Tyreke Johnson
{{short description|English association football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tyreke Johnson
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Tyreke Martin Johnson{{cite news|title=Premier League clubs publish retained lists|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/408901|website=Premierleague.com|language=en}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|11|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Trowbridge, England
| height = {{height|ft=5 |in=8}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hartfordathletic.com/roster-tyrekejohnson|title=Tyreke Johnson|website=Hartfordathletic.com|accessdate=3 November 2020}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Chippenham Town
| clubnumber = 7
| youthyears1 = 2006–2010
| youthclubs1 = Watford
| youthyears2 = 2010–2014
| youthclubs2 = Swindon Town
| youthyears3= 2014–2016
| youthclubs3= Southampton
| years1 = 2018–2021
| clubs1 = Southampton
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019
| clubs2 = → Woking (loan)
| caps2 = 12
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2020
| clubs3 = → Hartford Athletic (loan)
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2021
| clubs4 = → Gillingham (loan)
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2021
| clubs5 = Gillingham
| caps5 = 6
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2021–2023
| clubs6 = Woking
| caps6 = 45
| goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2022
| clubs7 = → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)
| caps7 = 4
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2023
| clubs8 = → Chelmsford City (loan)
| caps8 = 13
| goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2023–
| clubs9 = Chippenham Town
| caps9 = 68
| goals9 = 5
|nationalyears1 =
|nationalteam1 =
|nationalcaps1 =
|nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 19:34, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
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Tyreke Martin Johnson (born 3 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League South club Chippenham Town.
Career
On 3 November 2015, Johnson signed his first professional contract with Southampton.{{cite web|url=https://southamptonfc.com/news/2015-11-03/johnson-signs-professional-contract-with-saints|title=Johnson signs professional contract with Saints|accessdate=16 December 2018 |publisher=Southampton F.C.|date=3 November 2015}} Johnson made his professional debut with Southampton as a late substitute in a 3–2 Premier League win over Arsenal on 16 December 2018.{{cite web |title=Southampton 3 Arsenal 2 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46497571 |accessdate=16 December 2018 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=16 December 2018}}
On 2 August 2019, Johnson joined Woking on loan in the National League for six months.{{cite web|url=https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/6708/tyreke-johnson-joins-on-loan/|title=Johnson joins on loan|accessdate=2 August 2019|publisher=Woking F.C.|date=2 August 2019}}
He scored his first goal for the club in a league game against Barrow. Unfortunately his time at the club was cut short after dislocating his shoulder in a match against Chorley.
On 24 February 2020, Johnson moved on a season-long loan to USL Championship side Hartford Athletic.{{cite web|url=https://www.hartfordathletic.com/news_article/show/1089739-southampton-s-tyreke-johnson-joins-hartford-athletic-on-loan|title=Southampton's Tyreke Johnson Joins Hartford Athletic On Loan|first=Hartford|last=Athletic|date=24 February 2020|website=Hartford Athletic | Connecticut's Professional Soccer Team}}{{cite web|url=https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2020-02-24/loan-agreement-tyreke-johnson-southampton-hartford-athletic|title=Johnson completes Hartford Athletic loan|website=Southampton FC}} He made his debut in Hartford's opening match against New York Red Bulls II on 17 July, and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 victory over Loudoun United on 20 July.{{cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1114121-gameday-report-hartford-shines-in-home-opener-against-loudoun|title=GAMEDAY REPORT: Hartford Shines in Home Opener Against Loudoun|author=Nicholas Murray|date=20 July 2020|website=Uslchampionship.com|accessdate=3 November 2020}}
Johnson signed for League One side Gillingham on loan on 8 January 2021, for the remainder of the season.{{cite web| url=https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/2021/january/gills-sign-tyreke-johnson/ |title=Gills sign Saints youngster on loan|date=8 January 2021|publisher=Gillingham Football Club}} Twelve days later the move was made permanent.{{cite news |last1=Crocker |first1=Tom |title=Tyreke Johnson completes permanent Gillingham switch |url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/19025434.tyreke-johnson-completes-permanent-gillingham-switch/ |access-date=21 January 2021 |work=Daily Echo |date=20 January 2021 |location=Southampton}}{{cite web |title=Tyreke Johnson: Southampton winger joins Gillingham on permanent deal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55739391 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=21 January 2021 |date=20 January 2021}} On 14 May 2021, it was announced that Johnson would leave the Gills at the end of his contract in June.{{cite web |title=Retained list confirmed |url=https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/2021/may/retained-list-confirmed-202021/ |publisher=Gillingham F.C. |access-date=18 May 2021 |date=14 May 2021}}
