Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Nathan Johnson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 February 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Barnet, England | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Luton Town | ||
Number | 38 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2016 | Arsenal | ||
2016–2020 | Focus Football | ||
2020–2023 | Luton Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Luton Town | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | England U17 | 1 | (0) |
2023– | England U18 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:33, 17 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:53, 16 November 2023 (UTC) |
Joseph Nathan Johnson (born 21 February 2006) is an English footballer who plays as a left-back for Luton Town.
Born in the London Borough of Barnet, Johnson began his career with Arsenal, joining at the age of six.[3] After being released by Arsenal four years later, he spent time in the Focus Football Academy, before joining Luton Town in 2020.[3] He signed his first professional contract with Luton Town in March 2023.[4]
After three years in the academy of the Hatters, he made his professional debut on 24 April 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute for Alfie Doughty in a 2–1 win against Middlesbrough.[5] In doing so, he became the first academy graduate to make their debut for the club in the Championship in fifteen years.[6] The following season, he made his first start for the club in a 1–0 EFL Cup loss to Exeter City on 26 September,[7] his next appearance and FA Cup debut came four months later in a 2-1 win away to Everton, coming on as a substitute for ,once again, Alfie Doughty in the 76th minute.
Johnson was called up to the England under-18 squad in October 2023, featuring in three friendly matches in Marbella, Spain.[8] The following month, he was called up to the under-17 squad for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[9][10]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Luton Town | 2022–23 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |