Charlie Bales (born October 22, 1991) is an American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player for the Iowa Demon Hawks in

Major Arena Soccer League 2 The Major Arena Soccer League 2 is a North American indoor soccer league that serves as the developmental league of the Major Arena Soccer League. History M2 launched in 2017 to "provide an outlet for teams to either reorganize for a re-emergenc ...

. He is also the co-general manager of the

Des Moines Menace Des Moines Menace is an American soccer team based in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1994, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The Menace have had sustained success in USL League Two duri ...

USL League Two USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...

and a commentator for home games of the Drake Bulldogs men's soccer team.

Career

College and Amateur

Bales spent his entire college career at

Western Illinois University Western Illinois University (WIU) is a public university in Macomb, Illinois. It was founded in 1899 as Western Illinois State Normal School. As the normal school grew, it became Western Illinois State Teachers College. History Western Illin ...

. 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 USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental association football, soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United Stat ...

for

Professional

Bales joined

USL The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, p ...

expansion club

Charlotte Independence Charlotte Independence is an American soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina that plays in the USL League One, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Independence currently play their home games at American Legion Memorial ...

for the 2015 season. On March 27, he made his professional debut in a 3–2 defeat to

Charleston Battery The Charleston Battery are an American professional association football, soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 1993, the Battery are one of the oldest continuously operating professiona ...

References

External links

Des Moines Menace staff pageWestern Illinois player profileWestern Illinois coaching profile
1991 births Living people American soccer players Western Illinois Leathernecks men's soccer players Des Moines Menace players Charlotte Independence players Association football defenders Soccer players from Iowa Sportspeople from Cedar Rapids, Iowa USL League Two players USL Championship players Major Arena Soccer League players Western Illinois Leathernecks men's soccer coaches High school football players in the United States American football placekickers {{US-footy-defender-stub