Sean Johnson Archives | 麻豆原创 News Central Florida Research, Arts, Technology, Student Life and College News, Stories and More Mon, 02 Jul 2018 15:53:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/blogs.dir/20/files/2019/05/cropped-logo-150x150.png Sean Johnson Archives | 麻豆原创 News 32 32 Johnson Earns U.S. National Team Invite /news/johnson-earns-u-s-national-team-invite/ /news/johnson-earns-u-s-national-team-invite/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:42:01 +0000 /news/?p=44636 Keeper earns third-straight invite to January camp.

]]> Former 麻豆原创 goalkeeper Sean Johnson has been invited by U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann to participate in the squad’s January training camp. Johnson, a member of the Chicago Fire, has been invited to training camp for three-straight years.

The three-week training camp will culminate with an international friendly against Canada at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston on Jan. 29.

Johnson played for the Knights from 2008-09 and was selected by Chicago in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft.

Johnson made his international debut Jan. 22, 2011, against Chile at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Johnson has been capped twice for the United States, earning his second cap Jan. 25, 2012, against Panama at Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama City. Johnson played the second half and preserved the shutout in a 1-0 victory.

He recently returned from England, where he honed his skills with training stints with English Premier League sides Stoke City and Everton F.C.

In 2012, Johnson appeared in a career-high 31 regular season games for the Fire, accumulating a 16-10-5 record, including five shutouts. Johnson’s 1.24 goals against average was the lowest in his three years as a professional. Johnson made 108 saves in 2012, including a career-high 10 saves against the San Jose Earthquakes July 28

]]> /news/johnson-earns-u-s-national-team-invite/feed/ 1 21-year Old Rookie Wins MLS Debut /news/21-year-old-rookie-wins-mls-debut/ Tue, 03 Aug 2010 01:19:10 +0000 /news/?p=14788 Johnson, a 21-year old rookie, may have cemented his place as the Fire’s starting keeper with his performance. The Marietta, Ga., native allowed only goals on two penalty kicks from Landon Donovan and made several key saves to preserve the victory. His two biggest moments came when he denied a breakaway by Edson Buddle in the fourth minute and made a diving save in the 85th minute on a header by Alan Gordon.

“Johnson had a great performance and that speaks volumes about his abilities and character, because it’s not easy to play here at the Home Depot Center against the best team and be such an important player,” Fire head coach Carlos de los Cobos said. “He had two or threes great saves, which allowed us to walk away with three points.”

A two-year starter for 麻豆原创 in 2007 and 2008, Johnson played in each of the team’s 37 games and racked up 191 saves while a Knight, good for fifth place on the program’s all-time list. His 108 saves in 2008 are tied for the third-highest single-season total in 麻豆原创 history and are the most by a Knight keeper since 1986. Johnson had a goals against average of 1.30. He left 麻豆原创 after his sophomore campaign to play with the U.S. U-20 National Team.

After playing for the United States U-20 National Team in 2009, Johnson was selected by the Fire in the fourth round of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft.

麻豆原创 fans likely will have the chance to watch Johnson play this Sunday on ESPN2 when the Fire hosts Tierry Henry and the New York Red Bulls at 9 p.m. ET at Toyota Park.

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