Bowling Green State University Athletics
Denmark Native Valdemar Fogt Joins Falcon Family
April 27, 2020 | Men's Soccer
Bowling Green State University men's soccer coach Eric Nichols and the Falcons have rounded out this year's signing class with the addition of Valdemar Fogt. Fogt, a native of Silkeborg, Denmark, will be a freshman at BGSU in the 2020-21 academic year.
Fogt is the ninth newcomer to join the Falcon family during the offseason. He joins Joey Akpunonu (Holland, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit), Brevin Andreadis (Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson), Kyle Blasingame (Oswego, Ill./Oswego East), Kyle Cusimano (Bay Village, Ohio/Bay), Jacob Erlandson (Waynesville, Ohio/Dayton Christian), Roberto Fernandez Garrido (Valencia, Spain/ Colegio La Purisima), Brendan Graves (Perrysburg, Ohio/Perrysburg) and Patrick Koenig (Naperville, Ill./North).
Erlandson, a transfer from Huntington University, and Fernandez Garrido, who joins BGSU from Milligan College, each have one year of eligibility remaining. The other seven newcomers, including Fogt, all have four years of eligibility remaining.
VALDEMAR FOGT | 5-9 | M | Silkeborg, Denmark | College360
HIGH SCHOOL
Attends College360 in Silkeborg, and will graduate in June.
PERSONAL
Born on March 26, 2001, in Kiel, Germany ... son of Morten and Annette Fogt ... plans to major in marketing at BGSU ... the third of four children ... has two older sisters, Laura and Silja, and a younger brother, Joachim ... has played for Silkeborg IF, representing the U19 team in the Danish Cup ... favorite athlete is Ronaldinho ... lists Danish soccer player Robert Skov as his biggest influence.
FOGT ON BGSU
"I chose BGSU because I can achieve my goals and ambitions by joining this amazing team and university. The culture and spirit of the team really impressed me, and the coaches and players made me feel welcome from the start!"
NICHOLS ON FOGT
"Valdemar joins us from Silkeborg IF Academy in Denmark and will finish out our 2020 class. He is an exciting, attacking midfielder that will fit into our system straight away. From our first conversation with Valdemar we knew that he checked all of the boxes for us, and we can't wait for him to join us this fall!"
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BGSU closed the 2019 season with an overall record of 13-7-1. The Falcons posted a double-digit win total for the first time since 2014 and just the second time since 1998. BGSU more than doubled the team's win total from a year ago. Nichols and the Falcons had five seniors on the 26-man 2019 roster.
For more information on the men's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUmenssoccer), Instagram (bgsumenssoccer) and Facebook (BGMensSoccer) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
Fogt is the ninth newcomer to join the Falcon family during the offseason. He joins Joey Akpunonu (Holland, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit), Brevin Andreadis (Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson), Kyle Blasingame (Oswego, Ill./Oswego East), Kyle Cusimano (Bay Village, Ohio/Bay), Jacob Erlandson (Waynesville, Ohio/Dayton Christian), Roberto Fernandez Garrido (Valencia, Spain/ Colegio La Purisima), Brendan Graves (Perrysburg, Ohio/Perrysburg) and Patrick Koenig (Naperville, Ill./North).
Erlandson, a transfer from Huntington University, and Fernandez Garrido, who joins BGSU from Milligan College, each have one year of eligibility remaining. The other seven newcomers, including Fogt, all have four years of eligibility remaining.
VALDEMAR FOGT | 5-9 | M | Silkeborg, Denmark | College360
HIGH SCHOOL
Attends College360 in Silkeborg, and will graduate in June.
PERSONAL
Born on March 26, 2001, in Kiel, Germany ... son of Morten and Annette Fogt ... plans to major in marketing at BGSU ... the third of four children ... has two older sisters, Laura and Silja, and a younger brother, Joachim ... has played for Silkeborg IF, representing the U19 team in the Danish Cup ... favorite athlete is Ronaldinho ... lists Danish soccer player Robert Skov as his biggest influence.
FOGT ON BGSU
"I chose BGSU because I can achieve my goals and ambitions by joining this amazing team and university. The culture and spirit of the team really impressed me, and the coaches and players made me feel welcome from the start!"
NICHOLS ON FOGT
"Valdemar joins us from Silkeborg IF Academy in Denmark and will finish out our 2020 class. He is an exciting, attacking midfielder that will fit into our system straight away. From our first conversation with Valdemar we knew that he checked all of the boxes for us, and we can't wait for him to join us this fall!"
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BGSU closed the 2019 season with an overall record of 13-7-1. The Falcons posted a double-digit win total for the first time since 2014 and just the second time since 1998. BGSU more than doubled the team's win total from a year ago. Nichols and the Falcons had five seniors on the 26-man 2019 roster.
For more information on the men's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUmenssoccer), Instagram (bgsumenssoccer) and Facebook (BGMensSoccer) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
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