Joel Johnson Alajarín
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joel Johnson Alajarín | ||
Date of birth | 20 September 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Torrent, Spain | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Right back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Charlotte Independence | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2001 | Torrent CF | ||
2001–2009 | Valencia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2012 | Valencia B | 69 | (1) |
2010 | Valencia | 1 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Real Madrid C | 50 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Jaén | 16 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Buñol | 9 | (0) |
2016– | Charlotte Independence | 26 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2016. |
Joel Johnson Alajarín (born 20 September 1992) is a Liberian footballer who plays for North American club Charlotte Independence as a right back.
Club career
Born in Torrent, Valencia to a Liberian father and a Spanish mother, Joel was a product of Valencia CF's youth system. He made his senior debuts at only 17, appearing with the reserves in the third division and eventually suffering relegation.
On 8 March 2010, as both right-backs in the first team, Bruno and Miguel, were unavailable, Joel made his first La Liga appearance, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against Racing de Santander.[1] Released on 30 June 2012, he went on to compete solely in the lower leagues.
On 6 April 2016, Johnson signed with United Soccer League side Charlotte Independence.[2]
International career
Johnson received his first call for the Liberia national team on 31 August 2016,[3] being an unused substitute in the 1–4 away loss to Tunisia for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying phase the following week.[4]
References
- ↑ Los Che frustrated by Santander again; ESPN Soccernet, 8 March 2010
- ↑ Independence sign Spanish defender Johnson; USL Soccer, 7 April 2016
- ↑ Joel Johnson receives call up from Liberian national team; Charlotte Independence, 31 August 2016
- ↑ Tunisia beats Liberia 4–1 in Tunis – Togo thumps Djibouti 5–0 to qualify; Front Page Africa, 4 September 2016
External links
- Joel Johnson profile at BDFutbol
- Joel Johnson profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
- Lapreferente profile (Spanish)
- Joel Johnson profile at Soccerway