Adrian Bečić
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 January 1989 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2017–2018 | Croatia AC (indoor) | ||
| 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.
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 played 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 the expansion side 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 where the Serbian White Eaglesdefeated Hamilton.[15][16]
Bečić would play with Toronto Croatia in the 2019 edition of the Croatian World Club Championship where Croatia San Pedro defeated Toronto in the tournament finals by a penalty shootout.[17]
Indoor career
In the winter season of 2017, Bečić transitioned into indoor soccer and played in the Greater Toronto Area-based Arena Premier League with Croatia AC.[18] In their debut season, the Croats won the championship title.[19]
The following winter season, he secured a contract with expansion side Mississauga MetroStars in the Major Arena Soccer League.[20][21] He would also serve on the coaching staff as the team's strength and conditioning coach.[22] He debuted for the MetroStars on December 1, 2018, against Baltimore Blast.[23] He would record his first shutout for the team on December 8, 2018, against the Florida Tropics in the club's home opener.[24] In total, he appeared in 21 matches for the club.[25]