Ryan Johnson (footballer, born 1996)

Ryan Johnson
Personal information
Full name Ryan Anthony Johnson[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996[2]
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Stevenage
Number 27
Youth career
2006–2013 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Stevenage 12 (0)
2014Boreham Wood (loan) 1 (0)
2016–St Albans City (loan) 7 (1)
National team
2015– Northern Ireland U21 4 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:41, 28 June 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:04, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

Ryan Anthony 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.[3] 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.[3] Johnson started training with the first team straight away, alongside starting a two-year scholarship.[4] Johnson appeared numerous times on the bench throughout the 201314 season, making his professional debut in May 2014 in the 20 defeat to Brentford.[3] He became Stevenage's youngest ever debutant at the age of 17 years and 215 days.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stevenage 2013–14[5] League One 1000000010
2014–15[6] League Two 40000040
2015–16[7] League Two 7000000040
Total 120000000120
Boreham Wood (loan) 2014–15[8] Conference South 100010
Career total 130000000130

    References

    1. "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
    2. 1 2 "Ryan Johnson". 11v11. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
    3. 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.
    4. "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.
    5. "Games played by Ryan Johnson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
    6. "Games played by Ryan Johnson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
    7. "Games played by Ryan Johnson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
    8. "R. Johnson - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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