Beckford played for Richmond Hill SC, where in two seasons won the Coupe Quebec-Ontario Cup championship, secured a silver medal at the Ontario Summer Games, made the Ontario Indoor Cup finals, and claimed back to back championships in the Ontario Youth Soccer League.[3] He joined the Toronto FC Academy in February 2016
College career
In fall of 2017, Beckford went to play college soccer at Pennsylvania State University. He played two seasons with the Nittany Lions, scoring seven goals and tallying one assist in 33 appearances.[1] During his time with Penn State, Beckford was named to the Big Ten All Freshman team in 2017. In early 2019, Beckford opted to leave Penn State to pursue a professional career in Europe.[4]
In November 2021, Beckford changed clubs in the NWCFL Premier Division, joining Irlam.[13]
In 2022, he joined Simcoe County Rovers in League1 Ontario, joining his father, who was named the team's head coach.[14] He scored 15 goals in 17 league appearances, adding another two goals in two playoff games.[15]
Ethan is from a family of former professional footballers, including his father Jason Beckford, uncle Darren Beckford and cousin Danny Webber.[1] Through his father, he is of Jamaican descent.