Given the question: Pick one category for the following text. The options are - company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work. Jake Beckford -  Jake Gerardo Beckford Edwards (born 31 July 1994) is an Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Carolina Railhawks in the North American Soccer League.
The answer is:
Athlete