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Glen Johnson (English footballer)

Glen Johnson
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Johnson playing for Liverpool in 2011
Personal information
Full name Glen McLeod Cooper Johnson
Date of birth (1984-08-23) 23 August 1984 (age 32)
Place of birth Greenwich, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Right-back
Club information
Current team
Stoke City
Number 8
Youth career
1993–2002 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 West Ham United 15 (0)
2002 Millwall (loan) 8 (0)
2003–2007 Chelsea 41 (3)
2006–2007 Portsmouth (loan) 26 (0)
2007–2009 Portsmouth 58 (4)
2009–2015 Liverpool 160 (8)
2015– Stoke City 39 (0)
National team
2003–2006 England U21 14 (0)
2003– England 54 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:47, 21 January 2017 (UTC).

Glen McLeod Cooper Johnson (born Glen McLeod Cooper Stephens; 23 August 1984) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Stoke City.

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 Pompey an 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 Football League Cup Final. He joined Stoke City in July 2015 on a free transfer.

Johnson has also been capped 54 times by the England national team since 2003, and was selected in England's squads for the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups and UEFA Euro 2012.

Known as Glen Stephens at the time of his birth, he took his mother's surname following the separation of his parents. His parents Wendy Johnson and John Stephens named him after former England midfielder Glenn Hoddle. He was born in Greenwich, London, and grew up in Dartford, Kent, where he attended Temple Hill Primary School and then Leigh CTC School. He was raised by his mother and grew up with his younger brother and older half-sister.


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