Thomas Beattie (footballer)

Thomas Beattie
Personal information
Full name Thomas Edward Beattie
Date of birth (1986-09-16) 16 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire,
England
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Hull City
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Limestone Saints
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Forest City London 38 (7)
2010–2011 London City 49 (15)
2012–2013 Ottawa Fury 23 (3)
2013–2014 Hougang United 23 (5)
2014–2015 Warriors 31 (4)
Total 164 (34)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Beattie (born 16 September 1986) is an English entrepreneur and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. His football career spanned over ten years before a serious head injury forced him to retire.[1]

Early

Beattie was born in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England on 16 September 1986.

Beattie was scouted for Hull City, Leeds United and Blackburn Rovers. Beattie started at the academy of Hull City at the age of 9. He progressed through the youth ranks into the reserve team at the age of 16. He was educated at Vermuyden School until the age of 15. After establishing himself in the reserve team, he found first team opportunities hard to come by following the club's promotion to the Premier League. He left at the age of 19 to play and study in the United States on a football scholarship.

Playing career

Collegiate

Beattie moved to the United States to study at Limestone College. During his time with the Saints, he became the program's first ever Adidas All-American Athlete.[2] The 2006 squad that Beattie was a part of was named in the Limestone College Hall of Fame in 2018.[3] After graduating, he was set to sign with Norwegian Premier League club Sandefjord, but he changed his mind. He also had a trial with Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock, who offered him a contact but he turned it down and went back to North America.[4]

Professional

Forest City London

In 2008, Beattie moved to Canada to play for Forest City London in the USL Premier Development League and made 38 appearances in midfield, scoring seven times.

London City

Beattie signed with London City of the Canadian Soccer League in 2010.[5] He recorded his first goal for the club on 28 May 2010 against TFC Academy.[6] At the conclusion of the season he received the CSL Rookie of the Year award.[7] He re-signed with London for the 2011 season.[8] In two seasons at the club, he scored 15 goals in 49 club appearances.

Ottawa Fury

Beattie joined Canadian side Ottawa Fury after completing his studies in 2012,[9] before exploring further afield towards Asia.

Hougang United

In November 2012, Beattie signed for S.League side Hougang United.[10][11] He was signed by Alex Weaver for the 2013–14 season, where he went on to captain the club in what was a difficult season. During his time at the club, Weaver was fired after only five games,[12] which resulted in a managerial merry-go-round for the rest of the season.

Warriors

The following season Beattie was signed by his former manager Alex Weaver for S.League club Warriors for an undisclosed fee, where they won the league title in his debut season.[13][14] Beattie played in the Championship winning team along with the likes of Daniel Bennett, Nicolás Vélez and Hassan Sunny.

Beattie returned to the club the following 2015–16 season and started the season where the previous one had left off. The club secured the 2015 Singapore Charity Shield beating Balestier Khalsa 1–0. As a result of winning the Championship in 2015 the club qualified for the AFC Champions League. The first game of the group stages was against Yadanarbon which they won 6–5 on penalties.[15] The second group game which they ultimately lost 3–0 was against Chinese Super League giants, Guangzhou R&F.[16][17]

Shortly after the AFC Champions League campaign he sustained a life-threatening injury in a head collision during a game against Geylang International resulting in a brain haemorrhage and facial fractures to the cheek, nose, eye sockets and forehead forcing him to retire.

Post-playing career

Beattie is the co-founder of several companies based throughout Asia.[18][19] Specialising in mobile technology,[20] and product development,[21][22] Beattie has commercial interests in the fitness industry throughout South East Asia.[23]

Beattie has modelled for various brands and products throughout Asia and has featured in Esquire and ExpatLiving.[24]

Personal life

On 23 June 2020, Beattie came out as gay in an interview with ESPN.[25][26][27] In February 2022, he told Goal.com that his career-ending injury was the catalyst for revealing his sexuality. "It was a big catalyst for me, to learn to embrace every part of myself and be ok with it," he said. "After training, I used to go home and lay on my bed looking at the ceiling, praying that I would wake up and it would all go away. I still think if I was playing now, I'd still not be out."[28]

References

  1. ^ "'I wouldn't be out if playing now'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. ^ "7. SMALL COLLEGES: NSCAA/adidas All-America Teams". Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Limestone Athletics Announces 2018 Hall of Fame Class | North & South Carolina | Limestone College". Limestone College. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  4. ^ Holmes, Jon (28 June 2020). "Thomas Beattie: Football distracted me from accepting I'm gay". Sky Sports.
  5. ^ "Canadian Soccer League". 13 August 2011. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "May 29, 2010 CSL--CSL summary of Friday and Saturday games (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ^ "2010 CSL Season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. 31 October 2010.
  8. ^ ANewsLondon (15 April 2011), CSL: Thomas Beattie back in London, retrieved 11 March 2017
  9. ^ "Tom Beattie, Hougang's new HOOL". Goal.com. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  10. ^ "Ottawa FURY News Detail". Ottawafury.com. 23 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  11. ^ "Former Limestone Standout Beattie Signs Pro Contract in Singapore". Limestone College. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Weaver parted ways with Hougang as he is named Warriors' boss – Hougang United Football Club". www.hgfc.com.sg. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  13. ^ Cam (13 January 2015). "2014 Review: #5 Thomas Beattie". English football players abroad. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Thomas Beattie | English football players abroad". Englishplayersabroad.wordpress.com. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Beattie, Velez laud Warriors' resilience in Myanmar". FourFourTwo. 5 February 2015. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Guangzhou R&F v Warriors Starting XIs, 10/02/2015, AFC Champions League | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  17. ^ "Warriors' Weaver satisfied, despite 3-0 loss to Guangzhou R&F". The New Paper. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  18. ^ "e27". e27.co. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  19. ^ "Social netbusting: How three Singapore-based pro footballers launched a social media app". Expat Living Singapore. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  20. ^ "About - Ovvy - The Service Marketplace". Ovvy - The Service Marketplace. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  21. ^ "Hygiene Hub". hygienehub.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  22. ^ "Latent Epicure | Home and Kitchen Connoisseurs". Latent Epicure. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  23. ^ "Home". TB Fitness. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  24. ^ "Bundies: Singapore's first underwear subscription service that delivers fresh boxers monthly". Esquire SG. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  25. ^ "My hidden journey: A professional soccer player reveals he is gay". ESPN.com. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  26. ^ Gillespie, Thomas (24 June 2020). "Thomas Beattie: British former professional footballer comes out as gay". Sky News.
  27. ^ "Former Soccer Pro Thomas Beattie Shares His Coming Out Journey". issuu. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  28. ^ "'My career-ending injury was a beautiful nightmare' - Thomas Beattie on how he finally accepted himself as gay | Goal.com". www.goal.com.

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