{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1985)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Johan Asiata | image = | image_size = | caption = | current_team = | number = 57 | position = Offensive lineman | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|12|19}} | birth_place = Christchurch, New Zealand | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lbs = 300 | high_school = National Guard Youth Challenge Academy (Kapolei, Hawaii) | college = UNLV | undraftedyear = 2009 | pastteams = * Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2009}}–{{NFL Year|2011}}) * Saskatchewan Roughriders ({{CFL Year|2012}}) * BC Lions ({{CFL Year|2013}}) * Los Angeles Kiss ({{AFL Year|2014}})* | highlights = | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 2 | statlabel2 = Games started | statvalue2 = 0 | cfl-archive = https://web.archive.org/web/20130501122109/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/5049 }}
'''Johan Asiata''' (born December 19, 1985) is a former professional gridiron football offensive lineman. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Chicago Bears in 2009. He played college football at UNLV.
==Early life and college== Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, Asiata later lived in Kalihi, Hawaii and attended the National Guard Youth Challenge Academy, a military school in Kapolei. Asiata then moved to California to attend Yuba College. After playing junior college football at Yuba in 2004 and 2005, Asiata transferred to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he played at offensive line for UNLV Rebels football from 2007 to 2008. During his senior year at UNLV, he earned honorable Mention All-Mountain West Conference honors and started all 12 games for UNLV and did not allow a sack.<ref name="Johan Asiata Bio">{{cite web|title=Johan Asiata|url=http://www.unlvrebels.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/asiata_johan00.html|publisher=UNLV|accessdate=October 20, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717171434/http://www.unlvrebels.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/asiata_johan00.html|archivedate=July 17, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Professional career==
===Chicago Bears=== Asiata signed with the Chicago Bears on April 27, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=5784|title=The Official Website of the Chicago Bears|publisher=|access-date=June 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430093959/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=5784|archive-date=April 30, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> and spent most of 2009 on the practice squad but was in consideration to start at left guard in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/chicago/bears/post/_/id/4665052/left-guard-asiata-practicing-with-first-team|title=Left guard Asiata practicing with first-team|date=June 16, 2010}}</ref>
On September 2, 2011, he was waived by Chicago.
===Saskatchewan Roughriders=== On April 24, 2012, Asiata was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riderville.com/2012/04/24/riders-add-three-imports/|title=Riders Add Three Imports|date=April 24, 2012|publisher=}}</ref>
===BC Lions=== Along with Levi Horn and Andre Ramsey, Asiata was signed by the BC Lions on March 26, 2013.
===Los Angeles Kiss=== On October 4, 2013, Asiata was assigned to the Los Angeles Kiss of the Arena Football League.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110717171434/http://www.unlvrebels.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/asiata_johan00.html UNLV profile]
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