Jett Blaschka

Jett Blaschka

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-09-16) September 16, 1999
Place of birth	Racine, Wisconsin, United States
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Right Back, Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Manchester 62
Number	2
Youth career
0000	Milwaukee Bavarian SC
2016–2018	Montverde Academy
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Marquette Golden Eagles	0	(0)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Treasure Coast Tritons	0	(0)
2021–2022	Pittsburgh City United	14	(5)
2022–	Manchester 62	11	(0)
International career‡
2018–	United States Virgin Islands	23	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:33, 21 January 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:33, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Jett Blaschka (born September 16, 1999) is a footballer who played for Manchester 62 of the Gibraltar Football League, and plays for the United States Virgin Islands national team.

Youth career

Prior to moving to USVI, Blaschka played for the youth academy of Milwaukee Bavarian SC. As a high school freshman he played for the Good Hope Country Day School in Saint Croix. Half way through his freshman year he attended Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida where he was a three sport varsity athlete in soccer, cross country and track. He helped lead the soccer team to three-straight unbeaten seasons (32-0-5) en route to three-straight national championships.

College career

Blaschka was recruited Marquette University in 2018 to play for their Golden Eagles soccer team. He earned Big East all academic team and redshirted his freshman year.

Club career

For the 2019 season, Blaschka joined the Treasure Coast Tritons of the USL League 2. However he did not make any appearances for the club during that year. In August 2021 it was announced that Blaschka signed for Pittsburgh City United FC of the United Premier Soccer League, the fourth tier of the United States soccer league system for the 2021 season. He was joined at the club by USVI national teammates Ramesses McGuiness and Dante Nicholas. Blaschka was tied for second on the team with five goals and finished first on the team with six assists n 12 matches and won team MVP. For his performances he was named UPSL Northeast team of the week 3 times in twelve matches which put him in a two way tie for most in all of UPSL Northeast.

In July 2022 it was announced that Blaschka had made the move to Europe, signing for Manchester 62 of the Gibraltar National League.

International career

Blaschka moved to the United States Virgin Islands from Wisconsin at age 9. At the age of 13 he captained the island's under-15 national team. In 2014 he again captained the team at age 14 during 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifying. He made his senior international debut on October 12, 2018 in a 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match against Curaçao.

Statistics

As of match played September 4, 2024.

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
United States Virgin Islands
	2018	2	0
	2019	7	0
	2020	0	0
	2021	3	0
	2022	4	0
	2023	4	0
	2024	3	1
Total		24	1

As of match played March 22, 2024

United States Virgin Islands score listed first, score column indicates score after each Blaschka goal.

List of international goals scored by Jett Blaschka

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	March 22, 2024	Bethlehem Soccer Stadium, Kingshill, United States Virgin Islands	22	British Virgin Islands	1–0	1–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

External links

• Jett Blaschka at National-Football-Teams.com
• Jett Blaschka at Global Sports Archive
• Jett Blaschka at Soccerway
• Jett Blaschka at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)