Melissa Johnson
{{Short description|Jamaican footballer (born 1991)}}
{{Use Jamaican English|date=October 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Melissa Johnson
| image = Mel_Johnson.jpg
| caption = Johnson in 2022
| fullname = Melissa Gem Johnson{{cite web|url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/statsForPlayer.html?personID=6666580| title=Melissa Gem Johnson player stats|publisher=The Football Association Full-Time|access-date=8 May 2025}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1991|8|11}}{{Soccerway|melissa-johnson/516973|accessdate=19 August 2024}}
| birth_place = London
| height =
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Nottingham Forest
| clubnumber = 9
| youthclubs1 =
| youthyears1 =
| years1 = 2017–2018
| clubs1 = Sheffield
| caps1 = 15
| goals1 = 12
| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = Leicester City
| caps2 = 19
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = Aston Villa
| caps3 = 14
| goals3 = 12
| years4 = 2020–2021
| clubs4 = Sheffield United
| caps4 = 15
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2021–2022
| clubs5 = Bristol City
| caps5 = 17
| goals5 = 4
| years6 = 2022–2024
| clubs6 = Charlton Athletic
| caps6 = 43
| goals6 = 15
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = Nottingham Forest
| caps7 = 22
| goals7 = 21
| nationalyears1 = 2023–
| nationalteam1 = Jamaica
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| club-update = 8 May 2025
| ntupdate = 19 August 2024
}}
Melissa Gem Johnson (born 11 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nottingham Forest in the {{English football updater-W|NottingF}}. Born in England, she plays for the Jamaica women's national team.
Club career
Playing for Sheffield FC in the 2017–18 FA WSL 2, Johnson finished as second top-scorer in the league with 12 goals in 15 appearances in the second-tier competition.{{Cite web |last=Club |first=Aston Villa Football |title=Aston Villa Football Club {{!}} The official club website |url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Aston Villa Football Club}} She was named WSL 2 Player of the Month for January 2018{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jennie |date=2018-02-13 |title=The FA WSL2 Player of the month is Melissa Johnson |url=http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2018/02/13/the-fa-wsl2-player-of-the-month-is-melissa-johnson/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=4 The Love Of Sport |language=en-GB}} and again in May 2018.
In August 2018 Johnson (and Freda Ayisi) joined Leicester City for the 2018–19 season.{{Cite web |date=2018-08-16 |title=Leicester City Women's new signings feature Freda Ayisi |url=https://shekicks.net/leicester-city-womens-new-signings-feature-freda-ayisi/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=SheKicks |language=en-GB}}
In October 2019 she attracted attention after scoring three hat-tricks for Aston Villa in the opening five games of the 2019–20 season{{Cite web |last=Theivam |first=Kieran |title=Three hat-tricks in five games and teaching part-time – Melissa Johnson on firing Villa to the top of the Championship |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1298245/2019/10/17/three-hat-tricks-in-five-games-and-teaching-part-time-melissa-johnson-on-firing-villa-to-the-top-of-the-championship/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=The Athletic |language=en}} earning a nomination for the September FA Women's Championship Player of the Month award. While the season was uncompleted after 14 games due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at the time of the competition's completion Johnson was the second top-scorer with 12 goals.{{Cite web |title=Summary – Women's Championship – England – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/national/england/wsl-2/20192020/regular-season/r53988/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}
Johnson returned to Sheffield to represent Sheffield United in August 2020, scoring five goals for the club in 15 league appearances in the 2020–21 season. Johnson announced her departure from Sheffield United in May 2021.{{Cite web |date=2021-05-31 |title=Forward Johnson announces Sheffield United departure |url=https://fawslfulltime.co.uk/2021/05/31/forward-johnson-announces-sheffield-united-departure/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=FAWSL Full-Time |language=en-GB}}
On 10 August 2021, it was announced that Johnson had joined recently relegated Bristol City ahead of the 2021–22 season.{{Cite web |last=Frith |first=Wilf |date=2021-08-10 |title=Bristol City Women sign Melissa Johnson |url=https://shekicks.net/bristol-city-women-sign-melissa-johnson/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=SheKicks |language=en-GB}} She left during the summer in 2022 to join Charlton Athletic.{{Cite web |title=Melissa Johnson |url=https://www.charltonafc.com/player/152 |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=Charlton Athletic Football Club |language=en}}
=Nottingham Forest=
On 15 July 2024, Johnson signed for Nottingham Forest on a 1 year contract.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-15 |title= Forest Women complete Melissa Johnson signing |url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2024/july/15/forest-women-complete-mel-johnson-signing/
|access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Official website of Nottingham Forest Football Club |language=en}}
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Career Statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Total | |||||||
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" |Sheffield
|15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=WSLC|Appearances in the FA Women's League Cup}} | 4 | 19 | 16 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 |
| rowspan="2" |Leicester City
|19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=WSLC|Appearances in the FA Women's League Cup}} | 1 | 24 | 6 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 6 |
| rowspan="2" |Aston Villa
|14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=WSLC|Appearances in the FA Women's League Cup}} | 1 | 19 | 13 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 13 |
| rowspan="2" |Sheffield United
|15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=WSLC|Appearances in the FA Women's League Cup}} | 1 | 18 | 6 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 |
| rowspan="2" |Bristol City
|17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=WSLC|Appearances in the FA Women's League Cup}} | 1 | 22 | 5 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 5 |
| rowspan="3" |Charlton Athletic
| rowspan="2" |Women's Championship |22 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3{{efn|name=WSLC|Appearances in the FA Women's League Cup}} | 0 | 27 | 13 |
| 2023-24
|21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3{{efn|name=WSLC|Appearances in the FA Women's League Cup}} | 0 | 26 | 5 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!43 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 18 |
| rowspan="2"|Nottingham Forest
|FA WNL Northern Premier Division |22 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 27 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!22||21||4||2||6||4||32||27 | |||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!145 | 74 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 12 | 187 | 91 |
;Notes
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International goals
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 29 October 2023 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | {{fbw|GUA}} | align=center|1–1 | align=center| 2–2 | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification |
Honours
=Club=
Nottingham Forest
- FA Women's National League North: 2024-25{{cite news |url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2025/april/27/forest-women-crowned-league-champions/|title=Forest Women crowned league champions|publisher=NFFC|date=27 April 2025 |accessdate=9 May 2025}}
- FA Women's National League Cup: 2024-25{{cite news |url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2025/march/22/forest-women-win-the-fa-wnl-cup-/|title=Forest Women win the FA WNL Cup |publisher=NFFC|date=22 March 2025 |accessdate=9 May 2025}}{{cite news |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=27890147|title=FA WNL Cup_2024 - 2025 Final |publisher=The FA|date=22 March 2025 |accessdate=9 May 2025}}
References
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External links
{{commons category}}
- {{Soccerway|melissa-johnson/516973}}
- [https://fulltime.thefa.com/statsForPlayer.html?personID=6666580 Melissa Johnson Player Stats] at the Football Association Full-Time website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Melissa}}
Category:Jamaican women's footballers
Category:21st-century Jamaican sportswomen
Category:Jamaica women's international footballers
Category:English women's footballers
Category:English people of Jamaican descent
Category:Sportspeople of Jamaican descent
Category:Black British sportswomen
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:Women's Super League 2 players
Category:FA Women's National League players
Category:Sheffield F.C. Ladies players
Category:Leicester City W.F.C. players
Category:Aston Villa W.F.C. players
Category:Sheffield United F.C. Women players
Category:Bristol City W.F.C. players
Category:Charlton Athletic W.F.C. players