Sam Johnstone

Samuel Luke Johnstone (born 25 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for West Bromwich Albion. A product of the Manchester United Academy, he has spent time on loan with Oldham Athletic, Scunthorpe United, Walsall, Yeovil Town, Doncaster Rovers, Preston North End and Aston Villa. He was an England youth international, winning caps at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-20 levels. He is the son of Glenn Johnstone, a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Preston North End in the early 1990s.

Sam Johnstone
Johnstone playing for the England U19s in 2012
Personal information
Full name Samuel Luke Johnstone[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-25) 25 March 1993[2]
Place of birth Preston, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Number 1
Youth career
2009–2011 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2018 Manchester United 0 (0)
2011 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 12 (0)
2013 → Walsall (loan) 7 (0)
2013 → Yeovil Town (loan) 1 (0)
2014 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 18 (0)
2014–2015 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 10 (0)
2015 → Preston North End (loan) 22 (0)
2015–2016 → Preston North End (loan) 4 (0)
2017 → Aston Villa (loan) 21 (0)
2017–2018 → Aston Villa (loan) 45 (0)
2018– West Bromwich Albion 82 (0)
National team‡
2008 England U16 1 (0)
2009–2010 England U17 14 (0)
2010–2012 England U19 13 (0)
2013 England U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:23, 25 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:50, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

Club career

Manchester United

Early career

Johnstone joined Manchester United at academy level; in the 2010–11 season, he was number one keeper in the academy, where he shared the duties the previous season.

On 26 July 2011, Johnstone joined League One side Oldham Athletic on loan, as both of their first-choice goalkeepers were sidelined by injury.[3] He made two appearances, both in pre-season friendlies; a 0–0 home draw with Burnley and a 1–0 away victory against Fleetwood Town, before returning to his parent club. On 9 September 2011, Johnstone joined League One side Scunthorpe United on a one-month loan after their first-choice keeper Josh Lillis suffered a long-term injury.[4] The following day, he made his debut at the Glanford Park in a 1–1 draw against Sheffield United.[5] On 19 October 2011, Johnstone dislocated his finger during a training session, forcing Scunthorpe United to search for an emergency goalkeeper once again.[6] On 10 November 2011, Scunthorpe extended the loan until 9 December 2011,[7] which was then extended to 10 January 2012.[8]

On 20 March 2013, Manchester United agreed for Johnstone to spend the rest of the season on loan to Walsall.[9] Johnstone kept consecutive clean sheets in his first few games and was first-choice goalkeeper during his loan-spell. On 17 August 2013, Johnstone was loaned to Yeovil Town for a period of three months.[10] He made his debut on the same day in a 2–0 loss to Burnley,[11] but it was later confirmed that Johnstone had suffered a finger injury prior to his debut and returned to Manchester United for treatment.[12]

2014–2017

On 31 January 2014, Johnstone was loaned to Doncaster Rovers for four weeks.[13] With the first-choice keeper Ross Turnbull injured, Johnstone made his debut the following day at the Keepmoat against Middlesbrough.[14] On 4 April 2014, Johnstone agreed a loan extension until the end of the 2013–14 season.[15] On 27 October 2014, Johnstone again joined Doncaster Rovers on loan, initially until January 2015.[16]

On 12 January 2015, Johnstone joined his home-town club Preston North End on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season.[17] On 25 May 2015, Johnstone kept a clean sheet in the League One play-off Final as Preston won promotion to the Championship with a 4–0 win over Swindon Town at Wembley Stadium.[18] On Manchester United's pre-season tour of the United States in July 2015, Johnstone played as second-choice keeper ahead of Anders Lindegaard, covering for David de Gea while the Spaniard recovered from a knock. He started in the victories over Club América and San Jose Earthquakes (playing the entire game) and came on as a second-half substitute against Barcelona in a 3–1 victory.

After rumours of De Gea's transfer saga to Real Madrid caused the Spaniard to be dropped from the Manchester United squad, Johnstone was named on the bench behind Sergio Romero for the first game of the season against Tottenham Hotspur.[19] After De Gea returned to the United first-team, following the collapse of his move, Johnstone failed to make the bench again in 2015.

On 31 December 2015, he re-signed for Preston on an initial 28-day loan, after Sunderland recalled Jordan Pickford on the same day.[20] He made his first appearance of his second stint at Preston in the 2–1 win over Rotherham United at Deepdale.

On 16 October 2016, Johnstone extended his contract at Manchester United until June 2018.[21]

Loan to Aston Villa

On 5 January 2017, Johnstone joined Championship club Aston Villa on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.[22] He made his debut on 8 January 2017, in an FA Cup match against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.[23] During the period of this loan spell, he kept more clean sheets in the Championship than any other goalkeeper.[24] In July 2017, he returned to Aston Villa on a loan deal until the end of the 2017–18 season.[25]

West Bromwich Albion

On 3 July 2018, Johnstone signed a four-year contract with newly-relegated Championship side West Bromwich Albion, for a transfer fee reported to be in the region of £6.5 million.[26][27] Upon joining the Baggies, he inherited the number 1 shirt, taking over from previous first-choice goalkeeper Ben Foster, who left to join Watford, after West Brom's relegation from the Premier League.[28]

International career

Johnstone was a part of the victorious England under-17 squad at the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.[29] He made his debut for the England under-19 team against Slovakia in September 2010.[30]

On 28 May 2013, he was named in manager Peter Taylor's 21-man squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[31] He made his debut on 16 June 2013, in a 3–0 win in a warm-up game against Uruguay.[32]

Personal life

Johnstone's father is Glenn Johnstone, a former professional footballer who played in The Football League for Preston North End in the early 1990s, in between spells with Lancaster City and Morecambe.[33][34] His younger brother, Max, joined Manchester United as a youth team player in September 2016.[35] After a year with the Sunderland U23s, Max joined Scottish club St Johnstone in July 2019.[36]

Career statistics
As of match played 3 August 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United 2011–12[37] Premier League 000000000000
2012–13[38] 00000000–00
2013–14[39] 000000000000
2014–15[40] 000000––00
2015–16[41] 00000000–00
2016–17[42] 000000000000
2017–18[43] 000000000000
Total 000000000000
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2011–12[37] League One 000000–0000
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2011–12[37] 1200000–1[lower-alpha 1]0130
Walsall (loan) 2012–13[38] 700000–0070
Yeovil Town (loan) 2013–14[39] Championship 100000––10
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2013–14[39] 1800000––180
2014–15[40] League One 1003000–1[lower-alpha 1]0140
Preston North End (loan) 2014–15[40] 2200000–3[lower-alpha 2]0250
2015–16[41] Championship 400000––40
Aston Villa (loan) 2016–17[42] 2101000––220
2017–18[43] 4500000–3[lower-alpha 3]0480
West Bromwich Albion F.C. 2018–19[44] 4600000002[lower-alpha 4]0480
2019–20[45] 600000000060
Career total 19504000001002090
  1. Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in the League One play-offs
  3. Appearances in the Championship play-offs
  4. Appearances in the Championship play-offs

Honours

Preston North End

England Under-17

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