St. John's University Athletics
2022 Men's Soccer Roster
Ashrafi, Atila
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Jersey Number 5
Atila Ashrafi
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Hometown:
- Cologne, Germany
- High School:
- Gymnasium Rodenkirchen
Bio
As a Senior (Fall 2022)
Started in all 17 games for the Johnnies with 1,287 minutes played … played 90 minutes or more on 10 occasions … tallied an assist in the team’s 2-1 victory over Princeton (Sept. 27).
As a Junior (Fall 2021)
Started all 20 of the Red Storm’s matches, helping the team go 11-6-3 and reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament… scored one goal and dished out four assists for six points… took 25 shots, six of which were on target… played 90 minutes or more nine times… helped the Johnnies finish with the nation’s fifth-best team goals against average (0.63) and Division I’s top shutout percentage (0.60)… picked up his first assist of the season in a 3-0 win over Albany (Aug. 30)… assisted on the game-winner against Columbia (Sept. 13)… scored his lone goal of the campaign in a 2-0 win over Creighton (Sept. 24)… assisted on the game-winning tally at Princeton (Sept. 28)… picked up the helper on Brandon Knapp’s game-winner in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Princeton at Belson Stadium (Nov. 18).
As a Sophomore (Spring 2021)
Made four appearances, including one start, for the Red Storm during the abbreviated spring campaign… made his season debut against Villanova, logging 16 minutes (March 6)… played 44 minutes and took a shot against Seton Hall (March 17)… registered a season-high 55 minutes of action and took one shot in the Red Storm’s 1-0 blanking of UConn in Storrs (March 20).
As a Freshman (2019)
Made 15 appearances, including eight starts, for a St. John’s team that earned an NCAA Tournament national seed and advanced to the round of 16 for the 12th time in program history… scored two goals on the season… started and played 45 minutes during his collegiate debut against Appalachian State (Aug. 30)… scored his first St. John’s goal in a 4-0 win at Marquette (Oct. 4)… tallied his second goal of season, adding the insurance marker in a 2-0 win over Creighton (Oct. 19)… started and played the full 90 minutes in a 4-2 win against DePaul (Nov. 2).
Before St. John’s
Made 20 appearances and was named team MVP in 2018-19 with VFL Alfter in Germany’s fifth division… was a team captain for Bonner SC from 2016-18, making 45 appearances with the club.
Personal
Aras Ashrafi… son of Mehdi Ashrafi… has an older brother, Aydin… lists his former coach in Germany as the person who most influenced his athletic career and Lionel Messi as his favorite athlete… chose St. John’s for its high quality of soccer and academics… plans to major in business.
Started in all 17 games for the Johnnies with 1,287 minutes played … played 90 minutes or more on 10 occasions … tallied an assist in the team’s 2-1 victory over Princeton (Sept. 27).
As a Junior (Fall 2021)
Started all 20 of the Red Storm’s matches, helping the team go 11-6-3 and reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament… scored one goal and dished out four assists for six points… took 25 shots, six of which were on target… played 90 minutes or more nine times… helped the Johnnies finish with the nation’s fifth-best team goals against average (0.63) and Division I’s top shutout percentage (0.60)… picked up his first assist of the season in a 3-0 win over Albany (Aug. 30)… assisted on the game-winner against Columbia (Sept. 13)… scored his lone goal of the campaign in a 2-0 win over Creighton (Sept. 24)… assisted on the game-winning tally at Princeton (Sept. 28)… picked up the helper on Brandon Knapp’s game-winner in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Princeton at Belson Stadium (Nov. 18).
As a Sophomore (Spring 2021)
Made four appearances, including one start, for the Red Storm during the abbreviated spring campaign… made his season debut against Villanova, logging 16 minutes (March 6)… played 44 minutes and took a shot against Seton Hall (March 17)… registered a season-high 55 minutes of action and took one shot in the Red Storm’s 1-0 blanking of UConn in Storrs (March 20).
As a Freshman (2019)
Made 15 appearances, including eight starts, for a St. John’s team that earned an NCAA Tournament national seed and advanced to the round of 16 for the 12th time in program history… scored two goals on the season… started and played 45 minutes during his collegiate debut against Appalachian State (Aug. 30)… scored his first St. John’s goal in a 4-0 win at Marquette (Oct. 4)… tallied his second goal of season, adding the insurance marker in a 2-0 win over Creighton (Oct. 19)… started and played the full 90 minutes in a 4-2 win against DePaul (Nov. 2).
Before St. John’s
Made 20 appearances and was named team MVP in 2018-19 with VFL Alfter in Germany’s fifth division… was a team captain for Bonner SC from 2016-18, making 45 appearances with the club.
Personal
Aras Ashrafi… son of Mehdi Ashrafi… has an older brother, Aydin… lists his former coach in Germany as the person who most influenced his athletic career and Lionel Messi as his favorite athlete… chose St. John’s for its high quality of soccer and academics… plans to major in business.