Max Johnston (footballer)

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Max Johnston
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-12-26) 26 December 2003 (age 21) [1]
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Sturm Graz
Number 2
Youth career
Motherwell
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Motherwell 19 (3)
2021–2022 → Queen of the South (loan) 25 (2)
2022 → Cove Rangers (loan) 11 (0)
2023– Sturm Graz 30 (0)
2023– → Sturm Graz II 7 (0)
International career‡
2019 Scotland U16 [2] 1 (1)
2022– Scotland U19 [3] 2 (0)
2022– Scotland U21 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:55, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Max Johnston (born 26 December 2003) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Austrian Bundesliga side Sturm Graz. He has represented Scotland internationally at youth level.

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Club career

Johnston signed for Motherwell at 12 years old, progressing through the club's academy system, [4] then joining up with the first-team squad ahead of the 2020–21 season. [1] Johnston debuted for the Steelmen on 13 February 2021, as a substitute in the Lanarkshire derby versus Hamilton Academical. [5] [6]

On 1 September 2021, Johnston signed for Queen of the South on a season long loan deal, with the former Doonhamers manager being his father Allan. [7] He was then loaned to Cove Rangers in September 2022. [8] After making 10 appearances with Cove, Johnston was recalled on 1 January 2023. [9] He then became a regular in the Motherwell first team, and won the SFWA Young Player of the Year award for 2022–23. [10]

On 25 July 2023, Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz announced the signing of Johnston on a contract until the summer of 2027. [11]

International career

Johnston represented Scotland at under-16 level, scoring on his debut versus Australia in 2019. On 17 March 2022, Johnston was called up late to the Scotland under-19 squad. [12]

He was added to the full Scotland squad for the first time in October 2023, following withdrawals by Aaron Hickey and Andrew Robertson. [13]

Personal life

Johnston's father is former Scotland international Allan, and his uncle Sammy is also a former player. [4]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 January 2025 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Motherwell 2020–21 [15] Scottish Premiership 20000000–20
2021–22 [16] Scottish Premiership000000––00
2022–23 [17] Scottish Premiership173200000–193
Total193200000–213
Queen of the South (loan) 2021–22 Scottish Championship 2522000–4 [c] 1313
Cove Rangers (loan) 2022–23 Scottish Championship1100000––110
Sturm Graz 2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 20020–7 [d] 0–290
2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga10020–5 [e] 0–170
Total3004000120–460
Sturm Graz II 2023–24 2. Liga 70––––70
Career total9258000120411166
  1. ↑ Includes Scottish Cup, Austrian Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Sturm Graz

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 "Max Johnston Motherwell F.C player profile". motherwellfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Max Johnston Scottish FA player profile". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Max Johnston Scottish FA player profile". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  4. 1 2 McGilvray, Andy (16 January 2021). "Rangers hero's son is a new Academy graduate at Motherwell". dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Motherwell 1–4 Hamilton: Stephen O'Donnell sent off as Accies run riot to move off bottom". skysports.com. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  6. ↑ Banks, Ben (19 February 2021). "Motherwell manager Graham Alexander looking for response against old pal as he praises Max Johnston". nottheoldfirm.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "QosFC: Welcome - Max Johnston".
  8. ↑ "Max Johnston joins Cove Rangers on loan". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell FC. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  9. ↑ Club, Motherwell Football; Gibson, Scott (1 January 2023). "Max Johnston recalled from Cove Rangers". Motherwell Football Club. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  10. 1 2 Grant, Michael (21 May 2023). "SFWA Young Player of the Year Max Johnston: It's my time to kick on". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "SCHOTTISCHE POWER FÜR DEN SK STURM". sksturm.at (in German). SK Strum Graz. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "QosFC: Max Johnston".
  13. ↑ "Scotland squad to play France: Max Johnston called up as Aaron Hickey withdraws". BBC Sport. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  14. ↑ Max Johnston at Soccerway
  15. ↑ "Games played by Max Johnston in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Max Johnston in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Max Johnston in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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