Jermaine Johnson
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Jermaine Johnson | |
| Date of birth | 25 June 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | |
| Playing position | Winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| Number | 23 | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999–2006 2001–2004 2003–2004 2004–2006 2006–2007 2007– |
Tivoli Gardens → Bolton Wanderers (loan) → Oldham Athletic (loan) → Oldham Athletic (loan) Bradford City Sheffield Wednesday |
30 (4) 12 (0) 13 (3) 26 (6) 27 (4) 42 (3) |
| National team2 | ||
| Jamaica | 40 (5) | |
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Jermaine Johnson (born 25 June 1980 in Kingston) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for Sheffield Wednesday. He started his career in his homeland with Tivoli Gardens, before coming to England, where he has also played for Bolton Wanderers, Oldham Athletic and Bradford City. Johnson has also won 40 caps for Jamaica.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Early career
Johnson started his career at Tivoli Gardens before he came to England with Bolton Wanderers, making his debut during the 2001–02 season. He spent that season and the 2002–03 season at the club but started only ten games and came on as substitute in another nine but scored no goals. After his spell at the Reebok he moved to Oldham Athletic spending the next two seasons there making 34 appearances and eight as substitute scoring ten goals.
[edit] Bradford City
Johnson was signed by Bradford City manager Colin Todd on a one-year deal in June 2006 to join fellow Jamaican teammate Donovan Ricketts at Valley Parade.[1] His debut came in the first game of the 2006–07 season at Bradford lost to Nottingham Forest. A week later he scored his first goal for Bradford to secure a 4–2 victory over Gillingham.[2] Todd wanted to keep hold of Johnson,[3] but after turning down an offer of £250,000 from Derby County,[4] the club were forced to sell Johnson to Sheffield Wednesday before the end of the January transfer window.[5] Johnson's last game in Bradford colours was in a 2–0 defeat to Yeovil Town when he was sent off after 81 minutes.[6] Overall Johnson played 31 games, 27 in the league, scoring four goals for City.
[edit] Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws signed the Jamaican for a transfer fee in excess of £250,000 from Bradford City on 31 January 2007. Johnson had to face a three game suspension when he arrived in Sheffield due to a red card he received in his last game for Bradford. He finally made his debut on 20 February 2007 away at Luton Town, showing glimpses of his skill, however he was substituted in the 80th minute and was unable to prevent Wednesday losing 3–2. Johnson added his first goal to his impressive performances scoring Wednesday's third goal in the 3–2 victory over Yorkshire rivals Leeds United on 3 March 2007 in the 54th minute. He was injured during his next game against Plymouth Argyle which combined with a bout of chicken pox prevented him starting for the team until the last game of the season against Norwich City. Johnson scored again to help the team win 3–2.
In December 2007 Championship rivals QPR made an offer for Johnson. It was turned down however as he was described as a "top asset" in the playing squad.[7]
His first full season with the club was disrupted by injuries and suspensions, however he was still voted midfielder of the year by fans of the club.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ "Jamaica star signs for Bradford", BBC Sport, 5 June 2006. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ "Bradford 4-2 Gillingham", BBC Sport, 12 August 2006. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ Chowdhury, Raj. "Todd keen to bring in left winger", BBC Sport, 10 January 2007. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ "Bradford reject Rams' Johnson bid", BBC Sport, 14 January 2007. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ "Owls sign Bradford winger Johnson", BBC Sport, 30 January 2007. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ "Bradford 0-2 Yeovil", BBC Sport, 27 January 2007. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ Burton, Chris. "Owls turn down bids for duo", Sky Sports, 19 December 2007. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ "Beevers is your player of the year!", Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, 2008-04-22. Retrieved on 2008-05-11.
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