Youth career Beltran was a two-time Parade All American at Claremont High School. He was also named in the 2004 NSCAA/Adidas High School All-America squad and was a member of the Region IV Olympic Development Program from 2002 to 2005 and captain of the 2004 squad.
College Tony Beltran began college playing as
forward for
St. John's Red Storm playing 21 matches with 10 starts, scoring 2 goals and three assists. For his Sophomore year he transferred to
UCLA to play for
UCLA Bruins. In his Sophomore year he overcame an early season ankle injury to make 14 appearances He played for two years at UCLA and started all 21 matches of his Junior year and played all but four minutes of the season as right full back and defensive midfielder.
Professional Tony Beltran was selected third in the overall
2008 MLS SuperDraft and made his official
Major League Soccer debut on April 12, 2008, against
D.C. United. He started 10 of his 15 appearances in his rookie year.
International Born in the United States, Beltran is of
Mexican descent. Beltran was the starter for the U-18 team that won the 2005
Milk Cup, started in all five matches in the
2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the
USMNT progressing to quarter finals. He also made two appearances for the U-23 team in the
2008 Toulon Tournament. ==Career statistics==