Eddie Johnson (American soccer)
Johnson playing for Seattle Sounders FC in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Abraham Johnson | ||
| Date of birth | March 31, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Bunnell, Florida, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2001 | United States U17 | 25 | (23) |
| 2002–2003 | United States U20 | 21 | (12) |
| 2003–2004 | United States U23 | 7 | (2) |
| 2004–2014 | United States | 63 | (19) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Edward Abraham "Eddie" Johnson (born March 31, 1984) is an American retired soccer player. Johnson played the majority of his fourteen-year club career in the U.S. with various Major League Soccer teams, notching 71 goals in MLS league play. Johnson also spent three-and-one-half years with several European clubs.
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.
Johnson became one of the youngest players to sign with Major League Soccer, 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.
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.
With Dallas in salary cap trouble, Johnson was traded to the Kansas City Wizards on February 14, 2006, for two allocations. It was announced that Johnson would be training with Premier League club Reading during the MLS offseason, but he did not sign with the club.
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