Declan John

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Declan John
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John playing for the Cardiff City development team in 2013
Personal information
Full name Declan Christopher John[1]
Date of birth (1995-06-30) 30 June 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
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Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Cardiff City
Number 12
Youth career
Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Cardiff City 27 (0)
2015 → Barnsley (loan) 9 (0)
2016 → Chesterfield (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 Wales U17 4 (0)
2013– Wales U19 8 (1)
2014– Wales U21 8 (0)
2013– Wales 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:21, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:59, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

Declan Christopher John (born 30 June 1995) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Cardiff City, as a defender.

Career

Born in Merthyr Tydfil, John progressed through the academy at Cardiff City. His professional debut for Cardiff came on 14 August 2012, in a 2–1 home defeat to Northampton Town in the first round of the Football League Cup.[2] On 5 January 2013, he made his only other appearance of the season, a loss by the same margin at Macclesfield Town in the third round of the FA Cup.[3]

John made his league debut on 17 August 2013 in a 2–0 loss at West Ham United, Cardiff's first game in the Premier League. He made 20 appearances that season, appearing more frequently in the second half of the campaign, as the Bluebirds were relegated.[4]

On 6 March 2015, John was loaned to Barnsley on League One for the remainder of the campaign.[4] He made nine appearances for the Tykes before returning to Cardiff at the end of the season

On 17 February 2016, he was loaned to Chesterfield for an initial month.

International career

John was first called up to the Wales squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Macedonia and Serbia, in September 2013.[5] He was an unused substitute in both games.[6][7] The following month, he retained his place in the squad for the qualifiers against Macedonia and Belgium.[8] On 11 October, John made his debut, playing the whole 90 minutes in the 1–0 win against Macedonia at the Cardiff City Stadium.[9]

Career statistics

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Declan John (left), Ashkan Dejagah (right)

Club

As of 12 May 2016.[10]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cardiff City 2012–13 Championship 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2013–14 Premier League 20 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 23 0
2014–15 Championship 6 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 10 1
2015–16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cardiff City total 27 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 36 1
Barnsley (Loan) 2014–15 League One 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Chesterfield (Loan) 2015–16 League One 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 42 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 54 1

International

As of 10 April 2016.
National team Year Apps Goals
Wales 2013 2 0
Total 2 0

References

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