25 Facts About Estelle Johnson

Estelle Laura Johnson was born on 21 July 1988 and is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Estelle Johnson previously played for Western New York Flash, Washington Spirit, and Gotham FC in the NWSL, Philadelphia Independence in Women's Professional Soccer, and Sydney FC of Australia's W-League.

Estelle Johnson moved to multiple countries for her father's job but her family eventually settled in Colorado when she was in elementary school.

Estelle Johnson grew up in Fort Collins where she was a four-year letterwinner at Rocky Mountain High School.

Estelle Johnson earned all-conference first team honors as a freshman, sophomore and junior and was named all-state during her junior and senior years.

Estelle Johnson was named team MVP as a sophomore and a junior.

Estelle Johnson was a member of the Olympic Development Program Region IV pool.

Estelle Johnson attended the University of Kansas where she played for the Jayhawks from 2006 to 2009.

Estelle Johnson ranked fifth on the team with 1445 minutes played and helped the Jayhawks shut out eight opponents and hold 0.98 goals against average.

Estelle Johnson was named to the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team and was selected to the Cal Invitational All-Tournament Team.

Estelle Johnson was named Third Team All-Central Region by Soccer Buzz.

Estelle Johnson was named All-Central Region by Soccer Buzz and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America as well as to the Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team and academic all-conference team.

Estelle Johnson was selected by the Los Angeles Sol during the 2010 WPS Draft; however, the team folded before the 2011 season and Estelle Johnson signed with the Philadelphia Independence as part of the 2010 WPS Dispersal Draft.

Estelle Johnson made 16 appearances for the club, including 13 starts.

Estelle Johnson made 15 starts in 17 appearances for a total of 1,403 minutes and scored one goal.

In 2013, Estelle Johnson was drafted to the Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League.

Estelle Johnson was selected during the first round of the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft.

Estelle Johnson was traded to the Spirit on February 24,2015, in exchange for defender Toni Pressley.

In 2016, Estelle Johnson played in eleven matches, totaling 990 minutes.

Estelle Johnson has started in 30 of her combined 31 appearances over the two seasons.

In January 2019, Estelle Johnson was traded to Sky Blue FC along with teammates DiDi Haracic and Caprice Dydasco for the third overall and 29th picks of the 2019 NWSL College Draft.

On July 12,2021, Estelle Johnson reached 10,000 minutes played in the NWSL.

On December 1,2022, Estelle Johnson signed a two year free agent deal with the North Carolina Courage, becoming one of the first few players to sign a contract under the NWSL's new free agency rules.

Estelle Johnson became interested in playing for Cameroon, her country of birth, after watching the team reach the Round of 16 in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Estelle Johnson struggled to work out the details with the team, until coach Alain Djeumfa joined the team in January 2019 and her place on the team was finalized.