John Swift (footballer, born 1995)

John Swift

Swift playing for Brentford in 2015.
Personal information
Full name John David Swift[1]
Date of birth (1995-06-23) 23 June 1995
Place of birth Portsmouth, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Brentford
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 19
Youth career
2005–2006 Portsmouth
Chelsea
Pace Youth
2007–2014 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2014– Chelsea 1 (0)
2014 → Rotherham United (loan) 4 (0)
2015 → Swindon Town (loan) 18 (2)
2015– → Brentford (loan) 26 (6)
National team‡
2010 England U16 1 (0)
2011–2012 England U17 10 (0)
2012 England U18 1 (0)
2012–2014 England U19 11 (0)
2014–2015 England U20 9 (1)
2015– England U21 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:05, 3 May 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:31, 26 March 2016 (UTC)

John David Swift (born 23 June 1995) is an English professional football midfielder who currently plays for Brentford, on loan from Chelsea. He has been described as a "box-to-box player who is technically gifted with an eye for goal" and is a current England U21 international.[2]

Club career

Early years

A midfielder, Swift began his career at Soccer City in Fareham, before moving to Kickers in Eastleigh.[3] He joined local Premier League side Portsmouth in 2005, but was released after just one season.[3] He joined Chandler’s Ford Tornadoes, before spending six months with Premier League club Chelsea as an U13.[3] Upon his release he joined Pace Youth in Southampton and also received technical coaching at the Elite Training Centre in the city.[4] After interest from Fulham, Portsmouth and Southampton,[5] Swift rejoined Chelsea after a successful trial in 2007.[6]

Chelsea

Youth years

While still an U15, Swift made his U18 debut during the 2009–10 season.[7] He was a part of the U15 team's success in the Junior Section of the 2010 Milk Cup, scoring in a 3–0 victory over Cruz Azul in the final.[8] Swift signed a scholarship deal at the end of the 2010–11 season and was part of the U18 team which won the 2011–12 FA Youth Cup.[7][9] He made his U21 debut towards the end of the 2011–12 season and was awarded a four-year professional contract in July 2012.[7] Swift alternated between the U18, U19 and U21 teams during the 2012–13 season and he cemented a place in the U21s the following year, scoring 9 goals in 26 appearances and winning the U21 Premier League title.[7][10]

Senior

Swift began training with the first team in the latter stages of the 2013–14 season and was rewarded for his form with the U21s by being named as a substitute for the final match of the campaign versus Cardiff City.[11] He made his professional debut when he replaced Eden Hazard in the dying minutes of the 2–1 victory.[12] Swift spent the majority of the 2014–15 season away on loan and did not receive a first team call up.[13]

Loan to Rotherham United

On 1 August 2014, Swift joined newly promoted Championship side Rotherham United on loan for the duration of the 2014–15 season.[14] He made his debut as a substitute on the opening day of the season in a 1–0 away defeat to Derby County, replacing Matt Derbyshire after 70 minutes.[15] He made his first start for the Millers in the following match versus Fleetwood Town in the League Cup first round,[13] lasting 66 minutes of the extra time victory before being replaced by Matt Derbyshire.[16] After two further appearances, Swift was consigned to the bench until 14 November,[13] when he returned to Chelsea after failing to "make a significant impact" at the New York Stadium.[17] He made just four appearances for the club.[18]

Loan to Swindon Town

On 3 January 2015, Swift joined high-flying League One club Swindon Town on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season.[19] He began his time at the County Ground by making five consecutive starts and he scored his first professional goal on his third appearance, in a 3–1 victory over Chesterfield.[20] He netted again on 7 March, sending the Robins on their way to a 3–0 victory over Notts County.[21] A fourth-place finish saw Swindon qualify for the promotion playoffs, but Swift made just one appearance in the semi-final first leg versus Sheffield United, picking up a muscle strain,[22] which saw him ruled out of the victorious second leg and the final defeat to Preston North End.[13] He made 19 appearances and scored two goals for Swindon.[18]

Loan to Brentford

On 1 October 2015, Swift joined Championship side Brentford on a loan which was later extended until the end of the 2015–16 season.[23] He made his debut two days later as a second-half substitute for Toumani Diagouraga during a 2–0 defeat to Derby County.[24] Deployed as a right winger,[25] Swift replaced Konstantin Kerschbaumer in the starting lineup for the following match versus former side Rotherham United and scored his first goal for the Bees with the opener in a 3–0 win over Charlton Athletic on 24 October.[26] He became a regular starter and scored the first brace of his career to send the Bees on the way to a 3–0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on 23 February 2016, subsequently being named in the Football League Team of Midweek.[26][27]

International career

Swift lined up for England U17 in 2012.

