Johnica Collins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johnica Collins | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | American Samoa | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pago Youth | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Pago Youth | 35 | (91) |
| 2025 | → Royal Puma (loan) | 14 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | American Samoa U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | American Samoa U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | American Samoa | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 March 2026 | |||
Johnica Collins (born 12 January 2006) is an American Samoan international footballer who plays as a forward for FFAS Senior League club Pago Youth and the American Samoa national team. He was the global top scorer in the 2024 calendar year.[1]
Club career
Collins started his career with Pago Youth, playing in the 2022 FFAS Senior League, where he scored 13 goals in 14 matches.[2] He then would be recorded playing for Pago Youth in 2023, playing 2 and scoring 1,[3] and in 2024 playing 19 and scoring 76, the record for most goals in a season in the FFAS Senior League.[4] On 2 September 2024, he scored ten goals during the 24–1 victory against Utulei Youth while playing as a substitute.
He has also played in the 2025 and 2026 OFC Men's Champions League qualifying stage, playing for Royal Puma and Pago Youth respectively, scoring 2 in 2 in 2025, and scoring 2 in 3 in 2026.[5][6]
International career
Collins made his debut for American Samoa on 25 March 2026 during the 5–2 loss against the United States Virgin Islands during the 2026 FIFA Series: Puerto Rico.[7]
Personal life
His brothers Joseph and Poasa also play for Pago Youth.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pago Youth | 2022 | FFAS Senior League | 14 | 13 | — | 14 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | 19 | 76 | — | 19 | 76 | |||
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Total | 35 | 90 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 92 | ||
| Royal Puma (loan) | 2025 | FFAS Senior League | — | 2[a] | 2 | 14 | 13 | |
| Career total | 35 | 90 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 94 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in OFC Champions League
International
- As of match played 28 March 2026[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Personal life
Johnica was the American Samoan flagbearer in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[8]
References
- ↑ https://top15goalscorers.blogspot.com/2025/09/american-samoa-2024.html?m=1
- ↑ "Profile". FijiFootball.com.fj. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- ↑ "Competition". FijiFootball.com.fj. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- ↑ "Competition". FijiFootball.com.fj. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- ↑ friendsoffootballnz_irqgpj (2025-02-11). "Entertaining draw ends OFC Champions League dream for American Samoa side". Friends of Football. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- ↑ friendsoffootballnz_irqgpj (2026-01-31). "Daniel Bunch double sparks opening day win at Oceania qualifying tournament". Friends of Football. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- 1 2 "Johnica Collins". National Football Teams.
- ↑ "Collins to fly A.S. flag at FIFA World Cup opening ceremony". FFAS. 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2026-02-01.