Daniel Johnson

Aston Villa

Born in Jamaica, Johnson moved with his family to London aged seven and played for Crystal Palace's academy as a schoolboy before moving on to Aston Villa's academy in 2009. Johnson was called up to Aston Villa's first team for the first time, where he was an unused substitute in Villa's 2–1 League Cup win over Burnley on 27 October 2010. In January 2011, Johnson signed his first professional contract at Villa Park. In March 2012, he extended his contract to summer 2013. In June 2013, Johnson signed a new two-year deal keeping him at the club until 2015, despite still awaiting his first team breakthrough. Johnson joined League One side Yeovil Town on 23 October 2012 on a month-long youth loan deal, and made his Football League debut as a substitute that evening in Yeovil's 3–1 victory over Shrewsbury Town. Johnson made five appearances for the Glovers before his loan was cut short a week early by manager Gary Johnson. Johnson joined Chesterfield on a three-month loan in August 2014 and made his debut in a 2–1 away win over Port Vale on 30 August. Johnson played 13 times for Chesterfield before returning to Villa. On 10 November 2014, Johnson joined another League One side, Oldham, on a two-month deal until 5 January 2015. Johnson scored his first senior goal on his debut in a 1–1 draw against Crawley Town. He also scored twice against local rivals Rochdale in a 3–0 victory.

Preston North End

Johnson joined Preston North End on 23 January 2015…

In June 2019, Johnson received an invite to play for the Jamaica national side for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in July 2019. On 31 August 2019, he was called up for Jamaica's CONCACAF Nations League matches against Antigua and Barbuda and Guyana. However, on 5 September, Johnson withdrew from the squad, with his agent citing a lack of a direct flight from London to Montego Bay. He debuted with the Jamaica national team in a 3–0 friendly loss to Saudi Arabia on 14 November 2020. He has now been released and is a free agent in 2026.

Club

As of match played 13 August 2024

International

As of match played 9 June 2024

International goals

As of match played 2 July 2023. Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Johnson goal.

Preston North End

Football League One play-offs: 2015 Individual

North West Football Awards Championship Player of the Year: 2020 Preston North End Player of the Year: 2019–20