Chris Johns (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Patrick Adam Johns | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Northern Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Linfield | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Southampton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2020 | Coleraine | 158 | (0) |
| 2020– | Linfield | 111 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Christopher Patrick Adam Johns (born 13 May 1995) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Linfield.[1]
Early life
Johns suffered knee problems at a young age.[2]
College career
Johns attended Armagh Tech.[3]
Club career
On returning home from Southampton Academy in the summer of 2015, Johns signed for Northern Irish side Bangor. Johns moved to Coleraine in the January 2016 transfer window and over the next few seasons he became regarded as one of the club's most important players.[4] In 2020, he signed for Northern Irish side Linfield.where he was regarded as one of the club's most important players.[5]
Personal life
Johns is the son of Irish rugby player Paddy Johns.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 April 2025[7]
| Club | Season | League | Irish Cup | NIFL Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coleraine | 2015-16 | NIFL Premiership | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2016-17 | NIFL Premiership | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| 2017-18 | NIFL Premiership | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| 2018-19 | NIFL Premiership | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 2019-20 | NIFL Premiership | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| Total | 158 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 187 | 0 | ||
| Linfield | 2020-21 | NIFL Premiership | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2021-22 | NIFL Premiership | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | ||
| 2022-23 | NIFL Premiership | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[f] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 51 | 0 | |
| 2023-24 | NIFL Premiership | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[g] | 0 | — | 49 | 0 | ||
| 2024-25 | NIFL Premiership | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[g] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 160 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 205 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 318 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 392 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in NIFL Charity Shield
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, One appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, Four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
- ^ "I was amazed by Chris Johns' bit of Gordon Banks-like magic: Larne boss Tiernan Lynch". belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Chris Johns - Irish Independent article".
- ^ "Chris Johns - Belfast Live article".
- ^ "Chris shows he's a safe pair of hands". northernirelandworld.com.
- ^ "David Healy full of praise for goalkeeper Chris Johns". newsletter.co.uk.
- ^ "Chris Johns: 'I was thinking if I don't get into university I have no football, no career and I'm scuppered'". belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Chris Johns at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2025.