| George Johnston | |
| Full Name: | George Thomas Johnston[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1 September 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Manchester, England |
| Height: | 1.81m (05.94feet)[2] |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Bolton Wanderers |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Liverpool |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Wigan Athletic (loan) |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2021– |
| Clubs3: | Bolton Wanderers |
| Caps3: | 79 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 16:28, 7 May 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 11:40, 7 June 2021 (UTC) |
George Thomas Johnston (born 1 September 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Bolton Wanderers. Born in England, Johnston represents Scotland at youth international level.
Johnston came through the Academy at Liverpool, making one first-team appearance in a preseason friendly against Torino at Anfield in August 2018.[3]
In August 2019, he moved to Feyenoord on a permanent deal.[4] Feyenoord paid Liverpool £300,000, and the deal included a 30% sell-on clause.[5]
On 22 January 2021, Johnston joined League One side Wigan Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[6] He scored his first goal for Wigan in a 3–0 win against Milton Keynes Dons on 6 March 2021.[7]
On 4 June 2021, Johnston returned to League One, this time joining Bolton Wanderers on a three-year deal.[8] He turned down Wigan to join Bolton.[9] His competitive debut came on 7 August in a 3–3 draw against Milton Keynes Dons, where he made a goal line clearance.[10] On 2 April 2023, he came on as a substitute in the 2023 EFL Trophy final against Plymouth Argyle. Bolton went on to win 4–0.[11] On 8 July, Johnston suffered an injury in a pre-season friendly at Bamber Bridge and three days later the club confirmed that he was likely to miss the whole of the following season.[12] In spite of this, on 1 August, Johnston signed a new deal taking him up to 2026.[13]
Johnston has represented Scotland at under-20 and under-21 level.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Feyenoord | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2020–21 | League One | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2021–22 | League One | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | League One | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 79 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 93 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 105 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 119 | 4 | |||