Alex DeJohn

Alex DeJohn (born May 10, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Orlando City in MLS.[3]

Alex DeJohn
Personal information
Full name Alexander Ray DeJohn
Date of birth (1991-05-10) May 10, 1991
Place of birth Marlboro, New Jersey, United States[1]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Orlando City
Number 3
Youth career
Players Development Academy[2]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Old Dominion Monarchs 66 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Central Jersey Spartans 11 (0)
2013 Ekenäs IF 26 (2)
2014 TPS 28 (1)
2015–2016 Start 41 (1)
2017–2018 Dalkurd FF 38 (2)
2019– Orlando City 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 27, 2019

Career

College career

DeJohn played college soccer at Old Dominion University from 2009 to 2012.[1] In 2012, DeJohn was named second team All-CAA.[4]

He also played for Central Jersey Spartans in the USL Premier Development League.[5]

DeJohn was drafted by the New England Revolution in the third round of the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft making him the 80th overall player selected in the 2013 MLS Superdraft but he did not sign a contract with the Revolution.[6]

Professional career

Move to Scandinavia

In 2013 DeJohn signed with Finnish third division side Ekenäs IF on a one year deal,[7] helping the side to the promotion playoffs. Prior to the 2014 season he moved to TPS in the Veikkausliiga. The team were relegated from the Finnish top tier for the first time in over a decade.

DeJohn left TPS when his contract expired and joined Eliteserien side IK Start in Norway for the 2015 season.[8] Start had previously fielded American players such as Clarence Goodson and Hunter Freeman. DeJohn departed following Start's relegation in his second year with the team.

After two seasons in Norway, DeJohn signed with Swedish Superettan club Dalkurd FF, where he would play alongside fellow American Andrew Stadler for the next two seasons. DeJohn featured 20 times for his new club during their 2017 Season, which culminated in the club's 2nd place finish and subsequent promotion to the Allsvenskan for the first time in the club's 13 year history, having started in the 7th tier in 2005. DeJohn featured 13 times for Dalkurd in 2018 and scored his first professional brace (and his first goal since May 2016) on August 27, 2018, against Hammarby.[9] However, Dalkurd's debut Allsvenskan season ended in relegation with the team finishing 15th in the 16-team league.

Return to America

DeJohn signed a one-year contract with MLS franchise Orlando City on January 10, 2019.[10] Having had his original contract option initially declined at the end of the season,[11] DeJohn renegotiated a new one-year deal with Orlando ahead of the 2020 season.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played August 6, 2019[3]
Club Season League Cup League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ekenäs IF 2013 Kakkonen 26200––262
TPS 2014 Veikkausliiga 2813031–342
Start 2015 Tippeligaen 2201021–251
2016 19130––221
Total 41 1 4 0 2 1 – 47 2
Dalkurd 2017 Superettan 20010––210
2018 Allsvenskan 18251––233
Total 38 2 6 1 – – 44 3
Orlando City 2019 MLS 6030––90
Career total 139616152–1609
  1. Includes the Finnish League Cup, Eliteserien play-offs and MLS Cup Playoffs

References
  1. "Alex DeJohn". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  2. "PDA Alumni". Players Development Academy. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014. Alex DeJohn
  3. Alex De John at Soccerway. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  4. "Seven Monarchs On CAA All-Conference Squad". odusports.com.
  5. "2011 Central Jersey Spartans stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on November 21, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  6. "2013 MLS SuperDraft". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved January 11, 2019. Alex DeJohn
  7. "Alex DeJohn Playing Professionally In Finland". Old Dominion University. July 22, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  8. "Americans in Tippeligaen: Meet Alex DeJohn, defender for Start". www.norwegianamerican.com. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  9. Henry, Larry Jr. "American defender Alex DeJohn scores twice for Dalkurd". www.sbisoccer.com. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  10. "Orlando City signs American centerback Alex De John". www.prosoccerusa.com. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  11. "Orlando City SC Announces 2019 End-of-Season Roster Decisions". Orlando City SC. November 21, 2019.
  12. "Orlando City Re-Sign Alex De John, Mason Stajduhar to New Deals". www.orlandocitysc.com.


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