Charlie Bales
American soccer player (born 1991)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1991-10-22) October 22, 1991 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Western Illinois Leathernecks | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Des Moines Menace | 29 | (2) |
| 2015 | Charlotte Independence | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Cedar Rapids Rampage (indoor) | 42 | (8) |
| 2022 | Iowa Demon Hawks (indoor) | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Western Illinois Leathernecks (graduate asst.) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 5, 2022 | |||
Charlie Bales (born October 22, 1991) is an American soccer player. He is currently a commentator for home games of the Drake Bulldogs men's soccer team.
Career
College and amateur
Bales spent his entire college career at Western Illinois University. He made a total of 72 appearances for the Leathernecks and tallied 11 goals and 10 assists.
He also played in the Premier Development League for Des Moines Menace.[1][2][3][4]
Professional
Bales joined USL expansion club Charlotte Independence for the 2015 season. On March 27, he made his professional debut in a 3–2 defeat to Charleston Battery.[5]
Post-playing
After working with the Des Moines Menace since 2011, Bales left his position as general manager in April 2024.[6]
References
- ^ "2011 Des Moines Menace stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "2012 Des Moines Menace stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "2013 Des Moines Menace stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "2014 Des Moines Menace stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ Fay, Jillian (27 March 2015). "Charlotte Left To Rue First Half Errors". CharlotteIndependence.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "CLUB ANNOUNCEMENT". Twitter.com. Des Moines Menace. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
External links
- Des Moines Menace staff page
- Western Illinois player profile
- Western Illinois coaching profile
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Summit League Men's Soccer Player of the Year
- 2003: Vaut
- 2004: Leung
- 2005: Leung
- 2006: Wieclaw
- 2007: Nacovski
- 2008: Harris
- 2009: Pérez
- 2010: Sosa
- 2011: Touloute
- 2012: Bethel
- 2013: Bolden
- 2014: Chavez
- 2015: Whalen
- 2016: Alihodzic
- 2017: Shinyashiki
- 2018: Shinyashiki
- 2019: Guerineau
- 2020: Brigida
- 2021: Brigida
- 2022: D'Agostini
- 2023: Flores
- 2003: Perry
- 2004: Wiese
- 2005: Wiese
- 2006: Paterson
- 2007: Daniel
- 2008: Clark
- 2009: Hildebrandt
- 2010: Quintana
- 2011: Bales
- 2012: Timm
- 2013: Remman
- 2014: Bales
- 2015: Dunk
- 2016: Dunk
- 2017: DeVoss
- 2018: DeVoss
- 2019: Kirdorf
- 2020: Cummings
- 2021: Johnson
- 2022: Wynne
- 2023: Belloli
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