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Alistair William Johnston (born October 8, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal and the Canada national team.

Alistair Johnston

Personal information
Full name	Alistair William Johnston[1]
Date of birth	(1998-10-08) October 8, 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Right-back
Club information
Current team	CF Montréal
Number	22
Youth career
2002–2005	Lakeshore SC
	Aurora Youth SC
	Richmond Hill SC
0000–2014	ANB Futbol
2015	Vaughan SC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	St. John's Red Storm	36	(10)
2018–2019	Wake Forest	43	(6)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Vaughan Azzurri	15	(1)
2020–2021	Nashville SC	44	(1)
2022–	CF Montréal	33	(4)
National team‡
2021–	Canada	29	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 9, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 11, 2022

Early life

Johnston was born in Vancouver to a Canadian father and Northern Irish mother from Newtownards. His family moved to Montreal when he was four, where he began playing soccer with Lakeshore SC. The family again moved to Aurora, Ontario when he was seven.[3] There, he played youth soccer with Aurora FC and Richmond Hill SC.[4] He made his debut in the Canadian youth program at an under-18 camp in 2015, when he was 16.[5] He played youth soccer with ANB Futbol, and earned a tryout with French club Troyes AC while there.[6][7] In 2015, he joined Vaughan SC, helping them win the 2015 U-18/U-19 Disney Soccer Showcase, the 2015 OYSL U-18 League title,[8] and the 2016 and 2017 U21 Ontario Cup.[9]

College career

Johnston attended St. John's University for two years, before moving to Wake Forest University in 2018 in search of a bigger challenge both in soccer and academically. He switched positions from central midfield to right-back upon joining Wake Forest.[10]

Club career

Early career

While in college, Johnston also played with League1 Ontario side Vaughan Azzurri from 2015 to 2019. Johnston played in the 2019 Canadian Championship for Vaughan Azzurri and was sent off in the second leg of the away goals defeat to the HFX Wanderers.

Nashville SC

On January 9, 2020, Johnston was selected 11th overall by Nashville SC in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.[11] He officially signed with the club on February 25, 2020.[12] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which included Nashville withdrawing from the MLS is Back Tournament due to an outbreak amongst the team,[13] his debut was delayed until August 12 against FC Dallas, coming on as a substitute.[5] He made his first start four days later, also against Dallas.[14] He helped the club reach the MLS Playoffs in their debut season, making 18 appearances.[15]

On September 22, 2021, Johnston scored his first MLS goal in a 1–5 victory over Inter Miami.[16] In December 2021, Nashville announced they were exercising Johnston's contract option, keeping him at the club through the 2022 MLS season.[17]

CF Montréal

On December 23, 2021, CF Montréal acquired Johnston from Nashville in exchange for a million dollars in allocation money, with Nashville also retaining a percentage of a transfer fee in a future sale.[18] Montreal confirmed the deal on December 27 and announced Johnston had also signed a new contract taking him through 2023, with options for 2024 and 2025.[19] He made his debut for Montreal on February 23, as a substitute against Liga MX side Santos Laguna in the club's second leg of their 2022 CONCACAF Champions League tie.[20] Johnston scored his first goal for Montreal on May 14, scoring the second goal in a 2-0 victory against Charlotte FC.[21]

International career

Johnston accepted an invitation to the Canadian senior national team camp in January 2021.[22] He made his debut for Canada on March 25, 2021, as a 69th-minute substitute against Bermuda in the first round of 2022 World Cup qualifying,[23] and scored his first goal for Canada in the following match against the Cayman Islands.[24] In June 2021 Johnston was named to the 60-man preliminary squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[25] and on July 1 he was named to the final squad.[26]

In November 2022 Johnston was called-up to Canada's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[27]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played October 23, 2022[28]

Club	Season	League			Playoffs		National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vaughan Azzurri	2015	League1 Ontario	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2016[29]		1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2017[30]		5	0	—		—		—		5	0
	2018[31]		1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2019[32]		6	1	—		2	0	—		8	1
	Total		15	1	—		2	0	—		17	1
Nashville SC	2020	MLS	18	0	3	0	—		—		21	0
	2021		26	1	2	0	—		—		28	1
	Total		44	1	5	0	—		—		49	1
CF Montréal	2022	MLS	33	4	2	0	1	0	3	0	39	4
Career total			92	6	7	0	3	0	3	0	105	6

International

As of match played November 11, 2022[33]

Canada
Year	Apps	Goals
2021	18	1
2022	11	0
Total	29	1

International goals

As of March 29, 2021

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Johnston goal.

List of international goals scored by Alistair Johnston

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	March 29, 2021	IMG Academy, Bradenton, United States	Cayman Islands	6–0	11–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

External links

• Alistair Johnston at the Canadian Soccer Association

На других языках

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[de] Alistair Johnston

Alistair Johnston (* 8. Oktober 1998 in Vancouver) ist ein kanadischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Alistair Johnston

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[es] Alistair Johnston

Alistair Johnston (Vancouver, 8 de octubre de 1998) es un futbolista canadiense que juega de defensa en el C. F. Montréal de la Major League Soccer.[1]

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[it] Alistair Johnston

Alistair Johnston (Vancouver, 8 ottobre 1998) è un calciatore canadese, difensore del CF Montréal e della nazionale canadese.

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[ru] Джонстон, Алистэр

А́листэр Джо́нстон (англ. Alistair Johnston, род. 8 октября 1998 года, Ванкувер, Канада) — канадский футболист, защитник футбольного клуба «Клёб де Фут Монреаль»[2] и сборной Канады. Основная игровая позиция — правый защитник. Также может сыграть на позиции правого полузащитника[3].

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