Declan John

Declan John

John playing for the Cardiff City development team in 2013
Personal information
Full nameDeclan Christopher John[1]
Date of birth30 June 1995
Place of birthMerthyr Tydfil, Wales
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Barnsley (on loan from Cardiff City)
Number3
Youth career
Cardiff City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–Cardiff City26(0)
2015–Barnsley (loan)4(0)
National team
2011–2012Wales U174(0)
2013–Wales U198(1)
2014–Wales U213(0)
2013–Wales2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:30, 18 March 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:59, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

Declan Christopher John (born 30 June 1995) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Barnsley, on loan from Cardiff City, as a defender.

Career

Born in Merthyr Tydfil, John progressed through the academy at Cardiff City. His professional debut for Cardiff came on 14 August 2012, in a 2–1 defeat to Northampton Town in the Football League Cup.[2] John made his first league and Barclays Premier League start against West Ham United for Cardiff's first game back in the top flight.

International career

John was first called up to the Wales squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Macedonia and Serbia, in September 2013.[3] He was an unused substitute in both games.[4][5] The following month, he retained his place in the squad for the qualifiers against Macedonia and Belgium.[6] On 11 October, John made his debut, playing the whole 90-minutes in the 1-0 win against Macedonia at the Cardiff City Stadium.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 April 2015.[8]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cardiff City 2012–13 Championship 0010100020
2013–14 Premier League 200102000200
2014–15 Championship 60113000101
Barnsley (Loan) 2014–15 League One 4000000040
Total 300305000391

International

As of 10 April 2015.
National teamYearAppsGoals
Wales 201320
Total20

References

  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 11. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  2. "Northampton 1-2 Cardiff". BBC. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  3. "Bale wants to play for Wales in the World Cup qualifiers". BBC Sport (British Broadcast Corporation). 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  4. "Macedonia 2-1 Wales". BBC Sport (British Broadcast Corporation). 6 September 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  5. "Wales 0-3 Serbia". BBC Sport (British Broadcast Corporation). 10 September 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  6. "Gareth Bale withdraws from Wales squad with thigh injury". BBC Sport (British Broadcast Corporation). 3 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  7. "Wales 1-0 Macedonia". BBC Sport (British Broadcast Corporation). 11 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  8. "Declan John". Soccer Base (Centurycomm Limited). Retrieved 2 November 2013.

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