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Julian Dunn
Canadian soccer player
Julian Fletcher Dunn-Johnson (born July 11, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for HFX Wanderers FC in the Canadian Premier League.
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Dunn at a Halifax Wanderers fan event in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Julian Fletcher Dunn-Johnson | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-07-11) July 11, 2000 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HFX Wanderers FC | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vaughan SC | |||
| Brampton Youth SC | |||
| Toronto FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Toronto FC III | 11 | (0) |
| 2017 | Toronto FC II | 13 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Toronto FC | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Toronto FC II (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Valour FC (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Toronto FC II (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | HamKam | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | HFX Wanderers | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Canada U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Canada U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | Canada U23 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 13, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 10, 2018 | |||
Toronto FC II
On June 29, 2017, Dunn joined USL club Toronto FC II on loan.[1] He made his debut in a 4–3 defeat to the Harrisburg City Islanders on July 1.[2] Dunn was sent off for the first time in his career during a 3–1 defeat at the Bethlehem Steel on August 13.[3]
Toronto FC
On April 13, 2018, Dunn signed as a homegrown player with MLS side Toronto FC. In doing so, he became the 18th homegrown player to sign for the first team from the academy, and the sixth player to complete the club's full player pathway.[4] The following day, Dunn made his debut as a 76th minute substitute in a 2–0 defeat to the Colorado Rapids.[5] Dunn would have his option for the 2020 season exercised by Toronto, keeping him with the club.[6] He has been loaned to the second team on occasion.[7]
On August 10, 2020, Dunn was loaned to Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.[8] He made his debut for Valour on August 16 against Cavalry FC.[9] Dunn played every single minute for Valour in the 2020 season, and his solid performances for the club were recognized as he was nominated for the league's U21 Canadian Player of the Year Award, which was eventually won by Mohamed Farsi.[10][11]
Upon his return to Toronto for the 2021 MLS season, Dunn featured sparingly due to a number of injuries, ultimately only making two appearances for the first team throughout the year.[12] Upon the conclusion of the season, his contract expired and Dunn departed the club.[13]
HamKam
In December 2021, Eliteserien club HamKam announced they had signed Dunn on a two-year deal.[14] He made his debut for HamKam in their season-opener against Lillestrøm on April 2, 2022.[15] In late May, he suffered a season ending injury.[16][17] Dunn would miss almost two full seasons due to the injury, returning to the pitch in January 2024 after 20 months away.[18]
HFX Wanderers
In February 2024, Dunn signed with Canadian Premier League club HFX Wanderers FC for the 2024 season, with an option for 2025.[19] He made his debut for the club on April 13, in the season opener, against Pacific FC.[20]
Dunn is eligible to represent Canada as well as Jamaica, as his father was born in Saint Mary and his mother in Hanover.[21]
In April 2017, Dunn-Johnson was named in Canada's 20-man squad for the 2017 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship.[22] He made his international debut in a 2–1 defeat to Costa Rica on April 22. He made two further appearances in the competition against Cuba and Suriname.[23] In May 2018, Dunn-Johnson was named to Canada's under-21 squad for the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[24] He was named to the Canadian U20 team for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship on October 24, 2018.[25] Dunn-Johnson was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[26]
- As of May 25, 2022[23]
| Club | League | Playoffs | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Toronto FC III | 2016[27] | PDL | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2016[28] | League1 Ontario | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2017[29] | 6 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Toronto FC II | 2017 | USL | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | USL League One | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | USL League One | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Toronto FC | 2018 | MLS | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | MLS | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Valour FC (loan) | 2020 | CPL | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| HamKam | 2022 | Eliteserien | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | ||
- "Julian Dunn". uslsoccer.com. USL Soccer. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- "Toronto II 3–4 Harrisburg City Islanders". us.soccerway.com. Soccerway. July 1, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- "Bethlehem Steel 3–1 Toronto II". us.soccerway.com. Soccerway. August 13, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- "Toronto FC Sign Two Homegrown Players and Another Local Product". torontofc.ca. Toronto FC. April 13, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- "Colorado Rapids 2–0 Toronto". us.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
- "Toronto FC announces roster decisions to conclude 2019 season". Toronto FC. November 21, 2019.
- "Toronto FC loan Dunn and Perruzza to TFC II". Toronto FC. August 27, 2021.
- "Valour FC signs Julian Dunn and Dante Campbell on loan from Toronto FC". Canadian Premier League. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- "Canadian Premier League". August 16, 2020.
- "Bustos, Bekker and Garcia finalists for CPL Player of the Year award". Canadian Premier League. 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- "Canadian Premier League announces 2020 Award winners". Canadian Premier League. 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- Singh, Michael (December 9, 2021). "Official: Julian Dunn joins club in Norway". Waking The Red.
- "Toronto FC Announce Year-End Roster Decisions". Toronto FC. December 1, 2021.
- "Julian Dunn (21) Klar for HamKam" [Julian Dunn (21) Ready for HamKam]. HamKam (in Norwegian). December 9, 2021.
- "Poengdeling Foran Fullsatt Briskeby" [Scoring In front of Full Briskeby]. HamKam (in Norwegian). April 2, 2022.
- Hansen, Ole Henrik; Fossfjell, Bjarte (May 25, 2022). "HamKam-stopper med beskjed til TV 2 fra båren: – Jeg kommer sterkere tilbake" [HamKam stops with a message to TV 2 from the stretcher: – I will come back stronger]. TV 2 (in Norwegian).
- "HamKam-stopper ute resten av sesongen" [HamKam stops out the rest of the season]. Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). May 26, 2022.
- "Julian Dunn Tilbake Pa Fotballbanen Med Seier" [Julian Dunn back on the football field with a win]. Hamarkameratene (in Norwegian). January 25, 2024.
- "Wanderers sign Canadian defender Julian Dunn". HFX Wanderers FC. February 21, 2024.
- Peres, Ben (April 14, 2024). "The Wanderers Recap: Season 6 Premiere". Northern Tribune.
- "Canada announces squad for CONCACAF Men's Under-17 Championship | Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- "J. Dunn-Johnson". us.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- Alicia Rodriguez (May 19, 2018). "Canada national team roster for prestigious Toulon Tournament released". Major League Soccer.
- "Canada announces squad for the Concacaf Men's Under-20 Championship". October 24, 2018. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. 26 February 2020. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- Julian Dunn at USL League One
- J. Dunn-Johnson at Soccerway