| Carl Johnston | |
| Fullname: | Carl Robert Johnston[1] |
| Birth Date: | 29 May 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Height: | 1.75m (05.74feet)[2] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Fleetwood Town |
| Clubnumber: | 2 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Linfield |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Fleetwood Town |
| Years1: | 2020– |
| Clubs1: | Fleetwood Town |
| Caps1: | 38 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Farsley Celtic (loan) |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Northern Ireland U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Northern Ireland U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam3: | Northern Ireland U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 21:26, 27 April 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 21:26, 27 April 2023 (UTC) |
Carl Robert Johnston (born 29 May 2002) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for side Fleetwood Town.
After spending seven years with the academy of Linfield, Johnston joined Fleetwood Town's academy in 2018.[3] [4]
In January 2020, Johnston signed his first professional contract with Fleetwood Town.[5] [6] In June 2020, he was one of 33 players to receive the League Football Education’s 'The 11' award.
Johnson made his senior debut for the club on 1 September 2020 as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 EFL Trophy victory away to Carlisle United. He joined Farsley Celtic on a four-week-long youth loan in October 2020.[7] [8] On 7 January 2021, it was announced that Johnston would remain on loan at Farsley Celtic until the end of the 2020/21 season.[9] On 15 January 2021, he signed a new contract with the club lasting until summer 2022, with the option of a further year.[10] Johnston signed a new long-term contract in June 2022, keeping him at the club for a further three years with the option for a fourth.[11]
He has played for Northern Ireland at under-17 level.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Fleetwood Town | 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | League One | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | League One | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 1 | |||
| Farsley Celtic (loan) | 2020–21 | National League North | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 53 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 66 | 2 | |||