John Nelson (soccer, born 1998)

John Vincent Nelson (born July 11, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer. He sometimes goes by the name Johnny Nelson.

John Nelson
Personal information
Full name John Vincent Nelson
Date of birth (1998-07-11) July 11, 1998
Place of birth Medina, Ohio, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 FC Dallas
Number 26
Youth career
Internationals SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 North Carolina Tar Heels 41 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 North Carolina FC U23 1 (0)
2018 Tobacco Road FC 5 (1)
2019– FC Dallas 20 (0)
2019– North Texas SC 7 (1)
National team‡
2013 United States U15 2 (0)
2013–2015 United States U17 18 (0)
2016 United States U19 7 (0)
2016–2017 United States U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 11, 2020

Career

Youth & College

John grew up in Medina, Ohio. In 2010, he joined Internationals SC, as a member of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, in which he was a member of until 2017. While a graduate of Medina High School, Nelson did not play for the school's boy's soccer team.[1] Upon graduating high school, Nelson attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he played college soccer for two years between 2017 and 2018, making 41 appearances, scoring 1 goal and tallying 3 assists.[2]

While in college, Nelson played in the PDL with North Carolina FC U23[3] and Tobacco Road FC.[4]

Nelson opted to leave college early and signed a Generation Adidas contract with MLS ahead of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.[5]

Professional career

On January 11, 2019, Nelson was drafted 10th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, by FC Dallas.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 December 2020[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Dallas 2019 MLS 90000090
2020 MLS 110—2[lower-alpha 1]0130
Total 2000020220
North Texas SC (loan) 2019 USL 71——71
Career total 2710020291
  1. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

References
  1. McManus, Kevin (January 14, 2019). "Medina's Nelson drafted by FC Dallas". Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  2. "John Nelson - 2017 Men's Soccer Roster". goheels.com. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  3. "2017 TOP COLLEGE PROSPECTS - John Nelson". uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  4. "Tobacco Road FC 2018 Roster - John Nelson". uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  5. "MLS announces 2019 Generation adidas class ahead of Combine". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  6. "FC Dallas Selects Callum Montgomery, John Nelson in 2019 MLS SuperDraft". fcdallas.com. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  7. John Nelson at Soccerway. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
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