Jemal Johnson
{{short description|American former soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jemal Johnson
| image = Jemal johnson.jpg
| image_size = 220
| caption = Johnson as a Lokomotiv Sofia player in 2011.
| fullname = Jemal Pierre Johnson{{Cite book |editor-first=Barry J. |editor-last=Hugman |title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11 |year=2010 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |isbn=978-1-84596-601-0 |page=222 }}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|5|3}}
| birth_place = Paterson, New Jersey, United States{{cite web |title=Leeds United F.C. History |url=http://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/players_profiles/I-J/JohnsonJP.php |website=www.ozwhitelufc.net.au |access-date=29 October 2022}}
| height = {{height|m=1.83}}{{cite web |title=FootballSquads - Port Vale - 2010/11 |url=http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2010-2011/fltwo/portv.htm |website=footballsquads.co.uk |access-date=24 June 2019}}
| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Manchester United
| youthyears2 = 2001–2004 |youthclubs2 = Blackburn Rovers
| years1 = 2004–2006 |clubs1 = Blackburn Rovers |caps1 = 6 |goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2005 |clubs2 = → Preston North End (loan) |caps2 = 3 |goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2006 |clubs3 = → Darlington (loan) |caps3 = 9 |goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2006–2007 |clubs4 = Wolverhampton Wanderers |caps4 = 20 |goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2007 |clubs5 = → Leeds United (loan) |caps5 = 5 |goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2007–2011 |clubs6 = Milton Keynes Dons |caps6 = 96 |goals6 = 12
| years7 = 2010 |clubs7 = → Stockport County (loan) |caps7 = 16 |goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2010 |clubs8 = → Port Vale (loan) |caps8 = 6 |goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2011 |clubs9 = Lokomotiv Sofia |caps9 = 14 |goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2011 |clubs10 = Southend United |caps10 = 5 |goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2012 |clubs11 = Dover Athletic |caps11 = 10 |goals11 = 1
| years12 = 2012 |clubs12 = Tamworth |caps12 = 1 |goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2013 |clubs13 = Fort Lauderdale Strikers |caps13 = 11 |goals13 = 1
| years14 = 2013–2014 |clubs14 = New York Cosmos |caps14 = 20 |goals14 = 1
| years15 = 2015–2017 |clubs15 = Jacksonville Armada |caps15 = 74 |goals15 = 7
| years16 = 2018–2019 |clubs16 = Fresno FC |caps16 = 59 |goals16 = 16
| totalcaps = 356 |totalgoals = 48
}}
Jemal Pierre Johnson (born May 3, 1985) is an American former professional soccer player. In a 15-year career, he scored 53 goals in 391 league and cup appearances.
He started his career at Premier League club Blackburn Rovers, making several appearances for the club between 2004 and 2006, having graduated through the club's academy. After a season at Wolverhampton Wanderers, he joined Milton Keynes Dons in summer 2007. As well as these three clubs, he has also spent loan periods at Preston North End, Darlington, Leeds United, Stockport County, and Port Vale. He spent the first half of 2011 with the Bulgarian side Lokomotiv Sofia before returning to England in the summer to sign for Southend United; Southend released him in December 2011, and two months later signed with Dover Athletic. He joined Tamworth in September 2012. Having made one appearance for the club, he left Tamworth to return to the United States with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. He went on to play for the New York Cosmos in the 2014 season, for Jacksonville Armada the following three seasons. Then he joined Fresno FC in January 2018.
Career
=Blackburn Rovers=
Though born in the United States, Johnson's family moved to Macclesfield when he was five.{{cite web|url=http://www.port-vale.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10381~2155702,00.html|title=NEW LOAN SIGNING|date=16 September 2010|work=port-vale.co.uk|access-date=16 September 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919162909/http://www.port-vale.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10381~2155702,00.html|archive-date=19 September 2010}} Originally signed by Manchester United, Johnson joined Blackburn Rovers' Academy when he was sixteen.
Johnson made his first-team debut as a substitute in Rovers' FA Cup Third round 1–1 tie at Cardiff City on January 8, 2005, replacing Paul Dickov after 89 minutes. He scored his first senior goal, in his first start, on January 29 at Ewood Park, in Blackburn's Fourth Round 3–0 victory over Colchester United.{{cite news |title=Blackburn 3–0 Colchester |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4197659.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=29 January 2005 |access-date=3 November 2009 }} He also played in the Fifth Round goalless draw with Burnley at Turf Moor, but played not further part in Rovers' semi-final run. He also made three substitute appearances in the Premier League during the 2004–05 season.
