BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY Sean Johnson (soccer)

Sean Johnson
Personal information

Full name	Sean Everet Johnson^[1]
Date of birth	May 31, 1989 (age 26)
Place of birth	Lilburn, Georgia, United States
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Chicago Fire
Number	25
Youth career
2007–2008	UCF Knights
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009	Atlanta Blackhawks	7	(0)
2010–	Chicago Fire	154	(0)
National team^‡
2009	United States U20	4	(0)
2012	United States U23	2	(0)
2011–	United States	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 15, 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 8, 2015

Sean Everet Johnson (born May 31, 1989) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer and for the United States national team.

Career

College and amateur

Sean Johnson in 2011

Johnson played college soccer at the University of Central Florida,^[2] where he earned Member of the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll and was named Team MVP in 2008. He left college early to enter the 2010 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation Adidas player.

During his college years Johnson also played one season with Atlanta Blackhawks in theUSL Premier Development League.^[3]

Professional

Johnson was drafted in the fourth round (51st overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft byChicago Fire.^[4] He was the last Generation Adidas player selected in that draft. He made his MLS debut on August 1, 2010 during a 3-2 victory over Los Angeles Galaxyafter earning the starting spot against Andrew Dykstra. In his rookie season he earned back to back "Save of the Week" honors. In November 2011 Manchester United gave given Johnson a trial which began at the end of the MLS season in December.

On December 1, 2011, Chicago Fire announced that Johnson would be training at Everton for a week. In 2013, he was named the Chicago Fire's Defender of the Year. He had an 11-9-7 record with the Fire- along with 6 clean sheets.

International

Johnson holds a US and Jamaican citizenships.^[5] He had brief tryouts with the Jamaican under-17 team in 2005 and under-20 team in 2008.

Johnson was selected to the United States men's national under-20 team in 2009. He appeared in one match in the 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and later took part in three friendly matches. He also participated in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup as an unused substitute.^[6]

Johnson was a member of the under-23 national team that participated in the 2012 Olympic Games qualifying tournament. After an injury to Bill Hamid, Johnson entered the game on the 39th minute of the last group match against El Salvador.^[7]

Johnson earned his first senior cap for the United States national team entering as a halftime substitute in a friendly match against Chile on January 22, 2011.^[8]

On June 27, 2013, Johnson was named one of three goalkeepers assigned to the United States's 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup roster by coach Jurgen Klinsmann. He served as second choice keeper to Nick Rimando during a pre-tournament friendly against Guatemala and for the duration of the tournament. Johnson earned his first senior national team start on July 17, 2013, in the final match of the group stage, recording a clean slate in a 1-0 victory against rival Costa Rica. The start officially cap-tied the dual-national Johnson to the United States.^[5]