Jermaine Johnson (footballer)
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 25 June 1980 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger/Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1999–2006 | Tivoli Gardens | 30 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2001–2003 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 13 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 26 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Bradford City | 27 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2014 | Sheffield Wednesday | 231 | (25) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Indy Eleven | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2015– | Tivoli Gardens | 54 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2001–2014 | Jamaica | 73 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:23, 19 August 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 June 2017 |
Jermaine Johnson (born 25 June 1980) is a Jamaican professional
Playing career
Early career
Johnson started his career at Tivoli Gardens before he came to England with Bolton Wanderers, making his debut during the 2001–02 season. He spent that season and the 2002–03 season at the club but started only ten games and came on as substitute in another nine but scored no goals. In August 2003, Johnson had a short loan spell with Yeovil Town but returned to Bolton without making an appearance due to an ankle injury.[1][2] After his spell at the Reebok he moved to Oldham Athletic spending the next two seasons there making 34 appearances and eight as substitute scoring ten goals.
Bradford City
Johnson was signed by Bradford City manager Colin Todd on a one-year deal in June 2006 to join fellow Jamaican teammate Donovan Ricketts at Valley Parade.[3] His debut came in the first game of the 2006–07 season at Bradford lost to Nottingham Forest. A week later, he scored his first goal for Bradford to secure a 4–2 victory over Gillingham.[4] Todd wanted to keep hold of Johnson,[5] but after turning down an offer of £250,000 from Derby County,[6] the club were forced to sell Johnson to Sheffield Wednesday before the end of the January transfer window.[7] Johnson's last game in Bradford colours was in a 2–0 defeat to Yeovil Town when he was sent off after 81 minutes.[8] Overall, Johnson played 31 games, 27 in the league, scoring four goals for City.
Sheffield Wednesday
In December 2007, Championship rivals Queens Park Rangers made an offer for Johnson. It was turned down however as he was described as a "top asset" in the playing squad.[9]
His first full season with the club was disrupted by injuries and suspensions; however, he was still voted midfielder of the year by fans of the club.[10]
Johnson was involved in an unusual incident during a
Jermaine Johnson was promoted with Sheffield Wednesday in 2012.
On 9 July 2012, he signed a one-year extension with the club.
On 4 July 2013, he signed another one-year extension, continuing as the club's longest-serving current player.[13] In May 2014, Johnson announced via Twitter that he was to leave Sheffield Wednesday.[14]
Indy Eleven
Jermaine Johnson signed with
International career
Johnson made his Jamaica national team debut in 2001.
He was again sent off four months later, this time for Jamaica in an international friendly against
Johnson was recalled to the Jamaica squad in February 2013, making an appearance in their 0–0 draw with Mexico, his first appearance since November 2009, also Johnson made his appearance again as substitute against Panama in a 1–1 draw in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers match.[18]
International goals
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 24 October 1999 | Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands | 4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
2. | 5 July 2000 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | Barbados | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
3. | 8 July 2000 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | 3–1 | 4–2 | Friendly |
4. | 11 November 2002 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada |
Guadeloupe | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
5. | 13 November 2002 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | Grenada | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
6. | 2–0 | |||||
7. | 30 March 2003 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | Haiti | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
8. | 25 May 2003 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | Nigeria | 2–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
9. | 18 February 2004 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | Uruguay | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
10. | 7 June 2009 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | Panama | 1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
11. | 13 June 2017 | Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi, Arequipa, Peru | Peru | 1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly |
12. | 22 June 2017 | Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique | French Guiana | 1–1 | 1–1 (4–2 p) | 2017 Caribbean Cup |
Honours
Individual
- Had 4 goals
References
- ^ "Johnson pleased with move". BBC Sport. 18 August 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Eureka Johnson!". Somerset County Gazette. 21 August 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Jamaica star signs for Bradford". BBC Sport. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
- ^ "Bradford 4–2 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 12 August 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
- ^ Chowdhury, Raj (10 January 2007). "Todd keen to bring in left winger". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
- ^ "Bradford reject Rams' Johnson bid". BBC Sport. 14 January 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
- ^ "Owls sign Bradford winger Johnson". BBC Sport. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
- ^ "Bradford 0–2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 27 January 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
- ^ Burton, Chris (19 December 2007). "Owls turn down bids for duo". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
- ^ "Beevers is your player of the year!". Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. 22 April 2008. Archived from the original on 26 April 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- ^ "Sheff Wed 1–0 Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. 19 October 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
- ^ Jermaine Johnson Transfer
- ^ "Sheffield Wednesday: Jermaine Johnson signs new contract". BBC Sport. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ^ Twitter, https://twitter.com/DaRealJJ11/status/463646286911393792
- ^ "Oops! Sorry, something went wrong | Indy Eleven". Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Oops! Sorry, something went wrong | Indy Eleven". Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Jamaicans hold Nigeria". Agence France-Presse. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- ^ "JJ Called Up". Sheffield Wednesday. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Johnson, Jermaine". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "Jamaica International Matches Details 1998–2010". rsssf. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "English Carabao Cup Statistics – ESPN FC". ESPN FC. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
External links
- Jermaine Johnson player profile at swfc.co.uk
- Jermaine Johnson player profile at oldhamathletic.co.uk
- Jermaine Johnson at Soccerbase
- Jermaine Johnson at ESPN FC