Swift has represented England from U16 through to U21 level.[2] He made his international debut in a Victory Shield defeat to Wales U16 on 15 October 2010.[2] He was part of the U17 squad which won the 2011 FA International Tournament and the 2012 Algarve Tournament,[28][29] but he could not help the team to qualify for the 2012 European U17 Championship.[30] Swift made 9 appearances during the U19s' failed qualification attempts for the 2013 and 2014 European U19 Championships.[30] Moving up to U20 level for the 2014–15 season, Swift was a part of the squad which won the 2014 Four Nation Tournament and he finally scored his first international goal with the opener in a 2–1 victory over United States U20 on 29 March 2015.[31][32] Swift was called into the U20 squad for the 2015 Toulon Tournament and appeared in all of England's matches as the Young Lions finished fourth.[31] In November 2015, Swift made his U21 debut with a start in a 3–1 2017 European U21 Championship qualifying win over Switzerland.[33]

Personal life

Swift attended Brune Park school in Gosport and lived in the town until the age of 16.[3][6]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2016.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2013–14[34] Premier League 1000000010
2014–15[35] 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16[36] 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1000000010
Rotherham United (loan) 2014–15[35] Championship 30—10—40
Swindon Town (loan) 2014–15[35] League One 182——1[lower-alpha 1]0192
Brentford (loan) 2015–16[36] Championship 26610——276
Career total 488101010518
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League play-offs

Honours

Club

Chelsea

National

England U20

England U17

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 February 2014. p. 9. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "John Swift". thefa.com. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Swift rise from the Tyro to the Premier League". Daily Echo. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  4. ↑ "Chelsea, Pompey, Southampton, Brighton - they’re all looking at ETC footballers". www.chichester.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  5. ↑ "Chelsea prospect could make Swift Blues return". www.portsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  6. 1 2 "Chelsea starlet would love to play for Pompey fans". portsmouth.co.uk. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "John Swift". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  8. 1 2 "Milk wins for Etoile and Chelsea". BBC. 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  9. ↑ "John Swift: Making Progress". Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  10. 1 2 "Chelsea fight back to claim Barclays Under-21 Premier League title". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  11. ↑ "John Swift Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  12. ↑ "Cardiff 1 Chelsea 2". bbc.co.uk. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "John Swift Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  14. ↑ "Loan for Swift". http://www.chelseafc.com/. Chelsea FC. Archived from the original on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  15. ↑ "Derby 1 v 0 Millers, report". http://www.themillers.co.uk/. Retrieved 9 August 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  16. ↑ "Rotherham United 1-0 Fleetwood Town (aet)". BBC. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  17. ↑ "Swift makes Chelsea return". http://www.themillers.co.uk/. Retrieved 14 November 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  18. 1 2 "John Swift". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  19. ↑ "Swift Joins On Loan". http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/. Swindon Town F.C. Retrieved 3 January 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  20. ↑ "BBC Sport - Swindon Town v Chesterfield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "Swindon Town 3-0 Notts County". BBC. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  22. ↑ "PLAY-OFFS 2015: Captain Thompson a doubt for final". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  23. ↑ "Chelsea youngster John Swift extends Brentford loan". getwestlondon. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  24. ↑ "Derby County 2-0 Brentford". BBC. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  25. ↑ "Chelsea loanee enjoying his role in Brentford's midfield". getwestlondon. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  26. 1 2 "John Swift Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
  27. ↑ "Sky Bet Football League Team of Midweek". www.football-league.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  28. 1 2 "John Swift :: John David Swift :: Brentford". www.footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  29. 1 2 "England U17 Algarve Tournament Squad". Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  30. 1 2 "England - J. Swift - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  31. 1 2 3 "England Matches - Under-20's". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  32. ↑ Association, The Football. "Chelsea youngster John Swift delighted to be off the mark for England - England | The FA". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  33. ↑ "England U21 v Switzerland U21". BBC. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  34. ↑ "John Swift | Football Stats | Chelsea | Season 2013/2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  35. 1 2 3 "John Swift | Football Stats | Chelsea | Season 2014/2015 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  36. 1 2 "John Swift | Football Stats | Chelsea | Season 2015/2016 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-10-04.

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