Isaiah Johnston
Canadian soccer player
Isaiah Johnston (born December 16, 2001) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for HFX Wanderers.
Early life
Johnston was born in Mississauga, before moving to Georgetown, when he was one year old. There, he began playing soccer at age six with Georgetown SC. At age thirteen, he and his family moved to Milton, where he played for Milton YSC. In 2017, he was named to the U18 Team Ontario for the 2017 Canada Summer Games.
University career
In October 2018, he committed to attend Cape Breton University to play for the Cape Breton Capers for the fall of 2019. During 2019, he was named Player of the Game twice — on September 15 in a 5–0 win over the Mount Allison Mounties and on September 22 in a 6–0 win over the Acadia Axemen.
In his rookie season, he won a bronze medal at the national championships and he was named the AUS Rookie of the Year and was named to the All-Rookie Team. After one season, he departed Cape Breton, opting to turn professional instead.
Club career
From 2017 to 2019, Johnston played for League1 Ontario side Woodbridge Strikers. In 2019, he was invited to pre-season with York9 FC of the Canadian Premier League and was then invited to continue with their pre-season camp later in the Dominican Republic.
At the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft, Johnston was selected 10th overall by York9 FC (later renamed York United).
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