St. John's University Athletics
2021 Men's Soccer Roster
Oluwaseyi, Tani
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Saturday, November 09
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Saturday, October 12
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Saturday, September 28
Jersey Number 14
Tani Oluwaseyi
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Forward/Midfielder
- Hometown:
- Mississauga, Ontario
- High School:
- St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary
Bio
As a Senior (Fall 2021)
Selected 17th overall by Minnesota United FC in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft... missed almost the entire season with injury... battled back to make two appearances in the regular season finale and the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament... logged 72 minutes and took four shots, two of which were on goal, in a draw with Butler (Nov. 6).
As A Junior (Spring 2021)
First Team All-BIG EAST… United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Second Team… named the BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year… tabbed to the preseason watch list for the MAC Hermann Trophy… led the team with five goals and three assists… appeared in nine of the team’s 10 spring matches and made seven starts… finished third in the BIG EAST in goals per game (0.56) and points per game (1.44)… four of his five goals were game-winners… St. John’s went 4-0-0 in games in which he scored… named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll three times… scored the lone goal in the Red Storm’s 1-0 win to open the season against Saint Joseph’s (Feb. 15)… registered his second career brace and a career-best five points in a win over Stony Brook (Feb. 23)… netted the game-winning goal in the Red Storm’s 2-0 win over UConn at Belson Stadium (March 3)… missed the Johnnies’ home loss to Villanova (March 6), the team’s only loss to a team that did not advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament… returned to action with a goal and an assist in a road win at Providence (March 10)… picked up an assist and registered a season-high eight shots against Seton Hall (March 17).
As a Sophomore (2019)
BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year… First Team All-BIG EAST… United Soccer Coaches First Team All-Atlantic Region… scored 11 goals, the highest total by a St. John’s player since 2003… led the league in goals, finished second in the conference in points (27)… finished 27th nationally in goals and 31st in points… his five assists were good enough for 10th in the BIG EAST… named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 7… a three-time selection to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll… started only eight of the Red Storm’s 20 matches… scored five game-winners… fired 36 of his 65 shots on target… picked up an assist in the Red Storm’s season opener at Appalachian State (Aug. 30)… scored the game-winner in overtime at NC State (Sept. 1)… scored for the second time in as many games against Manhattan (Sept. 6)… tallied the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over Penn (Sept. 13)… scored the game-winner in a 1-0 victory at Butler (Sept. 28)… tallied his lone multi-goal effort of the season, finding the back of the net twice at Marquette (Oct. 4)… scored for the third time in as many games, providing the lone marker in a 1-0 win over Temple (Oct. 8)… assisted on two goals in the Red Storm’s 4-0 victory over Villanova (Oct. 12)… made his first start of the season and extended his point streak to five matches with the game-winner in a 2-0 triumph at Creighton (Oct. 19)… scored the lone goal in a 1-1 draw with Seton Hall (Oct. 26)… scored one goal and assisted on another to push St. John’s past DePaul (Nov. 2)… scored the team’s only goal in a 2-1 loss to Providence in the BIG EAST Tournament Semifinals (Nov. 13)… assisted on the game-winner in the Red Storm’s NCAA Tournament Second Round victory over Syracuse (Nov. 24)… played 81 minutes in the NCAA Round of 16 at Virginia (Nov. 30).
As a Freshman (2018)
A BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection… made 18 appearances, five of which were starts… finished third on the team in goals (4) and points (10)… also chipped in two assists… ranked third on the team with 31 shots, 18 of which were on target… exploded onto the scene with consecutive three-point efforts early in the season, tallying a goal and an assist in wins over Loyola Marymount (Aug. 26) and Fairfield (Aug. 31)… scored the game-winner against the Stags… fired off four shots, all of which were on goal, against Lehigh (Sept. 4)… scored the opening goal of the game in the 49th minute against No. 8 Creighton (Oct. 6)… tallied the team’s lone goal and fired off a season-high five shots while playing the full 110 minutes against Villanova (Oct. 24).
Before St. John’s
A star at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary, where he captained the Angels to a 17-0 record and a Provincial High School Championship as a senior… scored 30 goals and dished out 10 assists while serving as a team captain… a three-time MVP of the boys soccer team… scored 68 goals and dished 27 assists in his four-year career… also lettered in volleyball and basketball… was the volleyball team MVP his senior year… played for GPS Academy on the club circuit alongside current St. John’s teammate Luka Gavran… won the Golden Boot Award at the 2017 Super Cup in Northern Ireland, at which him team won the Vase Cup… also led his team to Ontario Academy Soccer League and Provincial Indoor Soccer League Championships.
Personal
Tanitoluwa Oluwatimikhin Oluwaseyi… born in Abuja, Nigeria… son of Debo and Kemi Oluwaseyi… has two siblings, Tami and Tite… was the valedictorian of his graduating class at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary… also volunteers at a local elementary school and at his church… lists LeBron James as his favorite athlete… counts his father and his former coach, Ron Davidson, as the two people who most influenced his athletic career… intends to major in sport management.
