John Swift (footballer, born 1995)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John David Swift | ||
Date of birth | 23 June 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
left winger[2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | West Bromwich Albion | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2006 | Portsmouth | ||
2006 | Chelsea | ||
2006 | Pace Youth F.C. | ||
2007–2014 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
2014 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2015 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 18 | (2) |
2015–2016 | → Brentford (loan) | 27 | (7) |
2016–2022 | Reading | 187 | (31) |
2022– | West Bromwich Albion | 67 | (13) |
International career | |||
2010 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
2011–2012 | England U17 | 10 | (0) |
2012 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
2012–2014 | England U19 | 11 | (0) |
2014–2015 | England U20 | 7 | (1) |
2015–2017 | England U21 | 13 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:59, 13 February 2024 (UTC) |
John David Swift (born 23 June 1995) is an English professional
Early life
John David Swift[3] was born on 23 June 1995[4] in Portsmouth, Hampshire.[5]
Club career
Early years
A midfielder, Swift began his career at Soccer City in Fareham, before moving to Kickers in Eastleigh.[6] He joined local Premier League club Portsmouth in 2005, but was released after just one season.[6] He joined Chandler's Ford Tornadoes, before spending six months with Premier League club Chelsea as an U13.[6] Upon his release he joined Pace Youth in Southampton After interest from Fulham, Portsmouth and Southampton,[7] Swift rejoined Chelsea after a successful trial in 2007.[8]
Chelsea
Youth years
While still an U15, Swift made his
Senior
Swift began training with the first team in the latter stages of the 2013–14 season and was rewarded for his form with the U21s by being named as a substitute for the final match of the campaign versus Cardiff City.[13] He made his professional debut when he replaced Eden Hazard in the dying minutes of the 2–1 victory.[14] Swift spent the majority of the 2014–15 season away on loan and did not receive a first team call up.[15]
Loan to Rotherham United
On 1 August 2014, Swift joined newly promoted Championship side Rotherham United on loan for the duration of the 2014–15 season.[16] He made his debut as a substitute on the opening day of the season in a 1–0 away defeat to Derby County, replacing Matt Derbyshire after 70 minutes.[17] He made his first start for the Millers in the following match versus Fleetwood Town in the League Cup first round,[15] lasting 66 minutes of the extra time victory before being replaced by Matt Derbyshire.[18] After two further appearances, Swift was consigned to the bench until 14 November,[15] when he returned to Chelsea after failing to "make a significant impact" at the New York Stadium.[19] He made just four appearances for the club.[20]
Loan to Swindon Town
On 3 January 2015, Swift joined high-flying League One club Swindon Town on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season.[21] He began his time at the County Ground by making five consecutive starts and he scored his first professional goal on his third appearance, in a 3–1 victory over Chesterfield.[22] He netted again on 7 March, sending the Robins on their way to a 3–0 victory over Notts County.[23] A fourth-place finish saw Swindon qualify for the promotion playoffs, but Swift made just one appearance in the semi-final first leg versus Sheffield United, picking up a muscle strain,[24] which saw him ruled out of the victorious second leg and the final defeat to Preston North End.[15] He made 19 appearances and scored two goals for Swindon.[20]
Loan to Brentford
On 1 October 2015, Swift joined Championship side
Reading
Swift signed a three-year contract, with the option of an additional year, with
On 27 March 2017, Swift was nominated for the EFL Young Player of the Year award along with Ryan Ledson and Ollie Watkins.[35]
On 31 July 2017, Swift signed a new five-year contract with Reading, keeping him at the club until 2022.[36] On 11 September 2021, he scored a hat-trick, in a 3–3 draw against Queens Park Rangers.[37]
West Brom
Swift signed a three-year contract with West Bromwich Albion on 26 May 2022 on a free transfer.[38] On 30 July 2022, he made his competitive debut and scored the equalizing goal in a 1-1 draw against Middlesbrough in the opening game of the championship season.[39]
International career
Swift has represented England from
Personal life
Swift attended Brune Park school in Gosport and lived in the town until the age of 16.[6][8]
Career statistics
- As of matches played 9 April 2022[47]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea | 2013–14[48] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2014–15[49] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2015–16[31] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Rotherham United (loan) | 2014–15[49] | Championship | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Swindon Town (loan) | 2014–15[49] | League One | 18 | 2 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
Brentford (loan) | 2015–16[31] | Championship | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 7 | ||
Reading | 2016–17[50] | Championship | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3[b] | 0 | 42 | 9 |
2017–18[51] | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
2018–19[52] | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 37 | 4 | |||
2019–20[53] | 41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 45 | 6 | |||
2020–21[54] | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
2021–22[55] | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 11 | |||
Total | 187 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 202 | 33 | ||
