Corey Johnson (born 16 November 2000) is an English professional
rugby league
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footballer who plays as a for
Sheffield Eagles in the
RFL Championship.
Playing career
Leeds Rhinos
In 2019, he made professional debut on loan at
Featherstone Rovers in the
Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
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and made his Super League début in Leeds' final home game of the
2019 season. Despite being less than two years into a four-year contract to stay at Leeds until 2022, Johnson was released from his contract in March 2020 announcing his retirement from the game to focus on life away from rugby league.
York RLFC (loan)
On 8 July 2021, it was reported that he had come out of retirement, re-signed for
Leeds
Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...
and then signed for
York RLFC in the
RFL Championship on loan.
Bradford Bulls (loan)
On 2 December 2021, it was reported that he had signed for
Bradford
Bradford is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the Local Government Act 1972, 1974 reform, the city status in the United Kingdo ...
in the
RFL Championship on loan.
Bradford Bulls (loan)
On 29 February 2024 it was reported that he had signed for
Bradford Bulls in the
RFL Championship on loan.
Halifax Panthers (DR)
On 8 May 2024 it was reported that he had signed for
Halifax Panthers in the
RFL Championship on
DR loan
Sheffield Eagles
On 3 November 2024, it was reported that he had signed for
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...
in the
RFL Championship on a two-year deal.
References
External links
Leeds Rhinos profileSL profile
2000 births
Living people
Bradford Bulls players
English rugby league players
Featherstone Rovers players
Halifax Panthers players
Leeds Rhinos players
Rugby league hookers
Rugby league players from Yorkshire
Sheffield Eagles players
York Knights players
21st-century English sportsmen
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