Julie Johnston

Julie Johnston

Julie Johnston with 2012 FIFA World Cup trophy and her Bronze Ball award
Personal information
Full name	Julie Beth Johnston
Date of birth	(1992-04-06) April 6, 1992
Place of birth	United States
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
Years	Team
(U-9 – U-12)	Arsenal GSC
(U-13 – U-19)	Sereno Soccer Club
2010–	Santa Clara Broncos
National team‡
	United States U-15
	United States U-18
2012	United States U-20
2013–	United States	2	(0)
† Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 9, 2013

Julie Beth Johnston (born April 6, 1992) is an American soccer defender who plays for the United States women's national soccer team. She was captain of the United States under-20 women's national soccer team that won the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the under-23 team that won the 2013 Four Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain.^[1][2][3]

Early life

Born in Phoenix, Arizona to David and Kristi Johnston, Johnston attended Dobson High School in Mesa, Arizona where she was a member of the National Junior Honor Society and the National Honor Society. She opted not to play high school soccer and instead volunteered as a student athletic trainer. She played under-9 through under-12 for the Arsenal girls soccer club; and played under-13 through under-19 for Sereno Soccer Club. She won the state title nine times with Sereno Soccer Club and was captain of the team.^[4]

Santa Clara University

Johnston attends Santa Clara University where she is majoring in communications and plays for the Broncos women's soccer team. In 2010, as a college freshman, she played in 20 games, starting 16 and accumulated 1,519 minutes of playing time. She led the team with five assists. She was named WCC Freshman of the Year, All-West Region Second-Team, Soccer America All-Freshman First-Team, All-WCC Second-Team, and WCC All-Freshman. As a sophomore, Johnston started all 21 games and led the Broncos with nine goals and four assists. She scored four game-winning goals in matches against Cal Poly, WSU, Cal and Nevada. She was a MAC Hermann Trophy semi-finalist and was named to the NSCAA All-American First-Team as well as the All-WCC First-Team.^[5]

Playing career

Julie Johnston receiving championship trophy at 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

International

2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

In 2012, Johnston competed in international under-20 youth soccer and scored a goal against Switzerland at the La Manga Tournament in Spain. Heading into the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, she had 13 caps and four goals for the U-20 team.^[4]

Johnston captained the United States team to the Japan 2012 FIFA Women's World Cup; winning the 2012 CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship along the way. She played in three games in the qualifying tournament and scored three goals, including one in the 4-0 semifinal victory over Mexico that sent the USA to Japan. In Japan, Johnston captained her team to win the FIFA under-20 world cup, and won the Bronze Ball award herself.^[4]

In 2013, Johnston played for the U-23 team in the Four Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain. The team won the tournament beating England in the final on March 7.^[2]

Senior national team

On January 22, 2013, Johnston was called to the national training camp by head coach Tom Sermanni, in preparation for a friendly match of United States women's national soccer team against Scotland women's national football team, ahead of the Algarve Cup.^[6][6] On February 9, 2013, she earned her first cap for the senior team, in a friendly against Scotland.^[7][8]

References

External links

• Julie Johnston – FIFA competition record
• US Soccer player profile
• Santa Clara player profile
• Julie Johnston on Twitter