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2023 Men's Soccer Roster

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9 Emil Jaaskelainen

9 Emil Jaaskelainen

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    190
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Bolton, England
  • Major:
    Business Management
  • High School:
    Bolton School

Summary

Biography

2023:
  • NEC Player of Year, becoming first repeat winner since Robert Morris' Neco Brett (2013-15)
  • Earned fourth straight first-team All-NEC selection
  • NEC all-tournament team
  • United Soccer Coaches second-team all-region
  • adidas MLS College Showcase invitee ahead of MLS SuperDraft
  • All-ECAC first team
  • Scored game-winning goal on header off corner kick in 1-0 victory vs. Sacred Heart in NEC championship match on Nov. 12
  • Produced first career NCAA Tournament goal and 100th career point on header to open scoring in eventual 2-1 opening-round loss at Denver on Nov. 16 
  • Led NEC in points (30) and goals (12) while starting all 19 matches
  • Closed season as No. 2 on D-I active career goals list with 43, trailing only Hofstra's Ryan Carmichael (46), and ranking No. 3 among active players in points with 100
  • Named to Hermann Trophy Watch List on Aug. 24
  • United Soccer Coaches D-I Player of Week on Nov. 1
  • Selected United Soccer Coaches Division I Player to Watch at forward on Aug. 15
  • Ranked No. 5  in nation in Top Drawer Soccer preseason D-I player rankings and No. 76 in postseason D-I player rankings
  • Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI first team
  • NEC Player of Week on Oct. 30
  • Three-time NEC Prime Performer (Sept. 5, Oct. 2 and Oct. 30)
  • Produced first career four-goal game, all in first half vs. Le Moyne on Oct. 29; became third D-I player of season to score four goals, joining Central Arkansas' Pietro Fontana vs. Queens on Sept. 23 and Notre Dame's Eno Nto vs. Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, and first NEC player with four-goal game since Saint Francis U's Calvin Rezende vs. FDU on Oct. 25, 2015; also recorded first nine-point game in D-I since 2019
  • Scored both goals in 2-1 win at Sacred Heart on Oct. 1 while snapping five-match goal drought
  • Assisted game-winner in 74th minute in 2-1 season-opening win at Stony Brook on Aug. 24

2022:
  • NEC Player of Year
  • United Soccer Coaches All-Northeast Region first team
  • First-team All-NEC
  • Named to Hermann Trophy Watch List on Aug. 25
  • Selected United Soccer Coaches Division I Player to Watch at forward on Aug. 16
  • No. 47 in nation in Top Drawer Soccer preseason D-I player rankings and No. 31 in midseason rankings 
  • NCAA/Top Drawer Soccer Team of Week on Oct. 4
  • Ranked 13th-best prospect in entire 114-team USL League Two by league's scouting network while playing for Texas United FC during summer of 2022
  • NEC Player of Week on Oct. 3
  • Six-time NEC Prime Performer (Sept. 6, Sept. 12, Sept. 19, Sept. 26, Oct. 3 and Oct. 10)
  • Tallied two goals in opening 11 minutes in 2-1 win against Iona in season debut on Aug. 29 after sitting out opener serving suspension for red card vs. Saint Louis in NCAA Tournament
  • Scored consecutive game-winners in 89th minute, vs. Manhattan in 2-1 victory on Sept. 14 and on header at Columbia in 1-0 victory on Sept. 17
  • Scored goal in eight straight matches Sept. 10 through Oct. 9, coinciding with team's eight-match unbeaten streak (7-0-1)
  • Tallied goal in 80th minute in NEC quarterfinals at St. Francis Brooklyn to even score at 1 in eventual penalty kick loss
  • Completed season with NEC-leading 12 goals as well as one assist in 15 matches (14 starts)
  • Goal total ranked seventh in Division I

2021:
  • First-team All-NEC
  • United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men's All-Northeast Region
  • NEC All-Tournament Team
  • Tallied NEC-leading 15 goals, including six game-winners, and four assists in 21 matches
  • Produced league-leading 34 points
  • Ranked second in NCAA in goals, one shy of leader Nick Markanich of Northern Illinois (16)
  • Two-time NEC Player of Week (Oct. 5 and 12)

2020-21:
  • Became third straight NEC Rookie of Year from LIU, joining Papa Ndoye (2019) and Sam Ilin (2018)
  • First-team All-NEC
  • Led NEC in goals (four) and points (11) in eight spring matches

Background:
  • Graduated from Bolton School in 2017 

Personal:
  • Son of Maria and Jussi Jaaskelainen
  • Father Jussi made 530 appearances with the Bolton Wanderers from 1997 through 2012, had a Premier League stop with West Ham United Wanderers during a two-decade goalkeeping career in England, and played 56 international matches representing Finland
  • Has two brothers, William and Robin
  • Brother William plays in EFL League Two with AFC Wimbledon
  • Business management major
  • Born March 16, 2001
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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2020Freshman

    Forward
    6'2" 0 lbs
    15
  • 9

    2021Sophomore

    Forward
    6'3" 194 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2022Junior

    Forward
    6'3" 194 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2023Senior

    Forward
    6'3" 190 lbs
    9
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