 |publisher=KHOU|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref> On March 12, Beasley came off injured in a CCL match against [[Tigres UANL|Tigres]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2019/03/12/recap-houston-dynamo-0-tigres-uanl-1|title=Recap: Houston Dynamo 0, Tigres UANL 1|website=Houston Dynamo|access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref>  He underwent surgery on his knee on March 20 and was out for almost 2 months.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/03/20/houston-dynamos-damarcus-beasley-out-4-6-weeks-after-knee-surgery|title=Houston Dynamo's DaMarcus Beasley out 4-6 weeks after knee surgery|last=Rodriguez|first=Alicia|date=March 20, 2019|website=mlssoccer.com|access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref> Beasley returned from the injury and made his first MLS appearance of the season on May 15 in a 1–0 loss to the [[Portland Timbers]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fbref.com/en/players/e4d6e7d9/matchlogs/2019/DaMarcus-Beasley-Match-Logs|title=DaMarcus Beasley 2019 Match Logs|website=FBref.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref> On May 20, Beasley announced that he would be retiring after the 2019 season.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2019/05/20/damarcus-beasley-retiring-usmnt-houston-dynamo-mls|title=U.S. great DaMarcus Beasley announces he's retiring|last=Creditor|first=Avi|magazine=Sports Illustrated|language=en-us|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref> Beasley would make 18 appearances across all competitions in 2019, his last coming on October 6 as the Dynamo defeated the [[LA Galaxy]] 4–2 in the final game of the season and Beasley's career.  Beasley was subbed off in the 89th minute to a standing ovation from the crowd. After the match the Dynamo showed a tribute on the videoboard and Beasley addressed the crowd, saying "I wouldn't think of another club to end my career with. Houston is my home. I'm not gonna say goodbye."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texas-sports-nation/general/article/The-final-game-for-DaMarcus-Beasley-14496950.php|title=The final game for DaMarcus Beasley|last=Hill|first=Glynn A.|date=2019-10-07|website=Houston Chronicle|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref>