Two years ago, Alistair Johnston had just concluded his first season with Nashville SC in MLS after going 11th overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. Today, Johnston is gearing up to represent his country on the biggest stage in world football, the FIFA World Cup.
Johnston’s exciting rise has continued to turn heads not just in Canada, but across North America too. What’s next? Well, the defender’s name is now set to be announced in front of thousands of fans in attendance in Qatar, as well as to millions of people watching on screens across the globe.
With the 24-year-old having already played a pivotal role in Canada’s World Cup Qualifying campaign and CF Montreal’s run to the MLS Eastern Conference semi-finals in 2022, the tournament in Qatar will culminate a year which Johnston described as a “whirlwind.