John Denis (born February 3, 1998) is an American-Honduran

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player who plays for

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in the

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Playing career

Youth

In 2009, Denis joined local youth side New York Soccer Club. By 2015 he had moved to another youth club, Beachside SC, with whom he played in the

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league, at both under-16 and under-18 level. At the end of the 2015–16 season he was nominated to the East Conference team of the year.

College

In 2016, Denis attended

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to play

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. Over four years he played a total of 64 games, scoring 19 goals.

Senior

In 2018, while still studying at college, Denis was offered the chance to play for

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in the

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. He would eventually feature for them 13 times, scoring 5 times. After graduating, Denis joined the

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of the NISA in July 2020. He would ultimately make only three substitute appearances in the course of the 2020 season. John Denis would then move to another local NISA club,

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. With New Amsterdam he was a little more successful, being given six starts in which he would score one goal. On March 24, 2022, it was announced that Denis had signed with

side

ahead of the league's inaugural season. On March 27 he scored the team's first ever competitive goal, netting in the 9th minute against

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in a game which would ultimately be lost on penalties.

International career

In January 2016, while still playing for youth team Beachside SC, Denis was called up by former national team goalkeeper

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to the United States under-19 team to participate in the Copa del Atlantico. He featured once for the team, appearing as a substitute in a loss to

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Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Denis, John 1998 births American men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Living people Columbia Lions men's soccer players New York Cosmos (2010) players New Amsterdam FC players New York City FC II players New York City FC players National Independent Soccer Association players MLS Next Pro players Soccer players from New York (state)