Ryan Johnson | Perfect Soccer Podcast Ep.013
11 Year MLS Cup Champion Quincy Amarikwa’s (@QuincyAmarikwa) presents - The Perfect Soccer Podcast, Where your host Paul Guarino goes 1 on 1 to get to know your favorite professional soccer players, on and off the pitch.
In today’s episode: Paul interviewed former MLS and Jamaican national team player Ryan Johnson. Ryan discusses his career playing in the MLS, playing overseas, and becoming a soccer agent.
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Time Stamp
0:00 - 1:12 Intro
1:13 - 1:41 How Ryan got into soccer
1:41 - 2:43 Playing other sports
2:44 - 3:18 Club soccer or High school soccer?
3:19 - 4:32 Recruiting process
4:33 - 5:16 Experience at Oregon State
5:17 - 6:30 Moving from the East to West coast
6:31 - 8:26 Moment when Ryan knew he can be a pro
8:27 - 9:28 Getting drafted to the MLS
9:29 - 11:37 Being drafting doesn’t mean you made the team
11:38 - 13:40 1st game with Real Salt Lake and Jamaica national team
13:41 - 16:20 Getting traded in your Rookie season
16:21 - 17:22 Playing in Sweden
17:23 - 19:06 Coming back to the MLS with the San Jose Earthquakes
19:07 - 20:06 1st MLS goal?
20:07 - 21:21 Overall experience playing in the MLS
21:22 - 22:56 Playing soccer in China
22:57 - 24:12 Living in China
24:13 - 24:33 Perfect Soccer ad
24:34 - 26:10 Life after pro soccer
26:11 - 28:13 Becoming a soccer agent
28:14 - 34:31 Quincy’s 5 questions
34:32 - 43:54 Off the pitch questions
43:55 - 45:30 Outro
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11 Year MLS Cup Champion Quincy Amarikwa’s (@QuincyAmarikwa) presents - The Perfect Soccer Podcast
Where your host Paul Guarino goes 1 on 1 to get to know your favorite professional soccer players, on and off the pitch.
Because how better to learn what it takes to become a pro soccer player, other than directly from pro soccer players?
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