Glen Johnson

Glen Johnson
Johnson playing for Liverpool in 2011
Personal information
Full name Glen McLeod Cooper Johnson[1]
Birth name Glen McLeod Cooper Stephens
Date of birth (1984-08-23) 23 August 1984 (age 40)[2]
Place of birth Greenwich, London, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[3]
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
1993–2002 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 West Ham United 15 (0)
2002Millwall (loan) 8 (0)
2003–2007 Chelsea 42 (3)
2006–2007Portsmouth (loan) 26 (0)
2007–2009 Portsmouth 58 (4)
2009–2015 Liverpool 160 (8)
2015–2018 Stoke City 57 (0)
Total 366 (15)
International career
1999–2000 England U16 7 (2)
2000–2001 England U17 19 (1)
2001–2002 England U19 10 (0)
2002 England U20 1 (0)
2003–2006 England U21 14 (0)
2003–2014 England 54 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Glen McLeod Cooper Johnson ( Stephens; born 23 August 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played predominantly as a right back.

Johnson began his career at West Ham United, spending time on loan at Millwall, and was signed by Chelsea for a £6 million fee after West Ham's relegation in 2003. He helped Chelsea win the 2004–05 Premier League title and the 2005 League Cup final. In June 2006, Johnson joined Portsmouth on loan for the 2006–07 season. Following a successful season on loan at Fratton Park, Johnson joined Portsmouth permanently for a fee of around £4 million.

Johnson played 99 times for Portsmouth and played in the 2008 FA Cup final as Portsmouth beat Cardiff City 1–0. Johnson moved to Liverpool in the summer of 2009 for a £17.5 million fee. Johnson spent six seasons at Anfield making 200 appearances which included victory in the 2012 League Cup final. He joined Stoke City in July 2015 on a free transfer, and made 64 appearances over three seasons before retiring.

Johnson was capped 54 times by the England national team from 2003 to 2014. He was selected in England's squads for the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups and UEFA Euro 2012.

  1. ^ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  3. ^ "G. Johnson". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 December 2017.