POSITION: Forward
BIRTHDATE: 5/11/2003
HOMETOWN: Fairfield, Calif.
HEIGHT: 6’0″
WEIGHT: 175
PREVIOUS TEAM: Hibernian (Scotland)
PRONUNCIATION: ee-MAN-yew-ell JON-son
BIO
Emmanuel Johnson is entering his first season with Riverhounds SC in 2024.
Johnson is a product of the Sacramento Republic Academy, where he trained with Sacramento’s First Team under a USL Academy contract. Johnson elected to turn pro after a stint with the Barça Residency Academy in the U.S., signing in 2022 with Hibernian in the Scottish Premiership.
Johnson made his pro debut in the USL Championship early in 2022, making 13 appearances while on loan to the Charleston Battery and scoring his first pro goal less than a month after his 19th birthday. He returned to Scotland in June and spent the second half of the year on loan to FC Edinburgh in Scottish League One.
Last season, Johnson went on loan back in the U.S. with Austin FC II in third-tier MLS Next Pro, where he made 21 appearances and won the league title.
