Samantha Johnson

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Samantha Johnson
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Johnson with Chicago Red Stars in 2015
Personal information
Full name Samantha Martel Johnson [1]
Date of birth (1991-06-10) June 10, 1991 (age 33) [2]
Place of birth Palmdale, California, United States
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 USC Trojans 82 (15)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2018 Chicago Red Stars 68 (0)
2014 → Sydney FC (loan) 13 (0)
2016–2019 → Melbourne Victory (loan) 22 (0)
2018–2019 Utah Royals FC 14 (0)
2020–2021 Melbourne City 10 (1)
2021 Soyaux 1 (0)
International career
2008 United States U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2022

Samantha Martel Johnson (born June 10, 1991) is an American soccer defender. She has previously played for National Women's Soccer League clubs Chicago Red Stars and Utah Royals FC and for Australian W-League clubs Melbourne Victory, Sydney FC, and Melbourne City.[ citation needed ]

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College career

University of Southern California

Johnson attended the University of Southern California from 2009 and 2012, where she played as a forward. [3] In her freshman season, Johnson appeared in 20 games, starting 19 of them. She was second on the team in goals with four and was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team. [4]

In 2010 Johnson appeared in all 22 games for the Trojans. Johnson started all 20 games of her junior year in 2011 and scored the fasted goal in program history, 14 seconds into the match. [4] In the final match of her senior year, Johnson scored the game-winning goal in a 2–1 win over rivals UCLA Bruins. [3]

Club career

Chicago Red Stars (2014–2018)

In March 2014, Johnson joined the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer League for preseason, after attending their 2014 Open Tryouts. [5] Johnson was named to the team's official roster for 2014 and appeared in twelve games and tallied one assist. [6] She suffered facial lacerations in a game against the Western New York Flash on June 18, which ended her rookie season. [7]

In 2015 Johnson appeared in 14 games for the Red Stars. Chicago qualified for the play-offs for the first time in 2015, Johnson appeared as second-half substitute in their semi-final match against FC Kansas City, Chicago lost 3–0. [8]

Johnson started 20 games for Chicago in 2016, as the Red Stars were eliminated in the semi-final for the second consecutive season. [9]

In 2017 she was the starting centre-back alongside Katie Naughton and she appeared in 22 games. [10] Johnson was named to the team of the month for June 2017. [11]

On June 16, 2018, Johnson along with teammates Sofia Huerta and Taylor Comeau were made unavailable for the Red Stars match due to a pending trade. [12] On June 18 she was traded to the Utah Royals as part of a three team trade. [13]

Loan to Sydney FC

In September 2014, it was announced that Johnson was to be loaned to Sydney FC in the W-League. [14]

Loan to Melbourne Victory

In October 2016, Johnson was loaned to Melbourne Victory for the 2016–17 W-League season. [15] [16]

Johnson returned to the Victory for the 2018–19 W-League season, she appeared in 12 matches for Melbourne as they won the Premiership as the top team during the regular season. [17] In the W-League semi-final against Perth, Johnson received two yellow cards and was sent off in extra-time, Melbourne lost to Perth 4–2 (aet). [18]

Utah Royals FC (2018–2019)

After being acquired by the Utah Royals FC midseason, Johnson made her debut for the Royals on June 30 in a 3–1 win against Sky Blue FC, she started and played all 90 minutes at centre-back. [19] Johnson made six appearances for the Royals in 2018.

Johnson appeared in eight games for the Royals in 2019. She announced her retirement from professional soccer on June 28, 2019. [20]

Melbourne City (2020–2021)

In November 2020, Johnson decided to return to the game, signing with Australian W-League club Melbourne City. [21]

Soyaux (2021)

In July 2021, Johnson joined French club Soyaux. [22] She left the club in October 2021 following alleged poor working conditions. [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29]

International career

Johnson represented the United States at the U-15, U-16, U-17 and U-18 levels. [4] In 2008, Johnson was named to the United States roster for the 2008 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, the U.S. won the Championship for the first time. [30] Johnson was named to the roster for the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, where the United States finished second after losing in extra time to North Korea in the Championship game. [31]

Honors

Melbourne Victory

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  2. ↑ "Player Profile – Samantha Johnson". Chicago Red Stars. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "USC's Samantha Johnson Named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week". November 6, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Samantha Johnson – 2012 Women's Soccer Roster". University of Southern California Official Athletic Site. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Red Stars Announce 2014 Preseason Roster". Chicago Red Stars. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Chicago Red Stars Announce 2014 Official Roster". Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
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  9. ↑ "Washington Spirit vs. Chicago Red Stars 2 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
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  11. ↑ "Samantha Kerr Highlights NWSL Team of the Month". Goal Nation. June 1, 2017. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Chicago Pending Trade Leaves Players Unavailable for Tonight's Match". June 16, 2018. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Trade alert: Press, Johnson to Utah; Huerta, Comeau to Houston; Elby to Chicago" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. June 18, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Red Stars Loan Samantha Johnson To Sydney FC". Chicago Red Stars. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Melbourne Victory announce Henninger and Johnson as full squad is completed". The Women's Game. October 21, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Victory finalises W-League squad for 2016/17 season". Melbourne Victory. October 21, 2016. Archived from the original on February 13, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Samantha Johnson signs on for 2018/19". October 21, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  18. ↑ "W-League finals: Sam Kerr hat-trick sinks premiers Victory in epic turnaround". The Guardian. February 10, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Samantha Johnson Makes Utah Royals Debut in Victory Over Sky Blue FC". Last Word on Soccer. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Utah Royals lose 2–0 to the visiting Seattle Reign as Samantha Johnson retires from professional soccer". Salt Lake Tribune. June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  21. ↑ "Melbourne City FC signs US defender Samantha Johnson". Melbourne City. November 28, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Bienvenue à l'ASJ Soyaux Samantha Johnson !" [Welcome to ASJ Soyaux Samantha Johnson!] (in French). Soyaux. July 30, 2021.
  23. ↑ "D1 Arkema, be Better. From, Sam Johnson". October 15, 2021.
  24. ↑ "D1 / Soyaux : Samantha Johnson fait part de ses désillusions dans une lettre ouverte".
  25. ↑ "Le président de l'ASJ Soyaux dément les accusations de Samantha Johnson". October 26, 2021.
  26. ↑ "Benoît Letapissier (ASJ Soyaux) : " Elle parle de choses qu'elle n'a pas comprises"". October 26, 2021.
  27. ↑ "L'Américaine Samantha Johnson signe à Soyaux". July 29, 2021.
  28. ↑ "ASJ: Samantha Johnson vide son sac". October 21, 2021.
  29. ↑ "D1 féminine : l'Américaine Sam Johnson incendie l'ASJ Soyaux". October 21, 2021.
  30. ↑ "U.S. UNDER-17 WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER SET FOR 2008 CONCACAF WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP". July 11, 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  31. ↑ "KAZBEK TAMBI NAMES U.S. ROSTER FOR 2008 FIFA UNDER-17 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP IN NEW ZEALAND". October 14, 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
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