Glen McLeod Cooper Johnson (born 23 August 1984) is an
English footballer who plays for
Liverpool and the
England national team.
Club career
West Ham United
Born in
Greenwich,
London, Johnson was a product of the
West Ham United system, becoming a 15 year-old first year scholar in 2000. In the
2001–02 season, he made regular
Reserves appearances for West Ham, but was unable to break into the first team. He eventually signed an initial four-week loan deal with
local rivals Millwall on 17 October 2002, making his
Championship debut in an away loss against
Norwich City on 19 October. His loan was twice extended by a month, before he was recalled early to
Upton Park after having spent seven weeks at
The Den, his final appearance in a Millwall shirt coming in another away defeat to
Crystal Palace on 7 November. His
Premiership and West Ham debut came on 22 January 2003 in another away defeat to a London club, this time against
Charlton Athletic, when he came on for midfielder
Édouard Cissé.<ref...
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