Jordan Johnstone (born 24 May 1997) is an English professional

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footballer who plays as a for

Widnes Vikings The Widnes Vikings are an English rugby league club in Widnes, Cheshire, which competes in the Betfred Championship. The club plays home matches at the Halton Stadium. Founded as Widnes Football Club, they are one of the original twenty-two rug ...

in the

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. Johnstone previously played for

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in the

Kingstone Press Championship The Championship, known as the Betfred Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a professional rugby league competition. It is the second-tier competition organised by the Rugby Football League, the governing body for the sport in England, a ...

, the

in the

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and on loan from

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at the

London Broncos The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in London, England. The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...

in the

Background

Johnstone was born in

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Playing career

Whitehaven

He was in the Cumbria Regional Academy system and played his junior rugby league for the Kells club. He made his début for

in the

in 2015.

Widnes Vikings

At the end of 2015 he moved to the

, making his début in 2016 against the

Catalans Dragons The Catalans Dragons ( French: ''Dragons Catalans'', Catalan: ''Dracs Catalans'') are a professional rugby league club from Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales department, France. The team competes in the Super League and are the only team from ...

. In 2018 Johnstone joined the

on loan, and made his

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debut in the victory over the

Dewsbury Rams The Dewsbury Rams are a professional English rugby league club based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire that compete in the Championship. They play their home games at the Tetley's Stadium, on Owl Lane. The Rams' main fanbase comes from their hometo ...

in Round 2 of the

Hull FC

Johnstone signed for

Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and wer ...

( Heritage № 1158) for the 2020 season.

Widnes Vikings (rejoin)

In September 2022 it was announced that he had rejoined

on a 2-year deal.

Castleford Tigers (loan)

On 4 July 2023, it was announced that he had joined

Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, that compete in the Super League, the top-level professional rugby league club competition in the Northern Hemisphere. The club have competed i ...

on loan until the end of the 2023 season as cover for the injured Paul McShane.

References

External links

Widnes Vikings profileLondon Broncos profileSL profile
1997 births Living people Castleford Tigers players English rugby league players Hull F.C. players London Broncos players Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from Whitehaven Widnes Vikings players Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players {{England-rugbyleague-bio-stub