Michael Johnson

He is an English football player. He plays as a midfielder.

Michael Johnson (born February 24, 1988 in Urmston, Manchester) is a professional footballer with Manchester City.
Johnson signed for Manchester City in 2004. Prior to signing for Manchester City, Johnson was a schoolboy at Everton, and supported Leeds United as a youth. He was part of the Manchester City youth team which reached the 2006 FA Youth Cup final. On 21 October 2006 he made his Premiership debut in the 4-0 defeat to Wigan Athletic at the JJB Stadium. His second start came in a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough in March 2007, the start of a run of seven consecutive first team appearances, which was ended by a hamstring injury which ruled him out of a match against Aston Villa on 28 April.
He has represented England at under-19 level. In an interview with Joey Barton, he praises Johnson and says he will 'flourish'.
On July 18 reports suggested that Manchester City F.C. had opened talks of a new contract to keep the player at the club amidst speculation linking him with a move to Liverpool F.C.

Man City
24 February 1988
Source: Wikipedia