In October 2005, he joined Championship side Preston North End on loan,{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/preston/4385016.stm|title=Preston sign Johnson in loan deal|date=28 October 2005|work=BBC Sport|access-date=16 September 2010}} he played three games at Deepdale, scoring against Hull City.{{cite news |title=Preston 3–0 Hull |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4387890.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=1 November 2005 |access-date=3 November 2009 }} In March 2006 he joined League Two Darlington on a six-week loan,{{cite news |title=Preston sign Johnson in loan deal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/preston/4385016.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=28 October 2005 |access-date=3 August 2010 }}{{cite news |title=Striker Johnson joins Darlington |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/darlington/4794736.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=10 March 2006 |access-date=3 August 2010 }}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/4900612.stm|title=Blackburn trio extend loan deals|date=11 April 2006|work=BBC Sport|access-date=16 September 2010}} manager David Hodgson having tracked him since July 2004.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/darlington/3901087.stm|title=Hodgson cool on Shaw link|date=16 July 2004|work=BBC Sport|access-date=16 September 2010}} Johnson scored three times in nine starts.
=Wolverhampton Wanderers=
Having failed to establish himself in the Rovers first-team, Johnson joined Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 2006 for an undisclosed fee.{{cite news |title=Johnson completes move to Wolves |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/4799191.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=17 August 2006 |access-date=3 August 2010 }} He scored two match-winning goals in his first two league games for the club – to the delight of manager Mick McCarthy,{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/5270278.stm|title=McCarthy hails impact of Johnson|date=21 August 2006|work=BBC Sport|access-date=16 September 2010}} but by the end of the season he scored just one further goal. He joined Leeds United on a three-month loan in February 2007 but had a frustrating time at Elland Road, making just five appearances. Back at Molineux, he was placed on the transfer list.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/6670907.stm|title=McCarthy begins Wolves clear-out|date=18 May 2007|work=BBC Sport|access-date=16 September 2010}}
=Milton Keynes Dons=
In August 2007, Paul Ince's Milton Keynes Dons paid an undisclosed fee for Johnson, and he signed a two-year contract.{{cite news |title=MK Dons boss signs Wolves striker |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wimbledon/6973124.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=31 August 2007 |access-date=3 August 2010 }} In his first season at the club, he scored some vital goals, including one against Swansea City to help get the Dons into the Football League Trophy final. He also played at Wembley in the final itself, as the Dons beat Grimsby Town 2–0 to lift the trophy. He also helped the club top the League Two table.
Johnson struck six times in 2008–09, as the Dons finished two points off an automatic promotion place in the Championship. He did not feature in the play-off encounter with eventual promotion winners Scunthorpe United. His contract ran out in May 2009;{{cite news |first=James |last=Chard |title=Six players go in Dons clear-out |url=http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/Six-players-go-in-Dons.5281078.jp |work=Milton Keynes Citizen |publisher=Johnston Press Digital Publishing |date=19 May 2009 |access-date=29 May 2009 }}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/milton_keynes_dons/8057929.stm|title=Six players shown Dons exit door|date=19 May 2009|work=BBC Sport|access-date=16 September 2010}} however, he re-signed with the club in July 2009,{{cite news |title=Johnson sticks with Dons |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11719_5432291,00.html |work=Sky Sports |publisher=BSkyB |date=13 July 2009 |access-date=13 July 2009 }} penning a new two-year deal after former Wolves player Paul Ince returned to the management post.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/milton_keynes_dons/8148835.stm|title=MK Dons swoop to re-sign Johnson|date=14 July 2009|work=BBC Sport|access-date=16 September 2010}}
Despite starting the 2009–10 season well,{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/milton_keynes_dons/8182258.stm|title=Robinson happy with Johnson show|date=3 August 2009|work=BBC Sport|access-date=16 September 2010}} scoring a hat-trick against Northampton Town in a pre-season friendly,{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/8181222.stm|title=Johnson hat-trick sinks Cobblers|date=3 August 2009|work=BBC Sport|access-date=16 September 2010}} he lost his first-team place in November. In January 2010, MK Dons announced that Johnson was to join League One Stockport County on loan for the remaining six months of the season, alongside teammates Jabo Ibehre, Danny Swailes and Richie Partridge.{{cite news|title=Four Set For Stockport |url=http://www.mkdons.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10420~1936466,00.html |publisher=Milton Keynes Dons FC |date=18 January 2010 |access-date=18 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121084825/http://www.mkdons.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10420~1936466%2C00.html |archive-date=21 January 2010 }}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/8469855.stm|title=Stockport seal loans for quintet|date=20 January 2010|work=BBC Sport|access-date=16 September 2010}} All four MK Dons players, plus Colchester United's David Perkins started for County against Swindon Town on January 19.{{cite news |title=Stockport 0–1 Swindon |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8444060.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=19 January 2010 |access-date=21 January 2009 }} He went on to score two goals in sixteen appearances for Stockport during his loan spell, as the club dropped out of the league in bottom place – a whole 25 points from safety.
