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20  Jirijoonas Kanth
Jirijoonas Kanth

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Vantaa, Finland

High School:
Makelanrinne

Height:
6-0

Position:
Midfielder


  • 2007 C-USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll

2007
Saw action in 13 games with five starts as a true freshman ... Recorded two assists and fired six shots - three on goal ... Logged 491 minutes ... Assisted on Tim Crone's goal vs. CSU and hooked up with Barry Rice on goal vs. Michigan State.

PRE-COLLEGE
Played for coach Tommi Paavola at Makelanrinne Senior Sports High School ... Played eight years for club team FC Helsinki and coach Jari Rantanen ... Club team won the Helsinki Cup (International Tournament in Finland) in 2002 and 2005 and the Dana Cup (International Tournament in Denmark) in 1999 ... Club won the U-15, U-16 and U-19 National Championships ... Played for Finland National team against Sweden in 2002.

Personal
Full name is Jirijoonas Kanth ... Son of Jari and Tiina Kanth ... Has two brothers Miropekka (21), Vilikasper (18) and two sisters Iinarooza (14) and Emmalotta (10) ... Born on June 6, 1987 in Jarvenpaa, Finland.

Kanth's Career Assists
Date	Opponent	Goal Scorer	Minute
9/9/07^	Cleveland State	Tim Crone	68th
9/16/07^	Michigan State	Barry Rice	19th
^ denotes game-tying goal

Kanth's Career Stats Year GP-S G A Pts Sh SOG YC-RC GW PK-Att 2007 13-5 0 2 2 6 3 1-0 0 0-0

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