He appeared at the senior level for High Performance FC, Conquistadores de Guaynabo, Bayamón, and Metropolitan FA, split around a two-year stint at Valparaiso University.
A native of Caguas, Puerto Rico, Betancourt played youth football for Fraigcomar while attending the Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola.
[2][1] While at the Colegio San Ignacio, Betancourt was twice named the All-Around MVP of the Puerto Rico High School Athletic Alliance;[3] along with playing football, he also ran track and field.
[2][9] After leaving Valparaiso following his sophomore year, Betancourt returned to Puerto Rico to get more playing time and joined Bayamón ahead of the club's run in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League.
[14] Betancourt captained the Puerto Rico U20 national team in the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying stage, playing all three matches in the first round of the Caribbean zone.
[18] He was named to the Puerto Rican squad for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and contested both matches; the side were defeated by Jamaica and Panama and failed to qualify for the knockout rounds.
[16][20] Following a draw against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[21] and a defeat against Trinidad and Tobago,[22] Puerto Rico finished in third place in their group and missed out on advancement to the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
[16] Betancourt was first called up by the Puerto Rico national team in 2011, training with the side in August of that year and appearing on the bench for a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Canada on 6 September.
[23][24] He made his international debut in Puerto Rico's final World Cup qualifying match, playing against Saint Lucia on 14 November 2011.