Luis Johnson
{{Short description|English rugby league footballer}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
| name = Luis Johnson
| fullname = Luis Adam Johnson
| image = Luis Johnson 2021 Hull Kingston Rovers.jpg
| image_size =
| position = {{rlp|SR}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|2|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
| height = {{convert|6|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|98|kg|stlb|abbr=on|order=flip}}
| club1 = Warrington Wolves
| year1start = 2018
| year1end = 20
| appearances1 = 9
| tries1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 0
| club2 = → Rochdale Hornets
| year2start = 2018{{small|(DR)}}
| year2end =
| appearances2 = 3
| tries2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| fieldgoals2 = 0
| points2 = 0
| club3 = → Rochdale Hornets
| year3start = 2019{{small|(DR)}}
| year3end =
| appearances3 = 10
| tries3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| fieldgoals3 = 0
| points3 = 0
| club4 = → Widnes Vikings
| year4start = 2019{{small|(loan)}}
| year4end =
| appearances4 = 1
| tries4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| fieldgoals4 = 0
| points4 = 0
| club5 = {{nowrap|→ Hull Kingston Rovers}}
| year5start = 2019{{small|(loan)}}
| year5end =
| appearances5 = 4
| tries5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| fieldgoals5 = 0
| points5 = 0
| club6 = {{nowrap|Hull Kingston Rovers}}
| year6start = 2021
| year6end = 23
| appearances6 = 29
| tries6 = 2
| goals6 = 0
| fieldgoals6 = 0
| points6 = 8
| club7 = {{nowrap|→ Dewsbury Rams}}
| year7start = 2022{{small|(DR)}}
| year7end =
| appearances7 = 1
| tries7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| fieldgoals7 = 0
| points7 = 0
| club8 = {{nowrap|→ Castleford Tigers}}
| year8start = 2023{{small|(loan)}}
| year8end =
| appearances8 = 3
| tries8 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| fieldgoals8 = 0
| points8 = 0
| club9 = {{nowrap|Castleford Tigers}}
| year9start = 2024
| year9end =
| appearances9 = 10
| tries9 = 1
| goals9 = 0
| fieldgoals9 = 0
| points9 = 4
| club10 = {{nowrap|→ Featherstone Rovers}}
| year10start = 2024{{small|(loan)}}
| year10end =
| appearances10 = 2
| tries10 = 0
| goals10 = 0
| fieldgoals10 = 0
| points10 = 0
| new = yes
| source = [https://stats.rugbyleaguerecords.com/playersummary.php?tselect=1015 RL Record Keepers' Club][http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/luis-johnson/summary.html Rugby League Project]
| updated = 7 October 2024
}}
Luis Johnson (born 20 February 1999) is a professional rugby league footballer who last played as a {{rlp|sr}} forward for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.
He has previously played for the Warrington Wolves and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. He has spent time on loan and dual registration at the Rochdale Hornets, the Widnes Vikings, the Dewsbury Rams and Featherstone Rovers in the Championship.
Background
Johnson was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England and is of English and Jamaican descent.
He started his amateur career at Oulton Raiders in Leeds at 4 years of age and was selected by the Castleford Tigers at 15 years old to join their scholarship programme. He went on to their academy programme but, in 2018, the Warrington Wolves bought him out of his contract for £45,000 and Johnson signed a 3-year deal to join the club.{{Cite web |date=2017-12-08 |title=Warrington Wolves sign Castleford Tigers teenager Luis Johnson |url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12204/11161962/warrington-wolves-sign-castleford-tigers-teenager-luis-johnson |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=Sky Sports}}
Career
=Warrington Wolves=
In 2018, Johnson made his Super League début for the Warrington Wolves against the Wigan Warriors.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/match/ERLP4069366|title=Wigan Warriors v Warrington Wolves|publisher=bbc.co.uk|date=14 September 2018|accessdate=14 September 2018}}
Johnson spent time on dual registration with the Rochdale Hornets, and on loan at the Widnes Vikings and Hull KR.{{Cite web |last=Darbyshire |first=Drew |date=2019-03-05 |title=Warrington youngster joins Widnes on loan |url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/warrington-youngster-joins-widnes-on-loan |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=Love Rugby League}}{{Cite web |last=Darbyshire |first=Drew |date=2019-06-17 |title=Hull KR sign Luis Johnson on loan |url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/hull-kr-sign-luis-johnson-on-loan |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=Love Rugby League}}
=Hull Kingston Rovers=
On 10 December 2020, Hull Kingston Rovers announced that Johnson would join on a permanent basis, signing a one-year deal.{{cite news |title=Robbie Mulhern: Warrington sign Hull KR prop as Luis Johnson goes in opposite direction |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/55253311 |accessdate=13 Dec 2020}} This was part of a swap deal that would see Robbie Mulhern move the other way and join Warrington.
