Malik Anthony Johnson (born April 13, 1998) is a Canadian

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player who currently plays for USL Championship club

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Career

Club

Toronto FC II

Johnson joined

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in 2013 from Brampton East SC. Johnson made his debut for

Toronto FC II Toronto FC II is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, who play in MLS Next Pro, a third tier league of the United States soccer league system. It is the reserve team and minor league affiliate of Toronto FC as well as i ...

on July 8, 2015 against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds as an academy call-up. He would go on to sign his first professional contract with Toronto FC II on January 5, 2016. He was called up to the

Toronto FC Toronto Football Club (commonly known as Toronto FC or TFC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matches at BMO ...

squad on June 2, 2016 and made his debut in the

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semi-finals. Johnson played in the final 10 minutes of a 4-2 win against Montreal Impact after replacing Mo Babouli. During the 2017 offseason, Johnson would train with Danish club

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. Upon completion of the 2017 season, Toronto FC II would exercise the option on Johnson's contract for the 2018 season.

Tampa Bay Rowdies

After four seasons with Toronto FC II, Johnson would sign with fellow USL Championship club Tampa Bay Rowdies for the 2019 season. After missing the first two months of the season with a shoulder injury Johnson would make 23 starts and score 3 goals for the Rowdies in 2019, impressing coach

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during his first season in Tampa Bay. He would re-sign with the club for the 2020 season.

Real Monarchs

On January 29, 2021, Johnson joined USL Championship side Real Monarchs.

Colorado Springs Switchbacks

On December 11, 2021, it was announced Johnson would join USL Championship side

ahead of their 2022 season.

International

He was named to the U15 national team for the

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. Johnson was called up by coach Sean Fleming to the Canada U-17 team for the

2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship The 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship was a scheduled age-restricted international association football tournament organised by CONCACAF. The competition was used to determine the four CONCACAF representatives at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chil ...

. He made his debut for the U17s against the Haiti U-17 squad on February 28 as a substitute in the 74th minute. Johnson was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the

2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship The 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship was the fifteenth and final edition of the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying, the quadrennial, international, age-restricted football tournament organised by CONCACAF to determine which men's ...

on February 26, 2020.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Malik 1998 births Living people Association football midfielders Association football forwards Black Canadian soccer players Canada men's youth international soccer players Canadian sportspeople of Jamaican descent Canadian soccer players Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players Real Monarchs players Soccer players from Toronto Toronto FC II players Toronto FC players USL Championship players Tampa Bay Rowdies players Canadian expatriate soccer players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States