Michael Johnson (footballer, born 1994)

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Michael Johnson
Personal information
Full name Michael David Johnson
Date of birth (1994-05-11) 11 May 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Malta
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 St. Andrews
Number 2
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 St. Andrews 57 (5)
2017–2022 Balzan 75 (6)
2022–2023 St Lucia 10 (0)
2024– St. Andrews 4 (0)
International career‡
2016 Malta U-21 1 (0)
2018– Malta 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2018

Michael David Johnson (born 11 May 1994) is a Maltese footballer who plays as a defender for St. Andrews in the Maltese Challenge League.

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Club career

Johnson joined Balzan on 12 June 2017, after two seasons in the Premier League with St. Andrews. [1]

International career

Johnson was a youth international for the Malta national under-21 football team, making his debut in a 3–2 defeat to the Belgium U-21 on 2 September 2016. [2]

Johnson made his international debut for the Malta senior team in a friendly against Finland on 26 March 2018. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Michael Johnson (ex) St. Andrews FC player signed with Balzan FC". Balzan F.C. 12 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Under-21 2017 - Malta-Belgium". UEFA. 2 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Malta pay the price for disappointing start in friendly". Malta Football Association. 26 March 2018.
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