Micayla Johnson

Micayla Elaine Johnson (born January 18, 2008) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Chicago Stars FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She signed with the Stars at age 17 in 2025. She won bronze with the United States at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Early life Johnson grew up in Troy, Michigan, and attended Troy High School. She helped Nationals Soccer win the Girls Academy (GA) under-14 national title in 2022, earning the Golden Boot as the tournament's top scorer. She also won the GA Champions Cup with Nations in 2023. She then joined Michigan Hawks and led the club to the ECNL under-15 national title the same year. She trained with the NWSL's Racing Louisville FC as a non-roster invitee in the 2024 preseason. Before going pro, she was committed to play college soccer for the Florida State Seminoles.

Club career Chicago Stars FC announced on January 24, 2025, that they had signed Johnson to her first professional contract on a three-year deal. The 18-year-old made her professional debut on March 14, coming on as a second-half substitute for Nádia Gomes in the opening matchday against the Orlando Pride. Her first professional goal came on October 5, with Johnson equalizing late in a 2–2 draw with the Utah Royals, just before she departed for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

International career Johnson began training with the United States under-15 team in 2023. They helped the under-16 team win the UEFA Friendship Tournament in Turkey in 2024, scoring three goals in the friendly event. She appeared in all six games for the under-17s at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic, scoring in a 2–0 win against Colombia, as the United States placed third, its best result since 2008. The following year, Johnson scored four goals with two assists in the CONCACAF qualifiers for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. She made the roster for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco, scoring two goals in four games and becoming the first American to score in consecutive editions of the competition. In the round of 16 against the Netherlands, she scored a stunning equalizer from distance in the 1–1 draw, then converted a penalty in the resulting shutout loss.

Honors

United States U-17 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup bronze medal: 2024