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2021 Men's Soccer Roster

AJ Henderson - Georgia Southern Athletics
AJ Henderson - Georgia Southern Athletics

1 Jokull Blaengsson

  • Position GK
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 187
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Reykjavik, Iceland
  • High School Menntaskolinn vid Hamrhalid
  • Major Business Administration - Accounting

Biography

HONORS AND AWARDS
2018-19 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll

AS A SENIOR (2021)
Started 14 matches for the Eagles as a senior... Posted two clean sheets with a 2.30 GAA... Made 48 saves, facing 197 shots... Made five saves in the Eagles 1-1 draw against #21 Northern Illinois... 

AS A JUNIOR (2020)
Started five matches for the Eagles as a junior ... Went 1-4 with a 3.40 GAA ... Made 21 saves for a .553 save percentage ... Faced 71 shots ... Made two saves in net to notch the win in the Eagles' 3-2 victory over UAB on Sept. 26 ... Made a season-high seven saves vs. Central Arkansas on Oct. 10.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2019)
Started six matches as a sophomore for the Eagles ... Went 3-3 with a 2.00 GAA ... Made 25 saves for a .676 save percentage ... Notched a pair of saves in the Eagles' 2-0 win at the College of Charleston on Sept. 1, earning a clean sheet ... Also earned the win in Georgia Southern's 4-2 season-opening victory over UNC Wilmington on August 30 ... Also defeated UAB, 3-1, on Sept. 24 ... Registered a career-high 10 saves at Florida Gulf Coast on Sept. 8.

AS A FRESHMAN (2018)
Started all 17 matches for the Eagles in goal as a freshman ... Went 7-7-3 with a 1.53 GAA in 1590 minutes of action ... Made 60 saves, which ranked third in the Sun Belt Conference ... Made a pair of saves to record a clean sheet in his first collegiate match, a 2-0 win at NCAA participant VCU on August 24th ... Stopped all four shots from North Florida in a 3-0 shutout win of the Ospreys on August 31 ... Twice blanked Appalachian State, first notching a pair of saves in the Eagles' 1-0 win over the Mountaineers on October 27, then made a pair of saves to help the Eagles advance to the Sun Belt Tournament Champion Match in a 3-0 win over the Mountaineers on November 7 ... Notched his first collegiate assist, as his long pass connected with Edward Raji, leading to Javier Carbonell's goal vs. Florida Atlantic on October 2.

IN ICELAND
Attended Menntaskolinn vid Hamrhalid ... Played club for Fjolnir and Haukar ... Member of the Icelandic U-21 National Team.

PERSONAL
Born Jokull Blaengsson on January 9, 1997, in Reykjavik, Iceland, his hometown ... Son of Blaengur Blaengsson and Eyglo Hafsteinsdottir ... Has two siblings, Maggy and Blaengur.

MAJOR
Business Administration - Accounting

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2018Freshman

    Goalkeeper
    6'3" 187 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2019Sophomore

    Goalkeeper
    6'3" 187 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2020Junior

    Goalkeeper
    6'3" 187 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2021Junior

    Goalkeeper
    6'3" 187 lbs
    1