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Bellarmine University Athletics

2023 Men's Soccer Roster

John Sommers II
Emma Whitehouse
John Sommers II
John Sommers II
John Sommers II
John Sommers II

12 Juan Ballas

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 184
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Major Business Administration
  • Hometown Santiago, Chile
  • High School San Benito
  • Parents Vicente Ballas and Claudia Marchant

Biography

2023 – Fifth-year Senior
ASUN Honors Graduate...ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Appeared in all 17 games with 16 starts and logged 988 minutes…Ranked second on team in shots (20) while tying for second in shots on goal (eight) and tying for fourth in goals (two)…Supplied a goal Oct. 14 against North Florida and Oct. 21 against Jacksonville, with a season-high two shots on goal in the former…Attempted season-high three shots in season-high 84 minutes against Stetson in ASUN Tournament semifinals…Amassed at least 51 minutes in 13 games, including 60 or more in seven contests.

2022 - Senior (at Oregon State)
Appeared in three games and logged 33 minutes while attempting two shots...Played season-high 21 minutes Sept. 20 at Denver.

2021 - Junior
Named second-team ASUN All-Conference…ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Led team in points (10), shots (33) and shots on goal (17) while tying for first in goals (four) and tying for third in assists (two)…Tied for fourth in ASUN in shots, ranked fifth in shots on goal, tied for 12th in goals and tied for 13th in points…Started all 17 games and ranked fourth on team in minutes with 1,316…Notched a goal and assisted on game-winning goal in 2-1 victory over Evansville in season opener…Delivered game-winning goal in 2-1 triumph over Eastern Illinois and collected an assist in 2-1 victory over North Florida…Registered two goals against Stetson and had season-high four shots on goal…His six shots against Jacksonville were a season high and one of five instances in which he attempted three or more shots in a game…Tallied four games with at least two shots on goal…Amassed at least 80 minutes in nine contests, including the last three games.
2021 Game-by-Game Statistics

Spring 2021 - Sophomore
Named second-team ASUN All-Conference…Recognized as ASUN Player of the Week on March 9…ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Led team in game-winning goals (two) and shots (21) while tying for team lead in goals (three), points (six) and shots on goal (eight)…Appeared in all eight games with seven starts and logged 573 minutes…Played 50 minutes or more in every game and amassed 78 minutes or more in half of them…Attempted two shots or more in six matches…Scored both goals, including game-winner in 99th minute, in 2-1 overtime victory over No. 15 Liberty on March 6 while attempting season-high seven shots…Tallied game-winning goal in 2-1 triumph over Dayton on March 10…Played full match against FGCU in ASUN Championship semifinals on April 15.
Spring 2021 Game-by-Game Statistics

2019 - Freshman
As a freshman, forward tied for second on team in game-winning goals (two) while ranking third in goals (seven), shots (33) and shots on goal (16) and fourth in points (16)…Appeared in all 22 matches and logged 780 minutes…Made collegiate debut in season-opening 2-0 victory over Ohio Dominican on Sept. 5…Notched assist in 5-1 throttling of Southern Indiana on Sept. 22…Delivered game-winning goal, the first goal of his collegiate career, in 1-0 edging of Truman State on Sept. 29…Registered goal in 3-1 triumph over Lindenwood on Oct. 6…Tallied two goals in 6-0 throttling of Southwest Baptist on Oct. 20…Supplied two goals in 8-1 smashing of William Jewell on Nov. 1…Posted an assist in 8-1 smashing of William Jewell on Nov. 1…Responsible for game-winning goal in 3-2 triumph over McKendree in GLVC Tournament finals on Nov. 17…Assisted on team’s goal against Maryville in NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 on Dec. 6.
2019 Game-by-Game Statistics

PERSONAL 
Birthday: Oct. 12, 2000
Siblings: Vicente (brother), Pablo (brother), Diego (brother) and Antonia (sister)

FAVORITES
Music: Spanish music and country folk
TV Show: The Big Bang Theory
Movie: Shrek
Meal: Whatever my mom makes
Snack: M&M'S
Hobby: Hiking
Pro Team: Colo-Colo
Pro Athlete: Christiane Endler

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2019Freshman

    Forward
    6'2" 170 lbs
    14
  • 9

    2020Sophomore

    Forward
    6'3" 180 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2021Junior

    Forward
    6'3" 180 lbs
    9
  • 12

    2023Graduate Student

    Forward
    6'3" 184 lbs
    12