13 Facts About Fabian Johnson

Fabian Marco Johnson was born on December 11,1987 and is a former professional soccer player who played as a full-back and wide midfielder.

Fabian Johnson is the son of an African-American serviceman and former basketball player who played in Germany, and a German-American mother.

In mid-1996, Johnson moved to the renowned youth ranks of 1860 Munich.

Fabian Johnson was promoted to the first team of 1860 Munchen in July 2006.

Fabian Johnson amassed 89 league appearances scoring four goals before transferring to VfL Wolfsburg on July 14,2009.

Fabian Johnson scored his first UEFA Champions League goal on November 3,2015, against Juventus.

Fabian Johnson had represented Germany at youth level, but was eligible for a one-time switch to represent the United States at senior level due to new FIFA eligibility rules; however, he wound up not being able to play as the required paperwork was still pending.

Fabian Johnson played in the FIFA World Cup qualifier on June 12,2012, against Guatemala.

Fabian Johnson scored his first national team goal on June 1,2014, in a pre World Cup friendly against Turkey.

Fabian Johnson started each of the United States national team's three group stage matches in the 2014 FIFA World Cup as well as the Round of 16 matchup with Belgium.

Fabian Johnson secured his second national team goal on November 13,2015, in a World Cup qualifying match against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

On March 12,2019, Fabian Johnson spoke with United States national team head coach Gregg Berhalter about the possibility of returning to the national team.

Fabian Johnson has not played for the United States national team since he started in a World Cup qualifying loss to Costa Rica in September 2017.