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Jersey Number 22
Blake Dean
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 150
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Englewood, Fla.
- High School:
- Lemon Bay
- Birthday:
- 5/16
- Major:
- Business Management
Career Accolades
- 2021-22 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2018-19 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Appeared in 16 matches with 12 starts
- Netted the game-winner in the second half of the 2-1 victory over UCF on Oct. 1
- Scored the Owls' first goal in a 2-2 draw with No. 13 Charlotte on Oct. 9
- Named to AAC Weekly Honor Roll in back-to-back weeks (Oct. 3 and Oct. 10)
- Started in 17 of 18 matches in his second year being one of the team captains
- Ended the season tied for third in assists (four) on the team
- One of 10 on the team to have scored a goal
- Started in the Incarnate Word game, in which FAU earned the 1-0 shutout win
- Delivered one of the Owls’ five goals in the team’ rout at Houston Baptist, 5-2
- Played 46 minutes and registered a shot in the start vs. Keiser, in which the Owls won, 2-1
- Registered an assist in the game vs. Old Dominion, in which the Owls shutout the Monarchs, 3-0
- Followed up with another game with an assist, this time in FAU’s 3-0 cleansheet victory against Jacksonville
- Logged an assist in FAU’s 3-1 road win at UAB
- Delivered a season-high three shots vs. No. 17-ranked FIU
- Was a big role in the Owls’ Conference USA Championship run
- Logged a season-high 83 minutes in the Owls’ C-USA Championship Opening Round win vs. (RV) Charlotte in penalty kicks
- Registered the assist on the game-winning goal in the Owls’ 3-1 upset win over the defending College Cup Champions, No. 4-ranked Marshall, in the C-USA Championship Semifinals
- Finished the season with a gutsy performance vs. No. 15-ranked Kentucky in overtime
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Started in all 10 games he played on the pitch for 729 minutes
- Tied for second on the team in goals (2) and points (5)
- Had a point in each of his first three games of the season
- In season debut against St. Thomas, needed just one shot to deliver his first goal of the season in the 1-1 draw
- Tallied an assist on a goal in the Owls’ 4-0 rout at NCAA Tournament qualifying Jacksonville
- Was a hero in the Owls’ 1-1 draw at Florida Gulf Coast, scoring the game-tying goal with 14 seconds left in regulation
- Also played a career-high 110 minutes at FGCU
- Delivered two shots in the Owls’ C-USA opener at FIU
- Contributed to the Owls’ 2-1 win over South Carolina in the start where he had two shots
- Played 78 minutes in the start at No. 13 Marshall
- A part of the Owls’ 2-1 win over UAB to capture a winning season for the first time since 2007
- One of 19 named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Finished the year with a goal and an assist for three points on eight shots
- Played in all 16 games, while drawing the start in five of those matches
- Delivered an assist on a goal in 5-2 victory over Keiser
- Played the full 94 minutes at No. 11 UCF
- Came up with the game-winner and first career goal in 2-1 victory over Jacksonville
- Delivered two shots vs. Jacksonville and No. 15 Kentucky at the C-USA Championship Quarterfinals
- Had shots on goal against Jacksonville, FIU and Kentucky
- One of 18 on the team to be named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Played in all but one match for the Owls and got the starting nod in three matches
- Assisted on Gonzalo Pena Barrasus’ game-winning goal against St. Thomas
- Got the assist on Jean Paul Rafols’ goal at FIU
- Had 10 shots on the season
- Got off three shots against St. Thomas and USF
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- All-Area team (2016-17 and 2017-18)
- HTP Florida Player of the Year
- Sun Player of the Year
- Holds a district and Lemon Bay record for most goals in a season with 37
- Also set a LBHS record with five goals in a game
- Named Most Valuable Player on his team
- His jersey number was retired at LBHS
- Son of Mark and Darlene Dean
- Born in Pontiac, Michigan on May 16
- Hopes to one day own his own business
- Enjoys spear fishing and skim boarding
Men's Soccer Selection Show Reaction
Monday, November 17
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 #13
Friday, November 07
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 #12
Friday, October 31
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 #11
Thursday, October 23
