Eddie Johnson (English footballer)

Eddie Johnson
Personal information
Full name Edward William Johnson
Date of birth (1984-09-20) 20 September 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Chester, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Striker
Youth career
1994–1999 Crewe Alexandra
1999–2003 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Manchester United 0 (0)
2004Royal Antwerp (loan) 11 (5)
2004–2005Coventry City (loan) 26 (5)
2005–2006Crewe Alexandra (loan) 22 (5)
2006–2008 Bradford City 64 (7)
2008–2009 Chester City 10 (1)
2009–2010 Austin Aztex[A] 48 (19)
2011–2012 Portland Timbers 7 (1)
Total 188 (43)
International career
2001 England U16 3 (1)
England U18
2002 England U19 3 (2)
2003 England U20 3 (0)
Managerial career
2014– Dundee under-20s
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward William Johnson (born 20 September 1984) is an English former footballer, who ended his career with Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer. He was a midfielder but also played as a striker and represented his country at the under-16, under-18, under-19 and under-20 levels. He is now employed as under-20s manager for Dundee.

Born in Chester, Johnson began his career with Crewe Alexandra and Manchester United's academies. He had loan spells with Royal Antwerp, Coventry City and Crewe Alexandra, before he was released by Manchester United in 2006 and joined Bradford City, where he played 64 league games in two seasons. He was released from Bradford in 2008, and after initially turning down a move to Chester City, he was given a trial at Crewe, which was unsuccessful, and instead he joined Chester where he spent six months before his contract was terminated to allow him to move to Austin Aztex. His form during two seasons in the United Soccer Leagues First Division won him a transfer to Portland Timbers at the end of the 2010 season.