In June 2021, Johnson signed a two-year contract extension with Hull KR.{{Cite web |last=Byram |first=Richard |date=22 June 2021 |title=Hull KR forward Luis Johnson had "no hesitation" agreeing new contract with Robins |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/hull-kr-forward-luis-johnson-had-no-hesitation-agreeing-new-contract-with-robins-3282897 |access-date=24 November 2023 |website=The Yorkshire Post}} In September 2021, Johnson played for Hull KR in their 28-10 semi-final loss against the Catalans Dragons as they fell one game short of the grand final.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/sep/30/catalans-dragons-hull-kr-super-league-play-off-semi-final-match-report-rugby-league/|title=Catalans Dragons blast past Hull KR and into their first Super League Grand Final|website=www.theguardian.com|date=30 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12204/12415081/barrie-mcdermotts-2021-betfred-super-league-season-review/|title=Barrie McDermott's 2021 Betfred Super League season review|website=www.skysports.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-league/58663060.amp/|title=Super League: Warrington Wolves 0-19 Hull KR - Robins set up a semi-final at Catalans|website=www.bbc.com|date=23 September 2021}}
In October 2023, Hull KR confirmed that Johnson would depart the club following the expiry of his contract at the end of the season.{{Cite web |last=Shaw |first=Matthew |date=13 October 2023 |title=Hull KR confirm Luis Johnson departure amid further Craven Park exits |url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/hull-kr-confirm-luis-johnson-8830865 |access-date=24 November 2023 |website=Hull Live}}
== Castleford Tigers (loan) ==
In April 2023, Johnson re-joined his former academy club Castleford Tigers on a season-long loan.{{Cite web |last=Darbyshire |first=Drew |date=2023-04-02 |title=Castleford make loan signing from fellow Super League club |url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/luis-johnson-castleford-hull-kr-loan |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=Love Rugby League}} After two weeks, he would be available for recall by Hull KR in the event of significant injury problems.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-02 |title=Johnson Returns to the Fords |url=https://castlefordtigers.com/article.php?id=8538 |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=Castleford Tigers}} Johnson made his Castleford debut on 6 April against Wakefield Trinity 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.{{Cite web |last=McAllister |first=Josh |date=2023-05-16 |title=Hull KR recall Luis Johnson from Castleford loan spell |url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/hull-kr-recall-luis-johnson-from-castleford-loan-spell |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=Love Rugby League}}{{Cite web |date=2023-05-16 |title=Johnson recalled from loan |url=https://castlefordtigers.com/article.php?id=8604 |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=Castleford Tigers}}
= Castleford Tigers =
On 18 December 2023, the Castleford Tigers announced the signing of Johnson on a one-year deal.{{Cite web |date=18 December 2023 |title=Luis Johnson: Castleford Tigers sign forward from Hull KR on one-year deal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/67754589 |access-date=18 December 2023 |website=BBC Sport}}
== Featherstone Rovers (loan) ==
On 13 June 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Featherstone Rovers in the RFL Championship on short-term loan{{cite web|website=Total RL|date=13 Jun 2024|author=Callum Walker|title=Castleford Tigers forward Luis Johnson makes short-term loan move|url=https://www.totalrl.com/castleford-tigers-forward-luis-johnson-makes-short-term-loan-move/}}
Statistics
{{Table alignment}}
| class="wikitable defaultcenter"
|+ Appearances and points in all competitions by year | ||||
| Club | Season | Tier
!style="width:2em;" |{{Tooltip|App|Appearances}} !style="width:2em;" |{{Tooltip|T|Tries}} !style="width:2em;" |{{Tooltip|G|Goals}} !style="width:2em;" |{{Tooltip|DG|Drop goals}} !style="width:2em;" |{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} Warrington Wolves
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="2"| Total
! 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| → {{leagueicon|Rochdale|16}} Rochdale Hornets (DR)
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="2"| Total
! 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| → {{leagueicon|Widnes|16}} Widnes Vikings (loan)
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Hull KR|16}} Hull Kingston Rovers
| 2019{{efn|On loan from Warrington in 2019 before joining permanently in 2021}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| colspan="2"| Total
! 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| style="text-align:left;"| → {{leagueicon|Dewsbury|16}} Dewsbury Rams (DR)
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Castleford|16}} Castleford Tigers
| 2023{{efn|On loan from Hull KR in 2023 before joining permanently in 2024}} | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| colspan="2"| Total
! 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| style="text-align:left;"| → {{leagueicon|Featherstone|16}} Featherstone Rovers (loan)
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="3"| Career total
! 72 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
{{Updated|match played 19 September 2024}}
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References
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External links
- [https://warringtonwolves.com/team/ Warrington Wolves profile]
- [https://www.superleague.co.uk/player/477/luis%3Cbr-%3Ejohnson SL profile]
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Category:Castleford Tigers players
Category:Dewsbury Rams players
Category:English people of Jamaican descent
Category:English rugby league players
Category:Featherstone Rovers players
Category:Hull Kingston Rovers players
Category:Rochdale Hornets players
Category:Rugby league second-rows
Category:Rugby league players from Leeds
Category:Sportspeople of Jamaican descent