Dulee Johnson
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| Dulee Johnson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 7, 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| Height | 175 cm | |
| Nickname | Dulle | |
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | AIK | |
| Number | 30 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| ? | Lone Star | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000 2001–2005 2006-present |
Floda BoIF BK Häcken AIK Overall |
? (?) 119 (11) 0 (0) 119 (11) |
| National team2 | ||
| October 10, 2005 -present | Liberia | 9 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Dulee Johnson (born November 7, 1984 in Monrovia, Liberia) is a Liberian professional footballer playing for Swedish side AIK. Johnson played in the youth tournament Gothia Cup in 1998 and was spotted by local Swedish club Floda BoIF. In 2001 he switched to the Gothia Cup organizing club, BK Häcken which at that time played in the first division. Häcken were relegated after the 2001 season, but Johnson remained. In 2004 he was part of the squad that returned to the Allsvenskan.
In the summer of 2005 Johnson was charged with battery of his wife, and driving under the influence of alcohol. In January 2006 he was sentenced to community service and shortly afterwards he was forced to leave BK Häcken. He quickly signed for promoted AIK.
In AIK Johnson's personal life was put on the agenda, with the club providing assistance. Johnson signed a one-year contract with the option of two more years should the club find Johnson's behavior satisfying. When star midfielder Derek Boateng left the club in July 2006 Johnson became the natural successor and has excelled as one of the league's best midfielders. His elegant style of play and great vision is a very appreciated around Råsunda Stadion.
Although finishing the season in style, both on personal and club level, there was soon a long contract saga to be going on. A clause in his contract was causing a lot of speculation - from the club it was said an option of extending the contract was inserted, but according to Johnson this was not the case. After months of negotiations both parts came to a conclusion and Johnson signed a new deal with the club making him one of the best paid players. Rightly so after being an instrumental part and one of the most reliable players in the squad, big things are expected from the Liberian in 2007 when the club makes a triple assault - league, cup and UEFA Cup.
| AIK Fotboll - Current Squad |
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1 Örlund | 2 Pat. Karlsson | 3 Sandberg | 4 Per Karlsson | 5 Rønning | 6 Östlundh | 7 Haynes | 8 Tjernström | 9 Burgič | 10 Figueiredo | 11 Hulsker | 13 Arnefjord | 14 Pavey | 16 Bengtsson | 17 Tamandi | 18 Jonsson | 19 Åhman-Persson | 21 Gerndt | 22 Stephenson | 23 Rubarth | 24 Carlsson | 25 Nouri | 26 Mendes | 27 Westberg | 29 Özkan | 30 Johnson | |
