Malcolm Johnston (soccer)

Malcolm Johnston is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for MLS Next Pro side Whitecaps FC 2. He is the brother of Celtic player Alistair Johnston.

Malcolm Johnston
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-02-12) February 12, 2001
Place of birth Aurora, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.8288 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Whitecaps FC 2
Number 41
Youth career
0000–2019 Vaughan Azzurri
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Maryland Terrapins 61 (14)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Vaughan Azzurri 2 (0)
2023– Whitecaps FC 2 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:37, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

Early life

His family lived in Aurora, Ontario, five minutes from ice hockey player Connor McDavid's house. Malcolm reportedly could also have played ice hockey to a professional standard but pursued a soccer career, as had his older brother Alistair.[2]

Career

Early career

Johnston played for Vaughan Azzurri from the age of 14 until graduating Aurora High School in 2019. From 2016-2019 he captained his team at Vaughan.[3][4] He also made a couple of appearances for the senior team in League1 Ontario. He played four seasons for the University of Maryland from 2019. From the second season onward he was chosen as captain and entrusted with the role of designated penalty taker, due in part to his calm demeanour.[5] Coach Sasho Cirovski described him as a “cool cat”.[6] It was a successful decision as Johnston proved adept at scoring from the spot.[7]

2022 and SuperDraft

He finished the season as the top scorer in 2022 for the Maryland Terrapins with six goals and was also credited with eight assists. He was also awarded the Terrapins 'goal of the season' with a bicycle kick against Rutgers University. Johnston entered the 2023 MLS SuperDraft and was selected in the first round of the draft by New York City FC with the 26th overall pick.[8][9]

Professional

On February 28, 2023, Johnston signed with MLS Next Pro side Whitecaps FC 2.[10]

Personal life

His brother is the Canadian international soccer player Alistair Johnston.[11][12]

Career statistics
As of match played August 1, 2019[13]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vaughan Azzurri 2018[14] League1 Ontario 1010––20
2019[15] 100000–10
Total 2010000030
Whitecaps FC 2 2023 MLS Next Pro 3000––30
Career total 5010000060

References
  1. "Malcolm Johnston". umterps.com.
  2. "Alistair Johnston: Ice-cool Celtic new boy is right at home in 'toxic' mix". The Times.
  3. "National champion Maryland men's soccer welcomes 8 recruits". Soccerwire.com.
  4. "Maryland's Canadian Connection: Reunited Johnston and Copetti are Looking for More Hardware". UMTerps.com.
  5. "A Deep Dive On Every Canadian In The 2023 MLS SuperDraft". Northern Tribune.
  6. "'He's a cool cat': Malcolm Johnston is poised under pressure for Maryland men's soccer". DBKnews.com.
  7. "Maryland men's soccer senior Malcolm Johnston cashing in on penalty-kicks". Baltimore Sun.
  8. "Maryland's Malcolm Johnston, Chris Rindov, Hunter George selected in 2023 MLS SuperDraft". Dbknews.com.
  9. "NYCFC select top prospect Malcolm Johnston in 2023 MLS Superdraft". Hudsonriverblue.com.
  10. https://www.whitecapsfc.com/wfc2/news/wfc2-sign-canadians-johnson-johnston-re-sign-aguilar
  11. "'Proud Older Brother Moment' – Celtic Star's Brother Drafted by MLS Club". Celtsarehere.com.
  12. "Canada's Malcolm Johnston looks to follow brother Alistair ahead of MLS SuperDraft". cbc.ca.
  13. Malcolm Johnston at Soccerway
  14. "Malcolm Johnston 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  15. "Malcolm Johnston 2019 L1 Stats". League1 Ontario.
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