Will John with two of his three "Goal of the Month" awards
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | June 13, 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Overland Park, Kansas, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder, Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2003 | Rockhurst Hawklets | ||
Kansas City Attack | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2004 | Saint Louis Billikens | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2004 | Kansas City Brass | (14) | |
2005 | Chicago Fire | 6 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Kansas City Wizards | 7 | (0) |
2008 | Randers | 5 | (1) |
2008 | Čukarički Stankom | 10 | (3) |
2009–2011 | Vinogradar | 38 | (15) |
2013–2014 | AZAL | 41 | (12) |
2014–2015 | MAS Fez | 8 | (1) |
2015–2017 | RoPS | 38 | (5) |
National team‡ | |||
United States U20 | 24 | (10) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 May 2014 |
Will John (born John Oluremi William June 13, 1985) is an American soccer player who last played for RoPS in the Veikkausliiga.
John played high school soccer at Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Missouri. John currently holds the Rockhurst single season scoring title with 36 goals and 20 assists. He played also besides his High school career, club soccer for Kansas City Attack. John played college soccer at Saint Louis University, and in the USL Premier Development League for Kansas City Brass.
John was drafted by the Chicago Fire in the second round of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft and Led the team in scoring in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. After a season with the Fire, John was traded to the Wizards for Diego Gutierrez.
In January 2008, John moved to Danish Superliga side Randers, sigining a 1-year contract. On 7 August 2008, Randers announced that John had agreed to personal terms and joined Serbian SuperLiga team FK Čukarički Stankom.
In February 2009 Will signed a contract with MŠK Žilina after agreeing to personal terms with the club. However, his former club Čukarički Stankom withheld his registration papers and John was forced to leave the club. John subsequently joined NK Vinogradar. In his first season with the club John recorded 5 goals and 8 assists in League and Cup games.