Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marvin Nicholas Johnson[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 1 December 1990||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
Solihull Moors | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Solihull Moors[a] | 5 | (0) |
2010 | → Coleshill Town (loan) | ||
2010–2012 | Romulus | ||
2012–2015 | Kidderminster Harriers | 108 | (17) |
2014 | → Hednesford Town (loan) | 6 | (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 | 122 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:56, 10 November 2024 (UTC) |
Marvin Nicholas Johnson (born 1 December 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.
Johnson began his career with Solihull Moors, and spent a loan spell at Coleshill Town.[7] While a Solihull Moors player he won the FA County Youth Cup in May 2009 representing Birmingham FA.[8] In March 2010 he was linked with a transfer to Rushall Olympic,[9] but after he was released by Moors during the 2010 close season he signed for Romulus,[4][5][10] and was their top scorer in the 2011–12 season.[11][12]
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.[13] He moved from Romulus to Kidderminster Harriers in February 2012.[14] In January 2013 he received interest from a number of Football League clubs, including Crewe Alexandra, Colchester United and Northampton Town.[15]
After a loan spell with Hednesford Town at the end of the 2013–14 season,[16][17] Johnson signed a new one-year contract with the Harriers in June 2014.[18]
In February 2015 he was one of four players to sign for Scottish club Motherwell on transfer deadline day.[19] Before signing with Motherwell he had been in advanced talks with Football League club Yeovil Town.[20] Johnson signed a three-year contract extension with Motherwell in June 2015.[21]
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,[22] Johnson scored Motherwell's first goal in a 3–0 victory in the second leg at Fir Park[23] that ensured their Premiership survival.
On 31 August 2016, transfer deadline day, Johnson signed for Oxford United of League One for an undisclosed sum[24] which according to the Oxford Mail is believed to be a club record fee, in the region of £650,000.[25] 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.[26] 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).[27] He played in the final of the League Trophy at Wembley (a game Oxford lost 2–1 to Coventry City).[28]
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.[29] 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.[30]
He moved on loan to Sheffield United in August 2018.[31]
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.[32] He signed a new one-year contract with the club in August 2020.[33] On 28 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Middlesbrough at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[34]
On 5 August 2021, Johnson joined recently relegated EFL League One club Sheffield Wednesday.[35][36] 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.[37] He scored his first goal for Sheffield Wednesday in an EFL Trophy tie against Newcastle United U21s on 31 August 2021.[38] On 21 May 2022, it was confirmed the club had exercised an option to retain him for another season.[39] Following promotion back to the EFL Championship Johnson was offered a new contract to stay at the club.[40] His new contract was confirmed on 1 July 2023.[41] On 17 May 2024, Wednesday exercised their option to keep Johnson another year.[42]
Johnson is of Jamaican descent through his paternal grandfather.[43] As of November 2016 Johnson had two children, a boy and a girl.[44]
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[a] | 2008–09[45] | Conference North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2009–10[46] | Conference North | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Kidderminster Harriers | 2011–12[3] | Conference Premier | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
2012–13[3] | Conference Premier | 39 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 44 | 7 | ||
2013–14[47] | Conference Premier | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
2014–15[3] | Conference Premier | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 1 | 35 | 10 | ||
Total | 108 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 120 | 20 | ||
Hednesford Town (loan) | 2013–14[3] | Conference North | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
Motherwell | 2014–15[48] | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[e] | 1 | 13 | 1 |
2015–16[49] | Scottish Premiership | 38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 6 | ||
2016–17[50] | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 9 | 4 | ||
Total | 53 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 11 | ||
Oxford United | 2016–17[50] | League One | 39 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[f] | 3 | 52 | 6 |
2017–18[51] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 41 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 7 | ||
Middlesbrough | 2017–18[51] | Championship | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
2018–19[52] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
2019–20[53] | Championship | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | ||
2020–21[54] | Championship | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 43 | 4 | ||
Total | 97 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 7 | ||
Middlesbrough U21 | 2017–18[51] | — | — | — | 1[f] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Sheffield United (loan) | 2018–19[52] | Championship | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
Sheffield Wednesday | 2021–22[55] | League One | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[g] | 1 | 44 | 3 |
2022–23[56] | League One | 41 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[h] | 0 | 51 | 3 | |
2023–24[57] | Championship | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | ||
2024–25[58] | Championship | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
Total | 122 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 141 | 10 | ||
Career total | 443 | 42 | 25 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 509 | 57 |
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Marvin was released by Solihull Moors less than 18 months ago
Not that the Roms – who have recruited young hotshot Marvin Johnson to bolster their attack – will fear anyone.