John Ball (soccer, born 1972)

John Ball
Personal information
Date of birth	November 5, 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth	Newtown, Connecticut, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Defender / Midfielder
College career
Years	Team
1992–1995	Southern Connecticut State Owls
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1997	Cleveland Crunch (indoor)
1996	Connecticut Wolves
1997	Carolina Dynamo
1998	Staten Island Vipers
1998–2005	Cleveland Crunch/Force (indoor)
1999	Chicago Fire
2000	Rochester Raging Rhinos
2001	Charleston Battery
2002	Carolina Dynamo
2003	Milwaukee Wave United
2004	Atlanta Silverbacks
2005–2009	Rochester Rhinos
2005	Chicago Storm (indoor)
2005–2007	California Cougars (indoor)
2007	Chicago Storm (indoor)
2010	CASL Elite
2010–2011	Ohio Vortex (indoor)
2012	Rochester Lancers (indoor)
2013–2014	Cleveland Freeze (indoor)
International career
2004–2007	U.S. Futsal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 25, 2013

John Ball (born November 5, 1972, in

United States national futsal team which went to the second round of the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship

.

Player

College

Ball played

college soccer for Southern Connecticut State

. While at Southern Connecticut State, his team won the NCAA Division II Championship in his freshman and senior year while reaching the Final Four in all four years.

National Professional Soccer League Amateur Draft.^[1] He played game at the end of the regular season. However, he played several during the playoffs as the Crunch won the league championship. He remained with the Crunch for the 1996-1997 season. He was named to the All Rookie team that year, despite playing one game during the previous season, as the Crunch fell to the Kansas City Attack

in the championship series.

In addition to his indoor career, Ball had an extensive outdoor career as well. In the summer of 1996, he signed with the

Atlanta Silverbacks

in 2004.

In 2005, Ball rejoined the

USL-1.^[4] While he had spent most of his outdoor career in the midfield, he moved to right back in 2008. In 2010, the Rhinos did not re-sign Ball and he moved to the amateur CASL Elite. During these years, Ball continued to play indoor soccer. In 2005, the Chicago Storm selected Ball in the MISL Dispersal Draft after Cleveland folded. However, in a December 3, 2005, game against the Baltimore Blast, Ball had an altercation with a fan which led to a two game suspension by the league.^[5] This led the Storm to trade Ball to the California Cougars for Anthony Maher and the rights to Andy Rosenband on December 27, 2005.^[6] In January 2007, the Cougars traded Ball back to the Storm in exchange for Semir Mesanovic, Elvir Kafedzic and a first round draft pick in the 2007 MISL Amateur Draft.^[7]

On January 27, 2010, Ball joined the

Atlanta FC) before falling 4-2 to USL Second Division pro side Charleston Battery in the first round of tournament proper.^[9] On January 27, 2010, Ball signed with the Ohio Vortex

of the Professional Arena Soccer League, playing three games and scoring one goal through the end of the season. In February 2012, he joined the Rochester Lancers.