Emil Jaaskelainen

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-3
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Bolton, England
High School:
Bolton School | Long Island
Prev School:
Long Island

2024: Started all 21 games for Akron in 2024 en route to recording an NCAA-best 23 goals and 54 points, while also leading the nation in game-winning goals (6), goals per game (1.10) and points per tilt (2.57)....ranks fourth in shots (4.38) and shot on goal (2.14) per match and 34th in total assists (8)...finished the campaign posting the second-highest single-season goal total in program history en route to be a unanimous choice as BIG EAST Conference Offensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-BIG EAST selection...ranked first in the BIG EAST in goals (1.10), points (2.57), shots (4.38), shots on goal (2.14) per game as well as leading the league in total goals (23), shots (92), shots on goal (45), points (54) and game-winning goals (6) and rating fourth in assists (8)...in league-only affairs, led the BIG EAST in total goals (12), points (28), shots (34), shots on goal (18) and game-winners (4), as well as goals (1.50), points (3.50), shots (4.25), shots on goal (2.25) and game-winners (0.50) per contest, while rating third in total assists (4) and fifth in assists per tilt (0.50)...in eight BIG EAST games for Akron, recorded 12 of his NCAA-leading 23 goals on the strength of team-high marks in goals (12), points (28), shots (34), shots on goal (18) and game-winners (4), while ranking second in assists (4)...delivered a hat trick against Villanova (Oct. 12), while posting league braces versus Marquette (Oct. 26), Creighton (Oct. 23), DePaul (Oct. 19) and Butler (Sept. 20)...overall, he recorded nine multi-goal affairs on the season...equaled the BIG EAST record for goals (12) and points (28) scored. Jaaskelainen matched Ryan Finley of Notre Dame in 2012 (12 goals in 8 games) and Jarrod Smith of West Virginia in 2006 (12 goals in 10 games) in goals scored, while equaling Smith in the same season with 28 points...was honored as the No. 2 player on the Mid-Season Top 100 list by TopDrawerSoccer.com as well as its National Player of the Week on Oct. 15...NCAA Men’s Soccer Digital tabbed him as its National Player of the Week on Sept. 14...additionally, he was recognized by TopDrawerSoccer.com four times during the 2024 campaign as a member of its National Team of the Week...Jaaskelainen is first in D1 among active leaders in points (154) and goals (66), second in points per game (1.83) and in goals per tilt (0.79), 13th in assists (22), 22nd in assists per contest (0.26) and 24th in games played (84). Across all divisions, he is rated third in career goals (66) and points (154), 16th in points per contest (1.83) and 18th in goals per tilt (0.79).

2024 ACCOLADES: MAC Hermann Trophy Finalist...named by TopDrawerSoccer.com to 2024 Postseason Best XI First Team...selected No. 3 on TopDrawerSoccer.com 2024 Postseason Top 100 List...Unanimous BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year...First-Team All-BIG EAST selection...BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 28. Oct. 21, Oct. 14, Sept. 30)...tabbed by TopDrawerSoccer.com as its National Player of the Week (Oct. 15) and named to its National Team of the Week (Oct. 29, Oct. 15, Sept. 24)...selected No. 2 on TopDrawerSoccer.com 2024 Midseason Top 100 list...honored as NCAA Men’s Soccer Digital National Player of the Week (Sept. 25)...named as Player to Watch by TopDrawerSoccer.com (Oct. 30)...selected to the BIG EAST Honor Roll (Sept. 23, Sept. 3)...named by TopDrawerSoccer.com to 2024 Preseason Best XI Third Team...tabbed by United Soccer Coaches Forwards to Watch List...selected No. 28 on TopDrawerSoccer.com 2024 Preseason Top 100 List

PRIOR TO AKRON: Arrives at Akron following a distinguished career at Long Island where he was a four-time All-NEC selection, three-time All-Region honoree and a two-time NEC Player of the Year...garnered United Soccer Coaches All-Region accolades for the third consecutive campaign a season ago and was named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List en route to being invited to the adidas MLS College Showcase...as a freshman, he was selected as the NEC Rookie of the Year...capped his career at Long Island registering 43 goals, 14 assists, 100 points and 15 game-winners on the strength of 275 shots, including 129 on net.