Daniel Johnson (soccer)

Daniel Johnson
	Johnson with Chicago Fire in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Gibson Johnson
Date of birth	September 8, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Duluth, Georgia, United States
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
2009–2012	West Ham United
College career
Years	Team
2013–2014	Maryland Terrapins
2015–2016	Louisville Cardinals
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014	Orlando City U-23
2015	Des Moines Menace
2016	Portland Timbers U23s
2017–2018	Chicago Fire
2019	Birmingham Legion
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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 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]

References

^ Santaromita, Dan (January 13, 2017). "Fire draft midfielder Daniel Johnson at No. 11 in MLS SuperDraft". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
^ Santaromita, Dan (April 5, 2017). "Daniel Johnson surprised by 'extremely surreal' Fire debut". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Exercises Contract Options on Six Players". Chicago-Fire.com. November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
^ 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.

External links

Daniel Johnson at Major League Soccer
Daniel Johnson at Soccerway

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[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.

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