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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Damien Michael Johnson | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisburn, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–2002 | Blackburn Rovers | 59 | (3) |
| 1998 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2002–2010 | Birmingham City | 191 | (4) |
| 2010– | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999– | Northern Ireland | 56 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:00, 16 March 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Damien Michael Johnson (born 18 November 1978 in Lisburn) is a Northern Irish international footballer who currently plays in the Football League Championship for Plymouth Argyle as a central midfielder.
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His first English team was Blackburn Rovers, for whom Johnson signed as a trainee, from Portadown F.C. in 1997, making his debut in the League Cup on 30 September 1997, a 1–0 defeat to Preston North End, in which he picked up a yellow card.
Loaned to Nottingham Forest on 28 January 1998, Johnson played in five games, and, despite accruing a yellow card in his last February appearance, performed well for the team.
On 8 March 2002, Johnson moved to Birmingham City for £50,000 and in September 2004, he signed a new three-year contract.
Johnson was named the Birmingham City captain for the 2006–07 season but in one of his first games as captain, he angered fans when he first threw his captain's armband and then his shirt on the floor when he was substituted late on.
On 28 October 2006, Johnson's jaw was broken in two places after he was elbowed in the face by West Brom defender Paul Robinson during a tackle that has since drawn criticism.[1] Despite the broken jaw, Johnson played on until the final whistle.
In 2007, he signed a three year deal keeping him at Birmingham City until 2010.
At the opening of the 2007–08 season he injured his hamstring in a pre-season friendly. Further injuries followed, and Johnson regained fitness only in December. He played his first league game on 15 December 2007, replacing the suspended Mehdi Nafti.
Johnson signed for Football League Championship club Plymouth Argyle, on 1 February 2010, on a free transfer, signing a two and a half-year contract.[2] Upon Johnson's departure, Birmingham manager Alex McLeish said: “He is always a terrier of a player and played a significant part in us returning to the Premier League. I wish him all the best.”
He scored his first goal for Argyle in his fourth appearance, on 16 February 2010 against Swansea City.
Johnson earned his first Northern Ireland call up on 29 May 1999, when he came on as a substitute in the 1-0 away win against the Republic of Ireland. Further appearances as substitute followed against Finland, Luxembourg, Malta, and Hungary, before he made his first full appearance versus Yugoslavia at Windsor Park, Belfast, in August 2000. After a period when his international appearances were restricted by serious injury, Johnson made his 49th appearance for NI in the 3-0 World Cup Qualifying victory in San Marino on 11 February, 2009, when he was the BBC's "Man of the Match". Such is his value to the national team that Johnson is hugely popular with the "Green and White Army" of Northern Ireland fans, not least for his 100% effort and commitment.[citation needed]
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