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2022 Men's Soccer Roster
Mesalles, Ruben
Jersey Number 12
Ruben Mesalles
- Position:
- Midfield/Defender
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Sarasota, Fla.
- High School:
- IMG Academy
Bio
2024: Third Team All-ACC ... CSC Academic All-American Third Team ... Third Team All-South Region ... Started all 19 matches in his senior season and played 90 minutes in 15 games ... Recorded one goal (Grand Canyon 08/30) and two assists (both vs SMU 10/04 ... Placed 16 shots on target in 1,603 minutes- most of any outfield player.
2023: Started in 17 of Duke's 18 total games ... Four goals, a career-best, and four assists for a career-high 12 points ... Free-kick goal vs. Jacksonville (8/25) in the season-opener ... Goals vs. ACC competition in Virginia (9/8), Syracuse (9/29) and Boston College (11/1) ... Assists vs. Furman (8/27), Charleston (9/26), Elon (10/10) and Virginia Tech (10/27) ... Playing the full 90 in three consecutive games and played all but two minutes in Duke's overtime ACC Tournament game at Clemson (11/5) ... Finished the season with 1,340 total minutes
2022: Played in all 19 games, starting 18 of them, as a sophomore ... Scored one goal and tallied five assists for a total of seven points ... Assisted the Duke goal in a 1-1 draw against North Carolina (9/16) ... Scored his goal against Boston College (9/24), a game-winner ... Assisted a goal in Duke's next game against Yale (9/27) ... Third assist of the season came two games later against Howard (10/4) ... Tallied an assist against George Washington (10/18) ... Fifth assist of the season was in Duke's NCAA Tournament match against Denver (11/20) ... Played a total of 1,426 minutes
2021: Stepped in for an immediate impact as a freshman, playing in 19 games and making 18 starts ... ACC All-Freshman Team ... College Soccer News All-Freshman Second Team ... Recorded two goals and five assists for nine points as a hybrid outside back/midfielder, while being a key set piece taker ... Tallied his first collegiate point in his first game, registering an assist in a win over Liberty (8/27) ... Scored his first collegiate goal for a game-winner to beat Michigan in Ann Arbor (9/2) ... Picked up an assist in a win over Howard (9/28) ... Notched his first ACC point with an assist at Pittsburgh (10/9) ... Recorded the first multi-assist game of his career with two in a win over Virginia (10/29) ... Scored his first postseason goal to tie the game in a win over UCLA in the NCAA Championship second round (11/21) ... Named an honorable mention honoree on TopDrawerSoccer's Team of the Week on November 2... All-ACC Academic Team.
Before Duke: A standout for IMG Academy … Captained the U19 IMG Academy squad this past year … Led the team as the top goal scorer with over 20 goals as a midfielder … Helped lead the squad to the MLS Next playoffs … Went on a trial with Bournemouth of the Championship League in England … Led IMG in goals and assists and had the club in playoff position in 2019-20 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic … Top goal scorer for both the U15 and U17 sides as well during his youth career … Voted the IMG Academy MVP during the 2017-18 season … Led the developmental academy in goals as a U17 player … Has played for IMG Academy since age 12 … Also has played for FC Wisconsin and Gimnastic de Tarragona in Spain … National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Jaume and Mapi Mesalles … Born November 11, 2002 in Sheboygan, Wis. … Has one sister, Anna … Father played for the Spanish Futsal National Team … Grandfather played in La Liga as a goalkeeper for Levantine and Oviedo.
2023: Started in 17 of Duke's 18 total games ... Four goals, a career-best, and four assists for a career-high 12 points ... Free-kick goal vs. Jacksonville (8/25) in the season-opener ... Goals vs. ACC competition in Virginia (9/8), Syracuse (9/29) and Boston College (11/1) ... Assists vs. Furman (8/27), Charleston (9/26), Elon (10/10) and Virginia Tech (10/27) ... Playing the full 90 in three consecutive games and played all but two minutes in Duke's overtime ACC Tournament game at Clemson (11/5) ... Finished the season with 1,340 total minutes
2022: Played in all 19 games, starting 18 of them, as a sophomore ... Scored one goal and tallied five assists for a total of seven points ... Assisted the Duke goal in a 1-1 draw against North Carolina (9/16) ... Scored his goal against Boston College (9/24), a game-winner ... Assisted a goal in Duke's next game against Yale (9/27) ... Third assist of the season came two games later against Howard (10/4) ... Tallied an assist against George Washington (10/18) ... Fifth assist of the season was in Duke's NCAA Tournament match against Denver (11/20) ... Played a total of 1,426 minutes
2021: Stepped in for an immediate impact as a freshman, playing in 19 games and making 18 starts ... ACC All-Freshman Team ... College Soccer News All-Freshman Second Team ... Recorded two goals and five assists for nine points as a hybrid outside back/midfielder, while being a key set piece taker ... Tallied his first collegiate point in his first game, registering an assist in a win over Liberty (8/27) ... Scored his first collegiate goal for a game-winner to beat Michigan in Ann Arbor (9/2) ... Picked up an assist in a win over Howard (9/28) ... Notched his first ACC point with an assist at Pittsburgh (10/9) ... Recorded the first multi-assist game of his career with two in a win over Virginia (10/29) ... Scored his first postseason goal to tie the game in a win over UCLA in the NCAA Championship second round (11/21) ... Named an honorable mention honoree on TopDrawerSoccer's Team of the Week on November 2... All-ACC Academic Team.
Before Duke: A standout for IMG Academy … Captained the U19 IMG Academy squad this past year … Led the team as the top goal scorer with over 20 goals as a midfielder … Helped lead the squad to the MLS Next playoffs … Went on a trial with Bournemouth of the Championship League in England … Led IMG in goals and assists and had the club in playoff position in 2019-20 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic … Top goal scorer for both the U15 and U17 sides as well during his youth career … Voted the IMG Academy MVP during the 2017-18 season … Led the developmental academy in goals as a U17 player … Has played for IMG Academy since age 12 … Also has played for FC Wisconsin and Gimnastic de Tarragona in Spain … National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Jaume and Mapi Mesalles … Born November 11, 2002 in Sheboygan, Wis. … Has one sister, Anna … Father played for the Spanish Futsal National Team … Grandfather played in La Liga as a goalkeeper for Levantine and Oviedo.
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