External links
- Carl Johnston at Soccerway
- Carl Johnston at WorldFootball.net
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carl Robert Johnston [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 2002 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland [3] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [3] | ||
| Position | Right-back / Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Peterborough United | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2018 | Linfield | ||
| 2018–2020 | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2025 | Fleetwood Town | 92 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | → Farsley Celtic (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2025– | Peterborough United | 28 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Northern Ireland U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Northern Ireland U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | Northern Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Northern Ireland U21 | 15 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:27, 20 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:28, 23 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Carl Robert Johnston (born 29 May 2002) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a Right-back for EFL League One side Peterborough United.
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] On 15 January 2021, he signed a new contract with the club lasting until summer 2022, with the option of a further year. [12] Johnston signed a new long-term contract in June 2022, keeping him at the club for a further three years with the option for a fourth. [13]
On 4 January 2025, Johnston signed for League One side Peterborough United on a long-term deal for a "sizeable six-figure" fee. [14] Johnston was cup-tied as Peterborough won the 2024-25 EFL Trophy by beating Birmingham City in the final. [15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 2019–20 [8] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21 [16] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 [17] | League One | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 [18] | League One | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 [19] | League One | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 [20] | League Two | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Total | 92 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 110 | 3 | ||
| Farsley Celtic (loan) | 2020–21 [8] | National League North | 15 | 1 | — | — | 2 [b] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Peterborough United | 2024–25 [21] | League One | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 [22] | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 135 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 157 | 4 | ||
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