Declan John
![]() John with Swansea City in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Declan Christopher John[1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 June 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | ||
Position(s) | Left wing-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Cardiff City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2017 | Cardiff City | 42 | (0) |
2015 | → Barnsley (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2016 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Rangers (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2018 | Rangers | 14 | (1) |
2018–2021 | Swansea City | 11 | (0) |
2020 | → Sunderland (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2021 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 21 | (2) |
2021–2024 | Bolton Wanderers | 58 | (5) |
2023–2024 | → Salford City (loan) | 32 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011–2012 | Wales U17 | 4 | (0) |
2013 | Wales U19 | 8 | (1) |
2014–2016 | Wales U21 | 9 | (0) |
2013–2019 | Wales | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:37, 25 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 20 March 2019 (UTC) |
Declan Christopher John (born 30 June 1995) is a Welsh professional footballer who most recently played as a left wing-back for EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers. He also plays for the Wales national team.
Club career
[edit]Cardiff City
[edit]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 on to 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 remainder 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 six 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 on to 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] Despite an impressive start to the season, John became a bit-part player under Neil Warnock and was told he could leave the club at the end of the season.[10]
Rangers
[edit]John was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Rangers in August 2017,[11] and the move was made permanent in December.[12]
Swansea City
[edit]On 9 August 2018, John joined Swansea City on a three-year contract.[13] He made his debut for Swansea on 28 August 2018 in the EFL Cup against Crystal Palace.[14]
John signed for Sunderland on a six-month loan on 31 January 2020.[15] He played no matches, and returned to Swansea after the completion of his loan. On 7 January 2021, John joined League Two side Bolton Wanderers on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[16]
Bolton Wanderers
[edit]On 11 June 2021, Bolton confirmed that John would be re-joining them on a permanent three year deal.[17] John made his second debut for the club on 7 August in a 3–3 draw against MK Dons[18] On 2 April, he started in the 2023 EFL Trophy Final which Bolton won 4–0 against Plymouth Argyle.[19]
On 1 September 2023, John joined Salford City on loan until January 2024.[20] On 22 May 2024, the club confirmed that he would be leaving at the end of his contract on 30 June.[21]
International career
[edit]John was first called up to the Wales squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Macedonia and Serbia, in September 2013.[22] He was an unused substitute in both games.[23][24] The following month, he retained his place in the squad for the qualifiers against Macedonia and Belgium.[25] On 11 October, John made his debut, playing the whole 90 minutes in the 1–0 win against Macedonia at the Cardiff City Stadium.[26]
Career statistics
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Declan_John_Ashkahn_Dejagah.jpg/250px-Declan_John_Ashkahn_Dejagah.jpg)
Club
[edit]- As of match played 19 May 2023
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cardiff City | 2012–13[27] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2013–14[28] | Premier League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
2014–15[29] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
2015–16[30] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2016–17[31] | Championship | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
2017–18[32] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
Barnsley (loan) | 2014–15[29] | League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Chesterfield (loan) | 2015–16[30] | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Rangers (loan) | 2017–18[32] | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
Rangers | 2017–18[32] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
Total | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
Swansea City | 2018–19[33] | Championship | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
2019–20[34] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2020–21[35] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
Sunderland (loan) | 2019–20[34] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2020–21[35] | League Two | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
Bolton Wanderers | 2021–22[36] | League One | 39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 44 | 5 |
2022–23[37] | League One | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
2023–24[38] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 79 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 92 | 8 | ||
Salford City (loan) | 2023–24[38] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Career total | 170 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 206 | 11 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Five appearances in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League One play-offs
International
[edit]- As of 20 March 2019.[39]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Wales | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
2014 | 1 | 0 | |
2018 | 4 | 0 | |
2019 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Bolton Wanderers
- EFL League Two third-place promotion: 2020–21[40][35]
- EFL Trophy: 2022–23[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "Northampton 1–2 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ Hughes, Dewi (3 January 2013). "Macclesfield 2–1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Cardiff City and Wales defender Declan John agrees with new contract". BBC Sport. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Craig Noone and Declan John set to leave Cardiff City, says boss Neil Warnock". BBC Sport. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Rangers sign Cardiff left-back Declan John on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Declan John: Rangers left-back signs permanent deal". BBC Sport. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ Declan John: Swansea City sign Rangers defender on three year deal BBC Sport. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Line-Ups Confirmed: Potter Gives Debuts to 5 Against Crystal Palace". 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Declan John: Wales international joins Sunderland from Swansea on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Wanderers welcome Welshman". Bolton Wanderers FC. 7 January 2021.
- ^ BWFC: John Returns On Three-Year Deal"
- ^ "Bolton Wanderers 3 - 3 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ a b Pilnick, Brent (2 April 2023). "Bolton Wanderers 4–0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66689905 [bare URL]
- ^ "RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED". bwfc.co.uk. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Bale wants to play for Wales in the World Cup qualifiers". BBC Sport. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "Macedonia 2–1 Wales". BBC Sport. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "Wales 0–3 Serbia". BBC Sport. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "Gareth Bale withdraws from Wales squad with thigh injury". BBC Sport. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "Wales 1–0 Macedonia". BBC Sport. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "Games played by Declan John in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "Games played by Declan John in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Games played by Declan John in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Games played by Declan John in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "Games played by Declan John in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Declan John in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "Games played by Declan John in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Declan John in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Declan John in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Declan John in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Declan John in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Games played by Declan John in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ World Football: Declan John
- ^ Soccerbase: League Two 2020/21 Table
External links
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- Declan John at Soccerbase
- Wales profile at UEFA
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Merthyr Tydfil
- Welsh men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Salford City F.C. players
- Premier League players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Wales men's youth international footballers
- Wales men's under-21 international footballers
- Wales men's international footballers