Daniel Johnson (soccer)

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Daniel Johnson
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Johnson with Chicago Fire in 2017
Personal information
Full name Daniel Gibson Johnson
Date of birth (1995-09-08) September 8, 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Duluth, Georgia, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2009–2012 West Ham United
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Maryland Terrapins 23 (0)
2015–2016 Louisville Cardinals 41 (7)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 Orlando City U-23 8 (0)
2015 Des Moines Menace 1 (0)
2016 Portland Timbers U23s 6 (1)
2017–2018 Chicago Fire 15 (0)
2019 Birmingham Legion 32 (4)
Total62(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Gibson Johnson (born September 8, 1995) is an American former soccer player who played as a midfielder.

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Career

Youth and college

Johnson played for West Ham United's youth academy from 2009 to 2012. After that, he played for the Louisville Cardinals in the NCAA.

Professional

Johnson playing for Chicago Fire in a 2017 U.S. Open Cup match against FC Cincinnati CINvCHI 2017-06-28 - Bastian Schweinsteiger, Daniel Johnson (40485491274) (cropped).jpg
Johnson playing for Chicago Fire in a 2017 U.S. Open Cup match against FC Cincinnati

Johnson was drafted 11th overall by the Chicago Fire in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. [1] He played his first game on April 1, coming on as a substitute in a 2–2 draw against Montreal Impact. [2]

Johnson was released by Chicago at the end of their 2018 season. [3]

On February 15, 2019, Johnson signed with Birmingham Legion FC of the USL Championship. [4]

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References

  1. Santaromita, Dan (January 13, 2017). "Fire draft midfielder Daniel Johnson at No. 11 in MLS SuperDraft". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  2. Santaromita, Dan (April 5, 2017). "Daniel Johnson surprised by 'extremely surreal' Fire debut". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  3. "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Exercises Contract Options on Six Players". Chicago-Fire.com. November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  4. Legion FC Communications Team (February 15, 2019). "Legion FC Signs Midfielder Daniel Johnson". Birmingham Legion FC. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.