Johnny Exantus

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Personal information
Johnny Exantus
Full name	Johnny Exantus
Date of birth	November 24, 1989 (1989-11-24) (age 18)
Place of birth	Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
Height	1.50 (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	striker
Club information
Current club	Red Bull New York
Number	10
Youth clubs
2004-2008	MetroStars/RBNY
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2008-	Red Bull New York	0 (0)
National team²
2003-	HaitiU-17	? (?)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 03:26, 10 June 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Johnny Exantus (born November 24, 1989 in Haiti) is a soccer player who currently plays for Red Bull New York's Under-18 team in the United States. He attends Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey.

[edit] Club career

He is known as Johnny X and received national publicity in the United States during the 2006 pre-season because although he has played in the club's youth system (as the MetroStars), he would be subject to the MLS SuperDraft if he signed with Major League Soccer (MLS)^[1]. After the 2006 season, MLS modified its discovery and developmental rules to allow teams to develop players such as Exantus through their youth programs.

He scored the game-winning goal in overtime in the 2005 Super Y-League championship.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] International career

The Haitian-born Exantus has experience with the Haitian Under-17 national team, scoring two goals on his debut at the age of 14 and leading Haiti in goals in FIFA U-17 World Championship qualifying.^{[citation needed]}