Darnell Johnson

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Darnell Johnson
Personal information
Full name Darnell Tobias Jack Johnson [1]
Date of birth (1998-09-03) 3 September 1998 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Leicester City 0 (0)
2019 → Hibernian (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 10 (0)
2021 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 11 (0)
2021–2023 Fleetwood Town 3 (1)
2023–2024 Forest Green Rovers 9 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 England U16 2 (0)
2014 England U17 7 (0)
2015 England U18 2 (0)
2016–2017 England U19 6 (0)
2017–2018 England U20 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:09, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:39, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

Darnell Tobias Jack Johnson (born 3 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who last played as a defender for Forest Green Rovers.

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Club career

After featuring in friendly games ahead of the 2018–19 season, he signed a three-year contract with Leicester City in August 2018. [3] He moved on loan to Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on 31 January 2019, for the rest of the 2018–19 season. [4] [5] Johnson made his first appearance for Hibernian in a 2–0 defeat against Celtic on 6 February. [6] He was subsequently suspended for two matches for a challenge he made on Emilio Izaguirre during that match. [6] [7]

On 28 September 2020 he went to Wigan Athletic on loan until 4 January 2021. [8]

After the end of his loan spell at Wigan, he went on loan to AFC Wimbledon from 25 January 2021 until the end of the season [9]

In June 2021, it was announced that Johnson would be released from Leicester City upon expiry of his contract at the end of the season. [10]

On 2 August 2021, Johnson signed for EFL League One club Fleetwood Town on a two-year contract. [11] He was released from the club following the 2022–23 season. [12]

On 4 August 2023, Johnson signed for Forest Green Rovers after impressing on a trial. [13] He was released following relegation at the end of the 2023–24 season. [14]

International career

In November 2013, Johnson was captain of the England under-16 team against Northern Ireland in the Victory Shield. [15] Johnson was part of the England under-19 team that won the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, [3] playing the full game against Portugal in the final. [16]

In August 2017, Johnson scored for the England under-20 team against the Netherlands. [17]

Personal life

Johnson is the godson of former Leicester City and England player Emile Heskey. [18]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City U21s 2016–17 EFL Trophy [19] ———1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2017–18 EFL Trophy [20] ———1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2018–19 EFL Trophy [21] ———3 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2019–20 EFL Trophy [22] ———6 [lower-alpha 1] 060
Total———110110
Leicester City 2017–18 [20] Premier League 0000000000
2018–19 [21] Premier League 0000000000
2019–20 [22] Premier League0000000000
2020–21 [23] Premier League0000000000
Total0000000000
Hibernian (loan) 2018–19 [21] Scottish Premiership 1000000010
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2020–21 [23] League One 10000001 [lower-alpha 1] 0110
A.F.C. Wimbledon (loan) 2020–21 [23] League One 110000000110
Fleetwood Town 2021–22 [24] League One3100001 [lower-alpha 1] 041
Forest Green Rovers 2023–24 [25] League Two 9020102 [lower-alpha 1] 0140
Career total3412010150511
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

England U19

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