Callum Johnson (footballer)

Callum Johnson

Personal information
Full name	Callum Charles Johnson [1]
Date of birth	(1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth	Yarm, England [3]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Bradford City
Number	22
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	96	(1)
2020–2022	Portsmouth	41	(0)
2021–2022	→ Fleetwood Town (loan)	35	(4)
2022–2023	Ross County	18	(0)
2023–2024	Mansfield Town	30	(1)
2024–	Bradford City	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Callum Charles Johnson (born 23 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL League Two club Bradford City.

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] Having spent the 2021–22 season on loan at Fleetwood Town, ^[15] Johnson was released at the end of the season. ^[16]

Ross County

Johnson signed a two-year contract with Ross County in July 2022. ^[17]

Mansfield Town

On 13 January 2023, Johnson returned to English football, signing for EFL League Two club Mansfield Town for an undisclosed fee. ^[18]

Bradford City

On 29 May 2024, Johnson signed a one-year contract with EFL League Two club Bradford City. ^[19]

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

As of 7 April 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Middlesbrough	2017–18 [20]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Accrington Stanley (loan)	2017–18 [11]	League Two	9	0	2	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	13	0
Accrington Stanley	2017–18 [11]	League Two	22	1	0	0	0	0	—		22	1
	2018–19 [21]	League One	41	0	4	0	0	0	—		45	0
	2019–20 [22]	League One	33	0	1	0	1	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	38	0
	2020–21 [23]	League One	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		105	1	7	0	2	0	5	0	119	1
Portsmouth	2020–21 [24]	League One	40	0	3	1	0	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	46	1
	2021–22 [25]	League One	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		41	0	3	1	1	0	3	0	48	1
Fleetwood Town (loan)	2021–22 [25]	League One	35	4	1	0	0	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	39	4
Ross County	2022–23 [26]	Scottish Premiership	18	0	0	0	3	0	—		21	0
Mansfield Town	2022–23 [26]	League Two	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
Career total			212	5	11	1	6	0	11	0	240	6

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Mansfield Town

• EFL League Two third-place promotion: 2023–24 ^[27]

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. July 2017. 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. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
8. "Accrington Stanley: Max Stryjek, Farrend Rawson and Callum Johnson join on loan". BBC. 31 August 2017. 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. "Callum Johnson joins on season-long loan deal". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
16. "Pompey Retained List: Summer 2022". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
17. "Ross County sign full-back Johnson". BBC Sport. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
18. "Mansfield sign defender Johnson from Ross County". BBC Sport. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
19. "Johnson joins the Bantams". Bradford City AFC. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
20. "Games played by Callum Johnson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
21. "Games played by Callum Johnson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
22. "Games played by Callum Johnson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
23. "Games played by Callum Johnson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
24. "Games played by Callum Johnson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
25. "Games played by Callum Johnson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
26. "Games played by Callum Johnson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
27. https://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/2024/april/boss-character-was-central-to-promotion/

External links

• Callum Johnson at Soccerway
• Callum Johnson at Soccerbase