St. John's University Athletics
2026 Men's Soccer Roster
Thursday, November 20
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Jersey Number 3
Tobi Osoba
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- DEF
- Hometown:
- Essex, England
- High School:
- Repton School
- Prev School:
- La Salle
2025 (La Salle): Made 17 appearances and 16 starts on the backline for the Explorers during the 2025 campaign… Played a full 90 minutes in eight matches, including five of the final six games to end the season… Was named Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week following a shutout effort against NJIT (Sept. 9)… Scored first career goal against Rider (Aug. 29)… Dished out an assist against Arcadia (Oct. 14)… Three-time Philadelphia Six Defensive Player of the Week
2024 (La Salle): Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll Played in 17 matches, making 13 starts totaling 1,097 minutes… Recorded nine shots with three on target… Logged a career-high three shots against George Mason (Oct. 5)
2023 (La Salle): Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll… Arrived later in the season but made five appearances, including his first collegiate start against Monmouth (Oct. 23)
Before College: Played for Tottenham, Colchester United and Stoke City academies… Member of the ISFA U17 and U18 England national teams… Earned three team player of the year awards… Represented Southeast England against West Ham and Norwich City… Played for the first team at the Repton School in Derbyshire
Personal: Full name is Oluwatobi Joshua Osoba… Son of Obaeseyi and Adebola Osoba… Has one sibling, Tosin… Plans to study pre-law at St. John’s… Favorite foods are jollof rice and plantains… Favorite sports team is the Tottenham Hotspur
2024 (La Salle): Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll Played in 17 matches, making 13 starts totaling 1,097 minutes… Recorded nine shots with three on target… Logged a career-high three shots against George Mason (Oct. 5)
2023 (La Salle): Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll… Arrived later in the season but made five appearances, including his first collegiate start against Monmouth (Oct. 23)
Before College: Played for Tottenham, Colchester United and Stoke City academies… Member of the ISFA U17 and U18 England national teams… Earned three team player of the year awards… Represented Southeast England against West Ham and Norwich City… Played for the first team at the Repton School in Derbyshire
Personal: Full name is Oluwatobi Joshua Osoba… Son of Obaeseyi and Adebola Osoba… Has one sibling, Tosin… Plans to study pre-law at St. John’s… Favorite foods are jollof rice and plantains… Favorite sports team is the Tottenham Hotspur