Louis John

Louis John

Personal information
Full name	Louis Tyler John [1]
Date of birth	(1994-04-19) 19 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Croydon, England
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s)	Central defender
Team information
Current team	Ebbsfleet United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Crawley Town	0	(0)
2012	→ Bognor Regis Town (loan)
2014	→ Sutton United (loan)	16	(0)
2014–2018	Sutton United	74	(4)
2014	→ Lewes (loan)	5	(0)
2015	→ Metropolitan Police (loan)	7	(0)
2015–2016	→ Hemel Hempstead Town (loan)	6	(1)
2016	→ Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan)	4	(0)
2016–2017	→ Ebbsfleet United (loan)	1	(0)
2018–2020	Cambridge United	22	(0)
2019–2020	→ Sutton United (loan)	12	(0)
2020–2024	Sutton United	119	(9)
2024–	Ebbsfleet United	0	(0)
International career
2016–2017	England C	2	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:04, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Louis Tyler John (born 19 April 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays a central defender for National League club Ebbsfleet United.

Career

Born in Croydon, ^[2] John began his career with Crawley Town, moving on loan to Bognor Regis Town in September 2012. ^[3] He next played for Sutton United, initially on loan before the transfer was made permanent. ^[2] While with Sutton he spent loan spells at Lewes, Metropolitan Police, Hemel Hempstead Town, Hampton & Richmond Borough and Ebbsfleet United. ^{[2] [4] [5]} In May 2018 it was announced that John would turn professional with Cambridge United for the 2018–19 season. ^[6] In November 2019 he returned to Sutton United on a two-month loan deal, ^{[7] [8]} before the deal was made permanent in January 2020. ^[9]

In June 2024 he signed for Ebbsfleet United after his Sutton contract was cancelled by mutual consent. ^{[10] [11]}

Career statistics

As of 5 May 2019

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
Crawley Town	2012–13 [12]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2013–14 [13]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sutton United (loan)	2013–14 [2]	Conference South	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Sutton United	2014–15 [2]	Conference South	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
	2015–16 [2]	National League South	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	1
	2016–17 [2]	National League	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	2017–18 [2]	National League	36	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	40	3
	Total		74	4	2	1	0	0	2	0	78	5
Lewes (loan)	2014–15 [4]	Isthmian League Premier Division	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan)	2015–16 [2]	National League South	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan)	2016–17 [2]	National League South	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Ebbsfleet United (loan)	2016–17 [2] [14]	National League South	1	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
Cambridge United	2018–19 [15]	League Two	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	0
Career total			128	5	2	1	0	0	4	0	134	6

1. Appearance in the FA Trophy

Honours

Sutton United

• National League: 2020–21 ^[16]
• EFL Trophy runner-up: 2021–22 ^[17]

References

1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
2. Louis John at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
3. @crawleytown (20 September 2012). "Louis John joins Bognor on loan" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 May 2018– via Twitter.
4. "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
5. "Louis John - Metropolitan Police FC 1st XI". www.pitchero.com.
6. "Louis John: Cambridge United sign Sutton United defender on free transfer". BBC Sport. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
7. "LOAN OUT | LOUIS JOHN JOINS SUTTON UNITED ON TWO MONTH LOAN". www.cambridge-united.co.uk.
8. "Louis John returns on loan". 12 November 2019.
9. Georgeson, Andrew (23 January 2020). "Louis John joins Sutton United". cambridgenews.
10. "Ebbsfleet add to defensive ranks". Kent Online. 15 June 2024.
11. "John joins! - Ebbsfleet United Football Club | Official Website of the Fleet". 14 June 2024.
12. "Games played by Louis John in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
13. "Games played by Louis John in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
14. "Louis John | Player Profile · Aylesbury United Archive". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com.
15. "Games played by Louis John in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
16. Phillips, Owen (23 May 2021). "Sutton win National League to reach EFL". BBC Sport . Retrieved 2 July 2021.
17. Chris Peddy (3 April 2022). "Rotherham beat Sutton after extra time to win EFL Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 February 2023.