Adam Johnson
Personal information
Full name	Adam Johnson
Date of birth	14 July 1987 (1987-07-14) (age 22)
Place of birth	Sunderland, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Left winger
Club information
Current club	Middlesbrough
Number	18
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004– 2006 2007	Middlesbrough → Leeds United (loan) → Watford (loan)	084 0(10) 005 00(0) 012 00(6)
National team2
2007–2009	England U21	019 00(4)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:56, 24 October 2009 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 21:15, 29 June 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Adam Johnson (born 14 July 1987 in Horden) is an English footballer, currently playing for Middlesbrough. He is a left-winger but can also play on the right-wing.

[edit] Career

Johnson is one of the many players to graduate from Middlesbrough's acclaimed Academy to the first team in recent years. He was part of the squad that won the 2003–04 FA Youth Cup. He also played for England's under-19s and has been tipped as a future star of the game by the coach, Lewis Richardson.^{[citation needed]}

Johnson made his senior debut aged seventeen on 17 March 2005 in the UEFA Cup in the 1–0 defeat away to Sporting Lisbon. Almost six months later he made his Premiership debut, and first senior start, deputising for an injured Stewart Downing in a 2–1 home win against Arsenal.

Johnson's first goal for Middlesbrough came in a midweek English Premier League game against Bolton Wanders on the 3rd of May 2006. He was playing due to Middlesbrough's involvement in the UEFA Cup final which was to be played a week later as Steve McClaren rested most of the first team squad.

On 16 October 2006 he joined Leeds United on a months loan, playing five times. Later on in the season he came on as a substitute in the FA Cup replay with Bristol City and played a vital role in seeing Middlesbrough through to the next round by setting up one goal and scoring the winning penalty in the shootout.

In September 2007 Johnson joined Championship side Watford on a three month loan which was cut short due to consistent top quality standards.^[1] Johnson played 12 games for the club, scoring 5 times, before being recalled to Middlesbrough.

Since Downing's departure, Johnson has become an integral part of Boro's now Championship side, scoring three of Boro's five goals in the first three games, including a perfectly-timed volleyed lob at Scunthorpe.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Adam Johnson career stats at Soccerbase