Adrian Bečić

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Adrian Bečić
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-01-27) 27 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Toronto, Canada
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2001–2007 NK Mosor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Mosor 4 (0)
2007–2009 Trogir 23 (0)
2009–2014 Dugopolje 65 (0)
2014–2015 Imotski 46 (0)
2016 Hamilton City
2018–2019 Mississauga MetroStars (indoor) 21 (0)
2019 Toronto Croatia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adrian Bečić (born January 27, 1989) is a Canadian-born Croatian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Croatia

Bečić was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Croatian parents who emigrated to Canada after the breakup of Yugoslavia.[1] After the conclusion of the Yugoslav Wars, he returned to Croatia in 1995 which gained their independence as a result of the war.[1] In 2001, he enlisted in NK Mosor Zrnovnica's youth system and graduated to the senior team for the 2006–07 season in the Croatian second-tier league.[1] In his first professional season, he appeared in 4 matches.[2] The following season, he signed with league rivals Trogir.[1] He would play with Trogir for seasons where he appeared in 23 matches.[2] Bečić played in the Croatian third division with Dugopolje and helped the club secure a promotion by winning the league title.[3] For the 2011–12 season, the club secured the second division title but was denied entry to the Croatian first division.[1] In the 2011–12 season, he participated in the 2011–12 Croatian Football Cup where Dugopolje was eliminated from the competition by Zadar.[4] In total, he remained with Dugoplje for five seasons and appeared in 65 matches in the second division.[2] In 2014, he signed with Imotski.[5][6][7] In his debut season with Imotski, he appeared in 27 matches.[8] He re-signed with the club the following season.[9] In his final season in the Croatian circuit, he appeared in 19 matches.[8]

Canada

In the summer of 2016, he returned to Canada to play with new entry Hamilton City in the Canadian Soccer League.[10] Bečić would help Hamilton secure a playoff berth.[11] In the opening round of the postseason, he assisted the club in advancing by defeating Scarborough SC.[12][13] In the next round, Hamilton defeated the divisional champions the York Region Shooters to advance to the CSL Championship.[14] He played in the championship match against where Hamilton was defeated by the Serbian White Eagles.[15][16] Bečić would play with Toronto Croatia in the 2019 edition of the Croatian World Club Championship where Toronto faced Croatia San Pedro in the tournament finals and was defeated in a penalty shootout.[17]

Indoor career

in the winter of 2018, Bečić transitioned into indoor soccer where he secured a contract with expansion side Mississauga MetroStars in the Major Arena Soccer League.[18][19] He would also serve on the coaching staff as the team's strength and conditioning coach.[20] He debuted for the MetroStars on December 1, 2018, against Baltimore Blast.[21] He would record his first shutout for the team on December 8, 2018, against the Florida Tropics in the club's home opener.[22] In total, he appeared in 21 matches for the club.[23]

Honors

Hamilton City

NK Dugopolje

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "some soccer playing Canadians - Adrian Bečić interview". some soccer playing canadians. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Adrian Bečić". semafor.hns.family. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "NK Omiš - NK Dugopolje 0:2". dugirat.com. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Glasnović, Mario (23 August 2011). "Zadar izbacio Dugopolje" [Zadar eliminated Dugopolje]. Sportnet (in hrvatski). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Vitaić zabio iz kornera: Dugopolju pripao derbi s Imotskim" [Vitaić scored from a corner: Dugopolje won the derby with Imotski]. dalmacijanews.hr (in Croatian). 15 November 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ↑ "Imotski prozivkom 23 igrača započeo s pripremama" [Imotski started preparations by calling 23 players]. dalmacijanews.hr (in Croatian). 15 January 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. ↑ "Imotski pred početak sezone doveo vratara Bečića" [Before the start of the season, Imotski brought goalkeeper Bečić]. dalmacijanews.h (in Croatian). 14 August 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Croatia - A. Bečić - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "Imotski, Sisak i Sesvete biti će u posebnom fokusu" [Imotski, Sisak and Sesvete will be in special focus]. Glas Slavonije. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "2016 Hamilton City roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  11. ↑ Adamson, Stan (10 October 2016). "York Region Shooters on Top at End of Regular Season.....First year Ukraine United second". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "York Region Shooters rout Milton SC, advance to CSL Championship semis". Vaughan Citizen. 17 October 2016.
  13. ↑ Adamson, Stan (17 October 2016). "York Region and Hamilton Advance to Semifinals......Shooters and Atomic will meet in Second Division final". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  14. ↑ "York Region Shooters downed in CSL Championship semis by Hamilton City". Vaughan Citizen. 24 October 2016.
  15. ↑ "Srpski Beli orlovi šampioni Kanade" [Serbian White Eagles champions of Canada]. B92.net (in српски / srpski). 2 November 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Champions!". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  17. ↑ Barisic, Ivan (30 June 2019). "SC Croat San Pedro pobjednik je 4. Svjetskog nogometnog prvenstva klubova Hrvata izvan domovine" [SC San Pedro is the winner of the 4th World Football Championship of Croatia clubs outside their homeland]. Moja Domovina (in hrvatski). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  18. ↑ "Mississauga MetroStars to kick off debut MASL season in Baltimore". CHAT News Today. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  19. ↑ Macfarlane, Steve (8 January 2019). "MetroStars - CHCH". www.chch.com. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  20. ↑ "MetroStars Encouraged by Talent at Open Tryouts". OurSports Central. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  21. ↑ Rhodes, Benedict (2 December 2018). "Mississauga MetroStars 3 - 11 Baltimore Blast: MetroStars Fall In Their First-Ever Game". Waking The Red. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  22. ↑ "Babouli helps MetroStars top Tropics 10-0 in Mississauga's first home-opener". CHAT News Today. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  23. ↑ "Adrian Becic soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 26 March 2024.

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