Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | October 22, 1991 | ||
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 the co-general manager of the Des Moines Menace of USL League Two and a commentator for home games of the Drake Bulldogs men's soccer team.
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]
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]