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What’s behind all the Icelandic players in Division 1 men’s soccer?

By Jonathan SigalSeptember 19, 2018

Jón Arnar Barddal, from Garðabær, Iceland, has two goals and two assists this season. Brian Jenkins/UVM Athletics

At a recent showcase in Reykjavik, Iceland, Vermont head coach Rob Dow estimates there were nearly 40 Division 1 men’s coaches in attendance.

That might not seem like many, but Dow said such widespread interest in Icelandic players might not have occurred a few years back. And he’d know well, since the Catamounts have five players from the Nordic island on their roster.

“It’s no longer a secret,” Dow said. “We’ll always have them, but it’s been harder for us because now everyone is over there.”

Tags: Boston College, Boston University, Ed Kelly, Heidar Aegisson, Iceland, Jón Arnar Barddal, Neil Roberts, Rob Dow, Vermont

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