Editing Kyle Beckerman (section)

==Club career==

===Early career===
Beckerman began his career in various youth leagues in the [[Bowie, Maryland]] area. He played for the United States in the 1999 [[Football U-17 World Championship|Under-17 World Cup]] in New Zealand. He attended [[DeMatha Catholic High School]] in [[Hyattsville, Maryland]] as a freshman, where he won a state wrestling title. He later transferred to and graduated from [[Arundel High School]],<ref name="mckeetbs">{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/high-school/bal-va.alumnireport16oct16,0,1725008.story|title=McKee, Sandra. "For ex-Arundel star Beckerman, clear path to goal", ''The Baltimore Sun'', Friday, October 16, 2009.|author=Baltimore Sun|date=October 16, 2009|work=baltimoresun.com}}</ref> and he signed a [[Project-40|Nike Project-40]] contract with MLS on June 27, 2000. Beckerman had been involved with the league for the previous few years, having been one of the inaugural students at the [[United States Soccer Federation]]'s [[Bradenton Academy]], which also featured [[Landon Donovan]], [[DaMarcus Beasley]], [[Oguchi Onyewu]], and [[Bobby Convey]].

===Miami Fusion===
Two days after he signed with the league, [[Miami Fusion]] claimed Beckerman. Beckerman hardly played in his first two years; he registered only 110 minutes in his first year and only 14 in his second after breaking his leg playing in the [[USL First Division|A-League]]. He went on loan with [[MLS Project 40]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.uspstax.html|title=2000 Project 40|access-date=April 12, 2009|archive-date=June 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629130233/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.uspstax.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Colorado Rapids===
After the Fusion were contracted at the end of the 2001 season, Beckerman was selected 11th overall in the [[2002 MLS Dispersal Draft]] by the [[Colorado Rapids]]. In his first year with the Rapids, Beckerman again saw limited time, playing 477 minutes and registering one assist. In his second season, he finally broke through, starting 24 games, playing 2124 minutes, and registering five assists as a central midfielder. Beckerman performed at the same level in 2004, starting consistently. Beckerman remained a regular starter through the 2005 and 2006 seasons, playing an increasingly important role for the Rapids. He finished the 2006 season with seven goals and four assists, making him one of Colorado's top offensive players that year.

===Real Salt Lake===
On July 16, 2007, Beckerman was traded to [[Real Salt Lake]] for [[Mehdi Ballouchy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=6389810&itype=NGPSID&keyword=&qtype=|title=RSL: Trades Ballouchy to Colorado for Beckerman|work=The Salt Lake Tribune}}</ref> Despite joining the team mid-season, he quickly established himself as a team leader for RSL. He took over the captain's armband early in the 2008 season. He started all 38 matches for Salt Lake that year, helping the team reach the Western Conference Final (the club's first-ever playoff appearance). Also in 2008, he was named to the MLS All-Star Inactive List for the second consecutive season.

Beckerman continued as RSL's team captain throughout the 2009 season. During the year, he became the youngest player in MLS history to appear in 200 games. At mid-season, MLS Commissioner [[Don Garber]] added Beckerman and teammate [[Javier Morales]] to the roster for the 2009 [[MLS All-Star Game]] played July 29 at RSL's [[Rio Tinto Stadium]] in [[Sandy, Utah]]. RSL struggled through an up-and-down regular season, finishing with a losing record (11–12–7) and barely qualifying for postseason play. But with Beckerman leading the way, the team completed a stunning sweep through the playoffs, capped with a shootout victory over [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] in the 2009 [[MLS Cup]] championship.[[File:Kyle Beckerman MLS AllStar 2013.jpg|thumb|150px|Kyle Beckerman, Real Salt Lake Midfielder, warming up at the MLS All Star game at Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kansas on July 31, 2013.]]

On October 17, 2015, Beckerman broke the record for all-time MLS regular season appearances by a field player, at 379.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kyle Beckerman sets MLS record for all-time appearances by a field player|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2015/10/17/kyle-beckerman-sets-mls-record-all-time-appearances-field-player|website=MLSSoccer.com|access-date=October 18, 2015}}</ref>

Beckerman was named on December 9, 2020, to The 25 Greatest by [[Major League Soccer]] as part of the circuit's 25th season celebration.<ref>[https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/12/09/major-league-soccer-unveils-25-greatest-presented-att "Major League Soccer unveils The 25 Greatest presented by AT&T," Major League Soccer, Wednesday, December 9, 2020.] Retrieved December 21, 2020</ref> He announced his retirement as an active player twelve days later on December 21.<ref>[https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/12/21/real-salt-lake-legend-kyle-beckerman-announces-retirement Liljenwall, Ari. "USA Today Sports Images Real Salt Lake legend Kyle Beckerman announces retirement," Major League Soccer, Monday, December 21, 2020.] Retrieved December 21, 2020</ref>