Ben Meek is an American soccer player who last played for the Charlotte Eagles

Charlotte Eagles

Charlotte Eagles is an American professional soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....

 of the USL Second Division

USL Second Division

The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...

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College and amateur

Meek grew up in Claremont

Claremont, California

Claremont is a small affluent college town in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States, about east of downtown Los Angeles at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. The population as of the 2010 census is 34,926. Claremont is known for its seven higher-education institutions, its...

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 and played college soccer at Westmont College

Westmont College

Westmont offers 26 majors, including: alternative major, art, biology, chemistry, communication studies, computer science, economics and business, education program, engineering physics, English, history, European studies, kinesiology, liberal studies, mathematics, modern languages , music,...

, where he earned All-American (HM), Region II and All-Conference honors and was the teams defensive MVP. 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

Southern California Seahorses

Southern California Seahorses is an American soccer team based in La Mirada, California, United States. Founded in 2001, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference.The team plays its home...

 in the USL Premier Development League

USL Premier Development League

The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...

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Professional

Undrafted out of college, Meek signed with the Charlotte Eagles

Charlotte Eagles

Charlotte Eagles is an American professional soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....

 in the USL Second Division

USL Pro

The USL Professional Division, commonly known as USL Pro , is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011....

 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 where Meek was named the Championship Game MVP scoring the game tying goal and game winning penalty kick. Meek had a brief stint with the Colorado Rapids

Colorado Rapids

The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...

 reserve team of Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

 (MLS) as a guest player at the end of the 2006 season.

External links

• http://www.charlotteeagles.com
• http://www.soccertimes.com/proleagues/usl2/2005/aug27
• http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3350386