Tani Oluwaseyi

About

Tanitoluwa Oluwatimilehin Oluwaseyi (born May 15, 2000) is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for La Liga club Villarreal. Born in Nigeria, he represents the Canada national team.

Oluwaseyi was born in Abuja, Nigeria, but moved to Mississauga, Canada at age 10. He played youth soccer with Erin Mills SC and GPS Academy.
Oluwaseyi attended St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School. There, he captained the Angels to a 17–0 record and a Provincial High School Championship as a senior he scored 30 goals and tallied ten assists while serving as a team captain. He was also a three-time MVP of the boys soccer team, scoring a total of 68 times over a four-year career. While at high school, Oluwaseyi also played club soccer for the GPS Academy, where he won the Golden Boot Award at the 2017 SuperCupNI, at which his team won the Vase Cup. He also led his team to Ontario Academy Soccer League and Provincial Indoor Soccer League Championships.

In 2018, Oluwaseyi committed to playing college soccer at St. John’s University. In a four year college career, Oluwaseyi went on to make 49 appearances, scoring 20 goals and tallying ten assists. He missed…