Jonathan Glenn (footballer)

Jonathan Glenn
Personal information
Full nameJonathan Ricardo Glenn
Date of birth27 August 1987
Place of birthTrinidad and Tobago
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
ÍBV
Number17
Youth career
2007–2010Saint Leo University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008Panama City Pirates5(0)
2010–2011Vermont Voltage20(5)
2012–2013Jacksonville United
2014–ÍBV20(12)
National team‡
2014–Trinidad and Tobago2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 November 2014

Jonathan Ricardo Glenn (born 27 August 1987) is a Trinidad and Tobago international footballer who plays for ÍBV as a forward.

Early life

Glenn was raised in Maloney Gardens, part of the Tunapuna-Piarco municipality of Trinidad. He attended St. Anthony's College in Diego Martin before moving to the United States to play at Saint Leo University in Florida, where he studied psychology and marketing.[1]

Playing career

College

In his freshman season at Saint Leo in 2007, Glenn scored 14 goals in 13 matches, ranking fourth in NCAA Division II in goals per match. He received the Sunshine State Conference Freshman of the Year award, and was named a Second Team All-SSC selection, and along with a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/Adidas All-South Region Second Team award.[2] In 2008, following his sophomore season, he again received Second Team All-SCC[3] and NSCAA/Adidas All-South Region Second Team honors.[4] After scoring 9 goals in 15 games in his junior season, including his first career hat trick in a game against Georgia Southwestern State University,[5] Glenn once again was named to the All-SSC Second Team, and to the Daktronics NCAA Division II All-South Region Second Team.[6] Glenn finished his career at Saint Leo in 2010, and in his senior season he was named to the SSC All-Conference Team, and to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team.[1] In total, he scored 41 goals across 57 matches in his college career, which was then fifth highest in Saint Leo history.[7]

Club

Glenn began his club career while still at Saint Leo in 2008 with the Panama City Beach Pirates of the USL Premier Development League,[1] where he played in 5 matches without scoring a goal.[8] He returned to the PDL in 2010, playing for the Vermont Voltage, scoring 5 goals in 20 matches across his two seasons with the club.[9] He then moved to Jacksonville United FC of the National Premier Soccer League, where he was named to the All-Conference team in the Sunshine Conference in 2012.[1]

In February 2014, Glenn moved to Iceland, when he signed for ÍBV of the Úrvalsdeild.[7] He had a successful first season in Iceland, scoring 12 goals in 20 matches, second-most in the league.[10] He received ÍBV's Golden Boot, along with the club's Player of the Year award.[10][11]

International

After his first season with ÍBV, Glenn was named to the Trinidad and Tobago national team for the 2014 Caribbean Cup. He appeared in two matches in the tournament, coming on as a substitute against Curaçao[12] and Cuba.[13] The Soca Warriors finished runners-up to Jamaica in the tournament.[14]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Glenn is named Maloney’s best". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Saint Leo University Men's Soccer Players Brandon Whitsett and Jonathan Glenn Named NSCAA/Adidas All-South Regions". Saint Leo University. 22 December 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Two Saint Leo's Men's Soccer Players Honored With All-Conference Selections". Saint Leo University. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Montoya Earns NSCAA/Adidias All-America Honors". Saint Leo University. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Men's Soccer Gets Shutout Win Over Georgia Southwestern". Saint Leo University. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Jonathan Glenn Named Daktronics Second Team All-South Region". Saint Leo University. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Rouse, Daniel (25 February 2014). "Jonathan Glenn links up with Dominic Adams at ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar". Socawarriors.net. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "2008 Panama City Beach Pirates Statistics". USL.com. United Soccer Leagues. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Jonathan Glenn at Soccerstats.us". Soccerstats.us. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Finnish trio called up for CFU Cup". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Jonathan Glenn og Bryndís Lára best hjá ÍBV". Eyjafréttir (in Icelandic). 6 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  12. ↑ Mohammed, Inshan (12 November 2014). "T&T off the blocks with hard-fought 3-2 win over Curaçao". Socawarriors.net. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  13. ↑ Cfufootball.org (11 November 2014). "T&T and Cuba play to goalless draw; Warriors qualify for CFU finals". Socawarriors.net. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "Reggae Boyz tame Warriors on penalties". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.