Background
Johnson was born in The Hague, Netherlands, and was initially a youth player with Sparta Rotterdam.
Johnson was born in The Hague, Netherlands, and was initially a youth player with Sparta Rotterdam.
He made his Scottish Premiership debut for the club in the in May 2015. After moving to England, he joined the Manchester United Academy, but was released and joined the football academy at The Manchester College. From there, he joined the youth squad of non-League club F.C. United of Manchester.
After leaving F.C. United, Johnson joined Dundee United"s development squad as an amateur player in March 2015.
He signed a three-year professional contract in May 2015 and made his first team debut as a substitute two days later, against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Dundee United manager Jackie McNamara described Johnson as a "crowd pleaser" with "great potential".