Callum Johnson (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Callum Charles Johnson[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 23 October 1996||
Place of birth | Yarm, England[3] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back, central-midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Portsmouth | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2015 | Middlesbrough | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Accrington Stanley | 111 | (1) |
2020– | Portsmouth | 24 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:50, 2 February 2021 (UTC) |
Callum Charles Johnson (born 23 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Portsmouth F.C. as a right-back or centre midfielder.
Club career
Middlesbrough
Born in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, Johnson first represented Middlesbrough's Academy at under-9 level.[4] He originally played as a defensive-midfielder but soon converted to the role of right-back and by July 2017, was invited by first team manager Garry Monk to train with the senior side.[5] He was also a part of the Middlesbrough squad which competed in the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League.[6][7]
Accrington Stanley
On 31 August 2017, Johnson joined Accrington Stanley on a short-term loan, lasting until the end of January.[8] He then made his debut for the club on 9 September 2017 in the EFL Trophy against Middlesbrough's U21 side, playing in a central-midfield role and receiving a yellow card in the 81st minute.[9] He then went on the play the full 90 minutes in their next EFL Trophy tie, again playing in central-midfield, on 2 October 2017 against Blackpool at the Crown Ground.[10][11]
On 5 January 2018, Johnson signed permanently with the club on a two and a half year contract for an undisclosed amount.[12]
Portsmouth
In September 2020 Johnson signed for Portsmouth.[13] He scored his first goal for the club in an FA Cup tie against Bristol City on 9 January 2021.[14]
Style of play
Johnson is known to be a fairly versatile player, having played at right-back, centre-back, and defensive-midfield during his career.[8][6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 February 2021
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2017–18[11] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Accrington Stanley | 2017–18[11] | League Two | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
2018–19[15] | League One | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | ||
2019—20[16] | League One | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
Portsmouth | 2020–21 | League One | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 30 | 1 |
Career total | 130 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 152 | 2 |
- ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "Club list of registered players" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Callum Johnson mfc". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough FC. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Callum Johnson 11v11". 11v11. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Future is bright as secret of Boro's success stems from North-East". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "The 10 Middlesbrough Academy lads invited to train with Garry Monk's first-team this week". Gazette Live. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Callum Johnson UEFA". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "UEFA Youth League: What next for Middlesbrough FC's Under-19s?". Gazette Live. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Accrington Stanley: Max Stryjek, Farrend Rawson and Callum Johnson join on loan". BBC. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Accrington Stanley 3-0 Middlesbrough U21". skysports.com. Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Accrington Stanley 1-2 Blackpool". skysports.com. Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Callum Johnson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Callum Johnson: Accrington sign midfielder from Middlesbrough". BBC. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Callum Johnson: Portsmouth sign Accrington Stanley right-back". BBC. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Bristol City 2-1 Portsmouth". BBC. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Callum Johnson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Callum Johnson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
External links
- Callum Johnson at Soccerway
- Callum Johnson at Soccerbase