Ryan Johnson (footballer, born 1996)

Ryan Johnson
Personal information
Full name Ryan Johnson[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Stevenage
Number 27
Youth career
2006–2013 West Bromwich Albion
2013–2014 Stevenage
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Stevenage 7 (0)
National team
2015– Northern Ireland U21 3 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:41, 14 November 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:02, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

Ryan Johnson (born 2 October 1996) is an English-born Northern Irish footballer who plays for Stevenage as a defender.

Career

Johnson started his career in the youth system of West Bromwich Albion, where he spent seven years as a schoolboy.[2] In the summer of 2013, Johnson was offered a scholarship by the club but opted to leave and join Stevenage, where he felt he had a better chance of playing first team football.[2] Johnson started training with the first team straight away, alongside starting a two-year scholarship.[3] Johnson appeared numerous times on the bench throughout the 201314 season, making his professional debut in May 2014 in the 20 defeat to Brentford.[2] He became Stevenage's youngest ever debutant at the age of 17 years and 215 days.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 May 2014.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stevenage 2013–14[4] League One 1000000010
Career total 1000000010

    References

    1. Ryan Johnson profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
    2. 1 2 3 4 "Former West Brom starlet reveals why he quit Hawthorns to pursue career at Stevenage after making club history". Hertfordshire Mercury. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
    3. "Boss Graham Westley won't splash the cash as he targets Sky Bet League Two promotion charge for Stevenage FC next season". Hertfordshire Mercury. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
    4. "Games played by Ryan Johnson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

    External links

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