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2022 Men's Soccer Roster

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11 Ben Souza

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 180
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Oceanside
  • Highschool El Camino HS

Biography

As a Junior (2022)
- Played in 18 matches, with lone start aganist Cal State Dominguez Hills (Oct. 30)
- Logged in 938 minutes on the pitch
- Helped the Wildcats post a CCAA second-best 0.75 goals-against average
- Played a season-most 87 minutes at Cal Poly Humboldt (Oct. 27)

As a Sophomore (2021)
- Appeared in all 18 matches in 2021, starting 17 times

As a Freshman (2019)
- Started all 17 matches as a true freshman

Pre-Chico Days 
- A 2019 graduate of El Camino High School in Oceanside
- Earned four varsity letters
- First-team All-Avocado East League selection and team MVP as a senior
- Helped bring the school’s soccer program from Division IV to Division I in four years

Personal
- Born November 14, 2000, in Oceanside
- Son of Brad and Kendra
- Has three siblings: Bella, Sam, and Molly
- His dad is his hero (“He has overcome lots of adversity and always stays positive”)
- The person he most admires in the sports world is A.C. Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic (“because of his extreme confidence and diverse playing style”)
- Favorite course at Chico State is Restoration Ecology
- Why he chose to attend Chico State: “I really like the team dynamic here and how cool the college town was”
- Biggest sports thrill is beating UC Davis in his first game as a Wildcat freshman
- The most interesting thing he’s ever done is swim with manta rays
- The most impressive thing he’s ever accomplished is “coming to Chico State and starting my freshman year”
- Has learned by playing soccer that “even when you’re down, hard work can bring you back to where you want to be”
- Enjoys going to the beach and spending time with friends
- Off the pitch, he considers snowboarding his biggest talent
- Admits “I’ve lived by the beach my whole life, but still suck at surfing”
- At the top of his bucket list: “Go snowboarding in Norway”
- Best advice ever received came from his dad after going through a losing streak playing club soccer: “You’ll never be beat until you stop fighting back”
- Majoring in environmental science
- Plans to join the fire academy after graduation to become a paramedic.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2021Sophomore

    D
    6'0" 175 lbs
    26
  • 11

    2022Junior

    D
    6'0" 180 lbs
    11
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