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Foxes Pick Up Versatile Veteran Winger

By USLSoccer.com Staff, 01/18/18, 12:19PM EST

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Johnson joins club from Armada FC, adds to Fresno’s attacking options


Photo courtesy Jacksonville Armada FC

FRESNO, Calif. — Fresno FC announced on Thursday it had signed winger Jemal Johnson for the club’s inaugural season in the USL, with the veteran arriving having spent the past three seasons with Jacksonville Armada FC. The signings is pending league and federation approval.

“Jemal is an exciting, wide forward and has an eye for goal from long range,” said Foxes General Manager Frank Yallop. “He brings a great amount of experience having many years in Europe and later in the NASL. We are looking forward to having him join Fresno Football Club.”

Johnson recorded 76 appearances for Jacksonville over his three years at the club, making him Armada FC’s all-time leader in games played. The 32-year-old notched seven goals and 10 assists for the side, and holds the club-record for its fastest goal, having scored only 12 seconds into Armada FC’s inaugural league contest in 2015. He previously spent time in the United States with the New York Cosmos and Ft. Lauderdale Strikers.

A native of Paterson, N.J., Johnson grew up in England and competed at the youth level for Manchester United and later Blackburn Rovers Academy. He made his professional debut for Blackburn when he was 20 years old, coming on as a substitute for in an F.A. Cup Third Round match. That season also saw him make his English Premier League debut, with three substitute appearances for Rovers during the 2004-05.

Johnson has also played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leeds United, Milton Keynes Dons and Lokomotiv Sofia in Europe, accumulating 25 goals and 13 assists in 194 career appearances on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

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