Levonte Johnson

Levonte Johnson is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Whitecaps FC 2 in the MLS Next Pro. He played college soccer for Syracuse University.

Levonte Johnson
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-15) 15 March 1999[1]
Place of birth Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Whitecaps FC 2
Number 28
Youth career
2016 Master's FA
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 EFSC Titans 20 (10)
2020 SLCC Bruins 18 (11)
2021 Seattle Redhawks 22 (9)
2022 Syracuse Orange 25 (11)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Master's FA 16 (1)
2019 Treasure Coast Tritons 9 (4)
2021 Portland Timbers U23 7 (1)
2022 Chicago FC United 8 (3)
2023– Whitecaps FC 2 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 26, 2023

Playing career

He attended David Suzuki Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.[2]

College

During his freshman year in 2019, Johnson played for Eastern Florida State College and led them to their first National Junior College Athletic Association championship game. After the cancellation of the 2020 season due to COVID-19, he moved to Salt Lake Community College where he guided the Bruins to their inaugural NJCAA title.[3] He moved to Seattle University,[4] where he only remained for a brief period of a couple of months despite leading the team in goals and assists and winning the Western Athletic Conference.[5]

In January 2022, Johnson transferred to Syracuse and began playing with starting forward Nathan Opoku, who would later be drafted by the Leicester City F.C. of the Premier League.[5] At the end of the 2022 season, he was named a first-team All-American and won national championship.[1][6]

Semi-pro clubs

In 2016 and 2017, he played for the Master's FA team of the League1 Ontario.[7]

In 2019, he played for the Treasure Coast Tritons in USL League Two.

Johnson played for Portland Timbers U23 in USL League Two in 2021, tallying a goal in seven appearances.[8]

In 2022, he played for Chicago FC United.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

He was selected by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC as the 29th overall pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft.[8]

Career statistics
As of match played July 24, 2022[9]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Masters FA 2016[10] League1 Ontario 151–––151
2017[11] 10–––10
Total 161000000161
Treasure Coast Tritons 2019[12] USL League Two 94–––94
Portland Timbers U23 2021[13] USL League Two 7100––71
Chicago FC United 2022[14] USL League Two 832200–105
Career total 4092200004211

Honours

Syracuse University

Individual

References
  1. "Levonte Johnson – Men's Soccer". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  2. Juzenas, Frank (May 27, 2016). "Suzuki Grizzlies capture ROPSSAA boys' soccer title". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  3. "Levonte Johnson – Men's Soccer". Salt Lake Community College Athletics. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  4. "Levonte Johnson – 2021 – Men's Soccer". Seattle University. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  5. Pignatello, Connor (13 September 2022). "After making stops across the world, Levonte Johnson is back home". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  6. MacWilliams, Jesse (December 1, 2022). "Soccer career comes full circle for SU's Levonte Johnson". Spectrum News 1 Central New York. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  7. "College star Levonte Johnson among ex-L1O players drafted to MLS". League1 Ontario. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  8. "Whitecaps FC select Canadian forward Levonte Johnson 29th overall in 2023 MLS SuperDraft". Vancouver Whitecaps (Press release). December 21, 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  9. Levonte Johnson at Soccerway
  10. "Levonte Johnson 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  11. "Levonte Johnson 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  12. "Levonte Johnson 2019 USL2 Stats". USL League Two.
  13. "Levonte Johnson 2021 USL2 Stats". USL League Two.
  14. "Levonte Johnson 2022 USL2 Stats". USL League Two.
  15. "Syracuse Downs Clemson, 2–0, to Win 2022 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". The ACC. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  16. "Syracuse Wins 2022 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  17. Davidson, Neil (5 January 2023). "Levonte Johnson looks to add to blue-chip soccer resume with MAC Hermann Trophy". Toronto Star. Canadian Press. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  18. "Brampton native Levonte Johnson a finalist for NCAA soccer's MAC Hermann Trophy". Canadian Soccer Daily. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  19. "2022 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  20. "2022 NCAA Division I Men's All-Americans Announced". United Soccer Coaches. December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
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