Glen Johnson (English footballer)

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Glen Johnson
Image:Glen Johnson.JPG
Personal information
Full name Glen McLeod Johnson
Date of birth 23 August 1984 (1984-08-23) (age 23)
Place of birth    Dartford, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Portsmouth
Number 5
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001–2003
2002
2003–2007
2006–2007
2007–		 West Ham United
→ Millwall (loan)
Chelsea
→ Portsmouth (loan)
Portsmouth		 15 (0)
08 (0)
41 (3)
26 (0)
29 (1)   
National team2
2003–2006
2003–		 England U21
England		 14 (0)
08 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 14:46, 15 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 22:32, 1 June 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Glen McLeod Johnson (born 23 August 1984 in Greenwich, London) is an English footballer who plays for Portsmouth in the English Premier League, and has won eight caps for England. He is a defender in the right back position, and can also play at centre-back or in midfield.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Chelsea

In summer 2003, Dartford-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's era at Chelsea, the attacking full back scored his début 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.

As the 2005-06 season unfolded, Johnson was still only a squad player at Chelsea with Paulo Ferreira being the regular at right-back. 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 made a fine start to his first 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 but his form dipped in the later stages of the season. The purchase of Lauren in January seemed to signal that Portsmouth would not make Johnson's signing permanent after his loan expired.

[edit] Portsmouth

On August 31, 2007, transfer deadline day, Johnson signed for Portsmouth on a four-year contract, for a fee believed to be £4million.[1] He was handed a start in the first match after his return in a 3-1 defeat at Arsenal and has become the club's regular right-back.

On October 20, Johnson scored his first goal in over 3 years against Wigan Athletic[2] after dribbling from the halfway line. He played in and won the 2008 FA Cup.

[edit] International career

During his time with the England U21s, Johnson was handed his full England début in November 2003 against Denmark, coming on as a substitute for the injured Gary Neville after 16 minutes.

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. Johnson did not make any further England appearances under Sven Goran Eriksson or his successor Steve McClaren but was named in Fabio Capello's first squad in January 2008.

[edit] Controversy

Johnson reportedly had several rifts with José Mourinho, most notably when he forgot his passport for the second leg of the Champions League match against Barcelona.[3]

In January 2007, Glen Johnson received an £80 on-the-spot fine when he was caught with friend and fellow footballer Ben May attempting to steal a toilet seat and other bathroom fittings from a DIY store.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Portsmouth sign full-back Johnson", BBC Sport, 2007-08-31. Retrieved on 2007-08-31. 
  2. ^ "Wigan 0-2 Portsmouth", BBC Sport, 2007-10-20. Retrieved on 2007-10-20. 
  3. ^ "Boozy ace missed flight", The Sun. Retrieved on 2007-08-31. 
  4. ^ "Footballer fined for toilet seat fraud", Guardian Unlimited, 2007-01-19. Retrieved on 2007-08-31. 

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Portsmouth F.C. – current squad

1 James • 2 Primus • 3 Aubey • 4 Lauren • 5 Johnson • 6 Diarra • 7 Hreiðarsson • 8 Bouba Diop • 9 Baroš • 10 Nugent • 11 Muntari • 13 Begovic • 14 Defoe • 15 Distin • 16 Pamarot • 17 Utaka • 18 Mvuemba • 19 Kranjčar • 20 Cranie • 21 Ashdown • 22 Hughes • 23 Campbell • 24 Duffy • 27 Kanu • 28 Davis • 30 Pedro Mendes • 34 Songo'o • 35 Wilson • Manager: Redknapp
Persondata
NAME Johnson, Glen McLeod
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 23 August 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH London, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH