John Nelson (soccer, born 1998)

John Vincent Nelson (born July 11, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.

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Personal information
Date of birth (1998-07-11) July 11, 1998
Place of birth Medina, Ohio, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 FC Dallas
Number 26
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 North Carolina Tar Heels 41 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 North Carolina FC U23 1 (0)
2018 Tobacco Road FC 5 (1)
2019– FC Dallas 9 (0)
2019– North Texas SC 7 (1)
National team
2013–2015 United States U17 18 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Youth & College

John grew up in Medina, Ohio. In 2010, he joined Internationals SC, a member of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, in which he was a member of until 2017. While a graduate of Medina High School, Nelson did not play for the school's boy's soccer team.[1] Upon graduating high school, Nelson attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he played college soccer for two years between 2017 and 2018, making 41 appearances, scoring 1 goal and tallying 3 assists.[2]

While in college, Nelson played in the PDL with North Carolina FC U23[3] and Tobacco Road FC.[4]

Nelson opted to leave college early and signed a Generation Adidas contract with MLS ahead of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.[5]

Professional career

On January 11, 2019, Nelson was drafted 10th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, by FC Dallas.[6]

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References
  1. McManus, Kevin (January 14, 2019). "Medina's Nelson drafted by FC Dallas". Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  2. "John Nelson - 2017 Men's Soccer Roster". goheels.com. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  3. "2017 TOP COLLEGE PROSPECTS - John Nelson". uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  4. "Tobacco Road FC 2018 Roster - John Nelson". uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  5. "MLS announces 2019 Generation adidas class ahead of Combine". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  6. "FC Dallas Selects Callum Montgomery, John Nelson in 2019 MLS SuperDraft". fcdallas.com. Retrieved March 17, 2019.


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