Joshua Emmanuel Johnson (born 26 September 2004) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

Welling United Welling United Football Club is a professional football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The club's first team play in the National League South, at the sixth tier of English football. History Welling United Foot ...

on loan from club

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and th ...

Career

Oxford United

Johnson made his first-team debut for

at the age of sixteen, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for Marcus McGuane in an

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first round tie at

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home groun ...

, and provided a pass to Anthony Forde that led to an Oxford goal. He played three further cup games in the 2021–22 campaign. On 23 August 2022, he started in a 2–0 defeat to

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in an EFL Cup game at the

Kassam Stadium The Kassam Stadium (also known as Grenoble Road) is the home of Oxford United Football Club, and is named after the ground's owner and former chairman of the football club, Firoz Kassam. The Kassam Stadium currently hosts League One (third t ...

; he said he enjoyed the match and thought the team supported him well. He signed his first professional two-year contract with the club the following month, describing it as a "dream come true". Manager

Karl Robinson Karl Robinson (born 13 September 1980) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the manager of club Oxford United. Playing career Robinson was born in Rainhill, Merseyside. He played for Caernarfon Town, Bamber Bri ...

hailed him as a "terrific prospect".

Dartford (loans)

On 21 October, Johnson joined

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club

Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located south-east of Central London and is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west. To its north, across the Thames estuary, is Thurrock in ...

on a one-month loan. On 6 October 2023, Johnson returned to Dartford for a second loan spell.

Welling United (loan)

On 22 January 2024, Johnson joined

on loan.

Style of play

Johnson is a

who can play the holding role or further forward.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Joshua 2004 births Living people Black British sportsmen English men's footballers Footballers from Greater London Men's association football midfielders English Football League players National League (English football) players Fulham F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Dartford F.C. players Welling United F.C. players