Profile Glen Johnson

Personal information :

Full name : Glen McLeod Cooper Johnson
Date of birth : 23 August 1984
Place of birth : Greenwich, London, England
Height : 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position : Full back
Current club : Liverpool
Number : 2
Youth career :
2000–2002 West Ham United
Senior career :
2002–2003 West Ham United
2002 Millwall (loan)
2003–2007 Chelsea
2006–2007 Portsmouth (loan)
2007–2009 Portsmouth
2009– Liverpool
National team :
2003–2006 England U21
2003– England

Club career

West Ham United

Born within Greenwich, London, Johnson was a product of the West Ham United system, becoming a 15 year-old former year pupil within 2000. He signed a three-year businesswoman contract for the Hammers onto 1 August 2001 at the age of 16, and was granted the number 23 shirt. In the 2001–02 season, he made frequent Reserves impressions for West Ham, but was unable towards contravene into the former team. He ultimately signed an initial four-week credit import with locally rivals Millwall onto 17 October 2002, making his Championship debut within an away loss against Norwich City onto 19 October. His credit was twice extended via a month, ahead of he was recalled morning towards Upton Park as soon as having spent seven weeks at The Den, his final impression within a Millwall shirt arriving within another away defeat towards Crystal Palace onto seven November. His Premiership and West Ham debut arrived onto 22 January 2003 within another away defeat towards a London club, this moment against Charlton Athletic, when he arrived onto for midfielder Édouard Cissé. He made a gross of 15 League impressions — and a single FA Cup impression — within the 2002–03 season, becoming a many notable member of the West Ham side as the year went on. He even signed a novel four-year import towards remain within east London onto 18 March 2003, appearing willing towards assistance keep the club within the top flight. However, his last outing within a Hammers shirt was towards arrive onto the final day of the season, 11 May 2003, within an away draw with Birmingham City — the must-win match which observed his club relegated towards the Championship.

Chelsea

Two months as soon as West Ham United's relegation, Johnson attended London rivals Chelsea, signing onto 15 July for a fee of £6 million. The former purchase of the Abramovich era, he made his debut onto 13 August within an away victory against Žilina within the 2003–04 Champions League — and his former Chelsea goal arrived within the counterpart house foot two weeks later. His league debut arrived onto 17 August within a Anfield victory against Liverpool, but he had towards wait until 9 November for his former League goal, netting the opener of a 5–0 romp again Newcastle United. He ultimately made 63 impressions within everybody contests again the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons. In Chelsea's FA Cup fifth round conflict against Newcastle United within the latter season, Blues' goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini was posted off late within the match for a undertake outside the box. Johnson went within goal (as Chelsea had consumed everybody three substitutions and couldn't dub onto Petr Čech from the bench) and retained the free-kick. He held onto towards keep a shower sheet. However a goal had already been scored via Newcastle and they held onto towards victory 1–0 and knock Chelsea out of the cup. He chosen up a winner's medal when he arrived onto as a second halves spare for Chelsea within the 2005 Football League Cup Final, a toy which Chelsea went onto towards victory as soon as additions time. He also made 17 impressions, adequate for a medal, as Chelsea won the 2004–05 Premier League, but he was towards miss out onto a medal for their success within the next season as soon as managing alone 4 impressions within the league because of thigh injury..

As the 2005–06 season unfolded, Johnson was still alone a squad musician at Chelsea with Paulo Ferreira being the frequent at right-back. Johnson made one impression within the Premier League for Chelsea that season, activating the 4–0 victory against West Bromwich Albion within site of Ferreira. Versatile squad musician Geremi also provided additions competition for Johnson at right-back below José Mourinho. As a outcome, Johnson attended Portsmouth within a season long credit within June 2006. On his replace towards Chelsea, Johnson activated the 2007 Community Shield and the gate Premier League toy of the season at house towards Birmingham City.

