Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
5.3
Average
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Birmingham City
top club · 215 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#196
goals rank
#209
assists rank
11
season goals
18
season assists
Among 257 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€1.50m
peak value · 2005
€125k
top transfer fee · 01/02
3
best season · 01/02
67 / 0
int'l caps / goals
390Appearances
11Goals
18Assists
58Yellow cards
4Red cards
135Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Damien Johnson |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Damien Michael Johnson |
| Date of birth | 1978-11-18 (47 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Lisburn, Northern Ireland |
| Citizenship |  Northern Ireland |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 173.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2013-10-10 |
| Contract expires | — |
Oct 2013
Transfer: Fleetwood → Retired
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Fleetwood Town
23 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Plymouth → Fleetwood
12/13 · Transfer
Jun 2012
Transfer: Huddersfield → Plymouth
11/12 · Return from loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — Huddersfield Town
21 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2010
Transfer: Plymouth → Huddersfield
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — Huddersfield Town
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2010
Transfer: Birmingham → Plymouth
09/10 · Transfer
Sep 2009
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — Plymouth Argyle, Birmingham City, Birmingham City U21
25 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Birmingham City
10 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Birmingham City
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Birmingham City
29 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Birmingham City
38 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Birmingham City
37 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Birmingham City
40 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Birmingham City
32 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2002
Transfer: Blackburn → Birmingham
01/02 · Transfer · €125k
Jul 2001
01/02 — Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City
20 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Blackburn Rovers
19 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Blackburn Rovers
23 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Blackburn Rovers
25 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 1998
Transfer: Forest → Blackburn
97/98 · Return from loan
Jan 1998
Transfer: Blackburn → Forest
97/98 · Loan
Jul 1997
97/98 — Nottingham Forest, Blackburn Rovers
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1997
Transfer: Blackburn U18 → Blackburn
97/98 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 201 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.09/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.09/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.19/90
Minutes played by club
Blackburn Rovers
25.2%
Nottingham Forest
0.0%
Fleetwood Town
0.0%
Huddersfield Town
0.0%
Birmingham City
66.1%
Plymouth Argyle
7.4%
Birmingham City U21
1.3%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 80 | 4 | 1 | 3,064 |
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 97/98 | 97/98 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fleetwood Town | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2 | 10/11 | 11/12 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Birmingham City | 9 | 01/02 | 09/10 | 215 | 4 | 11 | 8,041 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 900 |
| Birmingham City U21 | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 152 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | FA Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | First Division | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 951 |
| 99/00 | League Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | FA Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | League Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Premier League | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,371 |
| 98/99 | UEFA Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | First Division | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | League Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | FA Cup | Fleetwood Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League Two | Fleetwood Town | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | FA Cup | Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | League One | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | League One Play-Offs | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | EFL Trophy | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | League Cup | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | League One | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Championship | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 900 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Premier League | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Reserve League South | Birmingham City U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 |
| 08/09 | Championship | Birmingham City | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | FA Cup | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League Cup | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Premier League | Birmingham City | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Championship | Birmingham City | 26 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2,089 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Birmingham City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Birmingham City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League Cup | Birmingham City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Premier League | Birmingham City | 31 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Premier League | Birmingham City | 36 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 03/04 | FA Cup | Birmingham City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Premier League | Birmingham City | 35 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3,075 |
| 02/03 | FA Cup | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | League Cup | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Premier League | Birmingham City | 30 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2,380 |
| 01/02 | FA Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | First Division | Birmingham City | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 497 |
| 01/02 | League Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 |
| 01/02 | Premier League | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 442 |
| 00/01 | FA Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | League Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97/98 | 1997-07-01 | Blackburn U18 | Blackburn | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 97/98 | 1998-01-28 | Blackburn | Forest | Loan | 0 | — |
| 97/98 | 1998-02-28 | Forest | Blackburn | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-03-08 | Blackburn | Birmingham | Transfer | 0 | €125k |
| 09/10 | 2010-02-01 | Birmingham | Plymouth | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-08-05 | Plymouth | Huddersfield | Loan | 1000000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-06-07 | Huddersfield | Plymouth | Return from loan | 500000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Plymouth | Fleetwood | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-10-10 | Fleetwood | Retired | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | muscular problems | 2009-09-15 | 2009-09-19 | 5 | 1 |
Current—
Peak€1.50m
Low—
Δ since start−€1.25m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #17621 | — | 11 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #5674 | — | 56 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Championship | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 20 |
| 01/02 | Premier League | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 7 |
| 01/02 | League Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 3 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | Premier League | Birmingham City | 4 | 35 |
| 06/07 | Championship | Birmingham City | 3 | 26 |
| 11/12 | League One | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 18 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | 2012-06-07 | Huddersfield | Plymouth | Return from loan | — | €500k |
| 10/11 | 2010-08-05 | Plymouth | Huddersfield | Loan | — | €1.00m |
| 97/98 | 1998-02-28 | Forest | Blackburn | Return from loan | — | — |
| 97/98 | 1998-01-28 | Blackburn | Forest | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Damien Johnson's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool FC | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 13% |
| Arsenal FC | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 38 | -21 | 19% |
| Manchester United | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 13% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 25% |
| Aston Villa | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 38% |
| Fulham FC | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 50% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 38% |
| Chelsea FC | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 29 | -19 | 6% |
| Everton FC | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 31% |
| Manchester City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 29% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 57% |
| Newcastle United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 29% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 01/02 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 23 | 951 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 98/99 | 25 | 1,371 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 97/98 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | 25 | 1,052 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 08/09 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 06/07 | 29 | 2,089 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 05/06 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 04/05 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 03/04 | 40 | 3,075 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 02/03 | 32 | 2,380 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 01/02 | 20 | 1,239 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 00/01 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premier League
178 apps
4 G
6 A
Championship
55 apps
3 G
6 A
First Division
45 apps
2 G
1 A
League Cup
22 apps
1 G
0 A
Reserve League South
2 apps
1 G
0 A
League One
34 apps
0 G
3 A
League Two
22 apps
0 G
1 A
FA Cup
26 apps
0 G
1 A
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Who is Damien Johnson?
Damien Johnson is a Northern professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.
How old is Damien Johnson?
Damien Johnson is 47 years old. He was born on November 18, 1978 in Lisburn.
What position does Damien Johnson play?
Damien Johnson plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Damien Johnson play for?
Damien Johnson currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Damien Johnson scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Damien Johnson has scored 11 goals in 390 appearances.