Johnson had trials with two Major League Soccer clubs in August 2010 – D.C. United{{cite news |title=MK Dons' Jemal Johnson set for trial with D.C. United|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/milton_keynes_dons/8841390.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=21 July 2010 |access-date=16 September 2010 }} and Kansas City Wizards,{{cite news |title=Former Man United academy product Jemal Johnson on trial in KC|url=http://www.kansascity.com/2010/08/19/2160935/former-man-united-academy-product.html |publisher=Kansas City F.C. |date=19 August 2010 |access-date=16 September 2010 }} but neither club offered him a contract. New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix FC did offer him a contract, though nothing came of the offer.{{cite web|url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/News/172258%2Cphoenix-look-to-bolster-squad.aspx|title=Phoenix Look To Bolster Squad|last=Ormond|first=Aidan|date=20 July 2010|work=au.fourfourtwo.com|access-date=16 September 2010|archive-date=July 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722084119/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/172258,phoenix-look-to-bolster-squad.aspx|url-status=dead}} Back at Stadium MK he once again found himself on the bench. He joined Port Vale on a one-month loan in September 2010,{{cite news |title=Port Vale: Valiants complete loan signing of MK Dons winger Jemal Johnson |url=http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/sport/Port-Vale-Valiants-complete-loan-signing-MK-Dons-winger-Jemal-Johnson/article-2653211-detail/article.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914120056/http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/sport/Port-Vale-Valiants-complete-loan-signing-MK-Dons-winger-Jemal-Johnson/article-2653211-detail/article.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 September 2012 |publisher=The Sentinel/ This is Staffordshire |date=16 September 2010 |access-date=16 September 2010 }}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/9006563.stm|title=Port Vale sign MK Dons winger Jemal Johnson on loan|date=16 September 2010|work=BBC Sport|access-date=16 September 2010}} manager Micky Adams intending to use the player on the wing following Lewis Haldane's injury and Abdulai Bell-Baggie's departure.{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/Port-Vale-New-boy-Johnson-homing-Macc-debut/article-2655890-detail/article.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505091932/http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/Port-Vale-New-boy-Johnson-homing-Macc-debut/article-2655890-detail/article.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 May 2013|title=Port Vale: New boy Jemal Johnson homing in on Macc debut|last=Shaw|first=Steve|date=17 September 2010|work=The Sentinel|access-date=17 September 2010}} Vale seemed to have extended Johnson's loan spell by a further month, however, his parent club recalled him at the last minute.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/9102955.stm|title=Port Vale loan man Jemal Johnson returns to MK Dons |date=19 October 2010|work=BBC Sport|access-date=19 October 2010}} In January 2011 Johnson left Milton Keynes Dons when his contract was terminated by mutual consent.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/milton_keynes_dons/9362455.stm|title=Jemal Johnson allowed to leave MK Dons |date=14 January 2011|work=BBC Sport|access-date=15 January 2011}}
=Lokomotiv Sofia=
In January 2011, he rejected offers from English league clubs and instead moved to Bulgaria to play for top-flight side Lokomotiv Sofia.{{cite news|url=http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10444~2385198,00.html|title=Johnson Pleased to be Here|date=1 July 2011|publisher=Southend United F.C.|access-date=1 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707072610/http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10444~2385198,00.html|archive-date=7 July 2011}} On 28 February, he made his first appearance for the "Railwaymen" in a 2–0 home win against Montana. He left the club by mutual consent in the summer following a fourth-place finish in the league.
