2022 Men's Soccer Roster

Corey A. Solotorovsky/Corey Solo
Faith Robinson
Greg Carroccio/Sideline Photos
Greg Carroccio/Sideline Photos
Marcus Snowden
Ed Wolfstein Photo
Corey A. Solotorovsky/Corey Solo
Corey A. Solotorovsky/Corey Solo
Corey A. Solotorovsky/Corey Solo
Greg Carroccio/Sideline Photos

5 Viktor Benediktsson

  • Class Senior
  • Position Defense
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 170
  • Hometown Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
  • Prev School Stord

Biography

VILLANOVA 
A versatile and energetic athlete who has logged many meaningful minutes for the Wildcats across his first three seasons in the Blue & White ... Offers a diverse skill set and passes well in tight space ... A quality defender.

2022
Enjoyed his best offensive season in his final campaign as a Wildcat, contributing five goals and a pair of assists while starting all 17 contests ... Most of that offensive production came off set pieces ... Logged virtually every one of his 1,528 minutes at center back, helping to anchor a defense that surrendered a 1.18 goals against average ... Signed a professional contract with AB Argir in the Faroe Islands, a territory in the North Atlantic near Denmark at the conclusion of his senior season at Villanova.

2021
Emerged as a stalwart at central back for the Wildcats, anchoring a defense that produced nine clean sheets and a 1.14 goals against average ... The nine shutouts tied a program record established in 2011 ... Led Villanova in minutes played with 1,961 (93.4 mpg) ... Was in top form of front of his own net in the 1-0 NCAA Tournament victory over Vermont on Nov. 18 ... Picked up his only point of the season with an assist in a 4-2 loss to Creighton on Oct. 13 at the Higgins Soccer Complex. 

SPRING 2021 (2020)
Again served as a foundational piece of Villanova's defensive group ... Started all eight games he appeared in ... Logged 744 total minutes, an average of 93.0 minutes per match ... Scored one goal on the season.

2019
Quickly injected energy into the Wildcats in his debut campaign ... Logged 1,293 minutes, mostly in the defensive midfield, while appearing in all 18 games for the Wildcats ... Produced eight shots over the course of the campaign and made 15 starts ... Also saw action as a center back filling in for senior stalwarts Shane Bradley and Luca Mellor. 

PERSONAL
A central midfielder who has appeared in 16 youth national team games for Iceland, 31 games in the second highest league in Iceland for a team that won the 2018 championship at that level. Additionally, he tallied 40 goals in 60 games in U19 competition in Iceland. His club soccer experience includes stints with FH, HK and IA in Iceland, and Stord in Norway.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2019Freshman

    Midfield
    6'0" 170 lbs
    21
  • 5

    2020-21Sophomore

    Midfield
    6'0" 170 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2021Junior

    Defense
    6'0" 170 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2022Senior

    Defense
    6'0" 170 lbs
    5