Adam Johnson (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Adam Johnson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Manchester City | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Newcastle United | ||
| 1999–2004 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2010 | Middlesbrough | 96 | (13) |
| 2006 | → Leeds United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Watford (loan) | 12 | (5) |
| 2010–2012 | Manchester City | 73 | (0) |
| 2012– | Aston Villa | 0 | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | England U19 | 8[3] | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | England U21 | 19 | (3) |
| 2010– | England | 11 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:40, 22 April 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:40, 27 May 2012 (UTC) |
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Early life
Born in Easington, County Durham, England, Johnson was a Newcastle fan as a boy and joined them before being released.[4] He has been described by Stuart Pearce and Roberto Mancini as England's answer to Ryan Giggs.[5][6] Upon seeing Johnson score two goals at a Wembley seven-a-side school match, Johnny Haynes remarked, "You’re a great little player. You’ve got a lovely left foot."[7]Johnson played for Cleveland Juniors Football Club and attended Easington Comprehensive School.[8]
Club career
Middlesbrough
Though born in Sunderland, Johnson was taken in by Middlesbrough's youth academy as a youngster after being released by Newcastle United, where he was on the books between the ages of 10 and 12,[4] and spotted by 'boro scouts at an East Durham school-age match.[9][10] He and his Boro teammates David Wheater, Tony McMahon and Andrew Taylor were part of the squad that won the 2003–04 FA Youth Cup.He made his senior debut aged 17 on 17 March 2005 in the UEFA Cup in the 1–0 defeat away to Sporting Clube de Portugal. Almost six months later, he made his Premier League debut, and first senior start, deputising for an injured Stewart Downing in a 2–1 home win against Arsenal. For much of the first half of the 2005–06 season, he was on the bench as an unused substitute, mainly in the UEFA Cup matches. He made his second start in the competition against Litex Lovech on 15 December and set up Massimo Maccarone's first goal in a 2–0 win.[11] For the rest of the season, he managed to make appearances, albeit as Downing's deputy or an unused substitute.[9] Johnson's first goal for Middlesbrough came in a midweek Premier League game against Bolton Wanderers on 3 May 2006. He was playing due to Middlesbrough's involvement in the UEFA Cup final, which was to be played a week later as Steve McClaren rested most of the first team squad. On 30 June, he signed a new four-year contract extension.[12]
Loans to Leeds United and Watford
On 16 October 2006, he joined Leeds United on a month-long loan after being signed by Leeds' caretaker manager John Carver, but with Leeds struggling in the Championship, it was hard for Johnson to impress despite getting the man-of-the-match award on his debut. After playing four games during his month-long loan spell, Johnson returned to Middlesbrough as Leeds chose not to extend his loan.[13] Later on in the season, he came on as a substitute in the FA Cup replay with Bristol City and played a vital role in seeing Middlesbrough through to the next round by setting up one goal and scoring the winning penalty in the shootout.In September 2007, Johnson joined Championship side Watford on a three-month loan.[14] He played 12 games for the club, scoring five times, before being recalled to Middlesbrough earlier than stipulated in the deal following some brilliant performances. Coincidentally, Watford's form dipped after his departure.[15]
Return to Middlesbrough
In the final game of the season, he scored a 18-yard strike from a loose ball just minutes after coming on as a substitute in Boro's 8–1 victory over Manchester City.[16] In the 2008–09 season, he managed to make 32 appearances, half of those as substitutes as Downing was first choice.[15][17] He managed to start most of the fixtures near the end of the season when Downing was ruled out with a long-term injury.Johnson became an important part of Boro's Championship side for the 2009–10 season following Downing's transfer to Aston Villa, scoring three of Boro's five goals in the first three games.[18][19] He led the Boro scoring charts, with eight goals, for the entire first half of the season despite being a winger, which led to new manager Gordon Strachan expressing his concern about overrelying on Johnson for goals. In the 18 August match at Scunthorpe United, he missed a penalty awarded for a foul on Rhys Williams and scored another after being tripped by the Scunthorpe goalkeeper in the penalty box when both went for the rebound.[20]
After a bright start to the season, the highly-rated youngster became a subject of transfer rumours with several Premier League clubs reported to be interested[21] and was linked to his hometown club Sunderland for much of the summer. The Boro management insisted that he would not be sold.[22][23] He chose not to extend his contract, however, which was to end after the 2009–10 season. On 13 December, he was substituted for Marvin Emnes after picking up a hamstring injury in the 1–0 home loss to Cardiff City[24] but returned to score a penalty against Scunthorpe in a 3–0 win, thus taking his goal tally into double figures. He scored a brace for the third time in the season when he turned in a man of the match performance against Doncaster Rovers on 26 January to end Boro's winless away streak stretching back to October.[25]
In recognition of his consistent performances, Johnson was voted for the North East Football Writers' Young Player of the Year award,[26] joining a string of Boro players to do so.
