Bryant University

Selected with the 30th pick in the first round of the 2026 MLS SuperDraft by Inter Miami CF.

Signed by USL Championship club Monterey Bay FC on Tuesday, March 3.

As a Graduate Student (2025-26):

• Earned First Team All-ECAC honors.
• Earned Second Team All-Northeast Region honors.
• Earned First Team All-America East honors.
• Started every game for the Bulldogs this season.
• Earned America East Defensive Player of the Week Honors on Oct. 20.
• Recorded three goals and two assists this season, doubling his all-time goals at Bryant.
• Named No. 17 on Top Drawer Soccer's Postseason Top-100.
• Named No. 56 on Top Drawer Soccer's Midseason Top-100.
• Captain of the defensive front that only allowed eight goals during the regular season.

As a Graduate Student (2024-25):

• Played in all 19 games with 19 starts for the Bulldogs.
• Registered one goal and one assist for a total of three points.
• Anchored the Bulldogs defensive back line in the America East Championship.
• Took seven shots on the season.

As a Senior (2023-24): 

• All-America East Second Team selection.
• Made 19 appearances and 18 starts on the Bulldogs backline.
• Tallied the game winning goal against CCSU (Aug. 24th) and an assist against UAlbany (Oct. 21st).
• Helped lead the defense to being first in the nation in shutouts percentage and goals against average.
• Earned America East Defensive Player of the Week for the week of 8/28

As a Junior (2022): 

• Did not play season due to injury.

As a Sophomore (Fall '21): 

• Started 14 out of 15 games played this season.
• Scored a goal against Harvard to contribute to the 1-1 tie.

As a Freshman (2021):

• Played in four games and started all of them.

Before Bryant: 

• Talabi was a four-year varsity player at Nauset Regional High School
• He won the Sportsmanship Award in his freshman year
• He was a second-team All-Star in his sophomore year
• He also made the honor roll in his sophomore year.
• He was a first-team All-Star in his junior year 
• His senior year he was a first-team All-Star member, League Player of the Year, All-State, All-American, and was named the Massachusetts Player of the Year
• In his postgraduate year, at Worcester Academy under Head Coach James Proctor he made the first-team All-Star team
• He most recently played for the New England Revolution Developmental Academy team.

Personal: Son of Amy Hartbeck and Bola Talabi… Has two brothers.