Adam Johnson

Adam Johnson (born 14 July 1987) is an English professional footballer who played as a winger.

Adam Johnson
Johnson lining up for Manchester City in 2010
Born	Adam Johnson[1] (1987-07-14) 14 July 1987 (age 38)[1] Sunderland, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Criminal status	Released on licence on 22 March 2019
Children	2
Criminal charge	Child grooming Sexual activity with a minor
Penalty	Six years in prison[3]
Association football career Position(s) Winger Youth career 1995–1997 Newcastle United 1999–2004 Middlesbrough Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2004–2010 Middlesbrough 96 (13) 2006 → Leeds United (loan) 5 (0) 2007 → Watford (loan) 12 (5) 2010–2012 Manchester City 73 (11) 2012–2016 Sunderland 122 (19) Total 308 (48) International career‡ 2005–2006 England U19 8 (0) 2007–2009 England U21 19 (3) 2010–2012 England 12 (2) Medal record Men's football Representing  England UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2009 Sweden *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:58, 19 April 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:58, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

In March 2015, Johnson was arrested and charged over sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl, with England's age of consent being 16. Johnson continued to play for Sunderland during his bail. The following February, he pleaded guilty to two charges against him, the other being one of child grooming,^[4] and was subsequently sacked by Sunderland. In March 2016, Johnson was found guilty of sexual activity with a child and sentenced to six years in prison.^[3] He was released in 2019 after serving half his sentence.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

Johnson warming up for Sunderland in 2015

As of match played 6 February 2016

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Middlesbrough	2004–05[6]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	1	0
	2005–06[7]	Premier League	13	1	1	0	1	0	3[a]	0	18	1
	2006–07[8]	Premier League	12	0	3	0	1	0	—		16	0
	2007–08[9]	Premier League	19	1	4	0	1	0	—		24	1
	2008–09[10]	Premier League	26	0	5	0	2	2	—		33	2
	2009–10[11]	Championship	26	11	1	0	1	1	—		28	12
	Total		96	13	14	0	6	3	4	0	120	16
Leeds United (loan)	2006–07[8]	Championship	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
Watford (loan)	2007–08[9]	Championship	12	5	—		—		—		12	5
Manchester City	2009–10[11]	Premier League	16	1	—		—		—		16	1
	2010–11[12]	Premier League	31	4	4	1	1	0	7[b]	2	43	7
	2011–12[13]	Premier League	26	6	1	0	4	1	7[c]	0	38	7
	2012–13[14]	Premier League	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	Total		73	11	5	1	5	1	14	2	97	15
Sunderland	2012–13[14]	Premier League	35	5	2	0	3	0	—		40	5
	2013–14[15]	Premier League	36	8	2	1	7	1	—		45	10
	2014–15[16]	Premier League	32	4	2	0	2	1	—		36	5
	2015–16[17]	Premier League	19	2	0	0	1	0	—		20	2
	Total		122	19	6	1	13	2	—		141	22
Career total			308	48	25	2	24	6	18	2	375	58

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. One appearance in FA Community Shield, five in UEFA Champions League, one in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 15 August 2012^[18]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
England	2010	6	2
	2011	3	0
	2012	3	0
Total		12	2

As of match played 15 August 2012^[18]

Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Johnson goal.

List of international goals scored by Adam Johnson

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref
1	3 September 2010	Wembley Stadium, London, England	3	Bulgaria	3–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 2012 qualification	[19]
2	7 September 2010	St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland	4	Switzerland	2–0	3–1	UEFA Euro 2012 qualification	[20]

Honours

Manchester City

• Premier League: 2011–12^[21]
• FA Cup: 2010–11^[22]
• FA Community Shield: 2012^[22]

Sunderland

• Football League Cup runner-up: 2013–14^[23]

Individual

• Premier League Player of the Month: January 2014^[21]