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Brady Ballew
Personal information
Full name Brady James Ballew
Date of birth (1992-07-03) July 3, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Everett, Washington, United States
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2004–2010 Snohomish United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Seattle U Redhawks 72 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Puget Sound Gunners 39 (11)
2015–2017 Tulsa Roughnecks 64 (6)
2018 Tulsa Athletic 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2021

Brady James Ballew (born July 3, 1992) is a retired American professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.

Career

Early career

A 2010 graduate of Marysville-Pilchuck High school and a four-year varsity starter, Ballew helped lead the Tomahawks to their first state appearance since 1985 and a fourth-place finish his junior year. During his senior year he was awarded Seattle Times All-Area and WESCO North MVP and leading goal scorer. Later was awarded first team all-state, second team all-state, two-time all-area first team, two-time first team All-Wesco and two-time honorable mention.[1]

Ballew played college soccer at Seattle University between 2010 and 2014. He was the captain for 3 years leading his team to an NCAA tournament appearance his senior year. Ballew was named Tournament MVP and to the All-Tournament Team of Aaron Olitsky Memorial Classic in Charleston, S.C. his senior year.[2][3]

Ballew also appeared for USL PDL club Puget Sound Gunners between 2011 and 2014.[4][5][6][7]

Professional

Ballew signed with United Soccer League club Tulsa Roughnecks in March 2015. He was a finalist for the USL Rookie of the Year in 2015. He placed first among fan voting. Since retiring from professional soccer he has gone on to open a cafe and hot yoga studio in downtown Tulsa. His band, MORE&MORE is set to release new music in 2022.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Brady Ballew - 2014 - Men's Soccer".
  2. ^ "Brady Ballew - 2014 - Men's Soccer".
  3. ^ "Brady Ballew - 2014 - Men's Soccer".
  4. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  5. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  6. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  7. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  8. ^ "Gunners' Ballew signs with USL club –". pugetsoundgunnersfc.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-31.
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