Alex DeJohn


Alex DeJohn is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Orlando City in MLS.

Career

College career

DeJohn played college soccer at Old Dominion University from 2009 to 2012. In 2012, DeJohn was named second team All-CAA.
He also played for Central Jersey Spartans in the USL Premier Development League.
DeJohn was drafted by the New England Revolution in the third round of the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft making him the 80th overall player selected in the 2013 MLS Superdraft but he did not sign a contract with the Revolution.

Professional career

Move to Scandinavia

In 2013 DeJohn signed with Finnish third division side Ekenäs IF on a one year deal, helping the side to the promotion playoffs. Prior to the 2014 season he moved to TPS in the Veikkausliiga. The team were relegated from the Finnish top tier for the first time in over a decade.
DeJohn left TPS when his contract expired and joined Eliteserien side IK Start in Norway for the 2015 season. Start had previously fielded American players such as Clarence Goodson and Hunter Freeman. DeJohn departed following Start's relegation in his second year with the team.
After two seasons in Norway, DeJohn signed with Swedish Superettan club Dalkurd FF, where he would play alongside fellow American Andrew Stadler for the next two seasons. DeJohn featured 20 times for his new club during their 2017 Season, which culminated in the club's 2nd place finish and subsequent promotion to the Allsvenskan for the first time in the club's 13 year history, having started in the 7th tier in 2005. DeJohn featured 13 times for Dalkurd in 2018 and scored his first professional brace on August 27, 2018, against Hammarby. However, Dalkurd's debut Allsvenskan season ended in relegation with the team finishing 15th in the 16-team league.

Return to America

DeJohn signed a one-year contract with MLS franchise Orlando City on January 10, 2019. Having had his original contract option initially declined at the end of the season, DeJohn renegotiated a new one-year deal with Orlando ahead of the 2020 season.

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