Marvin Johnson

Early career

Johnson never played academy football and instead began his career with Solihull Moors in the Conference North. He spent a loan spell at Coleshill Town, where he scored a hat-trick against Malvern Town. While a Solihull Moors player he won the FA County Youth Cup in May 2009 representing Birmingham FA. He worked as a shop assistant and took his coaching badges during his time at Damson Park. In March 2010, he was linked with a transfer to Rushall Olympic, but after he was released by Moors during the 2010 close season he signed for Romulus of the Northern Premier League First Division South, and was their top scorer in the 2011–12 season. While playing for Romulus, Johnson had a five-day trial at Championship club Burnley in December 2011.

Kidderminster Harriers

Johnson signed an 18-month contract with Conference Premier club Kidderminster Harriers in February 2012. He featured 12 times in the second half of the 2011–12 campaign. He was capped for the England C team in a 4–0 defeat to Russia U23 in an International Challenge Trophy game on 5 June 2012. He fractured his toe in December 2012, which manager Steve Burr said would take six weeks to recover from. In January 2013, he received interest from Football League clubs, including Crewe Alexandra, Colchester United and Northampton Town. He signed a new one-year contract after enjoying a successful 2012–13 campaign, though Kidderminster missed out on automatic promotion by two points. He played…

Johnson can play either as a left-sided winger or an attack-minded wing-back, and boasts good crossing ability. He had a lot of pace as a younger player, being dubbed a "quick-footed pace merchant" by Kidderminster Harriers.

As of match played 9 January 2026

Johnson is of Jamaican descent through his paternal grandfather. As of November 2016, Johnson had two children, a boy and a girl.