Ryan Johnson (footballer, born 1996)
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Ryan Anthony Johnson (born 2 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club AFC Wimbledon. He has also represented Northern Ireland at under-21 level.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ryan Anthony Johnson[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 27)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England[3] | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Wimbledon | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2013 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
2013–2014 | Stevenage | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2019 | Stevenage | 13 | (0) |
2014 | → Boreham Wood (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2016 | → St Albans City (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2017–2018 | → Boreham Wood (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2018 | → Nuneaton Town (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Kidderminster Harriers | 44 | (2) |
2020 | Rushall Olympic | 1 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Hartlepool United | 33 | (5) |
2021–2022 | Port Vale | 4 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Stockport County | 49 | (3) |
2023– | AFC Wimbledon | 32 | (1) |
International career | |||
2015–2018 | Northern Ireland U21 | 14 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 12 August 2024 (UTC) |
Johnson began his career in the youth academy at West Bromwich Albion before joining Stevenage of League One in 2013. He made his first-team debut in May 2014 and became the club's youngest player in the English Football League. Johnson had two loan spells in non-League at Boreham Wood, as well as spending time on loan at St Albans City, Nuneaton Town and Kidderminster Harriers.
He signed for Kidderminster permanently in January 2019 and spent a year-and-a-half playing regularly in the National League North. After playing one match for Rushall Olympic, Johnson signed for Hartlepool United in September 2020. He helped the club earn promotion back into the Football League during the 2020–21 season. Johnson signed for League Two club Port Vale in June 2021 before joining Stockport County in January 2022 for an undisclosed fee. Stockport won promotion as champions of the National League at the end of the 2021–22 season. He signed for AFC Wimbledon in June 2023.