Career total | 236 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 254 | 42 |
- ^ Appearance in League One play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs
Honours
Chelsea Youth
England U17
England U20
- Four Nation Tournament: 2014[44]
England U21
References
- ^ "John Swift". Reading F.C. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "John Swift". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "EFL – Squad List 2020/21: Reading – In Squad Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 110. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "John Swift: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "John Swift: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Swift rise from the Tyro to the Premier League". Daily Echo. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Chelsea prospect could make Swift Blues return". www.portsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Chelsea starlet would love to play for Pompey fans". portsmouth.co.uk. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d "John Swift". www.chelseafc.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Milk wins for Etoile and Chelsea". BBC Sport. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "John Swift: Making Progress". Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Chelsea fight back to claim Barclays Under-21 Premier League title". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "John Swift Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Cardiff 1 Chelsea 2". BBC Sport. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d "John Swift Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Loan for Swift". chelseafc.com. Chelsea FC. Archived from the original on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Derby 1 v 0 Millers, report". themillers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ "Rotherham United 1–0 Fleetwood Town (aet)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Swift makes Chelsea return". themillers.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ a b "John Swift". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Swift Joins On Loan". swindontownfc.co.uk. Swindon Town F.C. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Swindon Town v Chesterfield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Swindon Town 3–0 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "PLAY-OFFS 2015: Captain Thompson a doubt for final". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Chelsea youngster John Swift extends Brentford loan". getwestlondon. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Derby County 2–0 Brentford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Chelsea loanee enjoying his role in Brentford's midfield". getwestlondon. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ a b "John Swift Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Sky Bet Football League Team of Midweek". www.football-league.co.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ Moore, Tom (27 April 2016). "John Swift speaks about his return to the Brentford side and takes aim at Fulham". getwestlondon. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by John Swift in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ Wickham, Chris. "Josh Clarke has been offered a new contract at Brentford FC". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ "Swift seals Royals switch". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Reading 1–0 Preston". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Swift shortlisted for EFL Young Player of the Year!". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Swift signs up until 2022!". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Reading 3-3 QPR: QPR fight back to draw thriller at Reading". BBC Sport. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Albion announce Swift signing | West Bromwich Albion". www.wba.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Middlesbrough 1-1 West Bromwich Albion". BBC Sport. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b "John Swift". thefa.com. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ a b "John Swift :: John David Swift :: Brentford". www.footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ a b "England U17 Algarve Tournament Squad". 18 January 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ a b "England – J. Swift – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ a b c "England Matches – Under-20's". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ Association, The Football. "Chelsea youngster John Swift delighted to be off the mark for England – England | The FA". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "England U21 v Switzerland U21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ John Swift at Soccerway
- ^ "Games played by John Swift in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ a b c "Games played by John Swift in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Games played by John Swift in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Games played by John Swift in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Games played by John Swift in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Games played by John Swift in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by John Swift in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by John Swift in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Chelsea fight back to claim Barclays Under-21 Premier League title". 15 May 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (29 May 2016). "England under-21s lift Toulon title after win over France". The Football Association. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
External links
- John Swift profile at chelseafc.com
- John Swift profile at TheFA.com
- John Swift at Soccerbase
- John Swift – UEFA competition record (archive)