Darius Johnson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Chelsea, England | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Volendam | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| The Harrow Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Rising Ballers | |||
| 2019 |
Kensington & Ealing Borough | 5 | |
| 2019– | Volendam | 42 | (1) |
| 2019– | Jong Volendam | 34 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Grenada | 4 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:19, 11 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:56, 9 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Darius Johnson (born 15 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Volendam.[2] Born in England he plays for the Grenada national team.
Club career
As a youngster, Johnson had various internships and trials with football clubs, firstly with
After making five appearances for the semi-professional outfit, Johnson joined Chelsea on trial.[3] He earned the possibility of a contract after featuring in Premier League 2 against Brighton & Hove Albion, but was unable to sign due to Chelsea's ongoing transfer ban.[2][3] Johnson secured a trial with Dutch team FC Volendam in mid-2019.[3][5] He was given a professional deal soon after, having appeared in an exhibition match versus VPV Purmersteijn.[3][6] He made his pro debut on 23 August 2019 during a 3–0 loss away to De Graafschap, as he came off the bench to replace Nick Doodeman after seventy-nine minutes.[2]
Johnson scored his first FC Volendam league goal on 13 September, netting in a home draw against FC Dordrecht.[2]
His contract with Volendam ended in the summer of 2022[7] but he reappeared for the club's second team in October 2022 playing in the Tweede Divisie. He also appeared as a late substitue in the last two games of the season for the first team, which meant his debut in the Dutch Eredivisie.
International career
Born in England, Johnson is of Grenadian descent. He was called up to the Grenada national team for a set of 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches in September 2023.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 28 September 2021.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Volendam | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
References
- ^ "Darius Johnson". World Football. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Darius Johnson at Soccerway
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Het verhaal van de Engelse Youtuber die bij FC Volendam tekende". Vice. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Meet Darius Johnson...The Teenager Behind Viral 'Two-Footed First Touch' Video". Sport Bible. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "From the streets to pro baller in Netherlands via Chelsea: the story of Darius Johnson". Goal. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Darius Johnson kiest voor FC Volendam". FC Volendam. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Overzicht: alle afgeronde inkomende en uitgaande transfers in de Eredivisie". voetbalprimeur.nl. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ https://associatestimes.com/grenada-know-football-squad-for-concacaf-nations-league-match-against-suriname/