SANDY, UTAH (Monday, December 21, 2020) – Real Salt Lake midfielder Kyle Beckerman announced on Monday that after 21 seasons in Major League Soccer and 14 with Real Salt Lake, he will be retiring from professional soccer. The nine-time MLS All-Star, four-time club Most Valuable Player, three-time Jordan Guernsey Humanitarian of the Year award winner and captain of the 2009 MLS Cup champion RSL team is the league’s all-time leader in career MLS regular-season games played (498), games started (461) and minutes played (41,164) among field players.
“I came to Utah knowing there was a mountain to climb but feeling we could get to the top with a team that valued hard work, belief in ourselves and commitment to one another.