Mikey Johnston

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Mikey Johnston
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Johnston training with Celtic in 2024
Personal information
Full name Michael Andrew Johnston
Date of birth (1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m) [1]
Position(s) Winger [1]
Team information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Number 22
Youth career
2008–2017 Celtic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2024 Celtic 61 (9)
2022–2023 → Vitória Guimarães (loan) 25 (1)
2024 → West Bromwich Albion (loan) 18 (7)
2024– West Bromwich Albion 18 (2)
International career‡
2017 Scotland U19 5 (3)
2018–2019 Scotland U21 3 (1)
2023– Republic of Ireland 13 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:24, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:49, 14 November 2024

Michael "Mikey" Andrew Johnston (born 19 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion. Born in Scotland, he plays for the Republic of Ireland national team.

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Early life

Michael Andrew Johnston was born on 19 April 1999 in Glasgow. [1]

Club career

Celtic

Johnston made his first-team debut for Celtic on 6 May 2017, in a 4–1 victory over St Johnstone at Celtic Park. [2] Shortly after the game, the winger signed a new three-year contract with his boyhood club. [3] [4]

In November 2018, Johnston signed a contract with Celtic to run until the end of the 2022–23 season. [5] In the following month, Johnston scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win against Motherwell. [6]

On 28 November 2019, Johnston scored in a 3–1 victory against Ligue 1 team Stade Rennais in the UEFA Europa League. [7] Johnston signed a new five-year contract with Celtic on 28 December 2019. [8]

Johnston's Celtic career has been disrupted by numerous injuries, which had seen him miss much of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 Scottish Premiership seasons. He subsequently found opportunities rare during the 2021–22 campaign with arrivals Jota, Liel Abada and Daizen Maeda ahead of Johnston in the pecking order for his position. [9] [10]

Vitória de Guimarães (loan)

During the summer of 2022, manager Ange Postecoglou confirmed that Celtic would look to loan Johnston out for more regular game time, commenting that: "There's definitely a talented footballer there, but sometimes you just need a different environment to help that happen". Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège (managed by former Celtic head coach Ronny Deila) were reportedly interested in his services, along with Scottish Premiership side Hibernian. [11] [10] On 2 September 2022, Johnston went on a season-long loan to Primeira Liga side Vitória de Guimarães. He also signed a one-year extension to his current Celtic deal prior to the move. [12] On 15 October 2022, Johnston scored his first goal and brace for Vitória S.C. in a 3–1 Taça de Portugal win against CF Canelas 2010. On 31 October 2022, Johnston scored his first league goal in a 3–2 home win against Famalicão. [13]

West Bromwich Albion (loan)

On 1 February 2024, Johnston joined West Bromwich Albion on loan for the remainder of the season. [14] On 13 February 2024, Johnston scored his first goal for the club against Cardiff City, scoring just 30 seconds into the game on his first start for the Baggies. [15] Across March 2024, Johnston scored four goals, assisting another, as he was awarded the EFL Championship Player of the Month. [16]

West Bromwich Albion

On 30 August 2024, Johnston signed permanently for West Bromwich Albion on a four year contract. [17]

International career

Johnston was born in Glasgow and represented Scotland in youth internationals. [18] Selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in the 2018 Toulon Tournament, [19] the team lost to Turkey on penalties and finished fourth. [20] He was voted third best player [21] and selected in the Best Tournament XI. [22]

Johnston is eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland, through his grandfather who was born in Derry. [23] Ireland manager Stephen Kenny confirmed in March 2023 that the FAI had applied for permission to select Johnston. [23] It was then confirmed by the FAI the same month that the application had been approved by FIFA, [24] [25] and he was selected for their squad later that month. [26]

He made his debut for the Republic of Ireland on 22 March 2023, coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute of a 3–2 win against Latvia. [27] On 19 June 2023, he scored his first goal for Ireland, the opening goal in a 4-0 win against Gibraltar in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier. [28]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 December 2024 [29] [30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic Under-20s [c] 2016–17 [31] ————1 [d] 010
2017–18 [32] ————1 [e] 010
Total———2020
Celtic 2016–17 [31] Scottish Premiership 1000000010
2017–18 [32] Scottish Premiership3010000040
2018–19 [33] Scottish Premiership14530105 [f] 0235
2019–20 [34] Scottish Premiership11210218 [g] 3226
2020–21 [35] Scottish Premiership100000000100
2021–22 [36] Scottish Premiership12020204 [h] 0200
2023–24 [37] Scottish Premiership9210002 [i] 0122
2024–25 [38] Scottish Premiership10—00—10
Total61980511939313
Vitória de Guimarães (loan) 2022–23 [39] Primeira Liga 2513230—313
West Bromwich Albion (loan) 2023–24 [37] EFL Championship 187——2 [j] 0207
West Bromwich Albion 2024–25 [38] EFL Championship182000000182
Career total122191128123316425
  1. ↑ Includes Scottish Cup, Taça de Portugal, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Scottish League Cup, Taça da Liga, EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Matches in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which teams from the SPFL Development League compete against senior clubs
  4. ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  5. ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  6. ↑ One appearance in the UEFA Champions League and four appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in the UEFA Champions League and four appearances and two goals in the UEFA Europa League
  8. ↑ Three appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  9. ↑ One appearance in the UEFA Champions League
  10. ↑ Appearances in 2024 EFL Championship Play-offs

International

As of match played 14 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 202382
202450
Total132
List of international goals scored by Mikey Johnston
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
119 June 2023 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, IrelandFlag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 1–03–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
216 October 2023 Estádio Algarve, Faro, PortugalFlag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 2–04–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

Celtic

Individual

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