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Michael Johnston

West Bromwich Albion
179 cm
Height
22
Shirt
25 years
Apr 19, 1999
Left
Preferred foot
Ireland
Country
€2.8M
Market value
Position
Primary
Left Winger
Others
Left Midfielder
LM
LW

Player traits

Stats compared to other attacking midfielders/wingers
Touches75%Shot attempts66%Goals93%
Chances created69%Aerial duels won19%Defensive actions20%

Championship 2024/2025

2
Goals
1
Assists
8
Started
18
Matches
782
Minutes played
6.75
Rating
2
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Dec 22

Bristol City
2-0
74
2
0
0
0
8.8

Dec 15

Watford
2-1
45
0
0
0
0
6.2

Dec 11

Coventry City
2-0
72
0
0
0
0
6.9

Dec 8

Sheffield United
2-2
87
0
0
1
0
7.1

Nov 30

Preston North End
1-1
15
0
0
0
0
6.2

Nov 26

Sunderland
0-0
45
0
0
0
0
6.1

Nov 23

Norwich City
2-2
70
0
0
0
0
7.8

Nov 17

England
5-0
0
0
0
0
0
-

Nov 14

Finland
1-0
85
0
1
0
0
7.7

Nov 10

Hull City
1-2
79
0
1
0
0
7.9
West Bromwich Albion

Dec 22

Championship
Bristol City
2-0
74’
8.8

Dec 15

Championship
Watford
2-1
45’
6.2

Dec 11

Championship
Coventry City
2-0
72’
6.9

Dec 8

Championship
Sheffield United
2-2
87’
7.1

Nov 30

Championship
Preston North End
1-1
15’
6.2
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 24%
  • 25Shots
  • 2Goals
  • 1.45xG
2 - 0
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.06xG0.43xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 782

Shooting

Goals
2
Expected goals (xG)
1.45
xG on target (xGOT)
1.16
Non-penalty xG
1.45
Shots
25
Shots on target
6

Passing

Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
1.04
Successful passes
270
Pass accuracy
84.4%
Accurate long balls
12
Long ball accuracy
66.7%
Chances created
14
Successful crosses
6
Cross accuracy
18.8%

Possession

Successful dribbles
19
Dribble success
39.6%
Touches
517
Touches in opposition box
42
Dispossessed
11
Fouls won
6

Defending

Tackles won
9
Tackles won %
75.0%
Duels won
39
Duels won %
39.0%
Aerial duels won
2
Aerial duels won %
18.2%
Interceptions
4
Blocked
13
Fouls committed
7
Recoveries
32
Possession won final 3rd
8
Dribbled past
5

Discipline

Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other attacking midfielders/wingers
Touches75%Shot attempts66%Goals93%
Chances created69%Aerial duels won19%Defensive actions20%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

West Bromwich AlbionAug 2024 - now
18
2
Celtic (back from loan)Jul 2024 - Aug 2024
1
0
West Bromwich Albion (on loan)Feb 2024 - Jun 2024
20
7
Celtic (back from loan)Jul 2023 - Feb 2024
12
2
Vitoria de Guimaraes (on loan)Sep 2022 - Jun 2023
31
3
CelticAug 2016 - Sep 2022
80
11

Youth career

Celtic U21Jul 2019 - Sep 2022
Celtic FC Under 23Jul 2017 - Sep 2022
2
1
Celtic U20Aug 2016 - Sep 2022
2
0
Celtic U19Jul 2015 - Sep 2022
12
5

National team

IrelandMar 2023 - now
13
2
Scotland U21Sep 2017 - Aug 2020
6
1
Scotland U19Mar 2017 - Mar 2018
5
3
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Celtic

Scotland
4
Scottish Cup(19/20 · 18/19 · 17/18 · 16/17)
5
Premiership(21/22 · 19/20 · 18/19 · 17/18 · 16/17)
5
League Cup(21/22 · 19/20 · 18/19 · 17/18 · 16/17)