| Marvin Johnson | |
| Fullname: | Marvin Nicholas Johnson[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1 December 1990[2] |
| Birth Place: | Birmingham, England |
| Height: | 1.78m (05.84feet) |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthclubs1: | Solihull Moors |
| Years1: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Solihull Moors |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2010 |
| Clubs2: | → Coleshill Town (loan) |
| Years3: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs3: | Romulus |
| Years4: | 2012–2015 |
| Clubs4: | Kidderminster Harriers |
| Caps4: | 108 |
| Goals4: | 17 |
| Years5: | 2014 |
| Clubs5: | → Hednesford Town (loan) |
| Caps5: | 6 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs6: | Motherwell |
| Caps6: | 53 |
| Goals6: | 6 |
| Years7: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs7: | Oxford United |
| Caps7: | 41 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs8: | Middlesbrough |
| Caps8: | 97 |
| Goals8: | 5 |
| Years9: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs9: | → Sheffield United (loan) |
| Caps9: | 11 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2021– |
| Clubs10: | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Caps10: | 111 |
| Goals10: | 9 |
| Club-Update: | 12:58, 18 August 2024 (UTC) |
Marvin Nicholas Johnson (born 1 December 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Sheffield Wednesday.
Johnson began his career with Solihull Moors, and spent a loan spell at Coleshill Town.[3] While a Solihull Moors player he won the FA County Youth Cup in May 2009 representing Birmingham FA.[4] In March 2010 he was linked with a transfer to Rushall Olympic,[5] but after he was released by Moors during the 2010 close season he signed for Romulus,[6] [7] [8] and was their top scorer in the 2011–12 season.[9] [10]
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.[11] He moved from Romulus to Kidderminster Harriers in February 2012.[12] In January 2013 he received interest from a number of Football League clubs, including Crewe Alexandra, Colchester United and Northampton Town.[13]
After a loan spell with Hednesford Town at the end of the 2013–14 season,[14] [15] Johnson signed a new one-year contract with the Harriers in June 2014.[16]
In February 2015 he was one of four players to sign for Scottish club Motherwell on transfer deadline day.[17] Before signing with Motherwell he had been in advanced talks with Football League club Yeovil Town.[18] Johnson signed a three-year contract extension with Motherwell in June 2015.[19]
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,[20] Johnson scored Motherwell's first goal in a 3–0 victory in the second leg at Fir Park[21] that ensured their Premiership survival.
On 31 August 2016, transfer deadline day, Johnson signed for Oxford United of League One for an undisclosed sum[22] which according to the Oxford Mail is believed to be a club record fee, in the region of £650,000.[23] 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.[24] 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). He played in the final of the League Trophy at Wembley (a game Oxford lost 2–1 to Coventry City).[25]
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.[26] 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.[27]
He moved on loan to Sheffield United in August 2018.[28]
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.[29] He signed a new one-year contract with the club in August 2020.[30] On 28 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Middlesbrough at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[31]
On 5 August 2021, Johnson joined recently relegated EFL League One club Sheffield Wednesday.[32] [33] 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.[34] He scored his first goal for Sheffield Wednesday in an EFL Trophy tie against Newcastle United U21s on 31 August 2021.[35] On 21 May 2022, it was confirmed the club had exercised an option to retain him for another season.[36] Following promotion back to the EFL Championship Johnson was offered a new contract to stay at the club.[37] His new contract was confirmed on 1 July 2023.[38] On 17 May 2024, Wednesday exercised their option to keep Johnson another year.[39]
Johnson is of Jamaican descent through his paternal grandfather.[40] As of November 2016 Johnson had two children, a boy and a girl.[41]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Solihull Moors | 2008–09[42] | Conference North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10[43] | 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 | Conference Premier | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Conference Premier | 39 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 44 | 7 | |||
| 2013–14[44] | Conference Premier | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | Conference Premier | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 35 | 10 | |||
| Total | 108 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 120 | 20 | |||
| Hednesford Town (loan) | 2013–14 | Conference North | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Motherwell | 2014–15 | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 6 | |||
| 2016–17 | 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 | League One | 39 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 6 | |
| 2017–18 | 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 | Championship | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 43 | 4 | |||
| Total | 97 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 7 | |||
| Middlesbrough U21 | 2017–18 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Sheffield United (loan) | 2018–19 | Championship | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2021–22 | League One | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | League One | 41 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 111 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 128 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 432 | 42 | 25 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 496 | 57 | |||
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