Callum Johnson
Personal information
Full name Callum Charles Johnson[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996[2]
Place of birth Yarm, England[3]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Mansfield Town
Number 2
Youth career
2005–2015 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2020 Accrington Stanley 96 (1)
2020–2022 Portsmouth 41 (0)
2021–2022 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 35 (4)
2022–2023 Ross County 18 (0)
2023– Mansfield Town 29 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:50, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Callum Charles Johnson (born 23 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for League Two club Mansfield Town.

Club career

Middlesbrough

Born in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, Johnson first represented Middlesbrough's Academy at under-9 level.[4] He originally played as a defensive-midfielder but soon converted to the role of right-back and by July 2017, was invited by first team manager Garry Monk to train with the senior side.[5] He was also a part of the Middlesbrough squad which competed in the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League.[6][7]

Accrington Stanley

On 31 August 2017, Johnson joined Accrington Stanley on a short-term loan, lasting until the end of January.[8] He then made his debut for the club on 9 September 2017 in the EFL Trophy against Middlesbrough's U21 side, playing in a central-midfield role and receiving a yellow card in the 81st minute.[9] He then went on the play the full 90 minutes in their next EFL Trophy tie, again playing in central-midfield, on 2 October 2017 against Blackpool at the Crown Ground.[10][11]

On 5 January 2018, Johnson signed permanently with the club on a two and a half year contract for an undisclosed amount.[12]

Portsmouth

In September 2020 Johnson signed for Portsmouth.[13] He scored his first goal for the club in an FA Cup tie against Bristol City on 9 January 2021.[14] Having spent the 2021–22 season on loan at Fleetwood Town,[15] Johnson was released at the end of the season.[16]

Ross County

Johnson signed a two-year contract with Ross County in July 2022.[17]

Mansfield Town

On 13 January 2023, Johnson returned to English football, signing for EFL League Two club Mansfield Town for an undisclosed fee.[18]

Style of play

Johnson is known to be a fairly versatile player, having played at right-back, centre-back, and defensive-midfield during his career.[8][6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2017–18[19] Championship 000000—00
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2017–18[11] League Two 9020002[lower-alpha 1]0130
Accrington Stanley 2017–18[11] League Two 2210000—221
2018–19[20] League One 4104000—450
2019—20[21] League One 33010103[lower-alpha 1]0380
2020—21[22] League One 0000100010
Total 10517020501191
Portsmouth 2020–21[23] League One 40031003[lower-alpha 1]0461
2021–22[24] League One 1000100020
Total 410311030481
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2021–22[24] League One 35410003[lower-alpha 1]0394
Ross County 2022–23[25] Scottish Premiership 1800030—210
Mansfield Town 2022–23[25] League Two 130000000130
Career total 2125111601102406
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Callum Johnson mfc". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough FC. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Callum Johnson 11v11". 11v11. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Future is bright as secret of Boro's success stems from North-East". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "The 10 Middlesbrough Academy lads invited to train with Garry Monk's first-team this week". Gazette Live. July 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Callum Johnson UEFA". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "UEFA Youth League: What next for Middlesbrough FC's Under-19s?". Gazette Live. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Accrington Stanley: Max Stryjek, Farrend Rawson and Callum Johnson join on loan". BBC. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Accrington Stanley 3–0 Middlesbrough U21". skysports.com. Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Accrington Stanley 1–2 Blackpool". skysports.com. Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 "Games played by Callum Johnson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  12. ↑ "Callum Johnson: Accrington sign midfielder from Middlesbrough". BBC. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "Callum Johnson: Portsmouth sign Accrington Stanley right-back". BBC. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  14. ↑ "Bristol City 2–1 Portsmouth". BBC. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  15. ↑ "Callum Johnson joins on season-long loan deal". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  16. ↑ "Pompey Retained List: Summer 2022". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  17. ↑ "Ross County sign full-back Johnson". BBC Sport. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  18. ↑ "Mansfield sign defender Johnson from Ross County". BBC Sport. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Callum Johnson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Callum Johnson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Callum Johnson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Callum Johnson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Callum Johnson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Callum Johnson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  25. 1 2 "Games played by Callum Johnson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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