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2025 Men's Soccer

5 Benjamin Velasquez

  • Position Defense
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Dale City, Va.
  • Highschool Gar-Field

Biography

2024 ODAC Defensive Player of the Year
2024 United Soccer Coaches All-Region IV First Team

2024 VaSID First Team
2024 First Team All-ODAC
2023 United Soccer Coaches First-Team All-Region VI
2023 ODAC Defensive Player of the Year
2023 First Team All-ODAC


Junior (2024): One of four Hornets to start in all 21 matches ... Played a critical role in a stout Lynchburg back-line which held opponents to a conference best 0.57 goals/game ... Helped the Hornets claim 12 shutouts on the season ... Notched three assists on the year, including one in the ODAC semifinal against Hampden-Sydney (11/6) ... Played a full 90 minuets in 16 contests, finishing second on the team for minuets played, seven behind first place

Sophomore (2023): Started in all 21 matches … was a main back point for Lynchburg during his 2023 ODAC Defensive Player of the Year campaign … helped Lynchburg in 10 shutout victories throughout the year … tallied a goal against Randolph in a 3-0 victory on 10/11 … helped lead the team to the playoffs … was also the team-leader in assists with five which landed him in the top-10 in the ODAC.

Freshman (2022): Immediately became an impact player at the collegiate level, starting all 19 matches at center back for an NCAA tournament team ... Made his first-career assist Sept. 4 in a win over Pfeiffer ... Scored his first collegiate goal Oct. 12 vs. Randolph in a Hornets victory ... Played the full 90 minutes in all four of the team's shutouts.

Prep/Personal: .Cardinal District player of the year for the Indians. .. First-Team All-State, All-Region, and All-District...Washington Post all-metro honorable mention ... Aspires to play soccer professionally ... Enjoys playing soccer, FIFA, and Fortnite ... Parents Melvin and Melba...Siblings Yohana, Yanaira, and Sofia

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2022Freshman

    Defense
    6'0" 181 lbs
    28
  • 5

    2023Sophomore

    Defense
    6'0" 181 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2024Junior

    Defense
    0 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2025Senior

    Defense
    6'1" 195 lbs
    5