Julius Beck (footballer, born 2005)

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Julius Beck
Personal information
Full name Julius Eskelund Beck
Date of birth (2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Haderslev, Denmark
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
AGF (on loan from Spezia)
Number 16
Youth career
SønderjyskE
2021– Spezia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 SønderjyskE 3 (0)
2022– Spezia 1 (0)
2023–AGF (loan) 5 (0)
International career
2020–2021 Denmark U16 4 (0)
2021–2022 Denmark U17 12 (1)
2022– Denmark U18 8 (0)
2023– Denmark U19 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:21, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Julius Eskelund Beck (born 27 April 2005) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for AGF, on loan from Spezia.

Career[edit]

SønderjyskE[edit]

Beck is a product of SønderjyskE, where he spent his whole youth career. He played his way through the youth section. In January 2021, 15-year old Beck played in a friendly game for SønderjyskE's first team against AC Horsens, where he also scored.[1]

On 9 May 2021, 16-year old Beck got his official debut for SønderjyskE in the Danish Superliga against Vejle Boldklub, where he became the supremely youngest player who has ever represented SønderjyskE in the Danish Superliga as well as the third youngest Danish Superliga debutant ever.[2] Beck started on the bench, but came on the pitch after the half time. Beck made a total of three league appearances in the 2020/21 season.

Spezia[edit]

On 31 August 2021, SønderjyskE sold Julis Beck to Italian club Spezia,[3][4] a club that had the same owners as SønderjyskE. On 28 August 2022, 17-year old Beck was called up to his first Serie A game for Spezia.[5] He remained on the bench for the whole game. He got his Serie A-debut on 2 October 2022 in a 0-4 defeat against Lazio.[6]

Loan to AGF[edit]

On 1 September 2023, he joined AGF on loan for the rest of the season. The deal also included a purchase option.[7]

Personal life[edit]

Julius Beck is the son of former Danish footballer, Henrik Beck, born in 1974.[8] Beck signed a deal until June 2024 and started on the clubs U-19 team.

References[edit]

  1. ^ JULIUS BECK-MÅL GAV 1-1 MOD AC HORSENS, soenderjyske.dk, 27 January 2021
  2. ^ Rekord-debutant har fået råd af far: - Det fylder meget derhjemme, jv.de, 9 May 2021
  3. ^ OFFICIAL | FROM SØNDERJYSKE ARRIVES JULIUS BECK, acspezia.com, 31 August 2021
  4. ^ SØNDERJYSKE SÆLGER SØNDERJYSK STORTALENT TIL SPEZIA, soenderjyske.dk, 31 August 2021
  5. ^ 17-årige Beck udtaget til Serie A-kamp, bold.dk, 27 August 2022
  6. ^ LAZIO VS. SPEZIA 4 - 0, soccerway.com, 2 October 2022
  7. ^ "VELKOMMEN TIL JULIUS BECK: NY MAND I HVIDT" (Press release) (in Danish). AGF. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  8. ^ Søn af tidl. anfører: Det fylder meget derhjemme, tipsbladet.dk, 10 May 2021

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