Education
John attended Vessigny Government Secondary School and then Presentation College, and played college soccer for Yavapai College in Arizona and American University in Washington, District of Columbia. In his four seasons with American, John was named First Team All-Colonial Athletic Association and Second Team All-South Atlantic Region in his second year. In that same year, he helped win the Civil Aeronautics Administration Championship and bring the team into the National Collegiate Athletic Association Quarterfinals.
Career
Youth and College Professional In July 1998, John joined the New Orleans Storm of the USISL. In 2000, upon graduating, John played briefly in the American A-League, with the Steve Nicol-coached Boston Bulldogs. John spent much of his early professional career playing in the League of Ireland. John is perhaps best known in Ireland for playing for Bohemians, with whom he spent two spells and worked under three different managers.
John was a fan favourite with Bohemians, where he became a cult figure who had several songs in his honour.
John also had a brief spell with Shelbourne, and Longford Town after having been denied a work permit to sign for Colchester United following a successful pre season in 2002. John moved to the United States to play for New England Revolution, and his old coach Steve Nicol, in Major League Soccer in 2004.
On 1 May 2008, John signed with Miami Football Club of the USL First Division, and played 15 games for the side. On 23 April 2009, he signed with District of Columbia United, after the team completed a trade for his rights.
The Revolution, which had retained his Master of Library Science rights, traded those rights, in exchange for a conditional draft pick in either the 2010 or 2011 Master of Library Science SuperDraft.
John was released by District of Columbia United on 20 January 2010. International John has appeared in over 50 matches with the Trinidad and Tobago national team In his first match at the 2006, he was dismissed with his second yellow card for a rash tackle on Sweden"s Christian Wilhelmsson, making John the first player to be sent off in the tournament and causing him to miss Trinidad and Tobago"s high profile game with England.
Membership
With the Revolution, John was a regular member of the starting line-up in all his four years with the team, and despite with injuries, international duty, and occasional loss of form, never appeared in fewer than 10 games in a season.
