2017 Men's Soccer Roster
Wrobel, Tom

Jersey Number 5
Tom Wrobel
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic
- Prev School:
- North Mississauga SC
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
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2019
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the third consecutive season ... also was named to the OCSA Academic All-Ohio Team ... was one of three finalists for the Male Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year award at the Ziggys, the athletic department's year-end awards banquet ... the award is given to just one male and one female athlete, across all sports, in the senior class ... played in 20 of BGSU's 21 matches, starting them all ... had two points on the season ... BGSU recorded shutouts in 10 of his 20 starts ... started both matches during the Falcons' trip to Western Pennsylvania on the season's opening weekend ... played 106 minutes of the double-overtime draw at Duquesne ... then, played all 90 minutes, helping the BG back line to a 2-0 shutout win at Robert Morris ... started both matches the following weekend, and helped BG to two more shutout wins at the Lakeside Classic in Evanston, Ill. ... played all 90 minutes of BG's 1-0 win over Wisconsin ... then, played 70 minutes as the Falcons topped host Northwestern, 3-0, two days later ... was on the field for all 90 minutes of the Ohio State match at Cochrane ... again played every second of the match as the Falcons blanked Cleveland State, 1-0, and played all 91-plus minutes vs. Cincinnati ... played the entirety of BG's match on the road against #18/23 Kentucky ... and, played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 4-1 win over Canisius ... played every second of the Detroit Mercy match, helping the Falcons post a shutout win on the road ... seven days later, played all 90 minutes of another 1-0 road win, this time at IUPUI ... played the entirety of the MAC opener at Akron, with one shot attempt ... played 77 minutes at SIUE ... played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 4-0 win over Purdue Fort Wayne, as the BG defense recorded shutout number seven on the season ... four nights later, again played every second of a shutout win, this time a 3-0 victory vs. West Virginia ... on Senior Night against the Mountaineers, recorded his first collegiate goal, giving BG a 2-0 lead in the 60th minute ... played 85 minutes of the Western Michigan match ... missed the Wright State match, but returned to play all 90 minutes as the Falcons closed the regular season with a 1-0 win over Northern Illinois ... played all 95-plus minutes of the rematch with NIU three days later, as the Falcons picked up a 2-1 win in overtime, in the quarterfinal round of the MAC Tournament ... played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 win over top-seeded Akron in the semifinal round ... it marked BGSU's first win over the Zips since 2002, and the Falcons' first road victory against UA since 1997 ... it also marked BG's 11th shutout of the season ... played all 90 minutes in the league tourney final, vs. WVU.
2018
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second-straight year ... also earned Academic All-Ohio First-Team honors from the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA) ... played in 12 matches, making 10 starts ... came off the bench to play 21 minutes in the season opener vs. Northern Kentucky ... saw 17 minutes of time at Penn State ... drew the start and played all 110 minutes, helping the BGSU defense post a shutout, against Wright State ... again was in the starting XI at Western Illinois ... played all 90 minutes vs. No. 3 Michigan State ... was on the pitch for 105 minutes of the Ohio State match, with a shot attempt, and played all 90 minutes at Cleveland State ... played all 91-plus minutes at Purdue Fort Wayne, and was on the field for nearly 89 minutes of the Falcons' win over Valparaiso ... in the latter match, was forced to leave the match briefly due to injury, but almost immediately returned to the field to help close out the win ... played all 110 minutes on the back line as the Falcons recorded a shutout of Akron, as the teams played to a scoreless draw in the MAC opener ... was on the field for all 99-plus minutes of the Falcons' overtime victory at IUPUI ... played 84 minutes of BG's OT win at Northern Illinois ... fired one shot against the Huskies ... missed the remainder of the season due to injury.
2017
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 14 matches, making 13 starts ... was on the field for at least 76 minutes of each of the Falcons' seven wins on the season, playing every second of six of those seven victories ... drew the start and played all 90 minutes in the opener, as he and the BG defense kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 win over IUPUI ... again played all 90 minutes and helped the BG defense to another shutout vs. Cleveland State three days later ... was on the pitch for 76 minutes of BG's third-straight shutout win, a 3-0 triumph at Drexel ... played all 90 minutes of another shutout win, a 2-0 victory at Penn, as the Falcons kept their fourth consecutive clean sheet ... and, played all 90 minutes of the next match, as BG tied the school record with a fifth consecutive shutout, downing Western Illinois, 2-0 ... played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' match at No. 6 Michigan State, and was on the pitch for 62 minutes against Cincinnati ... played all 90 minutes at No. 1 Notre Dame, and saw 81 minutes of action at No. 25 Ohio State ... was on the pitch for all 101-plus minutes of the Duquesne match, helping the Brown and Orange to a shutout win ... played 72 minutes at SIUE, and was on the field for all 90 minutes at Wright State ... came off the bench for the first time in his collegiate career, seeing 19 minutes of action in the Fort Wayne match ... returned to the starting lineup for the Northern Illinois contest, playing all 90 minutes of that BGSU win.
