| John Denis | |
| Fullname: | John Merlo Denis |
| Birth Date: | 3 February 1998 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | New York City FC II |
| Clubnumber: | 28 |
| Youthyears1: | 2009– |
| Youthclubs1: | New York Soccer Club |
| Youthyears2: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Beachside SC |
| Collegeyears1: | 2016–2020 |
| College1: | Columbia Lions |
| Collegecaps1: | 64 |
| Collegegoals1: | 19 |
| Years1: | 2018 |
| Clubs1: | New York Red Bulls U-23 |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | New York Cosmos |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | New Amsterdam FC |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2022– |
| Clubs4: | New York City FC II |
| Caps4: | 26 |
| Goals4: | 17 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | New York City FC |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | July 14, 2023 |
| Nationalteam2: | Honduras |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023- |
John Denis (born February 3, 1998) is an American-Honduran soccer player who plays for New York City FC II in the MLS Next Pro.
In 2009, Denis joined local youth side New York Soccer Club.[1] By 2015 he had moved to another youth club, Beachside SC,[2] with whom he played in the USSDA league, at both under-16[2] and under-18 level.[3] At the end of the 2015–16 season he was nominated to the East Conference team of the year.[3]
In 2016, Denis attended Columbia University to play college soccer.[4] Over four years he played a total of 64 games, scoring 19 goals.[4]
In 2018, while still studying at college, Denis was offered the chance to play for New York Red Bulls U-23 in the Premier Development League.[5] He would eventually feature for them 13 times, scoring 5 times.[6]
After graduating, Denis joined the New York Cosmos of the NISA in July 2020.[7] He would ultimately make only three substitute appearances in the course of the 2020 season.[7]
John Denis would then move to another local NISA club, New Amsterdam FC.[7] With New Amsterdam he was a little more successful, being given six starts in which he would score one goal.[7]
On March 24, 2022, it was announced that Denis had signed with MLS Next Pro side New York City FC II ahead of the league's inaugural season.[8] On March 27 he scored the team's first ever competitive goal, netting in the 9th minute against New England Revolution II in a game which would ultimately be lost on penalties.[9]
In January 2016, while still playing for youth team Beachside SC, Denis was called up by former national team goalkeeper Brad Friedel to the United States under-19 team to participate in the Copa del Atlantico.[10] He featured once for the team, appearing as a substitute in a loss to Spain.[11]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2018 | PDL | 13 | 5 | — | — | 13 | 5 | ||||
| New York Cosmos | 2020 | NISA | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | NISA | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 18 | 14 | — | — | 18 | 14 | ||||
| Career total | 40 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20 | |||