Canadian Alistair Johnston looks to take next step in soccer career at MLS SuperDraft Globe_Sports
There was the header against Dartmouth and an acrobatic half-volley against High Point. But the best came against UC Santa Barbara in the NCAA tournament quarter-final when Johnston, taking the ball near the sideline, dribbled through six defenders – nutmegging two of them – before poking the ball home.“He went on a bully-goat run,” Wake Forest coach Bobby Muuss said with a chuckle. “When Ali puts his head down, he’s just as fast with the ball as he is without it.
Muuss says he brought him on board even though he didn’t need a central midfielder at the time. He said he told his staff he wanted the Canadian “because he’s going to add something to our team.”“He’s a student of the game, he’s a soccer junkie,” he said. “He’s a guy that any coach would love to have in the locker room in terms of what he brings to your team in personality, work rate, professionalism, ambition ...
Johnston said he switched to Wake Forrest because he wanted a bigger challenge both in soccer and academically. Johnston, who graduated in December, was one of 30 finalists for the Senior Class Award in men’s soccer, along with fellow Canadian Dayonn Harris. The award honours Division I seniors in four areas: community, classroom, character and competition.The 22-year-old Harris, a UConn forward from Milton, Ont., also available in the draft, took part in the MLS College Showcase last month in Raleigh, N.C. Harris, who also played club soccer at Vaughan, switched to UConn after two seasons at Penn State.
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