2016
Played in three matches, starting them all ... played a total of 280 minutes ... made his collegiate debut -- and his first career start -- in the Wright State match, BGSU's sixth game of the season ... played all 90 minutes in that BG shutout win ... drew a start in BG's next match, vs. Cincinnati, and played 80 minutes ... also started BGSU's next match, at home vs. Dayton, and played all 110 minutes of that 1-1, double-overtime draw ... wore uniform #16 as a freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year member of the varsity team at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic Secondary School (‘16) ... a three-year starter who was named the team's MVP in each of his last two years ... the Bulldogs advanced to the Region of Peel Secondary School Athletic Association (ROPSSAA) finals and the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) quarterfinals in 2014, before advancing to the ROPSSAA quarterfinal round in '15 ... captained the soccer team in both 2015 and '16 ... also competed on the school's volleyball and cross country teams ... Honour Roll all four years.
PERSONAL
Tom Oscar Wrobel was born on Jan. 18, 1998, in Mississauga, Ontario ... son of Michal and Anna Wrobel... the oldest of two children ... has a younger brother ... a health science major at BGSU, with a 3.592 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2020 semester ... cousin, Michael Krzeminski, was a member of the Canadian U-20 men's soccer team and played professionally for Slask Wroclaw in Poland ... played club ball for North Mississauga Soccer Club, and captained his team every year from 2010 on ... the club has won multiple titles including the Ontario Cup championship in both 2012 and '13, and the Canadian National Championship in 2012 ... was a starter for the NMSC team in League1 Ontario in 2016.
WROBEL'S CAREER STATS
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2019
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the third consecutive season ... also was named to the OCSA Academic All-Ohio Team ... was one of three finalists for the Male Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year award at the Ziggys, the athletic department's year-end awards banquet ... the award is given to just one male and one female athlete, across all sports, in the senior class ... played in 20 of BGSU's 21 matches, starting them all ... had two points on the season ... BGSU recorded shutouts in 10 of his 20 starts ... started both matches during the Falcons' trip to Western Pennsylvania on the season's opening weekend ... played 106 minutes of the double-overtime draw at Duquesne ... then, played all 90 minutes, helping the BG back line to a 2-0 shutout win at Robert Morris ... started both matches the following weekend, and helped BG to two more shutout wins at the Lakeside Classic in Evanston, Ill. ... played all 90 minutes of BG's 1-0 win over Wisconsin ... then, played 70 minutes as the Falcons topped host Northwestern, 3-0, two days later ... was on the field for all 90 minutes of the Ohio State match at Cochrane ... again played every second of the match as the Falcons blanked Cleveland State, 1-0, and played all 91-plus minutes vs. Cincinnati ... played the entirety of BG's match on the road against #18/23 Kentucky ... and, played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 4-1 win over Canisius ... played every second of the Detroit Mercy match, helping the Falcons post a shutout win on the road ... seven days later, played all 90 minutes of another 1-0 road win, this time at IUPUI ... played the entirety of the MAC opener at Akron, with one shot attempt ... played 77 minutes at SIUE ... played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 4-0 win over Purdue Fort Wayne, as the BG defense recorded shutout number seven on the season ... four nights later, again played every second of a shutout win, this time a 3-0 victory vs. West Virginia ... on Senior Night against the Mountaineers, recorded his first collegiate goal, giving BG a 2-0 lead in the 60th minute ... played 85 minutes of the Western Michigan match ... missed the Wright State match, but returned to play all 90 minutes as the Falcons closed the regular season with a 1-0 win over Northern Illinois ... played all 95-plus minutes of the rematch with NIU three days later, as the Falcons picked up a 2-1 win in overtime, in the quarterfinal round of the MAC Tournament ... played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 win over top-seeded Akron in the semifinal round ... it marked BGSU's first win over the Zips since 2002, and the Falcons' first road victory against UA since 1997 ... it also marked BG's 11th shutout of the season ... played all 90 minutes in the league tourney final, vs. WVU.