On 24 May 2021, Johnson agreed a deal to return to National League side Woking ahead of the 2021–22 campaign.{{cite web |title=Tyreke Returns! |url=https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/7505/tyreke-returns-/ |publisher=Woking F.C. |first=Nick |last=Shaw |access-date=24 May 2021 |date=24 May 2021}} He made his return in a Woking shirt, replacing Tahvon Campbell in the 75th minute during their 3–2 home defeat to FC Halifax Town on 28 August 2021.{{Cite news |title=Woking vs. Halifax Town |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2021/08/28/england/conference-national/woking-fc/fc-halifax-town/3545598/ |publisher=Soccerway |date=28 August 2021 |accessdate=4 October 2021}} On 21 October 2022, Johnson signed for fellow National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-month loan deal.{{cite web|url=https://daggers.co.uk/news/-NEu9hR7pXkfVn2HHKA4|title=Welcome to Dagenham & Redbridge, Tyreke Johnson!|website=daggers.co.uk|date=21 October 2022|accessdate=21 October 2022}} On 24 February 2023, Johnson signed for Chelmsford City on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://chelmsfordcityfc.com/tyreke-johnson-joins-clarets/|title=Tyreke Johnson joins Chelmsford City on loan|website=Chelmsford City F.C.|date=24 February 2023|accessdate=24 February 2023}} On 15 May 2023, it was announced that Johnson would leave the club following the conclusion of his contract.{{Cite news |title=2022/23 Retained and Released List |url=https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/8206/2022-23-retained-and-released-list/ |publisher=Woking F.C. |first=Daniel |last=O'Sullivan |date=15 May 2023 |accessdate=15 May 2023}}
On 23 May 2023, Johnson agreed to join National League South side, Chippenham Town.{{Cite news |title=Bluebirds sign Tyreke Johnson |url=https://chippenhamtown.com/bluebirds-sign-tyreke-johnson/ |publisher=Chippenham Town F.C. |date=23 May 2023 |accessdate=23 May 2023}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 15 March 2025}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National Cup{{efn|Includes FA Cup}} !colspan=2|League Cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup}} !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Southampton U21/U23
|2016–17{{soccerbase season|96384|2016|accessdate=1 December 2020}} |colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 4Appearances in the EFL Trophy | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18{{soccerbase season|96384|2017|accessdate=1 December 2020}}
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|— | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||||||
| rowspan=4|Southampton
|2018–19{{soccerbase season|96384|2018|accessdate=1 December 2020}} |1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|96384|2019|accessdate=1 December 2020}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!1||0||2||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||3||0 | ||||||||||
| Woking (loan)
|12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | |0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Hartford Athletic (loan)
|2020{{Cite news |title=T. Johnson |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/tyreke-johnson/453421/ |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=3 May 2023}} |15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 15 | 2 | |||
| Gillingham (loan)
|2020–21{{soccerbase season|96384|2020|accessdate=19 March 2021}} |1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Gillingham
|League One |6 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 6 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Woking
|2021–22{{soccerbase season|96384|2021|accessdate=20 May 2022}} |National League |36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | |1Appearance in the FA Trophy | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|96384|2022|accessdate=24 October 2022}}
|National League |9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | |1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!45||3||1||0||colspan=2|—||2||0||48||3 | ||||||||||
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)
|National League |4 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Chelmsford City (loan)
|13 | 2 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | |1Appearance in the National League South play-offs | 0 | 14 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Chippenham Town
|2023–24{{Cite news |title=Tyreke Johnson Player Profile |url=https://www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com/player/tyreke-johnson/34592 |publisher=Aylesbury United FC |accessdate=19 March 2025}} |National League South |34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | |1 | 0 | 36 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25
|National League South |34 | 1 | 2 | 1 | colspan=2|— | |1 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!68||5||3||1||colspan=2|—||2||0||73||6 | ||||||||||
| colspan=3|Career total
!165 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 187 | 16 |
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References
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External links
- {{soccerway|tyreke-johnson/453421}}
- {{soccerbase|96384}}
- [https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/teams/first-team/forward/tyreke-johnson/ Gillingham FC profile]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Tyreke}}
Category:Footballers from Swindon
Category:Black British sportsmen
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Southampton F.C. players
Category:Hartford Athletic players
Category:Gillingham F.C. players
Category:Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
Category:Chelmsford City F.C. players
Category:Chippenham Town F.C. players
Category:Premier League players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:English Football League players
Category:English expatriate men's footballers
Category:English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States