Carl Johnston

Carl Robert Johnston (born 29 May 2002) is an Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Farsley Celtic, on loan from League One side Fleetwood Town.

Carl Johnston
Personal information
Full name Carl Robert Johnston[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-29) 29 May 2002[2]
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland[3]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Farsley Celtic
(on loan from Fleetwood Town)
Youth career
2011–2018 Linfield
2018–2020 Fleetwood Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Fleetwood Town 0 (0)
2020– → Farsley Celtic (loan) 11 (1)
National team‡
2019 Northern Ireland U17 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:01, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:24, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

Club career

After spending seven years with the academy of Linfield, Johnston joined Fleetwood Town's academy in 2018.[4][5]

In January 2020, Johnston signed his first professional contract with Fleetwood Town.[6][7] In June 2020, he was one of 33 players to receive the League Football Education’s 'The 11' award.[4]

Johnson made his senior debut for the club on 1 September 2020 as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 EFL Trophy victory away to Carlisle United.[8] He joined Farsley Celtic on a four-week-long youth loan in October 2020.[9][10] On 7 January 2021, it was announced that Johnston would remain on loan at Farsley Celtic until the end of the 2020/21 season.[11]

International career

He has played for Northern Ireland at under-17 level.[8]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 September 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fleetwood Town 2020–21[12] League One 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
Farsley Celtic (loan) 2020–21[8] National League North 11100—00111
Career total 111000020131
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 23rd June 2020: Fleetwood Town" (PDF). 23 June 2020. p. 38. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. Carl Johnston at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. "Carl Johnston". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. Fleetwood Town F.C. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  4. Fullerton, Gareth (13 June 2020). "Former Linfield teenager hailed for achievements at Fleetwood". BelfastLive. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  5. "Carl Johnston". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  6. "Dylan Boyle and Carl Johnston sign professional contracts". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. Fleetwood Town F.C. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  7. Fullerton, Gareth (11 January 2020). "Fleetwood Town announce pro deals for Northern Ireland teens". BelfastLive. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  8. Carl Johnston at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  9. Ritchie, Thomas (17 October 2020). "Eliot Goldthorp and Carl Johnston Join the Celt Army". www.farsleyceltic.com. Farsley Celtic F.C. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  10. "Carl Johnston joins Farsley Celtic on loan". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. Fleetwood Town F.C. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  11. "Carl Johnston extends stay at Farsley Celtic". Fleetwood Town FC. 7 January 2021.
  12. "Games played by Carl Johnston in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
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