
Position: Midfielder
Birthdate: 11/07/1999
Hometown: Columbia, Missouri
Previous Club: St. Louis CITY SC
College: Saint Louis University
Height: 5-7
Johnny Klein enters his first season with the Black and Yellow after joining the club in January 2025.
Klein, 25, featured for St. Louis and their MLS NEXT Pro side from 2023 to 2024 after being selected 30th overall in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft. Klein made his MLS debut on May 23, 2023, and featured in 16 matches for the first team, recording one goal and one assist in the past two seasons.
A native of Columbia, Missouri, Klein enjoyed a prolific rookie season in 2023 with CITY2. The midfielder tallied 13 goals and four assists across 28 games in his first professional season in MLS NEXT Pro. Klein then recorded six goals and six assists in 20 appearances with CITY2 in his sophomore season while splitting time with the first team.
Klein played collegiately at St. Louis University from 2018 to 2022. His senior season, he was named Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year and was a four-time all-conference selection for the Billikens. Klein finished his SLU career 16th in school history with 85 career points (29 goals and 27 assists) and led the NCAA in total assists (15) and assists per game (0.75) in 2021.
Prior to turning pro, Klein competed with USL League Two sides Chicago FC United, St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC and Kaw Valley FC, and was part of the the Sporting Kansas City and Portland Timbers academies.