=Southend United=
In July 2011, Johnson returned to England to sign a twelve-month contract (with an option to extend) with League Two side Southend United.{{cite news|url=http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10444~2385088,00.html|title=Johnson wings in at Southend|date=1 July 2011|publisher=Southend United F.C.|access-date=1 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705192714/http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10444~2385088,00.html|archive-date=5 July 2011}} He made two starts and five substitute appearances for the "Shrimpers" before October 28,{{cite news|last=Phillips|first=Chris|title=Southend United manager Paul Sturrock set for talks with Jemal Johnson|url=http://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/9384692.Sturrock_set_for_JJ_talks/|access-date=30 November 2011|newspaper=Southend Echo|date=25 November 2011}} when he was placed under police arrest for his alleged role in a fight outside a nightclub in Ilford.{{cite news|title=Southend United player arrested on suspicion of assault|url=http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/9384639.Southend_United_player_arrested_on_suspicion_of_assault/|access-date=30 November 2011|newspaper=Southend Echo|date=25 November 2011}}{{cite news|title=Club Statement: Jemal Johnson|url=http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10444~2526709,00.html|access-date=30 November 2011|publisher=Southend United F.C.|date=25 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203215047/http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10444~2526709,00.html|archive-date=3 December 2011}} On November 30, Southend United confirmed that he was under a two-week club suspension whilst a "full review" into his actions took place.{{cite news|title=Club Statement: Jemal Johnson|url=http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10444~2532636,00.html|access-date=30 November 2011|publisher=Southend United F.C.|date=30 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206081400/http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10444~2532636,00.html|archive-date=6 December 2011}}{{cite news|title=Jemal Johnson suspended by Southend United|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15964214.stm|access-date=30 November 2011|newspaper=BBC Sport|date=30 November 2011}} Three weeks later the club announced that he would be released.{{cite news|title=Southend United sack Jemal Johnson after arrest|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16251646.stm|work=BBC Sport|access-date=22 December 2011|date=19 December 2011}}
=Non-League football=
In February 2012, he signed for Dover Athletic until the end of the season, having impressed impressing boss Nicky Forster on trial.{{cite web|last=Clements|first=Matthew|title=Johnson Adds New Dimension|url=http://doverathletic.com/index.php?p=news&id=1988|publisher=Dover Athletic F.C.|access-date=17 February 2012}} He was not offered a contract at the end of the 2011–12 season however, and was released in May 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.footballconference.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=7083 |title=Forster announces retained list |publisher=Football Conference |date=7 May 2012 |access-date=7 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510120221/http://www.footballconference.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=7083 |archive-date=10 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}
Johnson joined Conference National side Tamworth on non-contract terms in September 2012. However, he played just 18 minutes as a substitute before leaving The Lamb Ground.
=Fort Lauderdale Strikers=
Johnson joined Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League for the spring period of the 2013 season. On June 23, he played in an international friendly against Brazilian side Cruzeiro Esporte Clube in front of a season-high crowd at Lockhart Stadium.{{cite web|url=http://www.strikers.com/index.php/news/956-season-high-crowd-fills-lockhart-stadium-as-strikers-fall-4-0-to-brazils-cruzeiro.html|title=Season-high crowd fills Lockhart Stadium as Strikers fall 4-0 to Brazil's Cruzeiro|date=23 June 2013|access-date=June 26, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093629/http://www.strikers.com/index.php/news/956-season-high-crowd-fills-lockhart-stadium-as-strikers-fall-4-0-to-brazils-cruzeiro.html|url-status=dead}}
=New York Cosmos=
In June 2013, it was confirmed by the New York Cosmos and their head coach Giovanni Savarese that Johnson would be playing for them starting in the fall period of the 2013 season.{{cite web|title=Cosmos Add Two More Players to Squad|url=http://nycosmos.com/news/cosmos-add-two-more-players-squad|work=nycosmos.com|access-date=9 June 2013}} During the Cosmos' pre-season tour of England Johnson suffered a knee injury against Leyton Orient, ruling him out of action for the beginning of the fall season.{{cite news|last=Levine|first=Matt|title=On the Road Back|url=http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/teams/cosmos2.php?article_id=35045/|access-date=7 October 2013|newspaper=bigapplesoccer.com|date=21 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219005648/http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/teams/cosmos2.php?article_id=35045%2F|archive-date=19 December 2014}} He made his Cosmos' debut on November 2, playing 18 minutes as a substitute in a 1–0 win over the Atlanta Silverbacks. Due to his knee injury, this was the only action Johnson saw in the 2013 campaign.
