Carl Robert Johnston (born 29 May 2002) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One side Fleetwood Town.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carl Robert Johnston[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 20)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland[3] | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Fleetwood Town | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2018 | Linfield | ||
2018–2020 | Fleetwood Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Fleetwood Town | 17 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Farsley Celtic (loan) | 15 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Northern Ireland U17 | 9 | (0) |
2019 | Northern Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
2021– | Northern Ireland U21 | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:52, 4 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:45, 4 June 2022 (UTC) |
After spending seven years with the academy of Linfield, Johnston joined Fleetwood Town's academy in 2018.[4][5]
In January 2020, Johnston signed his first professional contract with Fleetwood Town.[6][7] In June 2020, he was one of 33 players to receive the League Football Education’s 'The 11' award.[4]
Johnson made his senior debut for the club on 1 September 2020 as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 EFL Trophy victory away to Carlisle United.[8] He joined Farsley Celtic on a four-week-long youth loan in October 2020.[9][10] On 7 January 2021, it was announced that Johnston would remain on loan at Farsley Celtic until the end of the 2020/21 season.[11] On 15 January 2021, he signed a new contract with the club lasting until summer 2022, with the option of a further year.[12] Johnston signed a new long-term contract in June 2022, keeping him at the club for a further three years with the option for a fourth.[13]
He has played for Northern Ireland at under-17 level.[8]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fleetwood Town | 2020–21[14] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2021–22[15] | League One | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
Farsley Celtic (loan) | 2020–21[8] | National League North | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
Career total | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
Fleetwood Town F.C. – current squad | |
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