Jökull Andrésson

Jökull Andrésson (born 25 August 2001) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for Exeter City, on loan from Reading, as a goalkeeper.[2]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Jökull.
Jökull Andrésson
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001
Place of birth Mosfellsbær, Iceland
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Exeter City
(on loan from Reading)
Number 24
Youth career
0000–2017 Afturelding
2017–2018 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Reading 0 (0)
2018 → Hungerford Town (loan) 5 (0)
2020 → Exeter City (loan) 6 (0)
2021 → Morecambe (loan) 2 (0)
2021– → Exeter City (loan) 3 (0)
National team‡
2018 Iceland U17 1 (0)
2019 Iceland U19 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:08, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:35, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Jökull progressed through the Afturelding academy in his native Iceland before moving to English club Reading in 2017 to join his brother, Axel Óskar Andrésson, in their youth academy.[3] Jökull had trained on and off with Reading since 2014.[3] Jökull turned professional with Reading on his 17th birthday in August 2018,[4] and spent the first half of the 2018–19 season on loan at Hungerford Town.[1] One of Hungerford's games was abandoned after he suffered a concussion with 15 minutes of play remaining.[5] He made five appearances for Hungerford before the loan was cancelled due to injury.[6]

On 22 November 2019, Jökull signed a new contract with Reading, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2022.[7]

He signed for Exeter City on 27 October 2020 on an emergency 7 day loan following injuries to first-team goalkeepers Lewis Ward and Jonny Maxted.[6][8] He made his debut that same day in a 1–1 draw away at Leyton Orient.[9] After impressing Exeter manager Matt Taylor,[10] Jökull extended his loan with Exeter City for an additional seven days on 2 November,[11] 10 November,[12] 17 November,[13] and 24 November.[14] He made his final appearance for Exeter in their FA Cup Second Round victory over Gillingham,[9] after which Maxted recovered from his injury and returned to the squad for their next game.[15] He made 9 appearances in all competitions for Exeter.[9]

On 22 January 2021 he joined League Two side Morecambe on a seven-day emergency loan deal.[16][17] After facing Exeter City in his second and final game whilst on loan for Morecambe, Andrésson returned to Exeter City on loan for the remainder of the season on 29 January 2021.[18][19]

International career

Jökull has been capped by Iceland at under-17 and under-19 youth levels.[20]

Personal life

His older brother is Axel Óskar Andrésson, who also played for Reading.[4] Their father is strongman Andrés Guðmundsson.[21]

References
  1. "Jökull Andrésson – Goalkeeper – Men's First Team | Reading FC". www.readingfc.co.uk.
  2. "Iceland – J. Andrésson – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. "Jökull gerði samning við Reading". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. "Academy graduate Jökull Andrésson agrees to two-year pro deal". www.readingfc.co.uk.
  5. "Andresson injury forces Hungerford game to be cancelled - Newbury Weekly News".
  6. "Jökull lánaður og beint í byrjunarliðið". www.mbl.is.
  7. "Young goalkeeper Jökull Andrésson agrees new Royals deal". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  8. "Jokull Andresson: Exeter City sign Reading goalkeeper on emergency loan". bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  9. "Games played by Jökull Andrésson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  10. Clark, Daniel (31 October 2020). "Jokull Andresson's loan set to be extended after impressing Matt Taylor". DevonLive.
  11. "Jökull to extend his Grecians stint to take in FA Cup action!". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  12. "Jökull agrees further Grecians loan extension". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  13. "Jökull Andrésson loan extended for 7 days". exetercityfc.co.uk. Exeter City F.C. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  14. "Jökull Andrésson loan extended for 7 days". Exeter City FC. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  15. "Grimsby Town 1–4 Exeter City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  16. "Emergency loan: Jokull Andresson". Morecambe FC. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  17. "Jokull Andresson: Morecambe sign Reading goalkeeper on emergency loan – BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  18. "Andrésson returns to Exeter on loan until the end of the season". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  19. "Exeter re-sign Andresson on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  20. "Leikmaður – Jökull Andrésson". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  21. "Like father, like sson! The Royals' sporting family..." www.readingfc.co.uk.
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