Reb Beatty is a former American soccer player who briefly competed at the professional level in Italy before prematurely leaving the game due to injury and personal motives. Beatty starred at Loyola University Maryland (previously Loyola College) from 1999 to 2002, and remains the only player in MAAC Men's Soccer history to be named as a First Team All-Conference selection for four years in addition to being named Goalkeeper of the Year in all four campaigns.

Youth

Beatty made a name for himself at Archbishop Spalding High School

Archbishop Spalding High School

Archbishop Spalding High School is a private, Catholic co-educational high school located in Severn, Maryland. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore. Most of its students live in Annapolis, Crownsville, Arnold, Pasadena, Severna Park, Crofton, Millersville, Glen Burnie, or...

, where he was named as the 1997 Baltimore Sun Baltimore Metro Area Player of the Year as well as garnering All-State and All-America honors. Recruited by perennial powers such as Duke University

Duke University

Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...

 and University of Maryland

University of Maryland

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, Beatty chose to attend Loyola University Maryland.

College

Beatty made an immediate impact for Loyola from his first game, starting every game in his four years at the Evergreen, leading the Greyhounds to four league championships as well as two NCAA Division I tournament appearances which included a visit to the Sweet 16 in 2001. Beatty was named as the MAAC Rookie of the Year in 1999, in addition to earning 1st Team All-Conference honors from 1999 to 2002. He is the only player in MAAC Men's Soccer history to achieve such a feat. Beatty was ranked in the Top 20 nationally in GAA (goals against average) during all four of his seasons, including finishing second overall nationally in 2000. He was named to the South Atlantic Regional All-America team three times, and twice named an honorable mention national All-America by collegesoccernews.com.

Beatty remains the school's all-time shutout leader, with 43 in 80 games played.

Professional

Despite interest from several MLS

Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

 teams as well as the Baltimore Blast of the MISL, Beatty did not enter the MLS Draft and stayed at Loyola to finish his MBA. Upon graduation, he signed on with Arzachena Calcio in Italy (Serie D) in late 2003 before an offer from Pro Patria (Serie C1) drew him away. Hampered by a torn hamstring, Beatty returned to the United States and although he received interest and offers from several teams in Europe (including Cagliari Calcio

Cagliari Calcio

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, now in Serie A

Serie A

Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...

), he ceased playing altogether.