Max_Johnston_(footballer)
Max Johnston (footballer)
Scottish football player
Max Johnston (born 26 December 2003) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Austrian Bundesliga side Sturm Graz.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2003-12-26) 26 December 2003 (age 20)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sturm Graz | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Motherwell | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Motherwell | 19 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Cove Rangers (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sturm Graz | 10 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Sturm Graz II | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Scotland U16[2] | 1 | (1) |
| 2022– | Scotland U19[3] | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Scotland U21 | 1 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:55, 20 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Johnston signed for Motherwell at 12 years old, progressing through the club's academy system,[4] then joining up with the first-team squad ahead of the 2020–21 season.[1] Johnston debuted for the Steelmen on 13 February 2021, as a substitute in the Lanarkshire derby versus Hamilton Academical.[5][6]
On 1 September 2021, Johnston signed for Queen of the South on a season long loan deal, with the former Doonhamers manager being his father Allan.[7] He was then loaned to Cove Rangers in September 2022.[8] After making 10 appearances with Cove, Johnston was recalled on 1 January 2023.[9] He then became a regular in the Motherwell first team, and won the SFWA Young Player of the Year award for 2022–23.[10]
On 25 July 2023, Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz announced the signing of Johnston on a contract until the summer of 2027.[11]
Johnston represented Scotland at under-16 level, scoring on his debut versus Australia in 2019. On 17 March 2022, Johnston was called up late to the Scotland under-19 squad.[12]
He was added to the full Scotland squad for the first time in October 2023, following withdrawals by Aaron Hickey and Andrew Robertson.[13]
Johnston's father is former Scotland international Allan, and his uncle Sammy is also a former player.[4]
- As of match played 3 March 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Motherwell | 2020–21[15] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[16] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23[17] | Scottish Premiership | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 19 | 3 | ||
| Total | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| Queen of the South (loan) | 2021-22 | Scottish Championship | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 1 | 31 | 3 | |
| Cove Rangers (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | |||
| Sturm Graz | 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | - | 17 | 0 | ||
| Sturm Graz II | 2023–24 | 2. Liga | 7 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| Career total | 72 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 87 | 6 | ||
- One appearance in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances in the UEFA Europa League and two appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
Individual
- "Max Johnston Motherwell F.C player profile". motherwellfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- "Max Johnston Scottish FA player profile". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- "Max Johnston Scottish FA player profile". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- McGilvray, Andy (16 January 2021). "Rangers hero's son is a new Academy graduate at Motherwell". dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- "Motherwell 1–4 Hamilton: Stephen O'Donnell sent off as Accies run riot to move off bottom". skysports.com. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- Banks, Ben (19 February 2021). "Motherwell manager Graham Alexander looking for response against old pal as he praises Max Johnston". nottheoldfirm.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- "Max Johnston joins Cove Rangers on loan". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell FC. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- Club, Motherwell Football; Gibson, Scott (1 January 2023). "Max Johnston recalled from Cove Rangers". Motherwell Football Club. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- Grant, Michael (21 May 2023). "SFWA Young Player of the Year Max Johnston: It's my time to kick on". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- "SCHOTTISCHE POWER FÜR DEN SK STURM". sksturm.at (in German). SK Strum Graz. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- "Scotland squad to play France: Max Johnston called up as Aaron Hickey withdraws". BBC Sport. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- Max Johnston at Soccerway
- "Games played by Max Johnston in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- "Games played by Max Johnston in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- "Games played by Max Johnston in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2021.