DAMIEN JOHNSON

'Damien Johnson' (born November 18, 1978 in Lisburn, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish football player and midfielder for Birmingham City.

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Club Career

International Career

Notes

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Club Career

His first team was Blackburn Rovers, for whom Johnson signed as a trainee in 1997, making his debut in the League Cup on September 30, 1997, a 1-0 defeat to Preston North End, in which he picked up a yellow card.
Loaned to Nottingham Forest on January 28, 1998, Johnson played in five games, and, despite accruing a yellow card in his last February appearance, performed well for the team.
On March 8, 2002, Johnson moved to Birmingham City and in September 2004, he signed a new three-year contract.
Johnson was named the Birmingham City captain for the 2006-07 season but in one of his first games as captain, he angered fans when he first threw his captain's armband and then his shirt on the floor when he was substituted late on.
On October 28, 2006, Johnson's jaw was broken in two places after he was elbowed in the face by West Brom defender Paul Robinson during a tackle that has since drawn criticism.^[1]

International Career

Johnson earned his first call-up to the Northern Ireland national football team on May 29, 1999, when he came on as a substitute in the 1-0 away win against the Republic of Ireland. Further appearances as substitute followed against Finland, Luxembourg, Malta, and Hungary, before he made his first full appearance versus Yugoslavia at Windsor Park, Belfast, in August 2000.
On March 28, 2007, Damien made his 46th appearance for Northern Ireland, in the home European Championship Qualifying victory (2-1) over Sweden. A valuable player in Lawrie Sanchez' team, Johnson is also hugely popular with the "Green and White Army" of Northern Ireland fans, not least for his 100% effort and commitment.

Notes

1. Birmingham skipper fractures jaw

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