Oli Johnson

Oli Johnson
Personal information
Full name Oliver Tobias M. Johnson[1]
Date of birth 6 November 1987 (1987-11-06) (age 24)
Place of birth Wakefield, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Yeovil Town
(on loan from Norwich City)
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007–2008 Nostell Miners Welfare 15 (9)
2008–2010 Stockport County 40 (6)
2010– Norwich City 19 (4)
2011 → Yeovil Town (loan) 18 (3)
2011– → Yeovil Town (loan) 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:23, 24 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Oliver Tobias M. "Oli" Johnson (born 6 November 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Yeovil Town on loan from Norwich City, as a striker.

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Club career

Early career and Stockport County

Born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Johnson started his career in the ninth tier of English football with Nostell Miners Welfare, scoring nine goals during the 2007–08 season.[2] He impressed on trial with Stockport County and joined them on 17 October 2008, signing a contract until the end of the season[3] and made his debut as part of a 2–1 loss against Colchester United. He made an instant impact at Stockport, scoring four goals in his first four starts for the club, including the winner against Cheltenham Town at Edgeley Park.

Norwich City and Yeovil loan

Johnson signed for Norwich City on a two-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee on 8 January 2010 and made his debut coming on as a late substitute in Norwich's 3–1 victory over Exeter City the following day.[4][5] He scored his first goal for the club a week later in the 5–0 away victory against Colchester United.[6]

Johnson joined Yeovil Town on a one month loan on 14 January 2011,[7] and made his debut as a substitute in the 1–0 win against Swindon Town on 15 January. His scored his first goal for the club against Brentford, helping Yeovil to a 2–1 win. He has since scored twice more, including a volley in a 1-0 win against Tranmere Rovers.

References

  1. ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.com/post84BMDSearchStart.action?redef=0&searchType=B. Retrieved 2010-01-09. 
  2. ^ "NCEL Team Details". Northern Counties East Football League. http://www.ncel.org.uk/clubinfo.php?team=66&page=2&sid=6=B. Retrieved 2010-01-09. 
  3. ^ "Johnson joins Hatters". Sky Sports. 2008-10-17. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11762_4349868,00.html. Retrieved 2008-10-25. 
  4. ^ "Norwich City sign Zak Whitbread and Oli Johnson". BBC Sport. 2010-01-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/8449018.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-09. 
  5. ^ "Norwich 3 - 1 Exeter". BBC Sport. 2010-01-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8428620.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-09. 
  6. ^ "Colchester 0 - 5 Norwich". BBC Sport. 2010-01-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8444108.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
  7. ^ "Norwich City striker Oli Johnson joins Yeovil on loan". BBC Sport. 14th Jan 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/9361585.stm. Retrieved 14th Jan 2011. 

External links

Yeovil Town F.C. – current squad