Darnell Johnson
Personal information
Full name Darnell Tobias Jack Johnson[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-03) 3 September 1998[2]
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Forest Green Rovers
Number 4
Youth career
Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Leicester City 0 (0)
2019 → Hibernian (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 10 (0)
2021 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 11 (0)
2021–2023 Fleetwood Town 3 (1)
2023– Forest Green Rovers 0 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 England U16 2 (0)
2014 England U17 7 (0)
2015 England U18 2 (0)
2016–2017 England U19 6 (0)
2017–2018 England U20 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:53, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:39, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

Darnell Tobias Jack Johnson (born 3 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Forest Green Rovers.

Club career

After featuring in friendly games ahead of the 2018–19 season, he signed a three-year contract with Leicester City in August 2018.[3] He moved on loan to Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on 31 January 2019, for the rest of the 2018–19 season.[4][5] Johnson made his first appearance for Hibernian in a 2–0 defeat against Celtic on 6 February.[6] He was subsequently suspended for two matches for a challenge he made on Emilio Izaguirre during that match.[6][7]

On 28 September 2020 he went to Wigan Athletic on loan until 4 January 2021.[8]

After the end of his loan spell at Wigan, he went on loan to AFC Wimbledon from 25 January 2021 until the end of the season[9]

In June 2021, it was announced that Johnson would be released from Leicester City upon expiry of his contract at the end of the season.[10]

On 2 August 2021, Johnson signed for EFL League One club Fleetwood Town on a two-year contract.[11] He was released from the club following the 2022–23 season.[12]

On 4 August 2023, Johnson signed for Forest Green Rovers after impressing on a trial.[13]

International career

In November 2013, Johnson was captain of the England under-16 team against Northern Ireland in the Victory Shield.[14] Johnson was part of the England under-19 team that won the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship,[3] playing the full game against Portugal in the final.[15]

In August 2017, Johnson scored for the England under-20 team against the Netherlands.[16]

Personal life

Johnson is the godson of former Leicester City and England player Emile Heskey.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 September 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City U21s 2016–17 EFL Trophy[18] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
2017–18 EFL Trophy[19] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
2018–19 EFL Trophy[20] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
2019–20 EFL Trophy[21] ———6[lower-alpha 1]060
Total ———110110
Leicester City 2017–18[19] Premier League 0000000000
2018–19[20] Premier League 0000000000
2019–20[21] Premier League 0000000000
2020–21[22] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Hibernian (loan) 2018–19[20] Scottish Premiership 1000000010
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2020–21[22] League One 10000001[lower-alpha 1]0110
A.F.C. Wimbledon (loan) 2020–21[22] League One 110000000110
Fleetwood Town 2021–22[23] League One 3100001[lower-alpha 1]041
Career total 2510000130371
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

England U19

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish retained lists". Premier League. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Darnell Johnson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Darnell Johnson Signs New Three-Year Contract" (Press release). Leicester City FC. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Hibernian sign Marc McNulty, Darnell Johnson and Gael Bigirimana". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. ↑ Blackwell, Jordan (7 February 2019). "Leicester City's 'good project' continues as Knight and Johnson vie for first-team places". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Darnell Johnson: Hibernian defender faces ban for challenge on Celtic's Emilio Izaguirre". BBC Sport. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  7. ↑ Mullen, Scott (12 February 2019). "Darnell Johnson: Hibernian defender banned for two matches". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Darnell Johnson Signs New Three-Year Contract" (Press release). Leicester City FC. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon loan for Darnell Johnson". Leicester City FC. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  10. ↑ Blackwell, Jordan (4 June 2021). "Leicester City retained list published as nine players released and contracts offered". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Darnell Johnson joins Cod Army". Fleetwood Town. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Retained list: first team". Fleetwood Town FC. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "Forest Green sign Johnson and Kadji". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Northern Ireland edge Victory Shield game in Bournemouth". The Football Association. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  15. 1 2 "European Under-19 Championship: England beat Portugal in final". BBC Sport. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  16. ↑ "Young Lions kick-off new campaign with clinical victory against the Dutch in Telford". The Football Association. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  17. ↑ "Darnell Johnson hopes to follow Godfather Emile Heskey's example at Hibs". BT Sport. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Darnell Johnson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Darnell Johnson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  20. 1 2 3 "Games played by Darnell Johnson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Darnell Johnson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  22. 1 2 3 "Games played by Darnell Johnson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Darnell Johnson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
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