Ben Meek

Ben Meek
Personal information
Full name	Ben Meek
Date of birth	June 2, 1981 (age 38)
Place of birth	Wabash, Indiana, United States
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1999–2002	Westmont College Warriors
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Last updated June 07, 2019

Ben Meek (born June 2, 1981 in Wabash, Indiana) is an American soccer player who last played for the Charlotte Eagles of the USL Second Division.

Wabash, Indiana City in Indiana, United States

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The Charlotte Eagles are an American professional soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

Career

College and amateur

Meek grew up in Claremont, California and played college soccer at Westmont College, where he earned All-American (HM), Region II and All-Conference honors and was the teams defensive MVP.^[1] As a defender he played in over 77 games for the Warriors and scored 13 goals and added 13 assists. During his college years he also spent four years playing with the Southern California Seahorses in the USL Premier Development League.^[2]

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Westmont College, founded in 1937, is an interdenominational Christian liberal arts college in Montecito near Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California.

Professional

Undrafted out of college, Meek signed with the Charlotte Eagles in the USL Second Division in 2004. He played an integral role in the team’s defense leading to three consecutive Championship Finals and a USL Second Division Championship in 2005 ^[3] where Meek was named the Championship Game MVP^[4] scoring the game tying goal and game winning penalty kick. Meek had a brief stint with the Colorado Rapids reserve team of Major League Soccer (MLS) as a guest player at the end of the 2006 season.^[5]

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References

↑ GSAC Men's Soccer Awards.
↑ Seahorse Soccer Players in the Pros Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine .
↑ USL Second Division Championship 2005 Archived 2011-11-30 at the Wayback Machine .
↑ USL Second Division finalists Archived 2012-10-11 at the Wayback Machine .
↑ Reserves: Rapids 4, Chivas USA 3 | Major League Soccer ^{[ dead link ]}.

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[Awards-1] GSAC Men's Soccer Awards.

[Seahorses-2] Seahorse Soccer Players in the Pros Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine .

[USL_Second_Division_Championship_2005-3] USL Second Division Championship 2005 Archived 2011-11-30 at the Wayback Machine .

[USL-4] USL Second Division finalists Archived 2012-10-11 at the Wayback Machine .

[Reserves:_Rapids_4,_Chivas_USA_3_|_Major_League_Soccer-5] Reserves: Rapids 4, Chivas USA 3 | Major League Soccer ^{[ dead link ]}.