George John

FC Dallas

John was drafted in the first round (14th overall) by FC Dallas in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. He made his professional debut on 4 April 2009, in a game against the New England Revolution. In the 2010 MLS season, John started 25 of 30 regular season games, and helped Dallas set a franchise-best goals against average of 0.93. Dallas qualified for the 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs, and reached the MLS Cup, losing to the Colorado Rapids off of an Extra Time own goal scored by John. In August 2011 English Premier League team Blackburn Rovers bid £1.2 million to sign John. The player was keen to make the move, but the transfer fell through.

West Ham United

On January 13, 2012, John signed a two-month loan deal with English Championship side West Ham United . The deal included an option to make the transfer permanent. John scored in his first game for The Hammers, a reserve match against Gillingham. However, he was unable to displace West Ham's regular starting center backs and returned to Dallas at the end of his loan having made zero appearances for West Ham's first team.

Return to FC Dallas

On March 2, 2012, John returned to FC Dallas having not played a single senior game for The Hammers. West Ham decided not to pick up their option to make the move permanent. John played 24 regular-season matches for FC Dallas in 2013 and scored two goals. He was named to the MLS all-star team's inactive list on July 31, 2013. John spent the entire 2014 on injured…

As of 7 July 2013