Profile Adam Johnson

Personal information

Full name : Adam Johnson
Date of birth : 14 July 1987
Place of birth : Easington, County Durham, England
Height : 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position : Left winger
Current club : Manchester City
Number : 11
Youth career :
1999–2004 Middlesbrough
Senior career :
2004–2010 Middlesbrough
2006 → Leeds United (loan)
2007 → Watford (loan)
2010– Manchester City
National team :
2006–2007 England U-19
2007–2009 England U-21
2010– England
Club career

Middlesbrough

Though born in Sunderland Johnson was removed in via Middlesbrough's youth academy as a youngster afterwards being discharged via Newcastle United, where he was on the novels between the ages of ten and 12, and spotted via 'boro scouts at an East Durham school-age match.He was one of the a lot players in the first team to graduate from Middlesbrough's acclaimed Academy to the first team in recent years. He and his Boro teammates David Wheater, Tony McMahon and Andrew Taylor were fraction of the squad that won the 2003–04 FA Youth Cup.

He prepared his senior debut ageing seventeen on 17 March 2005 in the UEFA Cup in the 1–0 defeat away to Sporting Lisbon. Almost six months subsequent he prepared his Premier League debut, and first senior begin, deputising for an injured Stewart Downing in a 2–1 home win against Arsenal. For much of the first half of the 2005–06 season he was on the bench as an unused substitute, primarily in the UEFA Cup matches. He prepared his second begin in the competition against Litex Lovech on 15 December and establish Massimo Maccarone's first target in a 2–0 win. For the relax of the season, he handled to produce arrivals, albeit as Downing's deputy or an unused substitute. Johnson's first target for Middlesbrough came in a midweek Premier League game against Bolton Wanderers on the three May 2006. He was playing due to Middlesbrough's involvement in the UEFA Cup final which was to be played a week subsequent as Steve McClaren rested majority of the first team squad. On thirty June, he gestured a fresh four-year contract extension.

Leeds United (loan)

On 16 October 2006 he stringed Leeds United on a month-long lend afterwards being gestured via Leeds' caretaker administrator John Carver, but with Leeds beleaguered in the Championship it was hard for Johnson to impress regardless fetching the man-of-the-match award on his debut. After playing four sport during his month-long lend spell, Johnson returned to Middlesbrough as Leeds chose not to continue his loan. Later on in the season, he came on as a substitute in the FA Cup replay with Bristol City and played a crucial role in perceiving Middlesbrough through to the following around via establishing one target and scoring the winning punishment in the shootout.

Watford (loan)

In September 2007, Johnson stringed Championship side Watford on a three-month loan. He played 12 sport for the club, scoring 5 times, ago being remembered to Middlesbrough sooner than stipulated in the sell chasing several bright performances. Coincidentally, Watford's model dipped afterwards his departure.

Back to Middlesbrough

In the final game of the season, he scored a 18-yard attack from a loose ball just minutes afterwards emanating on as a substitute in Boro's 8–1 thrashing of Manchester City. In the 2008–09 season, he handled to produce 32 arrivals, half of those as substitutes as Downing was first choice. He handled to begin majority of the fixtures near the end of the season as shortly as Downing was governed out with a long-term injury.

Johnson became an significant fraction of Boro's Championship side for the 2009–10 season chasing Downing's transfer to Aston Villa, scoring three of Boro's five targets in the first three games. He led the Boro scoring maps, with eight targets, for the complete first half of the season regardless being a winger, which led to fresh administrator Gordon Strachan conveying his consideration approximate overrelying on Johnson for goals. In the 18 August suit at Scunthorpe United, he missed a punishment awarded for a foul on Rhys Williams and scored another afterwards being tripped via the Scunthorpe goalkeeper in the punishment box as shortly as both went for the rebound.

After a brilliant begin to the season, the highly-rated youngster became a subject of transfer rumours with a figure of Premier League clubs reported to be interested and was linked to his hometown club Sunderland for much of the summer. The Boro administration insisted that he would not be sold.However he chose not to continue his contract, which was to end afterwards the 2009–10 season. On 13 December, he was substituted for Marvin Emnes afterwards picking upward a hamstring injury in the 1–0 home loss to Cardiff City but returned to score a punishment against Scunthorpe in a 3–0 win, therefore taking his target score into double figures. He scored a brace for the third time in the season as shortly as he turned in a man of the suit performance against Doncaster Rovers on 26 January to end Boro's winless away streak stretching rear to October.
In recognition of his uniform plays, Johnson was voted for the North East Football Writers' Young Player of the Year award, stringing a string of Boro players to do so.

Manchester City

When the winter transfer window unlatched, Johnson was again the subject of transfer speculation and Middlesbrough reportedly received a bid from Manchester City. On 1 February 2010, City gestured him for an undisclosed payment on a four-and-a-half-year contract. He prepared his first arrival for the club on six February, emanating on as substitute for Stephen Ireland against Hull City. Three days subsequent he prepared his first begin against Bolton Wanderers on the right side of a three-man assail alongside Carlos Tevez and Emmanuel Adebayor, finalising as the man of the match. Johnson scored his first target against Sunderland. He curled a retired footed exertion into the lid corner one and a half minutes into injury time to lock a last-gasp 1–1 draw. His performance led England administrator Fabio Capello to publicly compliment him and assess him for selection. On three October 2010, Johnson came on as a substitute for Gareth Barry in a league suit against Newcastle United and scored the winning target in the 72nd minute. Later, on 1 December 2010, Johnson scored the third and final target for Manchester City in a UEFA Europa suit against Red Bull Salzburg. Johnson's following target came ten days subsequent, scoring the 3rd target in a 3-1 win away at West Ham.

International career

Johnson warming upward against Switzerland in a Euro 2012 Qualifying suit, seven September 2010
A prior under-19 global, Johnson was called-up for the under-21 team at the 2009 UEFA U21 Championships in Sweden. He scored once in qualification and again in the first leg of the qualification play-offs against Wales U21s as the Young Lions narrowly won 5–4 on compound to qualify for the tournament. During the tournament he began in pair of the three team degree matches. He won the man-of-the-match award in the final team degree suit against Germany that ended in a 1–1 draw and translated his punishment in the semi-final shoot-out win against Sweden.

In late February 2010, Johnson was dubbed in the senior squad for the first time in Fabio Capello's 30-man shortlist for the upcoming March friendly against Egypt in May but did not produce the final 23.
In May, Capello dubbed Johnson in his draft 30-man World Cup squad. Johnson prepared his full England debut on 24 May in a 3–1 friendly victory against Mexico at Wembley Stadium, emanating on as a late substitute for James Milner. On 1 June 2010, Capello broadcast his final 23-man team and Johnson malfunctioned to produce the cut.

On 11 August 2010, Johnson began his first game for England against Hungary at Wembley Stadium and played the complete game.
He scored his first global target on three September 2010 against Bulgaria in a Euro 2012 qualifier, which England won via 4–0. He scored his second global target against Switzerland in a 3–1 win afterwards emanating on as an early substitute for the injured Theo Walcott