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Brooklyn FC on Tuesday announced the hiring of former National Women\u2019s Soccer League defender Samantha Johnson as general manager of the club’s women\u2019s team.<\/p>\n
BROOKLYN, N.Y. \u2013 Brooklyn FC on Tuesday announced the hiring of former National Women\u2019s Soccer League defender Samantha Johnson as general manager of the club\u2019s women\u2019s team.<\/p>\n
A veteran of professional women\u2019s soccer in the United States and Australia, Johnson brings nearly a decade of top-flight playing experience to her new leadership role.<\/p>\n
Johnson began her professional career with the Chicago Red Stars in 2014 after earning a roster spot through the club\u2019s open tryouts. Over five seasons in the NWSL, she established herself as a key figure in Chicago\u2019s back line, helping lead the club to several playoff appearances and becoming a full-time starting center back in 2017. That same season, she appeared in 22 matches and earned NWSL team of the month honors that June.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly excited to welcome Samantha to Brooklyn FC,\u201d Brooklyn FC sporting director Brian McBride said. \u201cHer experience competing at the highest levels of the women\u2019s game, combined with her leadership qualities and understanding of player development, will be invaluable as we continue building a championship-caliber environment for our women\u2019s team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Johnson competed in Australia\u2019s W-League during loan spells with Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory. She later returned to Melbourne Victory for the 2018\u201319 campaign, helping the club secure the W-League Premiership. In 2018, she joined Utah Royals FC before retiring from professional soccer in 2019. Johnson returned to the professional game in 2020 with Melbourne City.<\/p>\n
Since leaving professional soccer, Johnson has co-founded a private members club for athletes, artists, and entrepreneurs called Cove Circle. The platform connects a powerful network of high-performing individuals through its app, national events, and aligned lifestyle partners.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited to get into the environment and begin rebuilding a culture that reflects the ambition of Brooklyn FC and the city it represents,\u201d Johnson said in a statement. \u201cFor me, success starts with establishing clear standards, a strong daily mentality, and a commitment to continuous development across every area of the club. We want to create an identity that is recognizable on and off the pitch\u2014one built on professionalism, accountability, courage, and a relentless pursuit of excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brooklyn FC competes in the USL Gainbridge Super League.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Overview: Brooklyn FC on Tuesday announced the hiring of former National Women\u2019s Soccer League defender Samantha Johnson as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253503,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[4582,9024,98,9025,100,99,98830,9,24,63,98831,71677],"class_list":["post-253502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-australia","tag-brian-mcbride","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-fc","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-chicago-red-stars","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-samantha-johnson","tag-usl-gainbridge-super-league"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}