Marvin Nicholas Johnson (born 1 December 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Sheffield Wednesday.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marvin Nicholas Johnson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 31)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Solihull Moors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Solihull Moors | 8 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Coleshill Town (loan) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Romulus | ||
| 2012–2015 | Kidderminster Harriers | 108 | (17) |
| 2014 | → Hednesford Town (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Motherwell | 53 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Oxford United | 41 | (3) |
| 2017–2021 | Middlesbrough | 97 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2021– | Sheffield Wednesday | 56 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:55, 29 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Johnson began his career with Solihull Moors, and spent a loan spell at Coleshill Town.[3] While a Solihull Moors player he won the County FA Cup in May 2009 representing Birmingham FA.[4] In March 2010 he was linked with a transfer to Rushall Olympic,[5] but he instead signed for Romulus, and was their top scorer in the 2011–12 season.[6][7]
While playing for Romulus, Johnson had a five-day trial at Championship club Burnley in December 2011, and also received interest from League Two side Crewe Alexandra.[8] He moved from Romulus to Kidderminster Harriers in February 2012.[9] In January 2013 he received interest from a number of Football League clubs, including Crewe Alexandra, Colchester United and Northampton Town.[10]
After a loan spell with Hednesford Town at the end of the 2013–14 season,[11][12] Johnson signed a new one-year contract with the Harriers in June 2014.[13]
In February 2015 he was one of four players to sign for Scottish club Motherwell on transfer deadline day.[14] Before signing with Motherwell he had been in advanced talks with Football League club Yeovil Town.[15] Johnson signed a three-year contract extension with Motherwell in June 2015.[16]
At the end of the 2014-2015 season, with Motherwell facing potential relegation from the Scottish Premiership, Johnson featured in both legs of their play-off tie against Rangers, who had finished in third place in the Championship. After helping them to a 3–1 win in the first leg at Ibrox,[17] Johnson scored Motherwell's first goal in a 3–0 victory in the second leg at Fir Park[18] that ensured their Premiership survival.
On 31 August 2016, transfer deadline day, Johnson signed for Oxford United of League One for an undisclosed sum[19] which according to the Oxford Mail is believed to be a club record fee, in the region of £650,000.[20] On 23 November, the same week his second child was born, he scored his first goal for the club, the only goal in a 1–0 League One victory over Gillingham at the Kassam Stadium.[21] In his first season, having already appeared 9 times for Motherwell (scoring 4 times), Johnson made 52 appearances for Oxford (39 of them in league fixtures) and scored 6 goals (3 in the league).[22] He played in the final of the League Trophy at Wembley (a game Oxford lost 2–1 to Coventry City).[23]
After prolonged speculation about his Oxford future, during which he was linked with Hull City and Birmingham City, Johnson signed a three-year contract with Middlesbrough on deadline day, 31 August 2017, after serving one season of his three-year contract.[24] The undisclosed transfer deal was described by Oxford chairman Darryl Eales as "highly attractive", and believed to be in the region of £2.5 million.[25]
He moved on loan to Sheffield United in August 2018.[26]
His contract expired at the end of the 2019–20 season, but he signed a short-term extension given the extended season in light of coronavirus.[27] He signed a new one-year contract with the club in August 2020.[28] On 28 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Middlesbrough at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[29]
On 5 August 2021, Johnson joined recently relegated EFL League One club Sheffield Wednesday.[30][31] He made his Sheffield Wednesday debut a few days later, coming off the bench as a second half substitute for Andre Green against Charlton Athletic on the opening day of the season.[32] He scored his first goal for Sheffield Wednesday in an EFL Trophy tie against Newcastle United U21s on 31 August 2021.[33] On 21 May 2022, it was confirmed the club had exercised an option to retain him for another season.[34]
As of November 2016 Johnson had two children, a boy and a girl.[35]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Solihull Moors | 2010–11 | Conference North | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 2011–12 | Conference Premier | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 7 | ||
| 2013–14 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 35 | 10 | ||
| Total | 108 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 120 | 20 | ||
| Hednesford Town (loan) | 2013–14 | Conference North | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Motherwell | 2014–15[37] | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| 2015–16[38] | 38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17[39] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Total | 53 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 11 | ||
| Oxford United | 2016–17[39] | League One | 39 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 3 | 52 | 6 |
| 2017–18[40] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 6 | ||
| Middlesbrough | 2017–18[40] | Championship | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2018–19[41] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[42] | Championship | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| 2020–21[43] | Championship | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | |
| Total | 97 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 6 | ||
| Sheffield United (loan) | 2018–19[41] | Championship | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2021–22[44] | League One | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 44 | 3 |
| 2022–23[45] | League One | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Total | 56 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 382 | 37 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 435 | 49 | ||
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