2017 (M) Soccer Roster
Roster
Joel Rydstrand
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 150
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Almunge, Sweden
- High School:
- Celsiusskolan
2017 (Junior at Creighton)
• One of four Bluejays to start all 18 matches.
• Paced Creighton in assists (8) for the second consecutive season.
• Team went 5-2-1 when he posted an assist.
• Credited with helper on game-winning goal during overtime victory against Grand Canyon (Aug. 27).
• Recorded assists during three consecutive matches (Oct. 10-21).
• Scored only goal of season and tallied an assist during Bluejays’ six-goal output against Drake (Oct. 10).
• Ranked second on the team in minutes played (1,481).
• Awarded Creighton’s Young Leadership Award at Jeffrey C. Kasch Foundation Soccer Banquet.
2016 (Sophomore at Creighton)
• Started all 23 matches for the Bluejays.
• Led the Bluejays with seven assists, and also scored three goals.
• Tallied first career multi-goal match with two goals on two shots on Sept. 9 against Penn, and his efforts earned him a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 12).
• Notched an assist in the season-opener against No. 25 Rutgers (Aug. 26).
• Had assists in back-to-back matches against No. 12 Loyola-Chicago (Sept. 27) and St. John’s (Oct. 1).
• Recorded the Bluejays’ only goal during their NCAA Third Round match against Providence (Nov. 26).
• Logged 90 or more minutes 10 times during the season.
2015 (Freshman at Creighton)
• Played in all 23 matches, including 22 starts.
• Scored three goals and recorded three assists.
• Named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team.
• Notched his first career point with an assist against Tulsa (Sept. 19).
• Tallied an assist at Seton Hall during the Bluejays’ 4-2 victory over the Pirates in the first BIG EAST match of the season (Sept. 26).
• Scored his first career goal for the game-winning score at Marquette (Oct. 17).
• Claimed his first BIG EAST honor after being named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 19.
• Helped Creighton score five goals against Villanova (Oct. 24) with his second goal in as many matches.
• Earned BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honors on Oct. 26 following the Villanova match.
• Recorded his third goal of the season on Nov. 12 against Providence.
• Had an assist during the NCAA Tournament against Drake (Nov. 22).
• Played 90 minutes or more in three matches, including a season high 102 minutes during the NCAA quarterfinal match at Akron (Dec. 5).
Club/Prep Career
• Native of Sweden who played within the IK Sirius organization.
• Spent time with the Swedish National Team at a 22-player camp.
• Midfielder was on loan from the IK Sirius Academy to BKV Norrtälje through the end of the fall of 2014.
Personal
• Son of Ola and Monica Rydstrand.
• Joel was born in Uppsela, Sweden.
• Pursuing a degree in business.