In 2014, Johnson was a regular contributor to the Cosmos attack. On 26 July, he scored his first goal for the Cosmos in a 1–1 draw with his former club, Fort Lauderdale Strikers.{{cite web|title=Cosmos Seek Another Road Win|url=http://www.nycosmos.com/matchcenter/gsmid/1634286|website=nycosmos.com|access-date=20 December 2014}} Playing primarily on the left wing, Johnson had one goal and two assists in 19 appearances during the 2014 NASL regular season.{{cite web|title=Profile|url=http://www.nycosmos.com/theclub/roster/playerprofile/uuid/1ocedlzllfofg1p1d8oc6glqhq/jemal-johnson|website=nycosmos.com|access-date=20 December 2014}}
=Jacksonville Armada=
In December 2014, Johnson made the move to the newly formed NASL club Jacksonville Armada.{{cite web|title=Former English Premier League striker Jemal Johnson joins Armada FC attack|url=http://www.armadafc.com/news/detail/uuid/ya2g3gmk6sbi1bneb03xq8ods/former-english-premier-league-striker-jemal-johnson#.VJRY4sgPU|website=armadafc.com|access-date=20 December 2014}} He scored the first goal of the opening game of the 2015 regular season, which in addition to making him Armada's first competitive goalscorer, his strike at 12 seconds into the game set the modern-era NASL record for fastest goal.{{cite news|title=Jacksonville Armada sinks FC Edmonton in NASL season-opener|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/soccer/Edmonton+Jacksonville+Armada+NASL/10946841/story.html|access-date=5 April 2015|work=Edmonton Journal|date=4 April 2015|archive-date=January 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119121944/http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/soccer/Edmonton+Jacksonville+Armada+NASL/10946841/story.html|url-status=dead}} He ended the 2015 season with five goals in 29 matches. He scored two goals in 24 appearances across the 2016 season. The 2017 season would be his last at Hodges Stadium, and he played 24 games without scoring a goal for Mark Lowry's "Boys in Blue".
=Fresno=
On January 18, 2018, Johnson signed a one-year contract with newly formed United Soccer League side Fresno FC.{{cite web|last1=Moreno|first1=Angel|title=Fresno FC inks dynamic winger Jemal Johnson|url=http://www.fresnofc.com/news_article/show/877136?referrer_id=3067476|website=Fresno FC|access-date=18 January 2018|language=en-us|date=18 January 2018}} He scored nine goals in 30 games during the 2018 season as head coach Adam Smith led the team to a 12th-place finish. He scored seven goals in 33 games in the 2019 season; Fresno reached the Conference Quarterfinals, where they were beaten 3–2 by El Paso Locomotive FC at Chukchansi Park.
Style of play
Johnson is a pacey player; he also has good shooting ability from long-range and is also effective in one-on-one situations.
Career statistics
{{updated|April 30, 2019}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Blackburn Rovers
|2004–05{{Soccerbase season|id=40616|season=2004|access-date=1 January 2017}} |3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2005–06{{Soccerbase season|id=40616|season=2005|access-date=1 January 2017}}
|Premier League |3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Preston North End (loan)
|3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Darlington (loan)
|9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers
|2006–07{{Soccerbase season|id=40616|season=2006|access-date=1 January 2017}} |Championship |20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| Leeds United (loan)
|Championship |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| rowspan="5"|MK Dons
|2007–08{{Soccerbase season|id=40616|season=2007|access-date=1 January 2017}} |League Two |39 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=efl}} | 2{{efn|name=efl}} | 46 | 8 | |
| 2008–09{{Soccerbase season|id=40616|season=2008|access-date=1 January 2017}}
|33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=efl}} | 0 | 37 | 6 | |
| 2009–10{{Soccerbase season|id=40616|season=2009|access-date=1 January 2017}}
|League One |17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=efl}} | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2010–11{{Soccerbase season|id=40616|season=2010|access-date=1 January 2017}}
|League One |7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!96 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 112 | 16 | |
| Stockport County (loan)
|League One |16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| Port Vale (loan)
|League Two |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=efl|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Lokomotiv Sofia
|2010–11{{cite web|title=Stats|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jemal-johnson/15408/|work=Soccerway|access-date=9 June 2013}} |14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Southend United
|2011–12{{Soccerbase season|id=40616|season=2011|access-date=1 January 2017}} |League Two |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=efl}} | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Dover Athletic
|2011–12{{cite web|title=stats|url=http://www.doverathletic.com/index.php?p=playerstatslist&sdate=2011-07-01&edate=2012-07-01|publisher=Dover Athletic F.C.|access-date=7 May 2012}} |10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Tamworth
|2012–13{{Soccerbase season|id=40616|season=2012|access-date=1 January 2017}} |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers
|2013 |12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 12 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|New York Cosmos
|2013 |North American Soccer League |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014
|North American Soccer League |19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 20 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 21 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Jacksonville Armada
|2015 |North American Soccer League |28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2016
|North American Soccer League |24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2017
|North American Soccer League |22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 24 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!74 | 7 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 77 | 7 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Fresno
|2018 |28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 30 | 9 | |||
| 2019
|USL Championship |31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 33 | 7 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!59 | 16 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 63 | 16 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!356 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 391 | 53 |
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Honors
Milton Keynes Dons
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7309420.stm
|title=Grimsby 0-2 MK Dons
|website=BBC Sport
|date=30 March 2008 |accessdate=8 September 2022}}
New York Cosmos
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Jemal}}
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