Connor Johnson


Connor William Johnson is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers as a central defender.

Club career

Johnson started his youth career with the academy of Northampton Town and later joined the academy of Wolverhampton. While progressing through the youth ranks, he went on to captain the under-23 team. He signed his first professional contract with the club at the beginning of the 2016–17 season.
On 27 March 2017, Johnson was loaned out to Boreham Wood. On 5 September 2017, he was loaned out to AFC Telford United for one month. However, ten days later, he was handed a two-match suspension by the FA for playing an EFL Trophy match against Swansea City in January 2017 despite being ineligible for doing so. In February 2018, he extended his loan till the end of the season.
On 31 August 2018, Johnson was loaned out to League One club Walsall for the entire season. Four days later, he made his debut, starting in a 2–1 victory over Burton Albion in the EFL Trophy.
On 2 September 2019, Johnson signed for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock on a season-long loan.

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Style of play

Johnson plays as a central defender. Sean Parrish said that Johnson has "got a good attitude and he wants to learn, improve and play at a high level".