Declan John
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John playing for the Cardiff City development team in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Declan Christopher John[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left wing back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cardiff City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012– | Cardiff City | 35 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Barnsley (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Wales U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Wales U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Wales U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2013– | Wales | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:46, 19 October 2016 (UTC). | |||
Declan Christopher John (born 30 June 1995) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Cardiff City, as a Left wing back.
Career
Born in Merthyr Tydfil, John progressed through the academy at Cardiff City. His professional debut for Cardiff came on 14 August 2012, in a 2–1 home defeat to Northampton Town in the first round of the Football League Cup.[2] On 5 January 2013, he made his only other appearance of the season, a loss by the same margin at Macclesfield Town in the third round of the FA Cup.[3]
John made his league debut on 17 August 2013 in a 2–0 loss at West Ham United, Cardiff's first game in the Premier League. He signed a long-term contract until 2018 in December.[4] He went onto make 20 appearances that season, appearing more frequently in the second half of the campaign, as the Bluebirds were relegated.[5]
Under new manager, Russell Slade, John fell down the pecking order and was subsequently loaned out to Barnsley for the remained of the season.[5] He made nine appearances for the Tykes before returning to Cardiff at the end of the season
After only making a single appearance for Cardiff during the 2015–16 season, John signed for League One side Chesterfield on a month-loan deal in February.[6] Where he impressed in 6 appearances before being recalled by Cardiff on 14 April.[7][8]
Upon his return to Cardiff, John impressed new manager, Paul Trollope, during pre-season and went onto make his first league start for the club in over a year, where he put in a man of the match performance in a goalless draw against Birmingham City, on the opening day of the season.[9]
International career
John was first called up to the Wales squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Macedonia and Serbia, in September 2013.[10] He was an unused substitute in both games.[11][12] The following month, he retained his place in the squad for the qualifiers against Macedonia and Belgium.[13] On 11 October, John made his debut, playing the whole 90 minutes in the 1–0 win against Macedonia at the Cardiff City Stadium.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 19 October 2016.[15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City | 2012–13 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Premier League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cardiff City total | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
| Barnsley (loan) | 2014–15 | League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2015–16 | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | ||
International
- As of 10 April 2016.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 11. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ "Northampton 1-2 Cardiff". BBC. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ↑ Hughes, Dewi (3 January 2013). "Macclesfield 2-1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ "Cardiff City and Wales defender Declan John agrees new contract". BBC Sport. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Barnsley sign Declan John on loan from Cardiff City". Barnsley F.C. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ "Jordan Slew and Declan John: Chesterfield sign duo". BBC Sport. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ↑ "More to come from Declan John at Chesterfield, says Danny Wilson". Derbyshire Times. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ↑ "Cardiff City recall Declan John as 'precaution' ahead of play-off run in". Wales Online. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ "Birmingham City 0–0 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ "Bale wants to play for Wales in the World Cup qualifiers". BBC Sport. British Broadcast Corporation. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ↑ "Macedonia 2-1 Wales". BBC Sport. British Broadcast Corporation. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ↑ "Wales 0-3 Serbia". BBC Sport. British Broadcast Corporation. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ↑ "Gareth Bale withdraws from Wales squad with thigh injury". BBC Sport. British Broadcast Corporation. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ↑ "Wales 1-0 Macedonia". BBC Sport. British Broadcast Corporation. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ↑ "Declan John". Soccer Base. Centurycomm Limited. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Declan John. |
- Declan John career statistics at Soccerbase
- Wales profile at UEFA