Josh Thor Johnson (born 16 April 1981 in

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) is a

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from

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, who plays as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

. He has appeared for the Trinidad and Tobago national team.

Career

Professional

Johnson began his career with

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in Trinidad and Tobago. He played there from 2000 until July 2006. Johnson had trials with

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in July 2006, making a great impression. Denis Smith was very interested in Josh. Even though money was an issue at the time for Wrexham it did not stop him signing Johnson to the club on 8 August 2006. He made almost 30 appearances in the

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for

, scoring one goal. He was released by Wrexham in May 2008 following the club's relegation to the

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. Johnson joined

Welsh Premier League The Cymru Premier, known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the national football league of Wales. It has both professional and semi-professional status clubs and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. Prior to 20 ...

club

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in August 2008.

International

Johnson has represented Trinidad and Tobago internationally at various levels. He played for the U-20 national team at the

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in Trinidad and Tobago. He also played for the U-23 national team at the

2004 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament The 2004 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament was the eleventh edition of the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament, the quadrennial, international, age-restricted football tournament organised by CONCACAF to determine which men's under-23 national tea ...

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. He got his first call up to the senior team leading up to a matchup with

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during the

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of CONCACAF qualification for the

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. However, he has not made the match day roster for a senior team match.

References

External links

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Player Profile - Josh Johnson
at Soca Warriors Online
Welsh Premier profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Josh 1981 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers Trinidad and Tobago expatriates in the United Kingdom TT Pro League players San Juan Jabloteh F.C. players English Football League players Wrexham A.F.C. players AFC Telford United players Cymru Premier players Rhyl F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Airbus UK Broughton F.C. players