Julian Fletcher Dunn-Johnson (born July 11, 2000) is a Canadian professional

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player who plays as a

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for HamKam in the

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Club career

Toronto FC II

On June 29, 2017, Dunn joined

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club

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on loan. He made his debut in a 4–3 defeat to the Harrisburg City Islanders on July 1. Dunnwas sent off for the first time in his career during a 3–1 defeat at the

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on August 13.

Toronto FC

On April 13, 2018, Dunn signed as a homegrown player with MLS side

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. In doing so, he became the 18th homegrown player to sign for the first team from the academy, and the sixth player to complete the club's full player pathway. The following day, Dunn made his debut as a 76th minute substitute in a 2–0 defeat to the Colorado Rapids. Dunn would have his option for the 2020 season exercised by Toronto, keeping him with the club. He has been loaned to the second team on occasion. On August 10, 2020, Dunn was loaned to Canadian Premier League side

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. He made his debut for Valour on August 16 against Cavalry FC. Dunn played every single minute for Valour in the 2020 season, and his solid performances for the club were recognized as he was nominated for the league's U21 Canadian Player of the Year Award, which was eventually won by Mohamed Farsi. Upon his return to Toronto for the

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, Dunn featured sparingly due to a number of injuries, ultimately only making two appearances for the first team throughout the year. Upon the conclusion of the season, his contract expired and Dunn departed the club.

HamKam

In December 2021,

club HamKam announced they had signed Dunn on a two-year deal. He made his debut for HamKam in their season-opener against

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on April 2, 2022. In late May, he suffered a season ending injury.

International career

Youth

In April 2017, Dunn-Johnson was named in

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's 20-man squad for the 2017 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship. He made his international debut in a 2–1 defeat to

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on April 22. He made two further appearances in the competition against

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and

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. In May 2018, Dunn-Johnson was named to Canada's under-21 squad for the

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. He was named to the Canadian U20 team for the

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on October 24, 2018. Dunn-Johnson was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the

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on February 26, 2020. He also qualifies for

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as his father was born in

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and his mother in

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunn, Julian 2000 births Living people Canadian soccer players Canadian sportspeople of Jamaican descent Black Canadian soccer players Association football defenders Homegrown Players (MLS) Major League Soccer players Soccer players from Toronto Toronto FC players Toronto FC II players Valour FC players Hamarkameratene players League1 Ontario players USL Championship players USL League One players Eliteserien players Canadian Premier League players Canadian expatriate soccer players Expatriate footballers in Norway Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Vaughan Azzurri players