Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 June 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1998 | Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2005 | Minnesota Thunder | 188 | (56) |
2006–2009 | Rochester Rhinos | 106 | (28) |
2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 20 | (1) |
2011 | United Sikkim | 13 | (13) |
2011–2013 | Shillong Lajong | 15 | (4) |
2013 | → Dempo (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Bengaluru FC | 23 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2000–2006 | Liberia | 25 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2014. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 July 2006 |
Johnny Menyongar (born 26 June 1980) is a retired Liberian footballer who last played for Bengaluru FC in India's I-League. On 27 July 2015, he announced his retirement from competitive football.
Menyongar came to the United States from his native Liberia in 1998 and played college soccer at NAIA Lindsey Wilson College, leading the team to the NAIA Division III national championship.
Menyongar signed his first professional contract in 2000 with Minnesota Thunder after impressing at a tryout camp. Menyongar spent the first six seasons of his professional career with Minnesota, totaling 50 regular-season goals in addition to many playoff and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tallies. He helped the Thunder to the 2003 A-League championship game and scored five goals as Minnesota reached the semifinals of the 2005 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
In November 2005, Menyongar signed with the Rochester Raging Rhinos, where he was chosen as team MVP in 2008 and 2009. Prior to the 2010 season, he became the first signing for the new club NSC Minnesota Stars.
In February 2011, Menyongar was recruited by Baichung Bhutia to play for United Sikkim FC in their inaugural professional season and in the 2011 I-League 2nd Division he scored 13 goals in 13 games. In June 2011 he announced that he would move to Shillong Lajong F.C. in the I-League.