1. Steven Mehrdad Beitashour is a former professional soccer player who played as a right-back.
38 Facts About Steven Beitashour
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Steven Beitashour was born to Edward and Pari Beitashour in San Jose, California, and played youth soccer for Fremont Fury.
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Steven Beitashour has an older brother, Tony, and two sisters, Tina and Stephanie.
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Steven Beitashour's parents are both from Iran and moved to the United States in the 1960s.
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Steven Beitashour has Iranian-American dual citizenship, and is married to his wife named Karlie.
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Steven Beitashour graduated from Leland High School in 2005 where his number 3 jersey was later retired, becoming only the second Leland athlete after Pat Tillman to have a jersey retired.
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Steven Beitashour was the captain of his high school's varsity team and was their leading goalscorer his junior and senior years in the number 10 role.
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Steven Beitashour was a four-year letter-winner and was a two-time offensive player of the year before being a divisional first-team selection.
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Steven Beitashour went on to play four years of college soccer at San Diego State University after receiving a scholarship, redshirting his freshman season.
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Steven Beitashour majored in communication with a minor in biology at San Diego State University, choosing it over several schools including San Jose State University, University of California, Santa Cruz and Notre Dame de Namur University.
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Steven Beitashour graduated from San Diego State in December 2009.
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Steven Beitashour was drafted in the second round of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes, the local team that he supported as a young ball boy, becoming the second Iranian to play for the Earthquakes.
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The Earthquakes won the 2012 MLS Supporters' Shield with Steven Beitashour starting in all 33 of his regular season appearances and leading the league with 110 crosses that season.
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Steven Beitashour provided 16 assists in his last 3 years with the Earthquakes, more than any other MLS defender during the same time period.
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Steven Beitashour is arguably the best right back in the league.
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Steven Beitashour is fantastic on the defensive side of the ball and his ability to join the attack will make him a great addition to our club.
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Steven Beitashour was nominated for the 2014 MLS All-Star Game against Bayern Munich.
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On November 30,2016, Steven Beitashour provided an assist to Benoit Cheyrou to clinch the Eastern Conference title during the 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs.
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On December 9,2017, Steven Beitashour won the 2017 MLS Cup with Toronto FC for the first time in the club's history, becoming the first MLS team to complete a domestic treble.
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In January 2018, Steven Beitashour signed with Los Angeles FC for their inaugural season.
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Steven Beitashour provided two assists in their second match before providing another one in their following match to Carlos Vela in the first El Trafico derby.
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Steven Beitashour scored his first goal for LAFC on May 5,2018, against FC Dallas.
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Steven Beitashour scored his second goal for the club on June 9,2018, against his hometown club, the San Jose Earthquakes.
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On September 19,2020, Steven Beitashour signed a one-year deal with Colorado Rapids as a free agent.
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In December 2020, Steven Beitashour signed a one-year contract extension with the Rapids ahead of the 2021 Major League Soccer season.
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Steven Beitashour made his club debut on July 21,2021, in a league match against FC Dallas.
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Steven Beitashour re-signed with the Rapids on January 7,2022, for the 2022 Major League Soccer season.
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Since Steven Beitashour has Iranian Citizenship through Jus sanguinis principles, he is eligible to play for Iran.
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Steven Beitashour was born in the United States and is an American citizen; he thus had the choice of either playing for Iran or the United States.
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Steven Beitashour was called up for an international friendly by the United States national football team against Mexico on August 15,2012; however, he was an unused substitute.
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Steven Beitashour will be welcomed here and he'll see it is a very positive and comfortable environment where he can settle in with no problems.
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On October 5,2013, Steven Beitashour was called up to the Iran national football team by Carlos Queiroz to be part of the preliminary 27-man squad for a 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Thailand.
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Steven Beitashour's first assist came to striker Ghoochannejhad against Thailand in the away leg on November 15, helping to seal their place in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.
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On June 1,2014, Steven Beitashour was named to Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.
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Steven Beitashour was an unused substitute in all three matches and was not called into Iran's squad for the 2015 Asian Cup.
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In May 2018, Steven Beitashour was included in Iran's 35-man preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup but was not chosen for the final 23.
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Steven Beitashour has been praised for his crosses and his ability to get around defenders.
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On February 7,2025, Steven Beitashour was announced as the assistant coach of Robin Fraser at Toronto FC ahead of the 2025 season.