Bradley Johnson
Johnson playing for Norwich City in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Bradley Paul Johnson | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Derby County | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2002 | Arsenal | ||
| 2003–2004 | Cambridge United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Waltham Forest | ||
| 2004–2005 | Cambridge United | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Northampton Town | 53 | (8) |
| 2005–2006 | → Gravesend & Northfleet (loan) | 24 | (5) |
| 2006 | → Stevenage Borough (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Leeds United | 119 | (16) |
| 2008–2009 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 10 | (5) |
| 2011–2015 | Norwich City | 142 | (22) |
| 2015– | Derby County | 57 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:10, 1 April 2017 (UTC). |
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Bradley Paul Johnson (born 28 April 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Championship club Derby County.
Born in Hackney, Greater London, Johnson was a keen motorcyclist as a child:
"Bradley Johnson came to Norfolk as an 11-year-old with motorcycle stunt group The Imps, who performed at the 1996 Royal Norfolk Show. He was the one at the top of the pyramid."
His childhood was marked by "getting into scrapes and "kicked out" of school". Johnson started his career at his boyhood team Arsenal but was released by the club when he was 15 years old.
After leaving Arsenal, he made several appearances for Waltham Forest F.C., in the Ryman Division 1 North. He then joined the youth ranks at Cambridge United and after breaking into the first team he then moved to league club Northampton Town, where he signed on 16 May 2005. During his time at the club he was sent out on loan twice, playing for Gravesend & Northfleet and Stevenage Borough. Following the appointment of Stuart Gray as Northampton manager, Johnson featured in practically every single starting eleven that he named and he signed a new two-year contract extension.
Johnson began to attract attention from a host of Championship sides, including Coventry City, Colchester United and Queens Park Rangers, but was in talks to sign for Leicester City, after discussing terms at the Walkers Stadium on 2 January 2008. However, the player returned to the Sixfields Stadium, having failed to reach an agreement with the club.
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