Justin Johnson (footballer)

Justin Addo Johnson (born 27 August 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Hamilton Academical.

Justin Johnson
Personal information
Full name Justin Addo Johnson[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996[2]
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Hamilton Academical
Number 37
Youth career
Sparta Rotterdam
Manchester United
F.C. United of Manchester
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Dundee United 5 (1)
2016–2017 → York City (loan) 5 (0)
2018–2020 Othellos Athienou 21 (4)
2019–2020 → Akritas Chlorakas (loan) 15 (1)
2020– Hamilton Academical 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:01, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Johnson was born in The Hague, South Holland, and started his career as a youth player with Sparta Rotterdam. After moving to England, he joined the Manchester United Academy, but was released and joined the football academy at the Manchester College. From there, he joined the youth squad of non-League club F.C. United of Manchester.[2]

Career

After leaving F.C. United, Johnson joined Dundee United's development squad as an amateur player in March 2015. He signed a three-year professional contract in May 2015 and made his first-team debut as a substitute two days later, in a Scottish Premiership match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[2] Dundee United manager Jackie McNamara described Johnson as a "crowd pleaser" with "great potential".[3]

On 1 September 2016, Johnson was loaned to National League club York City, managed by McNamara, for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[4] On 31 January 2017, his loan to York and his Dundee United contract were both cancelled by mutual consent.[5]

Johnson was without a club in the 2017-18 season before joining Othellos Athienou in the Cypriot Second Division for 2018-19. The following season he joined Akritas Chlorakas on a season long loan.

On 4 August 2020, Johnson made a return to Scottish football, signing for Hamilton Academical.[6]

Career statistics
As of 16 August 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee United 2014–15[7] Scottish Premiership 100000—10
2015–16[8] Scottish Premiership 310000—31
2016–17[9] Scottish Championship 10—10—20
Total 5100100061
York City (loan) 2016–17[10] National League 5000—0050
Othellos Atheniou 2018–19[11] Cypriot Second Division 21400—00214
Akritas Chlorakas (loan) 2019–20[12] Cypriot Second Division 15110—00161
Hamilton Academical 2020–21[13] Scottish Premiership 200000—20
Career total 486101000506
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    References
    1. "Justin Johnson – Player profile". The DUFC Archive. Niall Harkiss & Bryan Orr. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017.
    2. "Development squad: Justin Johnson". Dundee United F.C. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017.
    3. "Dundee Utd: Jackie McNamara's high hopes for Justin Johnson". BBC Sport. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
    4. Flett, Dave (1 September 2016). "York City's on-loan Dundee United attacker Justin Johnson will get "people off their seats"". The Press. York. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
    5. "Dundee United release Justin Johnson". The Courier. Dundee. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
    6. "Welcome Justin Johnson". Hamilton Academical Website. 4 August 2020.
    7. "Games played by Justin Johnson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
    8. "Games played by Justin Johnson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
    9. "Games played by Justin Johnson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
    10. "J. Johnson". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
    11. "JUSTIN ADDO JOHNSON Cyprus Football Association 2018/19". cfa.com.cy (in Greek). Retrieved 30 July 2020.
    12. "JUSTIN ADDO JOHNSON Cyprus Football Association 2019/20". cfa.com.cy (in Greek). Retrieved 30 July 2020.
    13. "Games played by Justin Johnson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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