Justin Addo Johnson (born 27 August 1996) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a winger for

Macclesfield Macclesfield () is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. It is sited on the River Bollin and the edge of the Cheshire Plain, with Macclesfield Forest to its east; the town lies south of Ma ...

. His previous clubs are

Dundee United Dundee United Football Club is a Scotland, Scottish professional association football, football club based in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923. United are nickname ...

and

Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, who currently compete in . They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilto ...

in Scotland,

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, as of the 2024–25 seas ...

in England and Othellos Athienou and

Akritas Chlorakas Akritas Chlorakas () is a Cypriot football club based in Chloraka, Paphos. The club was founded in 1971 and currently plays in the Cypriot Second Division. Akritas' colours are green and white, and they play their home games at the Chloraka M ...

in Cyprus.

Early life

Johnson was born in

The Hague The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...

, South Holland, and started his career as a youth player with

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top flig ...

. After moving to England, he joined the Manchester United Academy, but was released and joined the football academy at

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. From there, he joined the youth squad of

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club

F.C. United of Manchester Football Club United of Manchester, more commonly known as FC United, is a semi-professional association football, football club based in Moston, Manchester, Moston, Manchester, England, that competes in the , the seventh tier of the English ...

Career

After leaving F.C. United, Johnson joined

's development squad as an amateur player in March 2015. He signed a three-year professional contract in May 2015 and made his first-team debut as a substitute two days later, in a

Scottish Premiership The Scottish Premiership, also known as the William Hill (bookmaker), William Hill Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Scotland and the highest level of the Scottish football league system. Th ...

match against

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, Inverness CT or just Inverness, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team competes in , the third tier of the Scottish Professional Footba ...

. Dundee United manager

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described Johnson as a "crowd pleaser" with "great potential". On 1 September 2016, Johnson was loaned to

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club

, managed by McNamara, for the rest of the 2016–17 season. On 31 January 2017, his loan to York and his Dundee United contract were both cancelled by mutual consent. Johnson was without a club in the 2017-18 season before joining Othellos Athienou in the

Cypriot Second Division The Cypriot Second Division () is the second highest association football, football division of the Cypriot football league system. Administered by the Cyprus Football Association, it is contested by 16 teams, with the top three teams being Prom ...

for 2018-19. The following season he joined

on a season long loan. On 4 August 2020, Johnson made a return to Scottish football, signing for Premiership club

. Along with teammate

Tunde Owolabi Tunde Owolabi (born 26 July 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Warrington Rylands. Early and personal life Owolabi's Nigerian father Ganiyu was also a professional footballer. He was born and raised in ...

, he was released by mutual consent in February 2021. Later that month, Johnson signed a contract with

Greenock Morton Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the . The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greenock Morton in 1994 to celebr ...

of the

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until the end of the 2020–21 season. He made his debut for Morton from the bench in a defeat against

Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the , the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is The Honest Men, fro ...

. He left Morton in June 2021 when his contract expired. In September 2021, Johnson joined

Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921, Stalybridge Celti ...

. He made his debut in a league match against

Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a Association football, football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the English Football League, Football League i ...

on 18 September. Johnson signed for National League North side

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in July 2022 after impressing in pre-season matches. On 24 May 2024 Johnson signed for

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side

after being named in the 2023-24 National League North Team of the Season.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Justin 1996 births Living people Footballers from The Hague Dutch men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Men's association football wingers Sparta Rotterdam players Manchester United F.C. players F.C. United of Manchester players Dundee United F.C. players York City F.C. players Othellos Athienou FC players Akritas Chlorakas players Scottish Professional Football League players National League (English football) players Cypriot Second Division players Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Hamilton Academical F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Northern Premier League players 21st-century Dutch sportsmen