Michael David Johnson (born 11 May 1994) is a Maltese

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who plays as a defender for

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in the

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Club career

Johnson joined

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on 12 June 2017, after two seasons in the Premier League with St. Andrews.

International career

Johnson was a youth international for the

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, making his debut in a 3–2 defeat to the Belgium U-21 on 2 September 2016. Johnson made his international debut for the Malta senior team in a friendly against

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on 26 March 2018.

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* * 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Burlington, Ontario Maltese men's footballers Malta men's international footballers Malta men's youth international footballers Balzan F.C. players St. Andrews F.C. (Malta) players Maltese Premier League players Men's association football defenders {{Malta-footy-bio-stub