Adam Johnson (soccer player)

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Adam Johnson
Adam Johnson - closeup.jpg
Johnson as Manchester City Player (2010)
Personnel
birthday July 14, 1987
place of birth Sunderland ,  England
size 175 cm
position midfield
Juniors
Years station
1999-2004 Middlesbrough FC
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2004-2010 Middlesbrough FC 96 (13)
2006 →  Leeds United  (loan) 5 0(0)
2007 →  Watford FC  (loan) 12 0(5)
2010–2012 Manchester City 73 (11)
2012-2016 Sunderland AFC 122 (19)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
2005-2006 England U-19 8 0(0)
2007-2009 England U-21 19 0(3)
2010–2012 England 12 0(2)
1 Only league games are given.

Adam Johnson (born July 14, 1987 in Sunderland ) is an English football player . The twelve-time England international emerged from the youth division of Middlesbrough FC and won the English championship (2012) and the FA Cup (2011) with Manchester City . Most recently, the midfielder, who played 265 top division appearances, was under contract with Sunderland AFC .

Career

society

Adam Johnson emerged from the youth division of Middlesbrough FC . With this he won the FA Youth Cup in 2004 . This was also the first junior cup win in the club's history. In addition to Johnson, men's teammates such as David Wheater and Andrew Taylor were later on the team . For the 2004/05 season, the winger moved into the club's professional squad. Although he did not appear in a league or a domestic cup during this time, he was allowed to celebrate his international debut in the UEFA Cup on March 17, 2005 under coach Steve McClaren . In the away game against Sporting Lisbon Johnsen came on in the 78th minute for the Brazilian Doriva . Six months later, the then young player came to his league premiere. In the 2-1 home win, he replaced the injured Stewart Downing . In the period that followed, he only came across a few missions. On May 3, 2006 he succeeded his first goal for Boro against the Bolton Wanderers . On June 30 of the same year, the midfielder extended his contract for four years. Shortly thereafter, Johnson was loaned out to Leeds United for a month. After his return, more periods of use followed, but without finally convincing. In September 2007 he was therefore awarded for three months at Watford FC , where he rose to the top of the second division team . Upon his return, Johnson made the breakthrough at Middlesbrough. But even he could not avoid relegation to the Football League Championship. There the offensive player scored eleven goals in 24 games. This performance did not go unnoticed by the top English teams, so he moved to Manchester City in February 2010 . At the Citizens , Johnson prevailed despite great competition and moved into the national team's field of vision.

For the 2012/13 season Johnson moved within the league to AFC Sunderland . He signed a four-year contract in Sunderland until June 30, 2016. However, the club prematurely terminated the contract in February 2016 after Johnson's affair with a minor had become known. In March 2016, a court sentenced Johnson to six years in prison for having a sexual relationship with a minor. He has to undergo psychotherapy and is registered as a sex offender for life. In April 2016, it was announced that Johnson had appealed the ruling.

National team

Johnson was already active in England's youth national teams before he was nominated for the senior national team . With the U-21 he was a participant in the U-21 European Football Championship in 2009 . He and the team reached the final, where they lost 4-0 against Germany . In the final, Johnson completed the full 90 minutes. The midfielder played four out of five possible games in the tournament.

On May 24, 2010 Johnson completed his first full international match against Mexico . National coach Fabio Capello changed him in the 85th minute for James Milner . He was removed from the provisional squad for the 2010 World Cup. After the World Cup he was a regular member of the national team. He scored his first goal on September 3, 2010 in the qualifier for the Euro 2012 against Bulgaria . He was substituted on for Theo Walcott ten minutes before his goal in the 74th minute .

successes

Middlesbrough FC

Manchester City

Web links

Commons : Adam Johnson  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Match report: Sporting Lisbon - FC Middlesbrough 1-0 (0-0) on weltfussball.de
  2. ^ Johnson until 2010 from July 2, 2010 on transfermarkt.de
  3. ↑ Adam Johnson on ManCity from February 1, 2010 on transfermarkt.de
  4. ↑ Adam Johnson raptured Manchester City on August 23, 2010 on goal.com
  5. ^ Johnson leaves blues
  6. ↑ Cats bag England ace
  7. ↑ http://www.rp-online.de/sport/fussball/international/england/afc-sunderland-entlaesst-adam-johnson-nach-dem-sex-skandal-aid-1.5762719
  8. ^ Adam Johnson jailed for six years
  9. ^ Adam Johnson jailed for six years for sexual activity with schoolgirl in: The Guardian , March 24, 2016, accessed March 25, 2016
  10. ↑ Josh Halliday Adam Johnson appeals against conviction and six-year sentence in: The Guardian, April 12, 2016, accessed April 12, 2016
  11. ↑ England U21: missions U21 EM 2009  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on weltfussball.de@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.weltfussball.de  
  12. ↑ Match report: England - Mexico 3: 1 (2: 1) on weltfussball.de
  13. ↑ The provisional World Cup roster for the teams from May 11, 2010 on spox.com
  14. ↑ Match report: England - Bulgaria 4: 0 (1: 0) on weltfussball.de
personal data
SURNAME Johnson, Adam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH July 14, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Sunderland , England , UK