External links
- Samuel Johnson at National-Football-Teams.com
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | El Geish | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Baladeyet Al-Mahalla | 26 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Ismaily SC | 13 | (0) |
| 2009 | Kazma (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | El Geish | 21 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Guinea | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samuel Johnson (born 25 January 1984) is a Guinean footballer. [1]
Johnson played from 2004 to 2010 in Egypt for Baladeyet Al-Mahalla, Ismaily SC and El Geish. [2] He also was a half year 2009 on loan in Kuwait by Kazma Sporting Club. [3]
Johnson was one of the twenty-three (23) players of the Syli National ("National Elephant") who participated at the 2008 26th African Nations Cup (CAN) in Ghana, West Africa, where the National Elephant reached the quarter final for the third consecutive time in six (6) years (2004 in Tunisia, 2006 in Egypt, and 2008 in Ghana).
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