Luis Johnson

Luis Johnson
Personal information
Full nameLuis Adam Johnson
Born (1999-02-20) 20 February 1999 (age 25)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight15 st 6 lb (98 kg)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–20 Warrington Wolves 9 0 0 0 0
2018(DR) → Rochdale Hornets 3 0 0 0 0
2019(DR) → Rochdale Hornets 10 0 0 0 0
2019(loan) → Widnes Vikings 1 0 0 0 0
2019(loan) → Hull Kingston Rovers 4 0 0 0 0
2021–23 Hull Kingston Rovers 29 2 0 0 8
2022(DR) → Dewsbury Rams 1 0 0 0 0
2023(loan) → Castleford Tigers 3 0 0 0 0
2024 Castleford Tigers 10 1 0 0 4
2024(loan) → Featherstone Rovers 2 0 0 0 0
Total 72 3 0 0 12
Source: [1][2]
As of 7 October 2024

Luis Johnson (born 20 February 1999) is a professional rugby league footballer who last played as a second-row forward for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.

He has previously played for the Warrington Wolves and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. He has spent time on loan and dual registration at the Rochdale Hornets, the Widnes Vikings, the Dewsbury Rams and Featherstone Rovers in the Championship.

Background

Johnson was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England and is of English and Jamaican descent.

He started his amateur career at Oulton Raiders in Leeds at 4 years of age and was selected by the Castleford Tigers at 15 years old to join their scholarship programme. He went on to their academy programme but, in 2018, the Warrington Wolves bought him out of his contract for £45,000 and Johnson signed a 3-year deal to join the club.[3]

Career

Warrington Wolves

In 2018, Johnson made his Super League début for the Warrington Wolves against the Wigan Warriors.[4]

Johnson spent time on dual registration with the Rochdale Hornets, and on loan at the Widnes Vikings and Hull KR.[5][6]

Hull Kingston Rovers

On 10 December 2020, Hull Kingston Rovers announced that Johnson would join on a permanent basis, signing a one-year deal.[7] This was part of a swap deal that would see Robbie Mulhern move the other way and join Warrington.

In June 2021, Johnson signed a two-year contract extension with Hull KR.[8] In September 2021, Johnson played for Hull KR in their 28-10 semi-final loss against the Catalans Dragons as they fell one game short of the grand final.[9][10][11]

In October 2023, Hull KR confirmed that Johnson would depart the club following the expiry of his contract at the end of the season.[12]

Castleford Tigers (loan)

In April 2023, Johnson re-joined his former academy club Castleford Tigers on a season-long loan.[13] After two weeks, he would be available for recall by Hull KR in the event of significant injury problems.[14] Johnson made his Castleford debut on 6 April against Wakefield Trinity and went on to make a total of 3 appearances for the Tigers. In May, Hull KR exercised their recall clause and cut the loan short due to injury concerns throughout the squad.[15][16]

Castleford Tigers

On 18 December 2023, the Castleford Tigers announced the signing of Johnson on a one-year deal.[17]

Featherstone Rovers (loan)

On 13 June 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Featherstone Rovers in the RFL Championship on short-term loan[18]

Statistics

Appearances and points in all competitions by year
Club Season Tier App T G DG Pts
Warrington Wolves 2018 Super League 1 0 0 0 0
2019 Super League 2 0 0 0 0
2020 Super League 6 0 0 0 0
Total 9 0 0 0 0
→ Rochdale Hornets (DR) 2018 Championship 3 0 0 0 0
2019 Championship 10 0 0 0 0
Total 13 0 0 0 0
→ Widnes Vikings (loan) 2019 Championship 1 0 0 0 0
Hull Kingston Rovers 2019[a] Super League 4 0 0 0 0
2021 Super League 20 1 0 0 4
2022 Super League 4 0 0 0 0
2023 Super League 5 1 0 0 4
Total 33 2 0 0 8
→ Dewsbury Rams (DR) 2022 Championship 1 0 0 0 0
Castleford Tigers 2023[b] Super League 3 0 0 0 0
2024 Super League 10 1 0 0 4
Total 13 1 0 0 4
→ Featherstone Rovers (loan) 2024 Championship 2 0 0 0 0
Career total 72 3 0 0 12
As of match played 19 September 2024
  1. ^ On loan from Warrington in 2019 before joining permanently in 2021
  2. ^ On loan from Hull KR in 2023 before joining permanently in 2024

References

  1. ^ RL Record Keepers' Club
  2. ^ Rugby League Project
  3. ^ "Warrington Wolves sign Castleford Tigers teenager Luis Johnson". Sky Sports. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  4. ^ "Wigan Warriors v Warrington Wolves". bbc.co.uk. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  5. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (2019-03-05). "Warrington youngster joins Widnes on loan". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  6. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (2019-06-17). "Hull KR sign Luis Johnson on loan". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  7. ^ "Robbie Mulhern: Warrington sign Hull KR prop as Luis Johnson goes in opposite direction". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 Dec 2020.
  8. ^ Byram, Richard (22 June 2021). "Hull KR forward Luis Johnson had "no hesitation" agreeing new contract with Robins". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Catalans Dragons blast past Hull KR and into their first Super League Grand Final". www.theguardian.com. 30 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Barrie McDermott's 2021 Betfred Super League season review". www.skysports.com.
  11. ^ "Super League: Warrington Wolves 0-19 Hull KR - Robins set up a semi-final at Catalans". www.bbc.com. 23 September 2021.
  12. ^ Shaw, Matthew (13 October 2023). "Hull KR confirm Luis Johnson departure amid further Craven Park exits". Hull Live. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  13. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (2023-04-02). "Castleford make loan signing from fellow Super League club". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  14. ^ "Johnson Returns to the Fords". Castleford Tigers. 2023-04-02. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  15. ^ McAllister, Josh (2023-05-16). "Hull KR recall Luis Johnson from Castleford loan spell". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  16. ^ "Johnson recalled from loan". Castleford Tigers. 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  17. ^ "Luis Johnson: Castleford Tigers sign forward from Hull KR on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  18. ^ Callum Walker (13 Jun 2024). "Castleford Tigers forward Luis Johnson makes short-term loan move". Total RL.