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Dulee Johnson 
Personal information Full name Dulee Johnson Date of birth November 7, 1984 Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club free agent Youth career 1997–2000 Lone Star Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000 Floda 62 (45) 2001–2005 Häcken 117 (11) 2006–2008 AIK 64 (2) 2008–2009 Maccabi Tel Aviv 27 (1) 2009–2010 AIK 35 (4) 2011–2011 Panetolikos 4 (0) 2011 De Graafschap 3 (0) National team 2001– Liberia 25 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 15, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Dulee Johnson (English pronunciation: /ˈduːlɪ/; born November 7, 1984, in Monrovia, Liberia) is a professional footballer who is currently a free agent.
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Career
Johnson played in the youth tournament Gothia Cup in 1998 and was spotted by local Swedish club Floda BoIF. In 2001 he switched to the Gothia Cup organizing club, BK Häcken which at that time played in the first division. Häcken were relegated after the 2001 season, but Johnson remained. In 2004 he was part of the squad that returned to the Allsvenskan.
He is the son of former Liberian player and manager Josiah Johnson[1]
In July 2008, Johnson signed a 3-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv for €300,000 per season, including a €200,000 signing bonus.[2] However, he spent just a season with the Israeli side with only a single goal and two assists and helped them win the League Cup also known as the Toto Cup. He left the club in June 2009 and signed a new deal with his previous club AIK.
In March 2010 he was granted Swedish citizenship and is now regarded as an EU player.[3]
On 21 January 2011, it was announced that Dulee Johnson had signed a 18-month contract with Greek club Panetolikos. However, on April 21, 2011, Panetolikos announced that there was an agreement to terminate his contract [4]
In May 2011, Johnson was on trial with Dutch club De Graafschap and is courted in Europe as well as receiving lucrative Asia offers. He signed a one year contract with De Graafschap but was released in October 2011 after causing multiple disciplinary incidents. He played three Eredivisie matches and one KNVB Cup match in which he scored his only goal for De Graafschap.[5]
Honours
Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Toto Cup: 2008-09
AIK
- Allsvenskan: 2009
- Svenska Cupen: 2009
- Supercupen: 2010
Liberia Junior Professional Championships
- One time Liberia Junior Professional champion
Gothia Cup
- Three times Gothia Cup winner
- Two times Gothia Cup best player
- Two times part of Gothia Cup All Star team
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References
- ^ Chris Beattie & Kent Mensah (2008-04-07). "AIK star Dulee Johnson maintains Birmingham ambition". Tribal Football. Archived from the original on 2008-04-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20080413165959/http://www.tribalfootball.com/article.php?id=86880. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- ^ Matt Or Shpunder (2008-07-26). "Dulee Johnson signs with Maccabi TA for 3 years". One.co.il. http://one.co.il/Article/08-09/1,1,3,0/120449.html. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: AIK's Liberian International Dulee Johnson Granted EU Citizenship". goal.com. 2010-03-09. http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2010/03/09/1824755/finished-exclusive-aik-liberian-international-granted-eu. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "Contract termination" (in Greek). panaitolikos.gr. 2011-04-21. http://www.panaitolikos.gr/main_page/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=936. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
- ^ De Graafschap ontslaat Johnson na ongeluk onder invloed, De Gelderlander, 3 oktober 2011
Liberia squad – 2002 Africa Cup of Nations 
Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- Liberia international footballers
- People from Monrovia
- Liberian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- BK Häcken players
- AIK Fotboll players
- Allsvenskan players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Israel
- Panetolikos players
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- De Graafschap players
- Eredivisie players
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Naturalized citizens of Sweden
- Swedish people of Liberian descent
- Swedish criminals
- People convicted of assault
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