Tanner Beason

Updated June 1, 2025

TANNER BEASON AT A GLANCE:

• Career regular season totals include 119 appearances, with 96 starts, and two assists across 8,742 minutes played over six seasons.
• Selected by the San Jose Earthquakes in the first round (12th overall) of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.
• Five-year member of the Stanford University soccer program, where he helped the Cardinal to three consecutive National Championships from 2015-17 and four straight PAC-12 conference titles from 2015-18.
• Named a First Team All-American and a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist in both 2018 and 2019.

MLS CAREER: Selected by the San Jose Earthquakes in the first round (12th overall) of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft…Career regular season totals include 119 appearances, with 96 starts, and two assists across 8,742 minutes played…Owns 10 appearances in 2025, including nine starts…New England is 6-0-4 when Beason makes an appearance to date…In 2024, made 26 appearances, starting on 17 occasions…Added three appearances in Leagues Cup 2024 and two starts in U.S. Open Cup play…Logged 23 appearances, including 15 starts, in 2023, tallying one assist…Added two Leagues Cup appearances and one start in the U.S. Open Cup…In 2022, set career highs in appearances (28), starts (25), and minutes played (2,245)…Also added three appearances in the U.S. Open Cup…Made 24 appearances, starting on 22 occasions, in 2021, notching first-career assist…In rookie campaign, started all nine of his appearances during the shortened 2020 season.

2025: Has started in 9 of his 10 MLS appearances this season…New England is 6-0-4 when Beason makes an appearance, with six clean sheets…Ranks second in MLS this season with 17 blocked shots…(3/29) vs. RBNY: Made club and season debut logging 53 minutes off the bench in the first victory of the season…Recorded one shot on target…(4/12) at ATL: Logged first Revolution start in a road shutout victory, playing 90 minutes…

2024 (with San Jose): In 2024, made 26 appearances, starting on 17 occasions…Added three appearances in Leagues Cup 2024 and two starts in U.S. Open Cup play…(4/13) vs. COL: Logged 75^th career MLS start…(5/7) vs. OAK: Donned captain’s armband in U.S. Open Cup shutout victory…(7/3) at STL: Made 100^th career MLS appearance, starting and playing 90 minutes at center back.

2023 (with San Jose): Logged 23 appearances, including 15 starts, in 2023, tallying one assist…Added two Leagues Cup appearances and one start in the U.S. Open Cup…(5/27) vs. DAL: Notched first assist of the season and second of his professional career…First MLS assist since 2021…(6/21) at HOU: Made 75^th career appearance in MLS…(7/22) at POR: Made Leagues Cup debut, starting and playing 90 minutes.

2022 (with San Jose): In 2022, set career highs in appearances (28), starts (25), and minutes played (2,245)…Also added three appearances in the U.S. Open Cup…(3/19) at MIN: Made first career start at right back…(7/30) vs. RSL: Made the 50^th appearance of his MLS career…(8/20) vs. LAFC: Earned 50^th MLS start in a 2-1 victory.

2021 (with San Jose): Made 24 appearances, starting on 22 occasions, in 2021, notching first-career assist…(5/1) vs. DC: Logged first professional assist in season debut…(9/4) vs. COL: Made 25^th MLS appearance, starting at left back…(9/11) at DAL: Made 25^th MLS start with a 90-minute shift at left back.

2020 (with San Jose): In rookie campaign, started all nine of his appearances during the shortened 2020 season…(8/29) at LA: Marked professional debut, starting and playing 90 minutes.

CLUB CAREER OUTSIDE MLS: Spent four seasons in USL League Two during his college tenure…Suited up for his hometown North Carolina Fusion U-23 side during the 2016 USL League Two season…Remained in the Bay Area for the following three summers where he suited up for USL League Two sides Burlingame Dragons in 2017 and San Francisco City SC in 2018-19.

COLLEGE CAREER (Stanford University): Five-year member of the Stanford University soccer program, where he helped the Cardinal to three consecutive National Championships from 2015-17 and four straight PAC-12 conference titles from 2015-18…Tallied 20 goals and 11 assists over 81 appearances, amassing over 7,500 minutes played in collegiate career…Named a First Team All-American and a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist in both 2018 and 2019…Also earned three All-PAC-12 First Team selections from 2017-19…Served as team captain in 2019, starting all 14 of his appearances after missing several games through injury in the middle of the season…Set career highs with eight goals and five assists as a redshirt junior in 2018, starting all 21 of his appearances…Claimed PAC-12 Player of the Year and PAC-12 Defensive Player of the Year as a redshirt junior in 2018…Matched career high 23 appearances, all starts, as a redshirt sophomore in 2017, notching four goals and three assists…As a redshirt freshman, set career high with 23 appearances, all starts, and tallied three goals and two assists.

Personal: Full name is James Tanner Beason…Father, Stewart, and uncle, Ted, both played college soccer at Virginia Tech…Born in Winston-Salem, N.C…Has an older brother, Chase, and a younger sister, Sydney…Attended Forsyth Country Day School in Lewisville, N.C., where he lettered in soccer as an eighth grader and freshman…Developed with North Carolina Fusion Academy…Served as U-18 team captain in 2014-15.