Selected 17th overall by Minnesota United FC in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft... missed almost the entire season with injury... battled back to make two appearances in the regular season finale and the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament... logged 72 minutes and took four shots, two of which were on goal, in a draw with Butler (Nov. 6).
As A Junior (Spring 2021)
First Team All-BIG EAST… United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Second Team… named the BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year… tabbed to the preseason watch list for the MAC Hermann Trophy… led the team with five goals and three assists… appeared in nine of the team’s 10 spring matches and made seven starts… finished third in the BIG EAST in goals per game (0.56) and points per game (1.44)… four of his five goals were game-winners… St. John’s went 4-0-0 in games in which he scored… named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll three times… scored the lone goal in the Red Storm’s 1-0 win to open the season against Saint Joseph’s (Feb. 15)… registered his second career brace and a career-best five points in a win over Stony Brook (Feb. 23)… netted the game-winning goal in the Red Storm’s 2-0 win over UConn at Belson Stadium (March 3)… missed the Johnnies’ home loss to Villanova (March 6), the team’s only loss to a team that did not advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament… returned to action with a goal and an assist in a road win at Providence (March 10)… picked up an assist and registered a season-high eight shots against Seton Hall (March 17).
As a Sophomore (2019)
BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year… First Team All-BIG EAST… United Soccer Coaches First Team All-Atlantic Region… scored 11 goals, the highest total by a St. John’s player since 2003… led the league in goals, finished second in the conference in points (27)… finished 27th nationally in goals and 31st in points… his five assists were good enough for 10th in the BIG EAST… named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 7… a three-time selection to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll… started only eight of the Red Storm’s 20 matches… scored five game-winners… fired 36 of his 65 shots on target… picked up an assist in the Red Storm’s season opener at Appalachian State (Aug. 30)… scored the game-winner in overtime at NC State (Sept. 1)… scored for the second time in as many games against Manhattan (Sept. 6)… tallied the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over Penn (Sept. 13)… scored the game-winner in a 1-0 victory at Butler (Sept. 28)… tallied his lone multi-goal effort of the season, finding the back of the net twice at Marquette (Oct. 4)… scored for the third time in as many games, providing the lone marker in a 1-0 win over Temple (Oct. 8)… assisted on two goals in the Red Storm’s 4-0 victory over Villanova (Oct. 12)… made his first start of the season and extended his point streak to five matches with the game-winner in a 2-0 triumph at Creighton (Oct. 19)… scored the lone goal in a 1-1 draw with Seton Hall (Oct. 26)… scored one goal and assisted on another to push St. John’s past DePaul (Nov. 2)… scored the team’s only goal in a 2-1 loss to Providence in the BIG EAST Tournament Semifinals (Nov. 13)… assisted on the game-winner in the Red Storm’s NCAA Tournament Second Round victory over Syracuse (Nov. 24)… played 81 minutes in the NCAA Round of 16 at Virginia (Nov. 30).
As a Freshman (2018)
A BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection… made 18 appearances, five of which were starts… finished third on the team in goals (4) and points (10)… also chipped in two assists… ranked third on the team with 31 shots, 18 of which were on target… exploded onto the scene with consecutive three-point efforts early in the season, tallying a goal and an assist in wins over Loyola Marymount (Aug. 26) and Fairfield (Aug. 31)… scored the game-winner against the Stags… fired off four shots, all of which were on goal, against Lehigh (Sept. 4)… scored the opening goal of the game in the 49th minute against No. 8 Creighton (Oct. 6)… tallied the team’s lone goal and fired off a season-high five shots while playing the full 110 minutes against Villanova (Oct. 24).
Before St. John’s
A star at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary, where he captained the Angels to a 17-0 record and a Provincial High School Championship as a senior… scored 30 goals and dished out 10 assists while serving as a team captain… a three-time MVP of the boys soccer team… scored 68 goals and dished 27 assists in his four-year career… also lettered in volleyball and basketball… was the volleyball team MVP his senior year… played for GPS Academy on the club circuit alongside current St. John’s teammate Luka Gavran… won the Golden Boot Award at the 2017 Super Cup in Northern Ireland, at which him team won the Vase Cup… also led his team to Ontario Academy Soccer League and Provincial Indoor Soccer League Championships.
Personal
Tanitoluwa Oluwatimikhin Oluwaseyi… born in Abuja, Nigeria… son of Debo and Kemi Oluwaseyi… has two siblings, Tami and Tite… was the valedictorian of his graduating class at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary… also volunteers at a local elementary school and at his church… lists LeBron James as his favorite athlete… counts his father and his former coach, Ron Davidson, as the two people who most influenced his athletic career… intends to major in sport management.