Glen Johnson (footballer)
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Glen Johnson | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Glen McLeod Johnson | |
Date of birth | August 23, 1984 (age 22) | |
Place of birth | London, England | |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
Playing position | Right back, right midfield | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Portsmouth (on loan from Chelsea) |
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Number | 4 | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
2001-2003 2002 2003- 2006-2007 |
West Ham United → Millwall (loan) Chelsea → Portsmouth (loan) |
15 (0) 8 (0) 39 (3) 21 (0) |
National team2 | ||
2003-2005 | England | 5 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Glen McLeod Johnson (born August 23, 1984 in Greenwich, London) is an English footballer at Portsmouth on a season long loan from Chelsea in the English Premier League. He is a defender in the right back position, and can also play at centre-back or in midfield.
London-born Johnson was bought by Claudio Ranieri from West Ham United for £6 million, having had a loan spell at Millwall. The first purchase of the Abramovich era at Chelsea, the attacking full back scored his debut goal for Chelsea in the 5-0 romp of Newcastle United in November 2003. He scored three more goals that season as he enjoyed more game time under Ranieri.
Despite not establishing himself as a first-choice team member just yet, he is rated very highly and is seen as a good technical player and defender.
During his time with the England Under-21s, Johnson was handed his full England debut in November 2003 against Denmark, coming on as a substitute for the injured Gary Neville after 16 minutes.
As season 2005-06 unfolded Johnson was still only a squad player at Chelsea with Paulo Ferreira being the regular at right-back. Following a poor performance in England's friendly in Denmark in August 2005 he lost his position as Gary Neville's understudy in the squad to Luke Young who played in both the subsequent World Cup qualifiers. However, the then England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson still regards Johnson as the best up-and-coming right back in England. Johnson made one appearance in the Premier League for Chelsea that season, starting the 4-0 win against West Bromwich Albion in place of Ferreira. Versatile squad player Geremi also provided extra competition for Johnson at right-back under José Mourinho. As a result, Johnson joined Portsmouth in a season long loan in June 2006.
Johnson has made a fine start to his spell with Portsmouth as part of the defence that didn't concede a single goal in the first five games of the 2006-07 season.
Johnson reportedly had several rifts with Jose Mourinho, most notably when he forgot his passport for the second leg of the Champions League match against Barcelona.[1] Johnson was surrounded by further controversy when he was caught speeding his Aston Martin.[2]
On January 17, 2007, Glen Johnson and Ben May were caught at a B&Q store in Dartford, Kent attempting to steal bathroom fittings. They both received £80 fines.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Boozy ace missed flight. The Sun.
- ^ England star banned from driving. BBC News Online (2005-02-21).
- ^ Footballers fined over shop theft. BBC. Retrieved on 19 January, 2007.
[edit] External links
- FootballDatabase provides Glen Johnson' profile and stats
- BBC profile
- Glen Johnson career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile, stats, photo at 4thegame.com
- Photos and stats at sporting-heroes.net
- Photo and profile at premierleague.com
- Johnson's ankle injury at SkySports.com
Portsmouth F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 James | 2 Primus | 3 Stefanović | 4 Johnson | 5 O'Brien | 6 Traoré | 9 Todorov | 10 Lauren | 11 Pamarot | 14 Taylor | 15 Ashdown | 19 Kranjčar | 21 Songo'o | 22 Hughes | 23 Campbell | 25 Benjani | 26 O'Neil | 27 Kanu | 28 Davis | 29 Douala | 30 Pedro Mendes | 32 LuaLua | 34 Mvuemba | 35 Jordan | Manager: Redknapp |
Categories: 1984 births | Chelsea F.C. players | England international footballers | England under-21 international footballers | English footballers | Living people | People from Greenwich | Millwall F.C. players | West Ham United F.C. defenders | West Ham United F.C. players | Portsmouth F.C. players | FA Premier League players