Brady Ballew Explained

Brady Ballew
Fullname:Brady James Ballew
Birth Date:3 July 1992
Birth Place:Everett, Washington, United States
Clubnumber:24
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:2004–2010
Youthclubs1:Snohomish United
Collegeyears1:2010–2014
College1:Seattle U Redhawks
Collegecaps1:72
Collegegoals1:13
Years1:2011–2014
Clubs1:Puget Sound Gunners
Caps1:39
Goals1:11
Years2:2015–2017
Clubs2:Tulsa Roughnecks
Caps2:64
Goals2:6
Years3:2018
Clubs3:Tulsa Athletic
Caps3:3
Goals3:1
Club-Update: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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brady Ballew - 2014 - Men's Soccer.
  2. Web site: Brady Ballew - 2014 - Men's Soccer.
  3. Web site: Brady Ballew - 2014 - Men's Soccer.
  4. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2015-04-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150417163656/http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2011/22407.html . 2015-04-17 .
  5. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2015-04-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150417163011/http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2012/22407.html . 2015-04-17 .
  6. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2015-04-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150417160016/http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2013/22407.html . 2015-04-17 .
  7. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2015-04-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150417164016/http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2014/22407.html . 2015-04-17 .
  8. Web site: Gunners' Ballew signs with USL club – . pugetsoundgunnersfc.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150331132204/http://pugetsoundgunnersfc.com/gunners-ballew-signs-with-usl-club . 2015-03-31.