Career Daniel Johnson (footballer)

1 career

1.1 career

1.1.1 loan moves


1.2 preston north end

career
early career

born in jamaica, johnson played crystal palace schoolboy before moving on aston villa s academy. johnson s potential recognised following 2010–11 season. responsibility placed on johnson when academy coach tony mcandrew handed him captain s armband. leading villa barclays premier academy league group b title, inspiration during fa youth cup campaign. left-foot strike edge of box in round 4 against peterborough united crowned true captain s performance , ignited cup run see young lions reach semi-finals. performances academy , reserve teams had caught eye of manager @ time gerard houllier. frenchman called johnson aston villa s first team first time, unused substitute in villa s 2–1 league cup win on burnley. in january 2011, midfielder signed first professional contract @ villa park.

johnson had season of great progress in 2011–12, featuring in 1 of title-winning reserve team s fixtures making first team bench 6 premier league games. in reserve ranks, johnson once again demonstrated ability supply goals central ground. found net 5 times, including wonder strike in 3–1 defeat against manchester united side featuring likes of phil jones, chris smalling , tom cleverley. scoring knack replicated on european stage during villa s run quarter-finals of nextgen series. johnson player feature in 7 of club s nextgen games , managed 3 goals in process. strikes came in home , away wins against fernabaçhe , in 3–2 defeat rosenborg. in march 2012, extended contract summer 2013 has still yet make official debut villa. on 13 june 2013, johnson signed new two-year deal keeping him @ club until 2015.

loan moves

johnson has made series of short loan moves league 1 sides on past 3 seasons. on 23 october 2012, johnson joined football league 1 side yeovil town on month-long youth loan deal, , made football league debut substitute evening in yeovil s 3–1 victory on shrewsbury town.

johnson joined chesterfield on three-month loan in august 2014 , made debut in 2–1 away win on port vale on 30 august. johnson played 13 times chesterfield, becoming first team regular.

on 10 november 2014 johnson joined league 1 side, oldham, on two-month deal until 5 january 2015.

preston north end

on 23 january 2015, johnson joined preston north end undisclosed fee, believed £50,000, on two-and-a-half year deal. johnson started life off @ preston scoring 8 goals in 18 appearances. johnson , team mates won promotion championship on 24 may 2015, following 4–0 win on swindon town in play-off final @ wembley.