Sam Johnson (footballer, born 1992)
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Samuel William Johnson (born 1 December 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League club FC Halifax Town. He is the club's captain and record appearance maker.[4]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel William Johnson[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1992-12-01) 1 December 1992 (age 31)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England[2] | ||
Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Halifax Town | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
Stoke City | |||
2007–2010 | Port Vale | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2017 | Port Vale | 23 | (0) |
2011 | → Stafford Rangers (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2014 | → Alfreton Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → FC Halifax Town (loan) | 25 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Gateshead (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2017 | → FC Halifax Town (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2017– | FC Halifax Town | 304 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:21, 12 May 2024 (UTC) |
Johnson turned professional at Port Vale in April 2011 and played on loan at non-League Stafford Rangers later in the year. He made his debut for the Vale in October 2012 and helped the club to secure promotion out of League Two in 2012–13. He was loaned out to Alfreton Town in November 2014, and FC Halifax Town in December 2015, and won the FA Trophy with Halifax in May 2016. He was loaned out to Gateshead in June 2016. He returned to Halifax on loan in January 2017 and joined the club permanently four months later after he helped Halifax to win promotion out of the National League North via the play-offs. He was named as Halifax's Player of the Year for the 2018–19 season. He again won the FA Trophy in 2023.