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Charles Balsamo
Midfield
Position
5'8''
Height
180 lbs.
Weight
Junior
Class
Manhasset, N.Y.
Hometown
Chaminade HS
High School
Duke
Previous School
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TIFFANY ON BALSAMO
2025 – “With the natural instincts of a finisher, Charles probes the offensive end with a hunter’s eye as he prepares to strike. He seeks contact, both as the dodger and when he is found on the defensive end of the field: Charles embraces these opportunities for aggression and he has proven to be a disruptive force. The plan is to focus Charles as a midfielder, taking advantage of his tenacious play and experience to bolster our production.”
AT DUKE (2023)
- Started 18 of 19 games on the first midfield
- Registered 20 goals and 11 assists for 31 points
- Scored at least one point in 15 contests
- Had multiple points in 11 outings
- Notched two goals in seven games
- Scored twice in his collegiate debut against Bellarmine (2/4)
- Notched the overtime winner in the win at Syracuse (3/5)
- Finished with two goals and an assist against the Orange to earn USILA Team of the Week honors
- Notched two goals and an assist in home win versus Syracuse (4/29)
- Dished two assists in win at No. 1 Virginia (3/31)
- Scored two goals in NCAA Semifinal win over Penn State (5/27)
- Notched one goal in the NCAA Championship game versus Notre Dame (5/29)
- All-ACC Academic Team
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
HIGH SCHOOL
- Tabbed the No. 7 player nationally by Lacrosse Magazine and No. 7 by National Lacrosse Federation
- A 2022 Senior Under Armour All-American and USA Lacrosse All-American
- Was the co-captain of the 2022 Nike National All-America squad
- Garnered Newsday All-Long Island first team honors his senior season
- The New York Catholic High School Athletic Association leading scorer
- Awarded the prestigious No. 19 jersey at Chaminade in honor of Jimmy Regan
- USA Lacrosse U15 National Team member and co-captain
- Also played soccer
- Helped lead Chaminade to NYSCHSAA State Championship in 2021
- NYSCHSAA all-league as a senior
- Was a member of the National Honor Society
PERSONAL
- Son of Charles and Jennifer Balsamo
- Has one brother
- Father played soccer at Columbia University
- Uncle, Anthony Balsamo Jr., also was a member of the Columbia men’s soccer team
- Grandfather, Anthony J. Balsamo, played football at Ohio University
- Uncle, Vincent Sombrotto, played lacrosse at Hofstra from 1978-82 and was a member of the U.S. Lacrosse Men’s National Team in 1982, ’86, ’90 and ’94