Stern John
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stern Christopher James John | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Trincity, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995 | Mercer CC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996 | Malta Carib Alcons | 7 | (1) |
| 1997 | Carolina Dynamo | 5 | (0) |
| 1997 | New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers | 26 | (16) |
| 1998–1999 | Columbus Crew | 55 | (44) |
| 1999–2002 | Nottingham Forest | 72 | (18) |
| 2002–2004 | Birmingham City | 77 | (16) |
| 2004–2007 | Coventry City | 78 | (26) |
| 2005 | → Derby County (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | Sunderland | 16 | (5) |
| 2007–2009 | Southampton | 47 | (19) |
| 2008–2009 | → Bristol City (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Crystal Palace | 16 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | North East Stars | ? | (1) |
| 2012 | Solihull Moors | ? | (?) |
| 2014– | WASA FC | (1) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1995–2011 | Trinidad and Tobago | 115 | (70) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:38, 11 February 2014 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2011 |
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Stern Christopher James John CM (born 30 October 1976 in Trincity, Trinidad and Tobago) is a Trinidadian football player who recently came out of retirement to play for WASA FC. He played for a number of English football clubs that included Bristol City, Nottingham Forest, Birmingham City, Sunderland, Southampton, Crystal Palace, Coventry City and Derby County.
John moved to the United States to attend Mercer County Community College in 1995. He joined the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer from the now-defunct New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers of the A-League for the 1998 season. On the recommendation of his older cousin, Columbus Crew defender and Trinidad and Tobago international, Ansil Elcock, John received a try-out with Crew, where he became one of the most prolific scorers in league history. In 1998, John led the league with 26 goals (and also with 57 points to be named the MLS Scoring Champion). He was named to the MLS Best XI that year as well, and tied for the lead with 18 goals in 1999.
After the 1999 season with Columbus, John was acquired by Nottingham Forest of the English First Division for a fee of £1.5 million. However, eventual financial difficulties at Forest following the team's failed bid at promotion forced John's sale to Birmingham City in February 2002, then pushing for promotion to the Premier League, for the sum of £100,000. John scored 18 goals in 49 starts for Forest.
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