Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zak Johnson | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 30 July 2004||
Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dundalk, (on loan from Sunderland) | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
2020–2022 | Sunderland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2024– | → Dundalk (loan) | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:22, 15 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:00, 23 September 2023 (UTC) |
Zak Johnson (born 30 July 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for League of Ireland Premier Division side Dundalk, on loan from EFL Championship side Sunderland.
Johnson began his playing career at his hometown club Sunderland and made his first appearance in the EFL Trophy on 13 October 2021 coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 victory against Manchester United U21s. At 16 years and 141 days old, this appearance made Zak the youngest outfield player to play for Sunderland in almost 50 years. [2]
On 1 July 2022, it was announced Johnson had signed his first professional contract with Sunderland on a deal lasting until 2025. [3]
On 8 August 2023, Johnson made his first start for Sunderland in an EFL Cup defeat against Crewe Alexandra. A month later, he signed a new deal until 2026. [4]
Johnson moved to National League side Hartlepool United in September 2023 on a one-month loan deal. [5] On 26 October, this loan deal was extended until January 2024. [6] On 5 January 2024, it was announced that Johnson's loan spell with Hartlepool had ended. [7]
On 14 February 2024, Johnson signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk on loan. [8]
In June 2023, Johnson received a call-up to the England U18s squad for an upcoming trip to Portugal. [9]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sunderland | 2021–22 [10] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2022–23 [11] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2023–24 [12] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Hartlepool United (loan) | 2023–24 [1] | National League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Dundalk (loan) | 2024 [1] | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
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