St. John's University Athletics
2018 Men's Soccer Roster
Petridis, Niko
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Jersey Number 19
Niko Petridis
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 155
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Hometown:
- Norwalk, Conn.
- Prev School:
- Connecticut
Bio
As a Senior (2019):
Fourth round selection of the New York Red Bulls, 93rd overall, in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft… scored four goals and dished out four assists for a St. John’s team that reached the NCAA Tournament Round of 16… named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 23... recorded his first points of the year with a goal and an assist against Iona (Sept. 10)… added another goal and an assist at Columbia two games later (Sept. 16)… scored two goals, including the game-winner, and assisted on another, in the Red Storm’s come-from-behind win over Xavier in the team’s BIG EAST opener (Sept. 20)… picked up an assist at Marquette (Oct. 4)… registered a shot on goal in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 at Virginia (Nov. 30).
As a Junior (2018)
Appeared in all 18 games and made two starts… one of only three Johnnies to see the pitch in all 18 contests…. Recorded 16 shots, seven of which were on goal… played 815 minutes on the campaign… registered a season-high three shots twice, once at Temple (Sept. 8) and once at Villanova (Oct. 24)… started consecutive matches against No. 8 Creighton (Oct. 6) and Princeton (Oct. 9)… logged a season-high 82 minutes against the Tigers.
As a Sophomore at UConn (2017)
Played in all 18 games for the Huskies, making 12 starts… finished second on the team in points with nine… tallied three goals and three assists on the campaign… registered 21 shots, 12 of which were on target, for a .571 shot-on-goal percentage… scored one game winner, a 53rd-minute marker against Tulsa (Sept. 29)… named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll on Oct. 2.
As a Freshman at UConn (2016)
Earned selection to the American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team… played in 17 matches and made four starts… registered a goal and two assists on the year… helped lead the Huskies to an 11-7-1 record… found the back of the net in just his second career game against Nebraska-Omaha (Aug . 28)… dished out helpers in back-to-back games against Cincinnati (Oct. 8) and Yale (Oct. 11).
Before College
Played varsity soccer at Brien McMahon High School… Played on BSC CT Academy Club Team.
Personal
Son of John and Phyllis Petridis… Has two brothers, Taso and Aleko, and one sister, Eleni... intends to major in sport management.
Fourth round selection of the New York Red Bulls, 93rd overall, in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft… scored four goals and dished out four assists for a St. John’s team that reached the NCAA Tournament Round of 16… named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 23... recorded his first points of the year with a goal and an assist against Iona (Sept. 10)… added another goal and an assist at Columbia two games later (Sept. 16)… scored two goals, including the game-winner, and assisted on another, in the Red Storm’s come-from-behind win over Xavier in the team’s BIG EAST opener (Sept. 20)… picked up an assist at Marquette (Oct. 4)… registered a shot on goal in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 at Virginia (Nov. 30).
As a Junior (2018)
Appeared in all 18 games and made two starts… one of only three Johnnies to see the pitch in all 18 contests…. Recorded 16 shots, seven of which were on goal… played 815 minutes on the campaign… registered a season-high three shots twice, once at Temple (Sept. 8) and once at Villanova (Oct. 24)… started consecutive matches against No. 8 Creighton (Oct. 6) and Princeton (Oct. 9)… logged a season-high 82 minutes against the Tigers.
As a Sophomore at UConn (2017)
Played in all 18 games for the Huskies, making 12 starts… finished second on the team in points with nine… tallied three goals and three assists on the campaign… registered 21 shots, 12 of which were on target, for a .571 shot-on-goal percentage… scored one game winner, a 53rd-minute marker against Tulsa (Sept. 29)… named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll on Oct. 2.
As a Freshman at UConn (2016)
Earned selection to the American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team… played in 17 matches and made four starts… registered a goal and two assists on the year… helped lead the Huskies to an 11-7-1 record… found the back of the net in just his second career game against Nebraska-Omaha (Aug . 28)… dished out helpers in back-to-back games against Cincinnati (Oct. 8) and Yale (Oct. 11).
Before College
Played varsity soccer at Brien McMahon High School… Played on BSC CT Academy Club Team.
Personal
Son of John and Phyllis Petridis… Has two brothers, Taso and Aleko, and one sister, Eleni... intends to major in sport management.