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Ben Willis
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Willis
Date of birth (1996-01-01) January 1, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Federal Way, Washington, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Gonzaga Bulldogs 56 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Lane United 15 (0)
2018 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 9 (0)
2019–2020 Rio Grande Valley FC 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 26, 2019

Benjamin Willis (born January 1, 1996) is an American soccer player.

Career

Youth and college

Willis played four years of college soccer at Gonzaga University between 2014 and 2018, including a red-shirted year in 2014, making 56 appearances.[1]

While at college, Willis appeared for USL Premier Development League side Lane United in 2016 and 2017,[2] and Seattle Sounders FC U-23 in 2018.[3]

Professional

On February 8, 2019, Willis signed for USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC.[4] Willis earned his first career win and shutout against Oklahoma City Energy on October 13. Willis won USL Save of the Week in Week 26 of the USL Championship Season. He finished second in voting for USL Championship Save of the Month in September. He was also a finalist for USL Championship Week 33 Save of the Week.


Coaching

After retiring from professional soccer, Willis most recently coached for Bellevue College in the NWAC. He moved on and is now coaching for Ballard FC in the USL League Two.[5] He is the Ballard FC Goalkeeper coach. During the college seasons, he is a current assistant coach and goalkeeper coach for the women's soccer team at University of Puget Sound.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Ben Willis - Men's Soccer". gozags.com. Gonzaga University Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Lane United FC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Ben Willis -". uslleaguetwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "Sounders FC U23 - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - #1 - Benjamin Willis - GK". uslleaguetwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "Former Men's Soccer GK Willis Signs Pro Contract". gozags.com. Gonzaga University Athletics. February 8, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Technical Staff".
  6. ^ https://loggerathletics.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  • [1] Gonzaga bio
  • [2] RGVFC Toros bio


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