2018
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second-straight year ... also earned Academic All-Ohio First-Team honors from the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA) ... played in 12 matches, making 10 starts ... came off the bench to play 21 minutes in the season opener vs. Northern Kentucky ... saw 17 minutes of time at Penn State ... drew the start and played all 110 minutes, helping the BGSU defense post a shutout, against Wright State ... again was in the starting XI at Western Illinois ... played all 90 minutes vs. No. 3 Michigan State ... was on the pitch for 105 minutes of the Ohio State match, with a shot attempt, and played all 90 minutes at Cleveland State ... played all 91-plus minutes at Purdue Fort Wayne, and was on the field for nearly 89 minutes of the Falcons' win over Valparaiso ... in the latter match, was forced to leave the match briefly due to injury, but almost immediately returned to the field to help close out the win ... played all 110 minutes on the back line as the Falcons recorded a shutout of Akron, as the teams played to a scoreless draw in the MAC opener ... was on the field for all 99-plus minutes of the Falcons' overtime victory at IUPUI ... played 84 minutes of BG's OT win at Northern Illinois ... fired one shot against the Huskies ... missed the remainder of the season due to injury.
2017
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 14 matches, making 13 starts ... was on the field for at least 76 minutes of each of the Falcons' seven wins on the season, playing every second of six of those seven victories ... drew the start and played all 90 minutes in the opener, as he and the BG defense kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 win over IUPUI ... again played all 90 minutes and helped the BG defense to another shutout vs. Cleveland State three days later ... was on the pitch for 76 minutes of BG's third-straight shutout win, a 3-0 triumph at Drexel ... played all 90 minutes of another shutout win, a 2-0 victory at Penn, as the Falcons kept their fourth consecutive clean sheet ... and, played all 90 minutes of the next match, as BG tied the school record with a fifth consecutive shutout, downing Western Illinois, 2-0 ... played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' match at No. 6 Michigan State, and was on the pitch for 62 minutes against Cincinnati ... played all 90 minutes at No. 1 Notre Dame, and saw 81 minutes of action at No. 25 Ohio State ... was on the pitch for all 101-plus minutes of the Duquesne match, helping the Brown and Orange to a shutout win ... played 72 minutes at SIUE, and was on the field for all 90 minutes at Wright State ... came off the bench for the first time in his collegiate career, seeing 19 minutes of action in the Fort Wayne match ... returned to the starting lineup for the Northern Illinois contest, playing all 90 minutes of that BGSU win.
2016
Played in three matches, starting them all ... played a total of 280 minutes ... made his collegiate debut -- and his first career start -- in the Wright State match, BGSU's sixth game of the season ... played all 90 minutes in that BG shutout win ... drew a start in BG's next match, vs. Cincinnati, and played 80 minutes ... also started BGSU's next match, at home vs. Dayton, and played all 110 minutes of that 1-1, double-overtime draw ... wore uniform #16 as a freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year member of the varsity team at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic Secondary School (‘16) ... a three-year starter who was named the team's MVP in each of his last two years ... the Bulldogs advanced to the Region of Peel Secondary School Athletic Association (ROPSSAA) finals and the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) quarterfinals in 2014, before advancing to the ROPSSAA quarterfinal round in '15 ... captained the soccer team in both 2015 and '16 ... also competed on the school's volleyball and cross country teams ... Honour Roll all four years.
PERSONAL
Tom Oscar Wrobel was born on Jan. 18, 1998, in Mississauga, Ontario ... son of Michal and Anna Wrobel... the oldest of two children ... has a younger brother ... a health science major at BGSU, with a 3.592 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2020 semester ... cousin, Michael Krzeminski, was a member of the Canadian U-20 men's soccer team and played professionally for Slask Wroclaw in Poland ... played club ball for North Mississauga Soccer Club, and captained his team every year from 2010 on ... the club has won multiple titles including the Ontario Cup championship in both 2012 and '13, and the Canadian National Championship in 2012 ... was a starter for the NMSC team in League1 Ontario in 2016.
WROBEL'S CAREER STATS
Season | GP-GS | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
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2016 | 3-3 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0-0 |
2017 | 14-13 | 1131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
2018 | 12-10 | 949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0-0 |
2019 | 20-20 | 1783 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0-0 |
TOTAL | 49-46 | 4143 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .143 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 0-0 |
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