Darius Johnson (footballer)

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Darius Johnson
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-15) 15 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Chelsea, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Volendam
Number 38
Youth career
The Harrow Club
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Rising Ballers
2019 Kensington & Ealing Borough 5
2019– Volendam 42 (1)
2019– Jong Volendam 34 (7)
International career‡
2023– Grenada 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:19, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:56, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Darius Johnson (born 15 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Volendam. [2] Born in England he plays for the Grenada national team.

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Club career

As a youngster, Johnson had various internships and trials with football clubs, firstly with Queens Park Rangers before heading off to the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Crawley Town and Oxford United, but failed to secure permanent terms. [3] After a subsequent break from football, Johnson returned at the age of seventeen to play for The Harrow Club at youth level. [3] During his time with them, Johnson played in a friendly against YouTube team Rising Ballers; who subsequently signed the forward. [3] [4] He would eventually leave the club, prior to joining Combined Counties Football League side Kensington & Ealing Borough. [3]

After making five appearances for the semi-professional outfit, Johnson joined Chelsea on trial. [3] He earned the possibility of a contract after featuring in Premier League 2 against Brighton & Hove Albion, but was unable to sign due to Chelsea's ongoing transfer ban. [2] [3] Johnson secured a trial with Dutch team FC Volendam in mid-2019. [3] [5] He was given a professional deal soon after, having appeared in an exhibition match versus VPV Purmersteijn. [3] [6] He made his pro debut on 23 August 2019 during a 3–0 loss away to De Graafschap, as he came off the bench to replace Nick Doodeman after seventy-nine minutes. [2]

Johnson scored his first FC Volendam league goal on 13 September, netting in a home draw against FC Dordrecht. [2]

His contract with Volendam ended in the summer of 2022 [7] but he reappeared for the club's second team in October 2022 playing in the Tweede Divisie. He also appeared as a late substitue in the last two games of the season for the first team, which meant his debut in the Dutch Eredivisie.

International career

Born in England, Johnson is of Grenadian descent. He was called up to the Grenada national team for a set of 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches in September 2023. [8]

Career statistics

As of 28 September 2021. [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Volendam 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 13110—00141
2020–21 8010—0090
2021–22 0000—0000
Career total21120—00231

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References

  1. ↑ "Darius Johnson". World Football. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Darius Johnson at Soccerway
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Het verhaal van de Engelse Youtuber die bij FC Volendam tekende". Vice. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Meet Darius Johnson...The Teenager Behind Viral 'Two-Footed First Touch' Video". Sport Bible. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "From the streets to pro baller in Netherlands via Chelsea: the story of Darius Johnson". Goal. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Darius Johnson kiest voor FC Volendam". FC Volendam. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Overzicht: alle afgeronde inkomende en uitgaande transfers in de Eredivisie". voetbalprimeur.nl. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  8. ↑ https://associatestimes.com/grenada-know-football-squad-for-concacaf-nations-league-match-against-suriname/
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