#25 Chimelu Blandin
Chimelu Blandin
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SUNY Cortland Men's Soccer · Defender

Chimelu
Blandin

Outside Back · 6'1" · Junior
Target: Trinidad & Tobago National Team

A 6'1" ambipedal outside back — equally strong off both feet, so he locks down either flank with no weak side to attack — with the length and recovery to defend wide and the engine to get up and down the line. And he did it for one of the most dominant defenses in the country: Cortland finished 4th nationally in shutout percentage and 6th in goals-against average, with a school-record 8 straight clean sheets. Tournament-tested, undefeated club champion, Dean's List.

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The Tape

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The wow moment

The clip that shows it best — read, recovery, and the calm to play out of it. The eye test in one sequence, the same in any league.

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2025 Hard Stats

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Team Impact

the back line he anchored
4th
Nationally · shutout percentage (.619)
6th
Nationally · goals-against avg (0.51)
13
Team shutouts in 2025
8
Consecutive shutouts · school record
3
NCAA Div. III playoff games played
R3
Started vs Augsburg · national tournament 3rd round

Why Grab Him

the scouting case
Two-footed (ambipedal)
Equally strong off both feet — comfortable at left back or right back with no weak foot to exploit. Rare two-way flexibility that lets a coach plug him in anywhere across the back line.
Wins where it's hardest
Started for a back line that finished top-6 in the nation in both shutout rate and goals-against. He defends in a winning environment, not padded stats on a bad team.
Tournament-tested
Played all three NCAA Division III playoff games and started a national-tournament third-round match. Trusted in the moments that matter.
Durable & dependable
1,061 minutes and four full 90s as a sophomore — a fullback coaches leave on the field for the whole match.

Mentality & Make-up

the intangibles scouts sign
Left on the pitch
1,061 minutes and four full 90s — the consistency and conditioning of a player a coach trusts for the whole match, week in and week out.
Athletic edge
A tested 36" standing vertical and 21.72 mph top speed — recovery pace to defend space and the spring to win balls in the air most fullbacks can't reach.
Student of the game
Dean's List honoree and Business Finance major. Coachable, composed, high-IQ — a low-risk character bet on and off the field.
Winner's standard
Came up through a First Coast Athletics side (UPSL Div. 1) that won its league undefeated. He's used to winning environments and high standards.
Driven by a bigger goal
Working toward a Trinidad & Tobago national-team call-up. The internal motor that separates good from great — he's chasing something specific.

Background

the story

2025 — SUNY Cortland. Played 18 games with 12 starts, logging 1,061 minutes as part of a Cortland back line that ranked 4th nationally in shutout percentage (.619) and 6th in goals-against average (0.51), posting 13 shutouts and setting the school record with eight straight. Played in all three NCAA Division III playoff games and started against Augsburg in the third round. Went the full 90 four times. Started in home shutouts vs Oswego, Oneonta, and Ithaca, and road shutout wins at Rochester, St. Joseph's, Manhattanville, and New Paltz.

Before Cortland. Attended the University at Albany in spring 2025 as a member of the soccer team and earned Dean's List honors. Also attended Florida State College at Jacksonville.

Heritage & ambition. A U.S.-born player of Trinidadian descent, Chimelu is working toward representing Trinidad & Tobago at the international level — the long-term goal driving his development.

High school. 2023 graduate of Sandalwood (Jacksonville, FL), where he played soccer.

Off the pitch. Club team First Coast Athletics (UPSL Div. 1) won its league title undefeated. Studying Business Finance. Son of Okwuoma Blandin; siblings Zwade and Lolovivi. Cousin Earl Paris played at Oakland University and is in the school's Hall of Fame.

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