St. John's University Athletics
2019 Men's Soccer Roster
Thursday, November 20
Monday, November 17
Saturday, October 11
Thursday, September 11
Jersey Number 1
Tyron Matuta
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Hometown:
- Lausanne, Switzerland
- High School:
- Universite de Lausanne
As a Junior (2019)
Did not see game action.
As a Sophomore (2018)
Made five appearances, all of which were starts, in his first season with St. John’s… went 2-3-0 with a 1.00 goals against average… tallied a .773 save percentage… never gave up more than one goal in a game… earned the win in the Red Storm’s first victory of the season at Loyola Marymount (Aug. 26)… stopped five shots in a 1-0 loss to Loyola Maryland (Sept. 11)… needed just one save to earn his second win of the season against Mount St. Mary’s (Sept. 25)… turned aside a season-high six shots in a 1-0 overtime loss to Princeton (Oct. 9).
Before St. John’s
A longtime goalkeeper for the FC Lausanne-Sport academy system in Switzerland… captained the U-17 squad.
Personal
Tyron Matuta… born in Lausanne, Switzerland… lists Gianluigi Buffon as his favorite athlete… chose St. John’s because for the opportunity to study and play soccer at a high level… plans to major in sport management... aspires to play soccer professionally.
Did not see game action.
As a Sophomore (2018)
Made five appearances, all of which were starts, in his first season with St. John’s… went 2-3-0 with a 1.00 goals against average… tallied a .773 save percentage… never gave up more than one goal in a game… earned the win in the Red Storm’s first victory of the season at Loyola Marymount (Aug. 26)… stopped five shots in a 1-0 loss to Loyola Maryland (Sept. 11)… needed just one save to earn his second win of the season against Mount St. Mary’s (Sept. 25)… turned aside a season-high six shots in a 1-0 overtime loss to Princeton (Oct. 9).
Before St. John’s
A longtime goalkeeper for the FC Lausanne-Sport academy system in Switzerland… captained the U-17 squad.
Personal
Tyron Matuta… born in Lausanne, Switzerland… lists Gianluigi Buffon as his favorite athlete… chose St. John’s because for the opportunity to study and play soccer at a high level… plans to major in sport management... aspires to play soccer professionally.



