Callum Johnson (footballer)

Callum Charles Johnson (born 23 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Portsmouth F.C. as a right-back or centre midfielder.

Callum Johnson
Personal information
Full name Callum Charles Johnson[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996[2]
Place of birth Yarm, England[3]
Position(s) Right-back, central-midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Portsmouth
Number 2
Youth career
2005–2015 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2020 Accrington Stanley 111 (1)
2020– Portsmouth 25 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:50, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Middlesbrough

Born in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, Johnson first represented Middlesbrough's Academy at under-9 level.[4] He originally played as a defensive-midfielder but soon converted to the role of right-back and by July 2017, was invited by first team manager Garry Monk to train with the senior side.[5] He was also a part of the Middlesbrough squad which competed in the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League.[6][7]

Accrington Stanley

On 31 August 2017, Johnson joined Accrington Stanley on a short-term loan, lasting until the end of January.[8] He then made his debut for the club on 9 September 2017 in the EFL Trophy against Middlesbrough's U21 side, playing in a central-midfield role and receiving a yellow card in the 81st minute.[9] He then went on the play the full 90 minutes in their next EFL Trophy tie, again playing in central-midfield, on 2 October 2017 against Blackpool at the Crown Ground.[10][11]

On 5 January 2018, Johnson signed permanently with the club on a two and a half year contract for an undisclosed amount.[12]

Portsmouth

In September 2020 Johnson signed for Portsmouth.[13] He scored his first goal for the club in an FA Cup tie against Bristol City on 9 January 2021.[14]

Style of play

Johnson is known to be a fairly versatile player, having played at right-back, centre-back, and defensive-midfield during his career.[8][6]

Career statistics

Club
As of 7 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2017–18[11] League Two 9020002[lower-alpha 1]0130
Accrington Stanley 2017–18[11] League Two 2310000—231
2018–19[15] League One 4104000—450
2019—20[16] League One 33000004[lower-alpha 1]0370
Portsmouth 2020–21 League One 25031003[lower-alpha 1]0311
Career total 13119110901532
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Club list of registered players" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. "Callum Johnson mfc". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough FC. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  3. "Callum Johnson 11v11". 11v11. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. "Future is bright as secret of Boro's success stems from North-East". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. "The 10 Middlesbrough Academy lads invited to train with Garry Monk's first-team this week". Gazette Live. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. "Callum Johnson UEFA". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  7. "UEFA Youth League: What next for Middlesbrough FC's Under-19s?". Gazette Live. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  8. "Accrington Stanley: Max Stryjek, Farrend Rawson and Callum Johnson join on loan". BBC. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  9. "Accrington Stanley 3-0 Middlesbrough U21". skysports.com. Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  10. "Accrington Stanley 1-2 Blackpool". skysports.com. Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  11. "Games played by Callum Johnson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  12. "Callum Johnson: Accrington sign midfielder from Middlesbrough". BBC. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  13. "Callum Johnson: Portsmouth sign Accrington Stanley right-back". BBC. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  14. "Bristol City 2-1 Portsmouth". BBC. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  15. "Games played by Callum Johnson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  16. "Games played by Callum Johnson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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