Manchester City
Johnson made his first appearance for the club on 6 February, coming on as substitute for Stephen Ireland against Hull City. Three days later, he made his first start against Bolton Wanderers on the right side of a three-man attack alongside Carlos Tévez and Emmanuel Adebayor, finishing as the man of the match.[31] Johnson scored his first goal against Sunderland; he curled a left footed effort into the top corner one and a half minutes into injury time to secure a last-gasp 1–1 draw.[32] His performance led England manager Fabio Capello to publicly praise him and consider him for selection.[33]
On 3 October 2010, Johnson came on as a substitute for Gareth Barry in a league match against Newcastle United and scored the winning goal in the 72nd minute. Later, on 1 December 2010, Johnson scored the third and final goal for Manchester City in a UEFA Europa match against Red Bull Salzburg. Johnson's next goal came 10 days later, scoring the third goal in a 3–1 win away at West Ham United. He assisted in Manchester City's second goal which was headed in by Joleon Lescott in their 4–0 defeat of Aston Villa at home. On New Years Day, he scored the winner in the 1–0 win against Blackpool, dedicating his goal to Dale Roberts, his friend and Rushden & Diamonds goalkeeper who committed suicide on 14 December 2010. He ended the season with his first senior trophy of his career, the 2011 FA Cup.
After scoring in two 3–0 wins against Internazionale and League of Ireland XI in the pre-season Dublin Super Cup, he started in Manchester City's first Premier League game of the season against Swansea City, getting an assist as his shot was saved by Michel Vorm and the rebound scored by Edin Džeko. City went on to win the game 4–0.[34] He scored his first goal of the season during a 4–0 win against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, curling a shot into the top corner to make the score 1–0 at the time.[35] He followed it up with a goal in the next game against Aston Villa, with the game finishing 4–1 to City.[36] On 26 October 2011, he scored and got an assist in a 5–2 League Cup win against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.[37] Three days later, he again scored against Wolves, this time in a 3–1 home league win.[38] In the next round, he assisted the only goal of the game, playing a through-ball for Sergio Agüero to score, in a 1–0 win away at Arsenal. He came on as a late sub in a 5–1 home win over Norwich City and scored his fifth goal of the season.[39] His sixth goal of the season came in a 3–0 win against Stoke City on 21 December.[40] On 14 April, he scored in a 6–1 win against Norwich at Carrow Road.[41]
International career
In late February 2010, Johnson was named in the senior squad for the first time in Fabio Capello's 30-man shortlist for the upcoming March friendly against Egypt in May, but did not make the final 23.[44] Two months later, Capello named Johnson in his preliminary 30-man World Cup squad. Johnson made his full England debut on 24 May in a World Cup warm-up match, a 3–1 friendly victory against Mexico at Wembley Stadium. Johnson came on as a late substitute for James Milner.[45] The following week Capello announced his final 23-man squad, and Johnson failed to make the cut.[46]
England's first game after the World Cup was against Hungary at Wembley. Johnson was named in the starting line-up for the first time, and played the entire game.[47] He scored his first international goal on 3 September 2010 against Bulgaria in a Euro 2012 qualifier, which England won 4–0.[48] He scored his second international goal against Switzerland in a 3–1 win after coming on as an early substitute for the injured Theo Walcott.[49] In all, he made five appearances in qualifying as England progressed to the finals of Euro 2012.[50]
Fabio Capello resigned as England coach in February 2012, and Stuart Pearce took temporary charge. Johnson started Pearce's only match as England manager, a 2–3 defeat at the hands of the Netherlands.[51] When Roy Hodgson took over in May 2012, Johnson was not selected in Hodgson's 23 man squad for Euro 2012, but was named on standby in case of injuries.[52] As of June 2012, Johnson has eleven England caps, and has scored two goals.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 September 2010 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |  Bulgaria |
UEFA Euro 2012 Qual. | ||
| 2. | 7 September 2010 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland |  Switzerland |
UEFA Euro 2012 Qual. |
Career statistics
- As of 22 April 2012.
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Middlesbrough | Premier League | 2004–05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2006–07 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Leeds United (loan) | Championship | 2006–07 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| Middlesbrough | Premier League | 2007–08 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Watford (loan) | Championship | 2007–08 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 5 |
| Middlesbrough | Premier League | 2008–09 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 33 | 2 |
| Championship | 2009–10 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 28 | 12 | |
| Manchester City | Premier League | 2009–10 | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 7 | ||
| 2011–12 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 7 | ||
| Middlesbrough total | 96 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 120 | 21 | ||
| Manchester City total | 73 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 97 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 182 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 228 | 40 | ||
Honours
Club
- FA Youth Cup (1): 2003–04
- Premier League (1): 2011–12
- FA Cup (1): 2010–11
International
- England
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-Up: 2009
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