Darnell Johnson
Defender - Centre-Back
at Oxford City
at Oxford City
297 days · joined 2025-07-31
👕100+ Apps
Market value
—
Rating · 25/26
4.7
Average
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
12
clubs played for
14/15
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Leicester City U23
top club · 80 apps
Position rank · 25/26
#181
goals rank
#225
assists rank
7
season goals
4
season assists
Among 448 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€150k
peak value · 2022
—
top transfer fee
2
best season · 19/20
23 / 2
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1998-09-03 · 6 players total
154Appearances
7Goals
4Assists
19Yellow cards
1Red cards
49Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Darnell Johnson |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Darnell Tobias Jack Johnson |
| Date of birth | 1998-09-03 (27 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Leicester, England |
| Citizenship | England Antigua and Barbuda |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Oxford City |
| Joined | 2025-07-31 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2025
Transfer: Spalding United → Oxford City
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
2025 — IFK Mariehamn
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2025
25/26 — Oxford City
7 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Dec 2024
Transfer: Without Club → Spalding United
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
Transfer: Forest Green → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
Aug 2023
Transfer: Fleetwood → Forest Green
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Forest Green Rovers
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Fleetwood Town
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Sep 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2021
Transfer: Leicester U23 → Fleetwood
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Fleetwood Town
4 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
May 2021
Transfer: AFC Wimbledon → Leicester U23
20/21 · Return from loan
Mar 2021
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jan 2021
Transfer: Leicester U23 → AFC Wimbledon
20/21 · Loan
Jan 2021
Transfer: Wigan → Leicester U23
20/21 · Return from loan
Sep 2020
Transfer: Leicester U23 → Wigan
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — Wigan Athletic, AFC Wimbledon, Leicester City U23
25 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Leicester City U23, Leicester City
22 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
May 2019
Transfer: Hibernian FC → Leicester U23
18/19 · Return from loan
Jan 2019
Transfer: Leicester U23 → Hibernian FC
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Leicester City U23, Hibernian FC
18 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Leicester City U23
20 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Leicester City U23, Leicester City U18, Leicester City UEFA U19
28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Leicester U18 → Leicester U23
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Leicester City U21
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
14/15 — Leicester City U18
4 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
Transfer: Leicester Yth. → Leicester U18
14/15 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €150k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 116 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.14/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.14/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.14/90
Minutes played by club
Oxford City
14.2%
Forest Green Rovers
0.0%
Fleetwood Town
4.5%
IFK Mariehamn
0.0%
Wigan Athletic
0.0%
AFC Wimbledon
0.0%
Leicester City U23
73.2%
Leicester City
0.0%
Hibernian FC
0.0%
Leicester City U18
8.1%
Leicester City UEFA U19
0.0%
Leicester City U21
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford City | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 630 |
| Forest Green Rovers | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fleetwood Town | 2 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 200 |
| IFK Mariehamn | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wigan Athletic | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AFC Wimbledon | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leicester City U23 | 5 | 16/17 | 20/21 | 80 | 4 | 2 | 3,258 |
| Leicester City | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hibernian FC | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leicester City U18 | 2 | 14/15 | 16/17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 360 |
| Leicester City UEFA U19 | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leicester City U21 | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | National League North | Oxford City | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 630 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Forest Green Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Trophy | Forest Green Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Forest Green Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | League Two | Forest Green Rovers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Fleetwood Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | League One | Fleetwood Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | Fleetwood Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | EFL Trophy | Fleetwood Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | League One | Fleetwood Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| 2025 | Liigacup | IFK Mariehamn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Trophy | Wigan Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | League One | AFC Wimbledon | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | League One | Wigan Athletic | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | EFL Trophy | Leicester City U23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Premier League | Leicester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U23 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 689 |
| 18/19 | EFL Trophy | Leicester City U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U23 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,160 |
| 18/19 | Premiership | Hibernian FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | EFL Trophy | Leicester City U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U23 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,409 |
| 16/17 | EFL Trophy | Leicester City U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | FA Youth Cup | Leicester City U18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U23 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | U18 PL - Final Stage | Leicester City U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | U18 Premier League | Leicester City U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | UEFA Youth League | Leicester City UEFA U19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | U21 PL | Leicester City U21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | FA Youth Cup | Leicester City U18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Leicester Yth. | Leicester U18 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Leicester U18 | Leicester U23 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-31 | Leicester U23 | Hibernian FC | Loan | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-05-31 | Hibernian FC | Leicester U23 | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-09-29 | Leicester U23 | Wigan | Loan | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-04 | Wigan | Leicester U23 | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-25 | Leicester U23 | AFC Wimbledon | Loan | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-05-31 | AFC Wimbledon | Leicester U23 | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-02 | Leicester U23 | Fleetwood | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-08-04 | Fleetwood | Forest Green | Transfer | 125000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Forest Green | Without Club | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-12-21 | Without Club | Spalding United | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-31 | Spalding United | Oxford City | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Ankle injury | 2021-03-16 | 2021-05-16 | 62 | 13 |
| 21/22 | Achilles tendon rupture | 2021-09-11 | 2021-09-11 | 1 | 1 |
Current—
Peak€150k
Low—
Δ since start−€150k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #31269 | #5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #30322 | #5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23260 | #15 | 8 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #22907 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #21340 | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| George Hirst | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ali Reghba | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Gordon | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matty Miles | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Iversen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Eppiah | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Viktor Johansson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Admiral Muskwe | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Harvey Barnes | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hamza Choudhury | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Callum Wright | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Calvin Bassey | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamine Sherif | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Khanya Leshabela | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandru Pașcanu | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Knight | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U23 | 2 | 16 |
| 14/15 | FA Youth Cup | Leicester City U18 | 1 | 4 |
| 18/19 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U23 | 1 | 14 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | League One | Wigan Athletic | 1 | 21 |
| 19/20 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U23 | 1 | 16 |
| 17/18 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U23 | 1 | 19 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | 2021-05-31 | AFC Wimbledon | Leicester U23 | Return from loan | — | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-25 | Leicester U23 | AFC Wimbledon | Loan | — | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-04 | Wigan | Leicester U23 | Return from loan | — | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-09-29 | Leicester U23 | Wigan | Loan | — | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-05-31 | Hibernian FC | Leicester U23 | Return from loan | — | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-31 | Leicester U23 | Hibernian FC | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Darnell 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 50% |
| Gillingham FC | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 30% |
| Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 33% |
| Rochdale AFC | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 63% |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 13% |
| AFC Wimbledon | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 63% |
| Portsmouth FC | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 13% |
| Peterborough United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 25% |
| Bristol Rovers | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 29% |
| Walsall FC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 14% |
| Oxford United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 57% |
| Bradford City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Senior debut season | |
| 14/15 | 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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 7 | 630 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 23/24 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | 4 | 200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 20/21 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 22 | 689 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.52 |
| 18/19 | 18 | 1,160 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 16/17 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
U21 PL
80 apps
4 G
2 A
League One
24 apps
1 G
1 A
National League North
7 apps
1 G
0 A
FA Youth Cup
6 apps
1 G
0 A
EFL Trophy
15 apps
0 G
1 A
League Two
9 apps
0 G
0 A
UEFA Youth League
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Darnell Johnson?
Darnell Johnson is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Oxford City.
How old is Darnell Johnson?
Darnell Johnson is 27 years old. He was born on September 3, 1998 in Leicester.
What position does Darnell Johnson play?
Darnell Johnson plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Darnell Johnson play for?
Darnell Johnson currently plays for Oxford City.
How many career goals has Darnell Johnson scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Darnell Johnson has scored 7 goals in 154 appearances.