Glen Johnson (English footballer)
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Johnson playing for Liverpool in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Glen McLeod Cooper Johnson | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenwich, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Stoke City | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–2002 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | West Ham United | 15 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Millwall (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | Chelsea | 41 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Portsmouth | 58 | (4) |
| 2009–2015 | Liverpool | 160 | (8) |
| 2015– | Stoke City | 39 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2003–2006 | England U21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2003– | England | 54 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:47, 21 January 2017 (UTC). |
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Glen McLeod Cooper Johnson (born Glen McLeod Cooper Stephens; 23 August 1984) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Stoke City.
Johnson began his career at West Ham United, spending time on loan at Millwall, and was signed by Chelsea for a £6 million fee after West Ham's relegation in 2003. He helped Chelsea win the 2004–05 Premier League title and the 2005 League Cup Final. In June 2006, Johnson joined Portsmouth on loan for the 2006–07 season. Following a successful season on loan at Fratton Park, Johnson joined Pompey an permanently for a fee of around £4 million.
Johnson played 99 times for Portsmouth and played in the 2008 FA Cup Final as Portsmouth beat Cardiff City 1–0. Johnson moved to Liverpool in the summer of 2009 for a £17.5 million fee. Johnson spent six seasons at Anfield making 200 appearances which included victory in the 2012 Football League Cup Final. He joined Stoke City in July 2015 on a free transfer.
Johnson has also been capped 54 times by the England national team since 2003, and was selected in England's squads for the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups and UEFA Euro 2012.
Known as Glen Stephens at the time of his birth, he took his mother's surname following the separation of his parents. His parents Wendy Johnson and John Stephens named him after former England midfielder Glenn Hoddle. He was born in Greenwich, London, and grew up in Dartford, Kent, where he attended Temple Hill Primary School and then Leigh CTC School. He was raised by his mother and grew up with his younger brother and older half-sister.
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