Réda Johnson

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Full name Reda Johnson Years Team Weight 82 kg Number 5 Height 1.91 m		Playing position Defender Role Footballer Place of birth Marseille, France Name Reda Johnson Career start 2005

Date of birth (1988-03-21) 21 March 1988 (age 27) Current teams Coventry City F.C. (#5 / Defender), Benin national football team (Defender) Awards PFA Player in the Community

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Réda Johnson (born 21 March 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Eastleigh. He previously played for Sheffield Wednesday, Gueugnon, Amiens, Plymouth Argyle and Coventry City. He has been capped by Benin at international level.

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Club career

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Born in Marseille, Johnson began his career as a professional footballer in 2005 with Gueugnon. He spent two years with the club but didn't make an appearance in Ligue 2 before joining Amiens. He made his debut on 24 August 2007 and went on to make a further eleven appearances in all competitions during the 2007–08 season. He was restricted to eight league appearances the following season as Amiens were relegated to Championnat National. New manager Serge Romano identified Johnson as one of the club's more saleable assets and agreed that he could leave if a suitable offer materialised. He joined Scottish club Aberdeen on trial in July 2009, and looked set to join them permanently after impressing their manager Mark McGhee.

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He then played in a pre-season game for English club Plymouth Argyle, and joined permanently for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract a few days later. He made his debut on 22 August 2009, and made a further 24 appearances in his first season with the club. He won earned many plaudits for his performances but couldn't prevent Argyle from being relegated. He scored his first senior goal in September 2010 against Colchester United, while captaining the team in the absence of Carl Fletcher. Johnson was sold to Sheffield Wednesday in January 2011 for an undisclosed fee. He scored on his league debut to rescue a point for his new club against Charlton Athletic.

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It was announced on 5 July 2014 that Johnson had signed for Coventry City on a one-year contract, with a negotiation clause for a further year. He scored twice on his debut for Coventry, in a 3–2 defeat to Bradford City.

Career statistics

As of 13 January 2016

International career

On 11 February 2009, Johnson made his debut for Benin in a friendly against Algeria.

Personal life

On 5 January 2011, Johnson appeared in court charged with false imprisonment of a woman whilst at the house of an unnamed Blackburn Rovers player. Both Sheffield Wednesday and Plymouth Argyle, his club at the time of the incident, claimed to have no knowledge of the incident until the court appearance.

The case was dropped due to lack of evidence at his return to court on 7 April 2011, with Johnson later talking of his innocence and relief that his name had been cleared.