Shaun Johnson

Shaun Johnson
Personal information
Full nameShaun Ly Johnson
Born (1990-09-09) 9 September 1990 (age 34)
Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
PositionHalfback, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–18 New Zealand Warriors 162 63 326 13 917
2019–21 Cronulla Sharks 44 6 119 1 263
2022–24 New Zealand Warriors 62 16 114 4 296
Total 268 85 559 18 1476
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–24 New Zealand 35 14 84 1 225
2013 NRL All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Shaun Johnson (born 9 September 1990), nicknamed "Magic Johnson", is a former New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who last played as a halfback for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League.

Johnson is regarded as one of New Zealand’s greatest rugby league players, often compared to Benji Marshall and Stacey Jones. He is the highest point scorer for both the Warriors and the New Zealand Kiwis at international level.

Johnson has also played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks as a five-eighth in the NRL and for the NRL All Stars. In 2014, Johnson was awarded the Golden Boot for the world's best player.

  1. ^ "Shaun Johnson – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. ^ "loverugbyleague". Retrieved 3 February 2024.