The Iceman cometh! Carlisle United have finally been able to bring in a second goalkeeper for the season ahead.
Latest recruit, to battle with Czech Tomas Holy for the number one jersey, is Icelandic international Jokull Andresson who agreed on a season-long loan deal today from Reading.
Andresson, who will be 22 in a fortnight, followed in the footsteps of his older brother Axel (a defender) when he joined the Royals as a 16-year-old, and has represented his country up to the senior level.
He signed his first professional contract at the Madejski Stadium in August 2018 and although he has not appeared for the first team has spent time on loan with three EFL club, as well as his first stint at Hungerford Town.
At Reading he helped his side to the Premier League 2 play-offs before an emergency loan to Exeter between October and December 2020 gave him league experience with the Grecians, who were then in League Two.
He enjoyed a similar spell with Morecambe, this time for a week, but Exeter moved smartly to secure his services on a longer-term loan deal until the end of that season. Nicknamed the ‘Iceman’ he kept an impressive 12 clean sheets in 33 appearances for the Devon side.
The first half of the 2021/22 season took him back to Morecambe and he featured 17 times as the Shrimps spent their first ever season in League One.
His performances and growing reputation earned him a senior debut on the international stage for Iceland against Uganda in January 2022. He had previously picked-up a total of 7 caps at Under-17’s, Under-19’s and Under-21’s.
A third spell in Exeter followed in January 2023 when he was summoned for another emergency loan period. A quick recall beckoned as Stevenage requested his services, but that stay was cut short when he went back to the Royals for treatment for an arm injury.
His arrival at Brunton Park has been well-received as Simpson has had goalkeeper as one of the two areas he needed to strengthen quickly.
