Declan John

Declan John

John playing for the Cardiff City development team in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Declan Christopher John[1]
Date of birth	30 June 1995
Place of birth	Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Cardiff City
Number	12
Youth career
	Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–	Cardiff City	26	(0)
2015	→ Barnsley (loan)	9	(0)
2016	→ Chesterfield (loan)	6	(0)
National team^‡
2011–2012	Wales U17	4	(0)
2013–	Wales U19	8	(1)
2014–	Wales U21	8	(0)
2013–	Wales	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:21, 14 April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:59, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

Declan Christopher John (born 30 June 1995) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Cardiff City, as a defender.

Career

Born in Merthyr Tydfil, John progressed through the academy at Cardiff City. His professional debut for Cardiff came on 14 August 2012, in a 2–1 home defeat to Northampton Town in the first round of the Football League Cup.^[2] On 5 January 2013, he made his only other appearance of the season, a loss by the same margin at Macclesfield Town in the third round of the FA Cup.^[3]

John made his league debut on 17 August 2013 in a 2–0 loss at West Ham United, Cardiff's first game in the Premier League. He made 20 appearances that season, appearing more frequently in the second half of the campaign, as the Bluebirds were relegated.^[4]

On 6 March 2015, John was loaned to Barnsley on League One for the remainder of the campaign.^[4]

On 17 February 2016, he was loaned to Chesterfield for an initial month.

International career

John was first called up to the Wales squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Macedonia and Serbia, in September 2013.^[5] He was an unused substitute in both games.^[6][7] The following month, he retained his place in the squad for the qualifiers against Macedonia and Belgium.^[8] On 11 October, John made his debut, playing the whole 90 minutes in the 1–0 win against Macedonia at the Cardiff City Stadium.^[9]

Career statistics

Declan John (left), Ashkan Dejagah (right)

Club

As of 10 July 2015.^[10]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cardiff City	2012–13	Championship	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	2013–14	Premier League	20	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	23	0
	2014–15	Championship	6	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	10	1
	2015–16		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cardiff City total		26	0	3	1	6	0	0	0	35	1
Barnsley (Loan)	2014–15	League One	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Total			30	0	3	0	5	0	0	0	42	1

International

As of 10 April 2015.

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Wales	2013	2	0
Total		2	0

References

1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 11. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
2. "Northampton 1-2 Cardiff". BBC. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
3. Hughes, Dewi (3 January 2013). "Macclesfield 2-1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
4. "Barnsley sign Declan John on loan from Cardiff City". Barnsley F.C. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
5. "Bale wants to play for Wales in the World Cup qualifiers". BBC Sport (British Broadcast Corporation). 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
6. "Macedonia 2-1 Wales". BBC Sport (British Broadcast Corporation). 6 September 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
7. "Wales 0-3 Serbia". BBC Sport (British Broadcast Corporation). 10 September 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
8. "Gareth Bale withdraws from Wales squad with thigh injury". BBC Sport (British Broadcast Corporation). 3 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
9. "Wales 1-0 Macedonia". BBC Sport (British Broadcast Corporation). 11 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
10. "Declan John". Soccer Base (Centurycomm Limited). Retrieved 2 November 2013.

External links

• Declan John career statistics at Soccerbase
• Wales profile at UEFA