Ali Johnson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alicia Violet Johnson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Derby, Derbyshire, England | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 2016–2017 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Liverpool | 17 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Bristol City | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Sheffield United | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | Durham | 6 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2021 | |||
Alicia Violet Johnson (born 24 December 1998) is an English footballer who plays as a full-back.
Club career
[edit]A product of Blackburn Rovers' Centre of Excellence,[3] Johnson joined the senior team in the 2015–16 season, scoring 6 goals in 17 appearances in all competitions.[4][5] In February 2016, Johnson left the club[6] to join Liverpool's youth development programme. She made her senior debut on 19 March 2017, in a 2–1 win over Everton in the fifth round of the FA Women's Cup.[7] On 11 October 2017, she scored her first goal for the Reds in a 6–0 victory against Sheffield in the Continental Cup.[8] On 23 November 2017, Johnson signed a new contract with the club.[9] She finished the 2017–18 season with three goals in 18 appearances in all competitions. On 20 July 2018, she was released by the club following the expiration of her contract.[10] On 24 July 2018, she joined Bristol City.[11]
International career
[edit]In July 2018, she was selected in the squad for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | League | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | WPL North | 2015–16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 17 | 6 | |
| Liverpool | FA WSL | 2017 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 18 | 3 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| Bristol City | FA WSL | 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Sheffield United | Championship | 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 32 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 9 | ||
- ^ Includes the FA Women's Cup
- ^ Includes the FA Women's Premier League Cup and the FA WSL Cup
- ^ Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/11/2017 and 30/11/2017". The Football Association. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "List of Players – England" (PDF). FIFA. 24 September 2016. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Five star review for Rovers' centre". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Blackburn Rovers Ladies results". The Football Association. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Alicia Johnson player stats". The Football Association. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Blackburn Rovers Ladies team confirm the departure of Ali Johnson to @LFCladies". The Football League Paper. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Van de Sanden nets winner as Ladies beat Everton in FA Cup". Liverpool F.C. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Liverpool Ladies hit Sheffield for six in Continental Cup". Liverpool F.C. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Reds quartet sign new deals to stay with the Club". Liverpool Ladies F.C. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Ali Johnson to leave Liverpool Ladies". Liverpool F.C. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Ali Johnson joins Bristol City Women FC". Bristol City F.C. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "England squad named for FIFA Women's U20 World Cup". The Football Association. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Ali Johnson player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Liverpool Ladies player stats". Liverpool Ladies F.C. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
External links
[edit]- Ali Johnson at Liverpool F.C.
- Ali Johnson at Soccerway
- Women's association football midfielders
- English women's footballers
- Women's Super League players
- Living people
- FA Women's National League players
- 1998 births
- Blackburn Rovers W.F.C. players
- Liverpool F.C. Women players
- Bristol City W.F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. Women players
- Durham W.F.C. players
- England women's youth international footballers
- Footballers from Derby
- 21st-century English sportswomen