Ethan Ballek
- position Midfielder
- height 6-0
- class Senior
- Hometown Timnath, Colo.
- High school Fossil Ridge
- Previous School Virginia Tech
- position Midfielder
- height 6-0
- class Senior
- Hometown Timnath, Colo.
- High school Fossil Ridge
- Previous School Virginia Tech
Ethan Ballek Bio
Awards & Recognition
- Drafted by Nashville SC 66h overall in the 2025 MLS Super Draft
- 2024 Academic All-America Second Team by the College Sports Communicators (CSC)
- 2024 United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Second Team
- Sun Belt All-Conference Second Team (2024, 2025)
- Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week (9/16/25)
- Preseason All-Sun Belt Team (2025)
- United Soccer Coaches Forwards to Watch List (2025)
- CSC Academic All-District Team (2024, 2025)
- SEC Academic Honor Roll (2024)
2025 (Senior)
Sun Belt All-Conference Second Team … Named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week (9/16) … Named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Team … United Soccer Coaches Forwards to Watch List … CSC Academic All-District Team … Appeared in 17 matches and started 15 during … Led the team with eight goals, four assists, and 20 points … Has three multi-point matches on the season … Recorded a season-high five points with two goals and an assist in the 5-1 win over Winthrop (9/9) … Tallied a career-high two assists in the win over FIU (9/2) … Also added a goal against FIU … Record a goal and an assist in the win over No. 11 UNCG (9/13) … Converted on his first career penalty kick against No. 24 Kentucky (10/19) … Added a goal against No. 16 West Virginia (11/4) … Produced a season-high 9 shots vs Georgia State (9/19) … Played all 90 minutes twice, against Coastal Carolina (10/26) and No. 16 West Virginia (11/4).
2024 (Junior)
Taken by Nashville SC with the 6th pick of the 3rd round (No. 66 overall) in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft … Named an Academic All-America Second Team selection by the College Sports Communicators … United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Second Team … CSC Academic All-District Team … Sun Belt All-Conference Second Team … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Started all 17 matches, logging 1,319 minutes … Second on the team with 9 goals … Led the team with 5 assists … Also led the team with 23 points … Scored 2 goals and added 1 assist for a season-high 5 points in the 7-1 win over Winthrop (8/22) … Recorded 3 points with a goal and assist against Coastal Carolina (9/28) … Notched game-winning goals against ETSU (9/15) and Coastal Carolina (9/28) … Scored in six different matches, including Marshall (9/20), Queens (NC) (9/24), James Madison (10/23), and Old Dominion (10/27) … Took a season-high 9 shots against Winthrop (8/22) and finished the season with 50 total shots and 23 on goal.
Prior to SC
2023 (VT)
Played in 13 matchers, starting twice … Tallied two goals and an assist … Earned his first career start against Duquesne (8/27) … Scored the Hokies lone goal against Duquesne (8/27) … Scored the lone goal for his squad in a 1-1 draw against Loyola (8/31) … Assisted on the game-winning goal against High Points (9/26).
2022 (VT)
Made nine appearances for Tech, debuting against Davidson… Scored the Hokies’ opening goal in their 2-1 win over No. 13 Louisville in the ACC Men’s Soccer Tournament.
Pre-College
Captain of Real Colorado’s MLS Next squad… Led his team in goals for the past two seasons… MLS Next national U19 semifinalist in 2020… Trained at the U.S. Youth National Team camp and with USL side Colorado Switchbacks.
