Shane Johnson (soccer)

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Shane Johnson
Personal information
Full name Shane Johnson
Date of birth (1989-12-11) December 11, 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth Ashburn, Virginia, United States
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2008–2011 Longwood Lancers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011 Real Maryland Monarchs 15 (1)
2012–2015 Richmond Kickers 43 (2)
2014–2015 → Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) 23 (0)
2016 Harrisburg City Islanders 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 1, 2016

Shane Johnson (born December 11, 1989) is an American soccer player.

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Career

Youth and College

Johnson played soccer at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia, where he started 70 matches and was named to the NSCAA Soccer Scholar All-East Region second team and was a first team All-Atlantic Soccer Conference honoree. [1]

In 2011, Johnson played with Real Maryland Monarchs of the USL Premier Development League. [2]

Professional

Johnson signed with the Richmond Kickers on March 9, 2012, [3] and began the 2012 season as one of the starting central defenders, playing every minute in the first eight games. [4] Johnson re-signed with the Kickers for the 2013 season on October 1, 2012. [5]

Midway through the 2014 season, Johnson joined the Harrisburg City Islanders on loan. [6] After only making two appearances for Harrisburg in 2014, Johnson returned on loan for the 2015 season where he became a regular starter for the Islanders. During the 2016 season, Johnson fully signed on with Harrisburg. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kickers Bolster Defense". richmondkickers.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
  3. ↑ "Shane Johnson Signs With USL's Richmond Kickers". longwoodlancers.com. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  4. ↑ Dorr, Vic (April 21, 2012). "Former Lancer off to swift start with Kickers". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "JOHNSON RE-SIGNS FOR 2013". richmondkickers.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "Travel, Lifestyle & Leisure".
  7. ↑ "Travel, Lifestyle & Leisure".
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