Michael Johnson (Jamaican footballer)

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Personal information
Michael Johnson

Full name	Michael Owen Johnson
Date of birth	July 4, 1973 (age 33)
Place of birth	Nottingham, England
Nickname	Johno, Magic
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Derby County
Number	6
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991-1995 1995-2003 2003-	Notts County Birmingham City Derby County	107 0(0) 262 (12) 134 0(4)
National team²
1999-	Jamaica	012 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:38, 25 February 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 23/09/2006. * Appearances (Goals)

For the Man City footballer please see Michael Johnson (English footballer)

Michael Owen Johnson born (July 4, 1973 in Nottingham, England) is a Jamaican footballer currently playing at Derby County. Although born in England, he is a full Jamaican international and has played several times for the Jamaican national team.

Previous clubs include Notts County and Birmingham City, where he played in the 2001 League Cup final against Liverpool. He joined Derby in August 2003 after playing 1 season in the Premiership with Birmingham.

He was a fans favourite at Birmingham, where he picked up the nickname "Magic", for his often immense performances. During his time at Birmingham he was known as a quick, clever centre-back. "Magic" was known for his incredible leap, which scored him a number of goals for Birmingham.

He remains popular with the fans of Derby County for his whole hearted approach and dedication to the team. He also is the sexiest Jamaican footballer according to GQ magazine(October 2001.)

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Michael Johnson career stats at Soccerbase

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Derby County F.C. - Current Squad
2 Edworthy \| 3 Camara \| 4 McEveley \| 5 Leacock \| 6 M. Johnson \| 7 Jones \| 8 Bisgaard \| 9 Howard \| 10 Fagan \| 11 Peschisolido \| 12 Macken \| 13 Grant \| 14 Jackson \| 16 Lupoli \| 18 S. Johnson \| 19 Currie \| 20 Holmes \| 21 Malcolm \| 22 Oakley \| 23 Moore \| 24 Mears \| 25 Pearson \| 27 Teale \| 28 Barnes \| 31 Meredith \| 32 Cumberworth \| 34 Bossekota \| 35 Cann \| 43 Bywater \| Manager: Davies