Estelle Johnson

Estelle Johnson

July 4, 2013; Estelle Johnson during introduction of Chicago Red Stars vs Western New York Flash
Personal information
Full name Estelle Johnson
Date of birth (1988-07-21) July 21, 1988
Place of birth Fort Collins, Colorado
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Washington Spirit
Number 24
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Kansas Jayhawks 85 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Philadelphia Independence 33 (1)
2011–2012 Sydney FC 11 (1)
2012 New York Fury
2013 Western New York Flash 16 (0)
2015– Washington Spirit 31 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 31, 2016.


Estelle Johnson (born March 30, 1988) is an American professional soccer defender. She currently plays for the Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League. She previously played for the Western New York Flash as well as the Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) and Sydney FC of Australia's W-League.

Early life

Johnson grew up in Fort Collins, Colorado where she was a four-year letterwinner at Rocky Mountain High School. As a freshman, Johnson was named the best defensive player by the team. She earned all-conference first team honors as a freshman, sophomore and junior and was named all-state during her junior and senior years. She was named team MVP as a sophomore and a junior.[1]

Johnson was a member of the Olympic Development Program (ODP) Region IV pool. She also captained the club team, Fort Collins Arsenal.

University of Kansas

Johnson attended the University of Kansas where she played for the Jayhawks from 2006–2009. During her freshman season, she appeared in all 19 matches with 18 starts. She ranked fifth on the team with 1445 minutes played and helped the Jayhawks shut out eight opponents and hold 0.98 goals against average. She was named to the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team and was selected to the Cal Invitational All-Tournament Team. As a sophomore, she started all 21 matches for a total of 1,883 minutes – third most on the team. She was named Third Team All-Central Region by Soccer Buzz. During her junior season, Johnson started all 23 matches, playing a program-record 2,110 minutes. She was named All-Central Region by Soccer Buzz and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) as well as to the Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team and academic all-conference team.[2]

Playing career

July 4, 2013; Chicago Red Stars vs Western New York Flash. Playing at midfield, left to right: Leon-16, Zerboni-7, Grings-21, Estelle Johnson-12

Club

Philadelphia Independence

Johnson was selected by the Los Angeles Sol during the 2010 WPS Draft; however, the team folded before the 2011 season and Johnson signed with the Philadelphia Independence as part of the 2010 WPS Dispersal Draft. She made 16 appearances for the club, including 13 starts. Johnson joined the Independence for the 2011 season. She made 15 starts in 17 appearances for a total of 1,403 minutes and scored one goal.[3]

Western New York Flash

In 2013, Johnson was drafted to the Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League. She was selected during the first round (seventh overall) of the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft.[4]

Washington Spirit

Johnson was traded to the Spirit on February 24, 2015 in exchange for defender Toni Pressley.[5] In her first season with the Spirit, she played in all but one game (due to personal commitment), logging 1685 minutes. In 2016, Johnson played in eleven matches, totaling 990 minutes. She has started in 30 of her combined 31 appearances over the two seasons.[6]

References

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