Eddie Johnson (American soccer)
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For other people with the same name, see Edward Johnson.
Edward Abraham Johnson (born March 31, 1984) is an American former soccer player. He played the majority of his fourteen-year club career in the U.S. with FC Dallas, the Kansas City Wizards, Seattle Sounders FC, and D.C. United. Johnson also spent three and a half years with several European clubs.
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Full name | Edward Abraham Johnson[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1984-03-31) March 31, 1984 (age 40) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bunnell, Florida, United States | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Seattle Sounders FC | 49 | (23) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | D.C. United | 26 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 281 | (78) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | United States U17 | 25 | (23) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | United States U20 | 21 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | United States U23 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2014 | United States | 63 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
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Johnson also played for the United States men's national soccer team from 2004 to 2014, and was part of the U.S. squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. At the time of his retirement, Johnson ranked eighth on the list of goal-scorers with 19 goals for the U.S. national team.