Justin Johnson (footballer)

Justin Johnson
Personal information
Full name Justin Addo Johnson[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Macclesfield
Youth career
Sparta Rotterdam
Manchester United
F.C. United of Manchester
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Dundee United 5 (1)
2016–2017 → York City (loan) 5 (0)
2018–2020 Othellos Athienou 21 (4)
2019–2020 → Akritas Chlorakas (loan) 15 (1)
2020–2021 Hamilton Academical 5 (0)
2021 Greenock Morton 2 (0)
2021–2022 Stalybridge Celtic 33 (12)
2022–2024 Chorley 80 (14)
2024– Macclesfield 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:10, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Justin Addo Johnson (born 27 August 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Macclesfield.[3] His previous clubs are Dundee United and Hamilton Academical in Scotland, York City in England and Othellos Athienou and Akritas Chlorakas in Cyprus.

Early life

Johnson was born in The Hague, South Holland, and started his career as a youth player with Sparta Rotterdam. After moving to England, he joined the Manchester United Academy, but was released and joined the football academy at the Manchester College. From there, he joined the youth squad of non-League club F.C. United of Manchester.[2]

Career

After leaving F.C. United, Johnson joined Dundee United's development squad as an amateur player in March 2015. He signed a three-year professional contract in May 2015 and made his first-team debut as a substitute two days later, in a Scottish Premiership match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[2] Dundee United manager Jackie McNamara described Johnson as a "crowd pleaser" with "great potential".[4]

On 1 September 2016, Johnson was loaned to National League club York City, managed by McNamara, for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[5] On 31 January 2017, his loan to York and his Dundee United contract were both cancelled by mutual consent.[6]

Johnson was without a club in the 2017-18 season before joining Othellos Athienou in the Cypriot Second Division for 2018-19. The following season he joined Akritas Chlorakas on a season long loan.

On 4 August 2020, Johnson made a return to Scottish football, signing for Premiership club Hamilton Academical.[7] Along with teammate Tunde Owolabi, he was released by mutual consent in February 2021.[8]

Later that month, Johnson signed a contract with Greenock Morton of the Scottish Championship until the end of the 2020–21 season.[9] He made his debut for Morton from the bench in a defeat against Ayr United.[10] He left Morton in June 2021 when his contract expired.[11]

In September 2021, Johnson joined Stalybridge Celtic.[12] He made his debut in a league match against Gainsborough Trinity on 18 September.

Johnson signed for National League North side Chorley in July 2022 after impressing in pre-season matches.

On 24 May 2024 Johnson signed for Northern Premier League side Macclesfield[13] after being named in the 2023-24 National League North Team of the Season.

Career statistics

As of 17 April 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundee United 2014–15[14] Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2015–16[15] Scottish Premiership 3 1 0 0 0 0 — 3 1
2016–17[16] Scottish Championship 1 0 — 1 0 — 2 0
Total 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 1
York City (loan) 2016–17[17] National League 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Othellos Atheniou 2018–19[18] Cypriot Second Division 21 4 0 0 — 0 0 21 4
Akritas Chlorakas (loan) 2019–20[19] Cypriot Second Division 15 1 1 0 — 0 0 16 1
Hamilton Academical 2020–21[20] Scottish Premiership 5 0 0 0 2 0 — 7 0
Greenock Morton 2020–21[20] Scottish Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Career total 53 6 1 0 3 0 0 0 57 6

References

  1. ^ "Justin Johnson – Player profile". The DUFC Archive. Niall Harkiss & Bryan Orr. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Development squad: Justin Johnson". Dundee United F.C. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Stalybridge Celtic - Official Site - Player Profile Justin Johnson".
  4. ^ "Dundee Utd: Jackie McNamara's high hopes for Justin Johnson". BBC Sport. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  5. ^ Flett, Dave (1 September 2016). "York City's on-loan Dundee United attacker Justin Johnson will get "people off their seats"". The Press. York. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Dundee United release Justin Johnson". The Courier. Dundee. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Welcome Justin Johnson". Hamilton Academical Website. 4 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Hamilton Accies release attacking duo Tunde Owolabi and Justin Johnson". Daily Record. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Justin Johnsonsigns until end of the season". gmfc.net. Greenock Morton F.C. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Greenock Morton 0-2 Ayr United". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Morton Give Update On Departing Players". Inverclyde Now. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  12. ^ Dhamrait, Taran (18 September 2021). "Exciting winger Justin Johnson joins Celtic". Stalybridge Celtic. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  13. ^ "JUSTIN JOHNSON BECOMES FIRST SUMMER SIGNING". 24 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Games played by Justin Johnson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  15. ^ "Games played by Justin Johnson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  16. ^ "Games played by Justin Johnson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  17. ^ "J. Johnson". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  18. ^ "JUSTIN ADDO JOHNSON Cyprus Football Association 2018/19". cfa.com.cy (in Greek). Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  19. ^ "JUSTIN ADDO JOHNSON Cyprus Football Association 2019/20". cfa.com.cy (in Greek). Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  20. ^ a b "Games played by Justin Johnson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2020.