Brennan Johnson

Brennan Price Johnson (born 23 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Wales national team. Born in Nottingham, England, Johnson began his professional career with Nottingham Forest and helped the club achieve promotion to the Premier League in 2022. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2023, winning the UEFA Europa League in 2025 and scoring the deciding goal in the final. At international level, Johnson played several matches for England youth sides before switching allegiance to Wales in 2018. He made his debut for the senior Welsh team in 2020, and represented the country at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Infobox

2017

England U17

2019

Wales U21

Full name

Brennan Price Johnson

Date of birth

(2001-05-23) 23 May 2001

Place of birth

Nottingham, England

Height

6 ft 1 in (1 m)

Positions

Winger attacking midfielder

Current team

Crystal Palace

Number

2007–2009

Dunkirk

2009–2019

Nottingham Forest

Years

Team

2019–2023

Nottingham Forest

2020–2021

→ Lincoln City (loan)

2023–2026

Tottenham Hotspur

2026–

Crystal Palace

2016–2017

England U16

2018–2019

Wales U19

2020–

Wales

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club

Division

Club

Division

Season

Apps

League

Goals

League

Apps

League

Goals

FA Cup

Apps

FA Cup

Goals

EFL Cup

Apps

EFL Cup

Goals

Europe

Apps

Europe

Goals

Other

Apps

Nottingham Forest

Club

Nottingham Forest

Season

2019–20

League

Championship

League

FA Cup

EFL Cup

Europe

—

Europe

—

Other

2020–21

Club

2020–21

Season

Championship

League

—

FA Cup

EFL Cup

—

EFL Cup

—

Europe

2021–22

Club

2021–22

Season

Championship

League

FA Cup

EFL Cup

—

Europe

Other

2022–23

Club

2022–23

Season

Premier League

League

FA Cup

EFL Cup

—

Europe

—

Europe

Other

2023–24

Club

2023–24

Season

Premier League

League

—

FA Cup

EFL Cup

—

EFL Cup

—

Europe

Total

Club

Total

Season

League

FA Cup

EFL Cup

—

EFL Cup

Europe

109

Other

Lincoln City (loan)

Club

Lincoln City (loan)

Season

2020–21

League

League One

League

FA Cup

EFL Cup

—

EFL Cup

—

Europe

Other

Tottenham Hotspur

Club

Tottenham Hotspur

Season

2023–24

League

Premier League

League

FA Cup

EFL Cup

—

EFL Cup

—

Europe

—

Europe

Other

2024–25

Club

2024–25

Season

Premier League

League

FA Cup

EFL Cup

Europe

—

Other

2025–26

Club

2025–26

Season

Premier League

League

—

FA Cup

EFL Cup

Europe

Other

Total

Club

Total

Season

League

FA Cup

EFL Cup

Europe

Other

107

Crystal Palace

Club

Crystal Palace

Season

2025–26

League

Premier League

League

FA Cup

EFL Cup

—

EFL Cup

Europe

—

Other

Career total

Club

Career total

Season

230

League

FA Cup

EFL Cup

Europe

Other

291

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
Nottingham Forest	2019–20	Championship	4	0	1	0	3	0	—		—		8
	2020–21	Championship	0	0	—		0	0	—		—		0	0
	2021–22	Championship	46	16	4	1	0	0	—		3	2	53
	2022–23	Premier League	38	8	1	0	5	2	—		—		44	10
	2023–24	Premier League	3	0	—		1	0	—		—		4	0
	Total		91	24	6	1	9	2	—		3	2	109	29
Lincoln City (loan)	2020–21	League One	40	10	2	1	—		—		7	2	49
Tottenham Hotspur	2023–24	Premier League	32	5	2	0	—		—		—		34	5
	2024–25	Premier League	33	11	1	1	4	1	13	5	—		51
	2025–26	Premier League	16	2	—		2	1	4	1	0	0	22
	Total		81	18	3	1	6	2	17	6	0	0	107
Crystal Palace	2025–26	Premier League	18	0	1	0	—		7	0	—		26
Career total			230	52	12	3	15	4	23	6	11	4	291

Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International

Wales

National team

Wales

Year

2020

Apps

Goals

2021

National team

2021

Year

Apps

2022

National team

2022

Year

Apps

2023

National team

2023

Year

Apps

2024

National team

2024

Year

Apps

2025

National team

2025

Year

Apps

2026

National team

2026

Year

Apps

Total

National team

Total

Year

Apps

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Wales	2020	1	0
	2021	6	0
	2022	11	2
	2023	6	0
	2024	9	3
	2025	9	2
	2026	2	0
Total		44	7

List of international goals scored by Brennan Johnson · Career statistics › International

No.

Date

11 June 2022

Venue

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

Cap

Opponent

Belgium

Score

1–1

Result

1–1

Competition

2022–23 UEFA Nations League A

No.

Date

14 June 2022

Venue

De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Cap

Opponent

Netherlands

Score

1–2

Result

2–3

No.

Date

21 March 2024

Venue

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

Cap

Opponent

Finland

Score

3–1

Result

4–1

Competition

UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

No.

Date

11 October 2024

Venue

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland

Cap

Opponent

Iceland

Score

1–0

Result

2–2

Competition

2024–25 UEFA Nations League B

No.

Date

19 November 2024

Venue

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

Cap

Opponent

3–1

Score

4–1

No.

Date

9 June 2025

Venue

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium

Cap

Opponent

Belgium

Score

3–3

Result

4–3

Competition

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

No.

Date

18 November 2025

Venue

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

Cap

Opponent

North Macedonia

Score

3–1

Result

7–1

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	11 June 2022	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	12	Belgium	1–1	1–1	2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
2	14 June 2022	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	13	Netherlands	1–2	2–3	2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
3	21 March 2024	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	25	Finland	3–1	4–1	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
4	11 October 2024	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland	31	Iceland	1–0	2–2	2024–25 UEFA Nations League B
5	19 November 2024	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	33	Iceland	3–1	4–1	2024–25 UEFA Nations League B
6	9 June 2025	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	37	Belgium	3–3	4–3	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	18 November 2025	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	42	North Macedonia	3–1	7–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

Appearances in Championship play-offs
Four appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, three appearances and one goal in League One play-offs
Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Appearances in UEFA Conference League
"Brennan Johnson: Overview"
https://www.premierleague.com/players/49374/Brennan-Johnson/overview
"Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019"
https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2018-19.pdf
Soccerway
https://uk.soccerway.com/players/brennan-johnson/529972/
Nottingham Post
https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/brennan-johnson-hoping-maintain-family-2897521
The Daily Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/03/23/evertonin-talks-nottingham-forest-sign-teenager-brennan-johnson/
Cambrian News
https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/sport/football/wales-forward-brennan-johnson-shares-his-love-for-rhayader-574000
The Athletic
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3310425/2022/05/14/brennan-johnson-made-in-nottingham-from-the-banks-of-the-trent-to-powering-forests-promotion-push/
"Forest 1–2 West Bromwich Albion"
https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2019/august/match-report-forest-vs-west-bromwich-albion/
"The Imps sign exciting Forest attacker on loan"
https://www.weareimps.com/news/2020/september/200925-brennansigns/
"Report: The Imps v Charlton Athletic"
https://www.weareimps.com/news/2020/september/200927-reportcharlton/
"Report: The Imps V Plymouth Argyle"
https://www.weareimps.com/news/2020/october/201020-plymouthreport/
Sky Sports
https://www.skysports.com/football/lincoln-city-vs-milton-keynes-dons/431271
BBC Sport
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57082259
BBC Sport
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57216464
BBC Sport
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58289221