(Google Translate) Alex De John plays for the EIF this year. Photo: Thomas Sundstrom http://vastranyland.fi/sport/2013-03-01/387161/alex-de-john-till-eif http://www.eif.fi/fotboll/herrar/spelare https://vine.co/v/b9UHnFvvMLe Went the full 90 last Saturday vs. BK-46: http://palloverkko.palloliitto.fi/L...3Cm9jtPSDwSRw==&compID=ZxsHFefiKXlKoGLvIXaSDA== "[T]he MLS Supplemental Draft, tends to pass by without much publicity.... The New England Revolution were active ... , exercising their rights in all four rounds ... The new Revolution players ... are ... Jossimar Sanchez, ... Chris Thomas, Old Dominion defender Alex DeJohn, and ... Gabe Latigue.... DeJohn was a solid defender for ODU for four seasons, without much statistical fanfare to show for it. The highlight of his college career might be scoring his only goal of 2012 in a game against George Mason that was televised on Fox Soccer Channel. DeJohn's 6' frame could buy him some extra looks in defense." http://www.thebentmusket.com/2013/1...ion-chris-thomas-jossimar-sanchez-alex-dejohn http://www.odusports.com/ViewArticl...B_OEM_ID=31100&ATCLID=208418230&Q_SEASON=2011 https://twitter.com/a_dejohn05 https://www.facebook.com/alex.dejohn.7
Google Translate: Alex De John thrives in Ekenäs and EIF Published 24.07.2013... Alex De John thrives in Tammisaari. Image: YLE / Bubi Asplund http://svenska.yle.fi/artikel/2013/07/24/alex-de-john-stortrivs-i-ekenas-och-eif
He is now with TPS (http://tpstv.fi/alex-de-john-ja-tps-sopimukseen/). Link includes interview with coach about him (in Finnish). He scored on Wednesday in a cup game.
Alex scored his first league goal (second across all competitions) today in TPS's 3-2 loss to Inter Turku.
Now at IK Start. Nice move for DeJohn. He's gone from Finland 3 to Finland 1 to Norway 1 in three years.
That really is quite a rise. Finland 3 can only barely be professional. Even the top flight there is no great shakes, softer than MLS. But we've seen quality play in Tippeligaen rewarded with USMNT call-ups.
Interview: http://www.socceroverthere.com/?p=19015 @bungadiri -- Let's get a title change: "Alex DeJohn at IK Start."
To be fair, in recent years, the standard of Americans playing in the Tippeligaen seems to be declining while the number of players in the league is increasing. It seems to be mostly made up of guys not getting MLS minutes.
In fairness, AJ Soares and DeShorn Brown were both solid starters in MLS; Steve Clark, Andrew Jacobson, and Mikey Stephens all promptly won MLS starting roles upon returning to the US; and even though Danny Cruz was falling out of favor with Philly, he has started a lot of games in the recent past. The one ex-MLS guy I know of who really didn't get minutes there is Cole Grossman, so we'll have to wait and see how he does. Getting back to DeJohn, I don't think @Testudo was putting him forward for a cap, just pointing out how impressive his rise has been.
After starting the first four games, DeJohn came off the bench in the last two. He got a start in yesterday's cup match, but unfortunately IK Start were throttled 4-0 by third division club Vindbjart. That doesn't bode well for his near term chances of rejoining the lineup.
Starts today against Haugesund: Mjelde har tatt ut følgende spillere: Håkon Opdal Robert Sandnes - Alex De John - Michael Christensen - Rolf Daniel Vikstøl Gudmundur Kristjansson - Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer - Andreas Hollingen - Emil Dahle Solomon Owello Matthias Vilhjalmsson Innbyttere: Ingvar Jonsson, John Olav Norheim, Ole Martin Rindarøy, Jon Hodnemyr og Lars-Jørgen Salvesen.