Eddie Johnson (American soccer)

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Eddie Johnson
Eddie Johnson.jpg
Personal information
Full name Edward Johnson
Date of birth March 31, 1984 (1984-03-31) (age 27)
Place of birth Bunnell, Florida, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Seattle Sounders FC
Number 7
Youth career
2000–2001 IMG Soccer Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2005 FC Dallas 84 (24)
2006–2007 Kansas City Wizards 43 (17)
2008–2011 Fulham 19 (0)
2008–2009 → Cardiff City (loan) 30 (2)
2010 → Aris (loan) 14 (5)
2011 → Preston North End (loan) 16 (0)
2012– Seattle Sounders FC 0 (0)
National team‡
2000–2001 United States U17 25 (23)
2002–2003 United States U20 21 (12)
2003–2004 United States U23 7 (2)
2004– United States 42 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:07, 7 April 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2010

Edward "Eddie" Johnson (born March 31, 1984) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.

Contents

[edit] Professional

[edit] Beginning of career and Dallas

Johnson became one of the youngest players to sign with Major League Soccer (MLS), and was drafted by Dallas Burn as a Project-40 player in the second round of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft. In his first three years in the league, he did not get much playing time, and was very inconsistent when he did get on the field. Johnson scored just seven goals for Dallas in those seasons, while missing time with U.S. youth national teams.

In January 2005, Benfica offered what would have been an MLS-record $5 million transfer fee for Johnson, but Johnson and the league both rejected the offer.[1]

In May 2005, Johnson suffered an injury to the toes of his right foot that sidelined him until August of that year. After returning to MLS in August – he scored only five goals during the season – Johnson re-injured his toes in mid-September and was sidelined until January 2006.

[edit] Kansas City Wizards

With Dallas in salary cap trouble, Johnson was traded to the Kansas City Wizards on February 14, 2006, for two allocations.[2] ced that Johnson would be training with Premier League club Reading during the MLS offseason, but he did not sign with the club.[3]

In 2006 and early 2007, Johnson suffered a decline in form, scoring only twice in the 2006 MLS season and failing to make an impact with the national team. However, Johnson returned to form with the start of the 2007 MLS season, notching twelve goals and three assists in his first eleven games. On June 2, 2007, Johnson became the first player ever to score back to back hat-tricks in MLS play when he scored three goals against the New York Red Bulls, following a three goal performance against the New England Revolution the previous week on May 26.

[edit] Premier League and Fulham

Eddie Johnson warming up for Fulham

In July 2007, Johnson saw increased speculation over a transfer to the Premier League. Derby County had been most vocal, with Derby manager Billy Davies confirming that he would explore the U.S. market.[4] However, after MLS accepted a $6 million bid from Derby, Johnson reportedly nixed the deal as he preferred to finish his season in Kansas City.[5] Johnson revealed his contract is structured to give him final say over whether he is purchased by fifteen designated clubs.[6] Johnson left the national team camp in California on January 17, 2008;[7] he completed a transfer to Fulham on January 23, 2008, signing a contract extending until the summer of 2011.[8][9]

[edit] Loan to Cardiff City

Eddie Johnson as a player of Cardiff City

He joined Championship side Cardiff City on loan for the 2008–09 season in August,[10] making his debut for the club during a 2–1 victory over Milton Keynes Dons in the Football League Cup. He went on to make his league debut four days later as an eighty-fifth minute substitute in a 0–0 draw with Sheffield United. He struggled to recover his goal-scoring form that he showed during his time in MLS.

However, he regained some of his form as the season progressed, and had a breakthrough week when he scored his first goal in English football on March 7, 2009, in a 3–0 victory against Doncaster Rovers.[11] Four days later Johnson was named man of the match for his performance in Cardiff's 3–1 victory over Barnsley.[12] A month later, when Cardiff hosted Derby County, Johnson scored his second goal of the season and added an own goal during injury time as the Bluebirds rolled to a 4–1 victory. Johnson's goal for Cardiff also meant that he was the last ever Cardiff City goalscorer under the Ninian Park floodlights.[13]

Johnson returned to Fulham from Cardiff City for the 2009–10 season. He featured in the majority of Fulham's pre-season fixtures, scoring in a friendly at Australian club Melbourne Victory,[14] was on the bench for Fulham's 3–0 victory over Vetra in the first leg of the third round of the Europa League, and came on as a late substitute in and recorded an assist in Fulham's 3–0 win in the second leg against Vetra.

[edit] Greece and Loan to Aris

On December 31, 2009, Johnson joined Greek side Aris Thessaloniki on loan for the remainder of the 2009–10 season.[15] On January 13, 2010, Johnson made his first appearance for Aris, coming on as a 79th minute substitute in a 2–0 victory over Asteras Tripoli F.C. in the round of 16 of the Greek Cup.[16] He made his Greek Super League debut, appearing as a second half substitute against PAS Giannina F.C., on January 17, 2010.[17] Johnson scored two goals in their playoff win over Olympiacos. Johnson scored five goals for Aris and was one of the top goalscorers in the Greek Super League Playoff with three goals.

[edit] Loan to Preston

On 31 January 2011, Johnson was sent out on loan to Championship club Preston North End. He scored his first goal against Reading a flicked on header from a curling Keith Treacy cross. The goal was later given as an own goal.

[edit] Puebla F.C.

