Malik Johnson (soccer)
![]() Johnson playing for Toronto FC II in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Malik Anthony Johnson | ||
Date of birth | April 13, 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004 | Brampton East SC/Chingoucousy | ||
2013–2015 | Toronto FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Toronto FC III | 3 | (1) |
2015–2018 | Toronto FC II | 75 | (7) |
2016–2018 | Toronto FC | 0 | (0) |
2019– | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 27 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Canada U17 | 4 | (0) |
2017 | Canada U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 12, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 23, 2016 |
Malik Johnson (born April 13, 1998) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for USL Championship club Tampa Bay Rowdies.
Career
Club
Toronto FC II
Johnson joined TFC Academy in 2013 from Brampton East SC.[1] Johnson made his debut for Toronto FC II on July 8, 2015 against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds as an academy call-up. He would go on to sign his first professional contract with Toronto FC II on January 5, 2016.[2]
He was called up to the Toronto FC squad on June 2, 2016 and made his debut in the Canadian Championship semi-finals. Johnson played in the final 10 minutes of a 4-2 win against Montreal Impact after replacing Mo Babouli.[3] During the 2017 offseason, Johnson would train with Danish club HB Køge.[4] Upon completion of the 2017 season, Toronto FC II would exercise the option on Johnson's contract for the 2018 season.[5]
Tampa Bay Rowdies
After four seasons with Toronto FC II, Johnson would sign with fellow USL Championship club Tampa Bay Rowdies for the 2019 season.[6] After missing the first two months of the season with a shoulder injury Johnson would make 23 starts and score 3 goals for the Rowdies in 2019, impressing coach Neill Collins during his first season in Tampa Bay.[7] He would re-sign with the club for the 2020 season.[8]
International
Johnson was called up by coach Sean Fleming to the Canada U-17 team for the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[9] He made his debut for the U17s against the Haiti U-17 squad on February 28 as a substitute in the 74th minute.[10] Johnson was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[11]
Career statistics
- As of August 12, 2020[12]
Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup[a] | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Toronto FC III | League1 Ontario | 2017 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
Toronto FC II | USL | 2015 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
2016 | 21 | 4 | — | — | 21 | 4 | ||||
2017 | 19 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
2018 | 28 | 2 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
Total | 75 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 7 | ||
Toronto FC | MLS | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Tampa Bay Rowdies | USL Championship | 2019 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
2020 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
Total | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 | ||
Career Total | 105 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 108 | 13 |
- ^ Includes Canadian Championship and U.S. Open Cup.
References
- ^ "Malik Johnson". Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ^ "Johnson Joins TFC II From the Kia Toronto FC Academy". Toronto FC Staff. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ^ "Toronto FC vs. Montreal Impact | MatchCenter Boxscore". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ^ James Grossi (November 12, 2017). "TFC II send four on training stint to Denmark". Waking The Red.
- ^ "Toronto FC II announce roster moves". Toronto FC. December 4, 2017.
- ^ James Grossi (March 14, 2019). "Uccello goes to Memphis - Part". Waking The Red.
- ^ Darek Sharp (June 14, 2019). "Malik Johnson made instant, impactful impression on Rowdies coach". Tampa Bay Times.
- ^ "BACK IN 2020: MALIK JOHNSON". Tampa Bay Rowdies. November 25, 2019.
- ^ "[2015-03] CONCACAF Men's Under-17 Championship". Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ^ "Canada vs Haiti - 2015-02-28". March 23, 2016.
- ^ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Malik Johnson profile". Soccerway. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
External links
Media related to Malik Johnson at Wikimedia Commons
- Malik Johnson at USL Championship
- Malik Johnson at Canada Soccer
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Association football forwards
- Black Canadian sportspeople
- Canada men's youth international soccer players
- Canadian people of Jamaican descent
- Canadian soccer players
- Soccer people from Ontario
- Sportspeople from Toronto
- TFC Academy players
- Toronto FC II players
- USL Championship players
- Tampa Bay Rowdies players