Portsmouth

On 31 August 2007, shift deadline day, Johnson signed for Portsmouth onto a four-year contract, for a fee suspected towards be £4 million.[17] He was handed a activate within the former match as soon as his shift, a 3–1 defeat at Arsenal and became the club's frequent right-back. On twenty October, Johnson scored his former goal within again three years, against Wigan Athletic within a 2–0 win. as soon as dribbling from the halfway line. He performed within and won the 2008 FA Cup Final. Shortly as soon as Johnson's cup success, he and a lot else Portsmouth musicians had their winner's medals stolen. On 22 November 2008, Johnson scored a 30-yard screamer with his deserted foot against Hull City, a goal which won Match of the Day's Goal of the Month honor for November, and afterwards won the Goal of the Season award. Johnson appeared towards possess ended speculation that he would move towards Liverpool for a rumoured allowance of £9 million via signing a four-and-a-half-year contract with Portsmouth onto 9 January 2009, although speculation once again implied that Johnson could earn a big finance move towards Liverpool within the alongside future;[20] this was reaffirmed within late April 2009 On 22 April 2009, at the age of 24, Johnson was the youngest member of Times Online's Top 50 Portsmouth musicians list. Johnson was covered within the PFA team of the year for the 2008–09 season despite Portsmouth ceasing within the bottom halves of the Premier League, seven points above the relegation zone.

Liverpool

A Portsmouth businessman proved onto 13 June 2009 that a "sizeable bid" had been obtained for Johnson, with Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City being mooted as possible suitors. On 16 June 2009, Portsmouth conceded a invitation suspected towards be £17.5 million from Liverpool. However, two days afterwards Portsmouth proved they had also agreed a invitation from Chelsea and it was up towards the musician as towards whom he needed towards join. Liverpool were suspected towards possess tabled the £10m invitation onto the cornerstone that they were still owed £7m via Portsmouth from the purchase of Peter Crouch within the summer of 2008, with Liverpool willing towards dampen the fee owed onto signing Johnson. On 22 June 2009, Liverpool informed the shift and onto 26 June 2009, Johnson signed a four-year contract. He was officially unveiled onto 9 July 2009. On 15 July 2009, he made his Liverpool debut within the pre-season match against St. Gallen which ended as a 0–0 draw and his house debut within a friendly against Atlético Madrid. Johnson made his Premier League debut onto 16 August 2009 within a 2–1 defeat via Tottenham Hotspur.

On his house league debut for Liverpool onto 19 August 2009, Johnson put within a man-of-the-match operation against Stoke City scoring his former goal for the club whilst also getting an aid within a toy whereas he inflicted countless complications for the dissent defence. On 29 August, Johnson scored his second goal for Liverpool within a 3–2 victory against Bolton Wanderers. On thirty December 2009, Johnson upheld a tear of the medial collateral ligament within his right knee during a league fixture against Aston Villa, which Benitez remarked would keep him out of affair for at lowest a month. On his replace from sting within March, Johnson replaced towards form, scoring his third goal for the club against Sunderland at Anfield. Johnson went onto towards earn eight many impressions for the lie down of the season, incorporating assisting Liverpool extend the semi finals of the UEFA Europa League. Johnson performed 35 moments and scored three goals within his debut season with the Reds. In November 2010, Johnson obtained criticism from executive Roy Hodgson whom felt his dramas during the season had not been of international standard.[33] Johnson held clear-the-air conversations with Hodgson and the pair possess since performed down the row.[34] He scored his former goal of the 2010-11 Premier League season onto twenty November 2010 against West Ham United within a 3-0 victory, as soon as replacing from being out with a groin strain.

On eight January 2011, within reaction towards criticsm from former England midfielder and Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson, Johnson posted onto his Twitter feed, "Comments from alcoholic drug abusers are not genuinely gonna disrupt me and whom is Paul Merson towards adjudicate musicians, he was medium at the greatest of times." He afterwards deleted the comment. Under novel Liverpool executive Kenny Dalglish Johnson has been consumed as a deserted back and deserted wing back. The move towards the deserted has sighted Johnson rediscover nice form and he has put within a number of great dramas below Dalglish, incorporating within the 1-0 victory again ex club Chelsea.

International career

Following a destitute operation within England's friendly within Denmark within August 2005 he forgotten his grading as Gary Neville's understudy within the squad towards Luke Young, whom performed within both the following World Cup qualifiers. Johnson did not earn any further England impressions below Sven Goran Eriksson or his successor Steve McClaren but was named within Fabio Capello's former squad within January 2008. He performed within the 2–0 victory again Andorra, and made four assists within the following 6–0 victory against the equivalent team for which he was named Nationwide Man of the Match. During England's 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, he cemented his site as the squad's former choice right-back. Johnson scored his former goal for England within a friendly match against Mexico onto 24 May 2010 at Wembley Stadium, which ended 3-1 towards England. In February 2011, Johnson began England's novel calendar year via controlling Ashley Young's successful goal within a 2-1 victory again Denmark.