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Mitchell Johnson Personal information Full name Mitchell Johnson Date of birth 26 February 1983 Place of birth Australia Playing position Midfield Club information Current club Newcastle Jets Number 22 Youth career Newcastle Breakers 1999–2000 AIS Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2004 Newcastle United 70 (2) 2007 Highfields Azzurri FC 2008 Leichardt 2009–present Newcastle Jets 0 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 February 2009.
† Appearances (Goals).Mitchell Johnson (born 26 February 1983) is an Australian association football player who currently plays for the Newcastle Jets in the A-League.
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Club career
Johnson played in the Australian National Youth League for the Newcastle Breakers and the AIS.
NSL
He later played in the National Soccer League for Newcastle United between 2000 and 2004.[1]
In 2003 Johnson was selected as a back-up player for the Australian team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.[2] A strong 2002/03 NSL season led to media speculation that might be included in the Australian team for the 2004 Olympic Games, however this did not eventuate.[3][4][5]
In August 2004 Johnson headed to Europe for unsuccessful trials with Stade Rennais and Partick Thistle.[6][7]
Retirement
After being overlooked for a contract when the A-League started in 2005 Johnson embarked on a career in mining. After playing for Highfields Azzurri FC in the NBN State Football League for a number of seasons Johnson announced his retirement from football at the end of the 2007 season to focus on his career. The retirement however was short lived as he turned out for Mayfield United in the lower grades of Northern NSW Football in 2008.[8][9][10]
Return to professional football
In November 2008 Johnson decided to give professional football a second chance when he signed and began pre-season training with NSW Premier League team A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers.
In February 2009 after a successful trial with Newcastle Jets he was signed a six month contract. He was included in the Jets' 2009 AFC Champions League squad.[7][8][11]
References
- ^ "Australian Player Database". OzFootball.net. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/J/JO.html. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ "Young Socceroos named for World Youth Champs". Oceania Football Confederation. 31 October 2003. http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/young-socceroos-named-for-world-youth-champs. Retrieved 5 February 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Michael Cockerill (13 December 2003). "Teenager Johnson lets Farina know he's ready for the colours". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/12/12/1071125667311.html?from=storyrhs. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ Michael Cockerill (16 December 2003). "Farina lays down the law: answer the call or miss Athens". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/12/15/1071336893805.html. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ "Socceroos' first step is to get from A to B". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 November 2003. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/13/1068674318292.html. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ "Football: Mitch perfect for Jags trial.(Sport)". Daily Record. 18 August 2004.
- ^ a b James Gardiner (9 February 2009). "Three locals jump on board with the Jets". Newcastle Jets. http://newcastlejets.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=26539. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
- ^ a b James Gardiner (5 February 2009). "Mitchell Johnson resurfaces after going underground". The Herald (Newcastle). http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/soccer/mitchell-johnson-resurfaces-after-going-underground/1425122.aspx. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ Josh Leeson (9 April 2008). "Magic year ahead". The Herald (Newcastle). http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/soccer/magic-year-ahead/707540.aspx. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ Josh Leeson (23 April 2008). "Mayfield honours devoted clubman". The Herald (Newcastle). http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/soccer/mayfield-honours-devoted-clubman/704985.aspx. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ^ James Gardiner (9 February 2009). "Strained Song a low note in ACL fine-tuning". The Herald (Newcastle). http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/soccer/strained-song-a-low-note-in-acl-finetuning/1427866.aspx. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
External links
Newcastle United Jets FC – current squad 1 Kennedy · 2 Regan · 3 Šimić · 4 Topor-Stanley · 5 Tiago · 6 Kantarovski · 7 Wehrman · 8 Brockie · 10 Zadkovich · 11 Elrich · 12 Wheelhouse · 13 Byun · 14 Haliti · 15 Payne · 16 Gallaway · 17 Virgili · 18 Jesic · 19 Nash · 20 Čulina · 22 Al-Hilfi · 23 Griffiths · Coach: Branko Čulina
Categories:- 1983 births
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- Australian soccer players
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- Newcastle United Jets players
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