On 22 December 2011, it was announced that Johnson had signed with Primera División de Mexico club Puebla.[18] However, Johnson never officially signed a contract with the team and was released from camp after training with the team three or four times due to a difference in opinions between the coach, Juan Carlos Osorio, and the team's technical staff.[19]

[edit] Seattle Sounders FC

Johnson signed with MLS on February 17, 2012 and was selected on February 18, 2012 by Montreal Impact via allocation process. He was immediately traded to Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for Mike Fucito and Lamar Neagle.[20]

[edit] International

Johnson had success at the U-17 level, scoring 23 goals in 25 appearances and leading that team in scoring in both 2000 and 2001. This success continued at U-20 level, and in 2003 at the FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates he scored four goals, three from the penalty spot, and notched one assist to win the tournament's Golden Shoe as the top scorer.[21][22]

Johnson received his first cap and scored his first goal for the senior United States team against El Salvador on October 9, 2004, becoming one of a small group of American players to get his first international goal in a World Cup qualifier. He then scored a hat-trick in his second appearance four days later, all within a seventeen-minute spree against Panama. On March 30, 2005 Johnson scored the game winning goal in another qualifying match against Guatemala. He totaled seven goals in his first six World Cup qualifiers which placed him third on the U.S. all-time scoring list in World Cup qualifiers.

Johnson appeared in two matches at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and also participated in the 2007 Copa America as well the 2007 Gold Cup. In the USA's opening Copa America match against Argentina he earned and then converted a penalty kick to put the United States ahead 1–0 in a game they eventually lost 4–1.[22]

On May 11, 2010, Johnson was named to the United States pre-2010 FIFA World Cup roster; he was ultimately cut before the team traveled to South Africa.

[edit] International goals

 #  Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 Oct 10, 2004 El Salvador Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador  El Salvador 2–0 2–0 2006 WCQ
2 Oct 13, 2004 United States RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.  Panama 3–0 6–0 2006 WCQ
3 4–0
4 5–0
5 Nov 17, 2004 United States Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio  Jamaica 1–0 1–1 2006 WCQ
6 Feb 9, 2005 Trinidad and Tobago Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad  Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 2–1 2006 WCQ
7 Mar 19, 2005 United States University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico  Honduras 1–0 1–0 Friendly
8 Mar 30, 2005 United States Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama  Guatemala 1–0 2–0 2006 WCQ
9 Feb 19, 2006 United States Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas  Guatemala 3–0 4–0 Friendly
10 Jun 9, 2007 United States The Home Depot Center, Carson, California  Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 2–0 2007 Gold Cup
11 Jun 28, 2007 Venezuela Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela  Argentina 1–0 1–4 Copa América 2007
12 Jun 15, 2008 United States The Home Depot Center, Carson, California  Barbados 6–0 8–0 2010 WCQ

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Club

As of February 23, 2012.[23][24]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
2001 FC Dallas Major League Soccer 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2
2002 11 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 17 2
2003 22 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 23 4
2004 26 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 28 14
2005 15 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 6
2006 Kansas City Wizards 19 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 2
2007 24 15 0 0 3 0 0 0 27 15
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2007–08 Fulham Premier League 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2008–09 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Cardiff City (loan) The Championship 30 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 33 2
2009–10 Fulham Premier League 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Greece League Greek Cup League Cup Europe Total
2009–10 Aris Thessaloniki (loan) Super League Greece 14 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 19 5
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2010–11 Fulham Premier League 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
2010–11 Preston North End The Championship 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
2012 Seattle Sounders FC Major League Soccer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total USA 127 41 10 4 6 0 0 0 143 45
England 65 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 71 2
Greece 14 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 19 5
Career total 206 48 17 4 9 0 1 0 233 52

[edit] International

As of February 20, 2012.
National team Year Apps Goals
United States
2004 3 5
2005 6 3
2006 11 1
2007 11 2
2008 6 1
2009 2 0
2010 3 0
2011 0 0
Total 42 12

[edit] Honors

[edit] United States

[edit] References

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  2. ^ "FC Dallas acquires allocations for Johnson". ESPNsoccernet. 2006-02-14. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=358613&cc=5901. Retrieved 10 March 2009. 
  3. ^ "Wizards striker Johnson planning trip to Reading". ESPNsoccernet. AP. 2006-11-17. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=392473&cc=5901. Retrieved 10 March 2009. 
  4. ^ "Johnson Gaining Interest In Europe". KPTV. Sports Network (Kansas City, Missouri: Meredith Corporation). 2007-07-13. http://www.kptv.com/soccer/13677356/detail.html. Retrieved 2009-03-10. 
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  7. ^ "Wizard's Fulham link after he leaves USA training camp". Daily Mail. 2008-01-15. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=508343&in_page_id=1779. Retrieved 2008-01-16. 
  8. ^ "Fulham complete Johnson signing". BBC Sport. 2008-01-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/7202841.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-23. 
  9. ^ "Eddie Johnson joins Fulham". Boston Herald. AP. 2008-01-24. http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/soccer/general/view.bg?articleid=1068721&srvc=rss. Retrieved 2009-03-10. 
  10. ^ "USA striker Johnson joins Cardiff". BBC Sport. 2008-08-22. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7577893.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-22. 
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  14. ^ "Johnson scores for Fulham in exhibition". USA Today. AP. 2009-07-11. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2009-07-11-491918036_x.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-05. 
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  24. ^ "Edward Johnson". Aris F.C.. http://www.arisfc.gr/index.cfm?pid=100&id=13405. Retrieved May 25, 2010. 

[edit] External links

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