Shane Johnson (soccer)

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

Shane Johnson
Personal information
Full name Shane Johnson
Date of birth (1989-12-11) December 11, 1989
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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Real Maryland Monarchs 15 (1)
2012–2015 Richmond Kickers 43 (2)
2014–2015Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) 23 (0)
2016 Harrisburg City Islanders 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 1, 2016

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]

References

  1. "Kickers Bolster Defense". richmondkickers.com. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2012-05-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Shane Johnson Signs With USL's Richmond Kickers". longwoodlancers.com. 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. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  6. http://cityislanders.com/club-news/city-islanders-acquire-shane-johnson-on-loan-from-kickers/
  7. http://cityislanders.com/club-news/johnson-returns-for-third-season-with-isles/
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