sacramento, california – Sacramento Republic FC announced Thursday that the club has signed defender Johnny Fenwick for the 2023 USL Championship season. Originally from Newcastle, England, he will be added to the club’s roster pending league and federation approval. Per club policy, the terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“Johnny brings USL Championship experience and leadership to the backline,” said Todd Dunivant, President and General Manager of Republic FC. “His qualities in the locker room and as a teammate are his most distinguishing traits and I think he’s a perfect fit for our group.”
Fenwick comes to Sacramento after a strong showing in the 2022 USL Championship campaign at Eastern Conference club FC Tulsa. In his second season with the Oklahoma club, he set career highs in minutes played (31) and minutes played (1,982 minutes) and ranked his second on the team in clearances (95). it was done. He helped the Eastern his conference side to his USL Championship playoffs in 2021 after joining the club midway through the season, starting each of his final six games of the year for the club.
Prior to joining Tulsa, he made his professional debut with San Antonio FC in 2019 and played in a shortened 2020 season with Las Vegas Lights FC, playing every game and wearing the captain’s armband three times.
Fenwick previously played as a youth player in the academies of Premier League side Newcastle United FC and EFL League One side Sheffield Wednesday. He moved to the United States in 2015 to join High Point College’s men’s soccer program, and his 78 appearances at graduation ranked fourth in the program’s Division I history. made four consecutive appearances in the Big South Tournament, helping them reach the program’s first NCAA Tournament in their senior season. Fenwick was named United Soccer Coaches All-America Second He was named Big South Defensive Player of the Year and First Team in 2018 He was named All-American in 2016 and He was named All-America in 2017 He also earned Big South First Team honors.
