Joe Johnson (footballer, born 2006)

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Joe Johnson
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Johnson in 2024
Personal information
Full name Joe Nathan Johnson [1]
Date of birth (2006-02-21) 21 February 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Barnet, England
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Luton Town
Number 38
Youth career
2009–2012 Pro FA FC (was TFA Totteridge)
2012–2016 Arsenal
2016–2020 Focus Football
2020–2023 Luton Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Luton Town 31 (1)
International career‡
2023 England U17 1 (0)
2023– England U18 5 (0)
2024– England U19 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:36, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:37, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Joe Nathan Johnson (born 21 February 2006) is an English footballer who plays as a left-back for Luton Town.

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Club career

Born in the London Borough of Barnet, Johnson began his career with Arsenal, joining at the age of six from Pro FA FC (was TFA Totteridge). [3] After being released by Arsenal four years later, he spent time in the Focus Football Academy, before joining Luton Town in 2020. [3] He signed his first professional contract with Luton Town in March 2023. [4]

After three years in the academy of the Hatters, he made his professional debut on 24 April 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute for Alfie Doughty in a 2–1 win against Middlesbrough. [5] In doing so, he became the first academy graduate to make their debut for the club in the Championship in fifteen years. [6] He would make another appearance on the last day of the season against Hull City. The following season, he made his first start for the club in a 1–0 EFL Cup loss to Exeter City on 26 September. [7] His next appearance and FA Cup debut came four months later in a 2–1 win away to Everton, coming on as a substitute for Alfie Doughty in the 76th minute. Johnson would make his Premier League debut on 13 April, coming on for Jordan Clark in the 88th minute against Manchester City, who he also came on as a substitute against in the FA Cup two months prior. His second Premier League appearance came on the last day of the season against Fulham, again coming off the bench as a substitute.

Johnson's first League start came on the opening day of the 2024-25 Season against Burnley.

International career

Johnson was called up to the England under-18 squad in October 2023, featuring in three friendly matches in Marbella, Spain. [8] The following month, he was called up to the under-17 squad for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [9] [10]

Johnson's next call up came in May 2024, for the under-18s, for the Tri-Nations tournament.

On 4 September 2024, Johnson made his England U19 debut against Italy in Nedelišće. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 May 2024 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Luton Town 2022–23 Championship 2000000020
2023–24 Premier League 20201 [a] 00050
2024–25 Championship 1000000010
Career total5020100080
  1. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". premierleague.com. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Joe Johnson at WorldFootball.net
  3. 1 2 "Joseph Johnson". lutontown.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Simmonds, Mike (9 March 2023). "Hatters chief has a 'good feeling' about Town's academy after awarding five U18s development deals". lutontoday.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Simmonds, Mike (25 April 2023). "Luton boss had full belief in handing 17-year-old Joe Johnson his Hatters debut in the Championship". lutontoday.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Simmonds, Mike (26 April 2023). "Town teen Johnson becomes first Hatters academy graduate to make his Luton debut in the Championship for over 15 years". lutontoday.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Volcano, Carlos (29 September 2023). "Joe Johnson proud to make Luton debut". tribalfootball.com. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Simmonds, Mike (2 November 2023). "Hatters boss lauds Luton's academy after Town defender represents England U18s in Marbella". lutontoday.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Joe Johnson called up for England at the U-17 World Cup!". lutontown.co.uk. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  10. ↑ Simmonds, Mike (2 November 2023). "Luton's teenage defender is named in England U17s World Cup squad". lutontoday.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  11. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (4 September 2024). "Report: England MU19s 2-2 Italy". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  12. ↑ Joe Johnson at Soccerway
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