Carl Johnson (September 18, 1892 – February 15, 1970) was a U.S.

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. He was the first U.S. player from

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to play for the national team. Johnson earned two caps with the U.S. national team. His first came at the

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when he played in the U.S. loss to

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in the quarterfinals. Following the tournament, the U.S. had two exhibition games. Johnson played in the first, a 3–2 win over

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1892 births 1970 deaths United States men's international soccer players Olympic soccer players for the United States Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Soccer players from Chicago Swedish emigrants to the United States American soccer players Men's association football midfielders {{US-footy-midfielder-stub