Ben Willis

Benjamin Willis (born January 1, 1996) is an American soccer player and coach who is currently an assistant coach for Lexington SC's USL Suoer League.

Career Youth and college Willis played four years of college soccer at Gonzaga University between 2014 and 2018, including a red-shirted year in 2014, making 56 appearances.

While at college, Willis appeared for USL Premier Development League side Lane United in 2016 and 2017, and Seattle Sounders FC U-23 in 2018.

Professional On February 8, 2019, Willis signed for USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC. Willis earned his first career win and shutout against Oklahoma City Energy on October 13. Willis won USL Save of the Week in Week 26 of the USL Championship Season. He finished second in voting for USL Championship Save of the Month in September. He was also a finalist for USL Championship Week 33 Save of the Week.

Coaching After retiring from professional soccer, Willis began coaching for Bellevue College in the Northwest Athletic Conference. He began coaching for Ballard FC in the USL League Two in 2022, where he was the goalkeeping coach until 2023. During the college seasons, he is a current assistant coach and goalkeeper coach for the women's soccer team at University of Puget Sound.

In January 2024, Willis was named head coach of Oly Town FC's USL W League team.

On August 8, 2024, Willis joined the staff of Lexington SC's USL Super League side as an assistant and goalkeeping coach.