Luis Johnson (born 20 February 1999) is a professional
rugby league
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footballer who plays as a forward for
Doncaster RLFC
Doncaster Rugby League Football Club is a professional rugby league, rugby league football club, based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. They play home games at the Keepmoat Stadium and currently compete in the RFL Championship, Champion ...
in the
RFL Championship
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.
He has previously played for the
Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England. They play home games at the Halliwell Jones Stadium and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league.
Warringto ...
and
Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers (often abbreviated to Hull KR) are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Craven Park, Hull, Craven Park and compete in Super League, the top tier of B ...
in the
Super League
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. He has spent time on loan and dual registration at the
Rochdale Hornets
The Rochdale Hornets are a professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, competing in the League 1, the third tier of European rugby league. The Rochdale Hornets are one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs tha ...
, the
Widnes Vikings
The Widnes Vikings are an English rugby league club in Widnes, Cheshire, which competes in the RFL Championship, Betfred Championship. The club plays home matches at DCBL Stadium. Founded as Widnes Football Club, they are one of the original twe ...
, the
Dewsbury Rams
The Dewsbury Rams are a professional rugby league club based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England that compete in RFL League 1, League One, the third tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league.
History 1875–1887: Dewsbury Athl ...
and
Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Post Office Road and currently compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league.
Featherstone ...
in the
Championship
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Title match system
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.
Background
Johnson was born in
Leeds
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,
West Yorkshire, England
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and is of
English
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and
Jamaica
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n descent.
He started his amateur career at
Oulton Raiders
Oulton Raiders are an amateur rugby league football club from Oulton in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club's open age team currently compete in the top division of the National Conference League. The club also operates many youth teams.
The club ...
in
Leeds
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at 4 years of age and was selected by the
Castleford Tigers
The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They play their home games at Wheldon Road (currently known as the Mend-A-Hose Jungle for sponsorship reasons) and compete in the Super League, t ...
at 15 years old to join their scholarship programme. He went on to their academy programme but, in 2018, the
Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England. They play home games at the Halliwell Jones Stadium and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league.
Warringto ...
bought him out of his contract for £45,000 and Johnson signed a 3-year deal to join the club.
Career
Warrington Wolves
In 2018, Johnson made his
Super League
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début for the
Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England. They play home games at the Halliwell Jones Stadium and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league.
Warringto ...
against the
Wigan Warriors
The Wigan Warriors is an English professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester.
The club competes in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby league system. Formed in 1872, the club is a founding member of the Ru ...
.
Johnson spent time on dual registration with the
Rochdale Hornets
The Rochdale Hornets are a professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, competing in the League 1, the third tier of European rugby league. The Rochdale Hornets are one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs tha ...
, and on loan at the
Widnes Vikings
The Widnes Vikings are an English rugby league club in Widnes, Cheshire, which competes in the RFL Championship, Betfred Championship. The club plays home matches at DCBL Stadium. Founded as Widnes Football Club, they are one of the original twe ...
and
Hull KR
Hull Kingston Rovers (often abbreviated to Hull KR) are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Craven Park, Hull, Craven Park and compete in Super League, the top tier of B ...
.
Hull Kingston Rovers
On 10 December 2020,
Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers (often abbreviated to Hull KR) are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Craven Park, Hull, Craven Park and compete in Super League, the top tier of B ...
announced that Johnson would join on a permanent basis, signing a one-year deal. This was part of a swap deal that would see
Robbie Mulhern move the other way and join
Warrington
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.
In June 2021, Johnson signed a two-year contract extension with Hull KR. In September 2021, Johnson played for Hull KR in their 28-10 semi-final loss against the
Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons (French language, French: ''Dragons Catalans'', Catalan language, Catalan: ''Dracs Catalans'') are a professional rugby league club from Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales department, France. Despite being based in France the ...
as they fell one game short of the grand final.
In October 2023, Hull KR confirmed that Johnson would depart the club following the expiry of his contract at the end of the season.
Castleford Tigers (loan)
In April 2023, Johnson re-joined his former academy club
Castleford Tigers
The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They play their home games at Wheldon Road (currently known as the Mend-A-Hose Jungle for sponsorship reasons) and compete in the Super League, t ...
on a season-long loan. After two weeks, he would be available for recall by Hull KR in the event of significant injury problems. Johnson made his Castleford debut on 6 April against
Wakefield Trinity
Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home fixtures at the DIY Kitchen Stadium, Belle Vue (Wakefield), Belle Vue and currently compete in the Super League, the top tier o ...
and went on to make a total of 3 appearances for the Tigers. In May, Hull KR exercised their recall clause and cut the loan short due to injury concerns throughout the squad.
Castleford Tigers
On 18 December 2023, the
Castleford Tigers
The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They play their home games at Wheldon Road (currently known as the Mend-A-Hose Jungle for sponsorship reasons) and compete in the Super League, t ...
announced the signing of Johnson on a one-year deal.
Featherstone Rovers (loan)
On 13 June 2024 it was reported that he had signed for
Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Post Office Road and currently compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league.
Featherstone ...
in the
RFL Championship
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on short-term loan
Doncaster RLFC
On 22 July 2025 it was reported that he had signed for
Doncaster RLFC
Doncaster Rugby League Football Club is a professional rugby league, rugby league football club, based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. They play home games at the Keepmoat Stadium and currently compete in the RFL Championship, Champion ...
in the
RFL Championship
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Statistics
References
External links
Warrington Wolves profileSL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Luis
1999 births
Living people
21st-century English sportsmen
Castleford Tigers players
Dewsbury Rams players
Doncaster R.L.F.C. players
English people of Jamaican descent
English rugby league players
Featherstone Rovers players
Hull Kingston Rovers players
Rochdale Hornets players
Rugby league second-rows
Rugby league players from Leeds
Sportspeople of Jamaican descent
Warrington Wolves players
Widnes Vikings players