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Brennan Johnson

Brennan Price Johnson (born 23 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur 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 (age 24)
Place of birth
Nottingham, England
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Position
Winger
Current team
Tottenham Hotspur
Number
22
2007–2009
Dunkirk
2009–2019
Nottingham Forest
Years
Team
2019–2023
Nottingham Forest
2020–2021
→ Lincoln City (loan)
2023–
Tottenham Hotspur
2016–2017
England U16
2018–2019
Wales U19
2020–
Wales

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
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
Other
Goals
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
Club
Nottingham Forest
Season
2019–20
League
Championship
League
4
League
0
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
3
EFL Cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
—
Other
8
Other
0
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
Championship
League
0
League
0
League
—
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
EFL Cup
—
Europe
0
Europe
0
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Championship
League
46
League
16
League
4
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
Europe
3
Europe
2
Other
53
Other
19
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
Premier League
League
38
League
8
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
5
EFL Cup
2
EFL Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
44
Other
10
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
Premier League
League
3
League
0
League
—
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
EFL Cup
—
Europe
4
Europe
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
91
League
24
League
6
League
1
FA Cup
9
FA Cup
2
EFL Cup
—
EFL Cup
3
Europe
2
Europe
109
Other
29
Lincoln City (loan)
Lincoln City (loan)
Club
Lincoln City (loan)
Season
2020–21
League
League One
League
40
League
10
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
1
EFL Cup
—
EFL Cup
—
Europe
7
Europe
2
Other
49
Other
13
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur
Club
Tottenham Hotspur
Season
2023–24
League
Premier League
League
32
League
5
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
EFL Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
34
Other
5
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
Premier League
League
33
League
11
League
1
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
4
EFL Cup
1
EFL Cup
13
Europe
5
Europe
—
Other
51
Other
18
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
Premier League
League
13
League
2
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
EFL Cup
1
EFL Cup
4
Europe
1
Europe
0
Other
0
Other
19
Total
4
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
78
League
18
League
3
League
1
FA Cup
6
FA Cup
2
EFL Cup
17
EFL Cup
6
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
104
Other
27
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
209
League
52
League
11
League
3
FA Cup
15
FA Cup
4
EFL Cup
17
EFL Cup
6
Europe
10
Europe
4
Other
262
Other
69
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Nottingham Forest
2019–20
Championship
4
0
1
0
3
0
—
—
8
0
2020–21
Championship
0
0
—
0
0
—
—
0
0
2021–22
Championship
46
16
4
1
0
0
—
3
2
53
19
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
13
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
18
2025–26
Premier League
13
2
0
0
2
1
4
1
0
0
19
4
Total
78
18
3
1
6
2
17
6
0
0
104
27
Career total
209
52
11
3
15
4
17
6
10
4
262
69
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Wales
Wales
National team
Wales
Year
2020
Apps
1
Goals
0
2021
2021
National team
2021
Year
6
Apps
0
2022
2022
National team
2022
Year
11
Apps
2
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
6
Apps
0
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
9
Apps
3
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
9
Apps
1
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
42
Apps
7
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Wales
2020
1
0
2021
6
0
2022
11
2
2023
6
0
2024
9
3
2025
9
1
Total
42
7
List of international goals scored by Brennan Johnson · Career statistics › International
1
1
No.
1
Date
11 June 2022
Venue
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
Cap
12
Opponent
Belgium
Score
1–1
Result
1–1
Competition
2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
2
2
No.
2
Date
14 June 2022
Venue
De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Cap
13
Opponent
Netherlands
Score
1–2
Result
2–3
3
3
No.
3
Date
21 March 2024
Venue
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
Cap
25
Opponent
Finland
Score
3–1
Result
4–1
Competition
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
4
4
No.
4
Date
11 October 2024
Venue
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland
Cap
31
Opponent
Iceland
Score
1–0
Result
2–2
Competition
2024–25 UEFA Nations League B
5
5
No.
5
Date
19 November 2024
Venue
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
Cap
33
Opponent
3–1
Score
4–1
6
6
No.
6
Date
9 June 2025
Venue
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium
Cap
37
Opponent
Belgium
Score
3–3
Result
4–3
Competition
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
7
7
No.
7
Date
18 November 2025
Venue
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
Cap
42
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
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
3–1
4–1
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

References

  1. Appearances in Championship play-offs
  2. Four appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, three appearances and one goal in League One play-offs
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
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