Daniel Johnson (footballer)
Johnson with Preston North End in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Daniel Anthony Johnson | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
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Current team
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Preston North End | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 2009–2011 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 6 | (3) |
| 2015– | Preston North End | 96 | (20) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:15, 18 March 2017 (UTC). |
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Daniel Anthony Johnson (born 8 October 1992) is a Jamaican-born professional footballer who plays for Preston North End as a midfielder. Johnson previously played for Aston Villa and had brief loan spells at Yeovil Town, Chesterfield and Oldham Athletic.
Born in Jamaica, Johnson played for Crystal Palace as a schoolboy before moving on to Aston Villa's academy. Johnson's potential was recognised following the 2010–11 season. Extra responsibility was placed on Johnson when academy coach Tony McAndrew handed him the captain's armband. As well as leading Villa to the Barclays Premier Academy League Group B title, he was an inspiration during the FA Youth Cup campaign. A left-foot strike from the edge of the box in round four against Peterborough United crowned a true captain's performance and ignited a cup run that would see the young lions reach the semi-finals. His performances for the academy and reserve teams had already caught the eye of manager at the time Gerard Houllier. The Frenchman called up Johnson to Aston Villa's first team for the first time, where he was an unused substitute in Villa's 2–1 League Cup win over Burnley. In January 2011, the midfielder signed his first professional contract at Villa Park.
Johnson had another season of great progress in 2011–12, featuring in all but one of the title-winning reserve team's fixtures as well as making the first team bench for six Premier League games. In the reserve ranks, Johnson once again demonstrated his ability to supply goals from the central ground. He found the net five times, including a wonder strike in a 3–1 defeat against a Manchester United side featuring the likes of Phil Jones, Chris Smalling and Tom Cleverley. That scoring knack was also replicated on the European stage during Villa's run to the quarter-finals of the NextGen Series. Johnson was the only player to feature in all seven of the club's NextGen games and he managed three goals in the process. Those strikes came in home and away wins against Fernabaçhe and in a 3–2 defeat by Rosenborg. In March 2012, he extended his contract to summer 2013 but he has still yet to make his official debut for Villa. On 13 June 2013, Johnson signed a new two-year deal keeping him at the club until 2015.
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