Gallery | Preparing for a visit to Brighton
Gary O’Neil’s squad have been hard at work on the Compton Park training pitches this week as Wolves prepare for a crucial Premier League visit to Brighton & Hove Albion.
23/10/2024
Sam Johnstone
- Nationality
- English
- Date of Birth
- 25.03.1993
- Height
- 6'3" (193 cm)
- Weight
- 85 kg
- Position
- goalkeeper
- Preferred Foot
- Right
- Join Date
- 30.08.2024
- Shirt Number
- 31
- Player Status
- Active
Biography
Sam Johnstone
Wolves signed England international goalkeeper Sam Johnstone from fellow Premier League club Crystal Palace on transfer deadline day in 2024.
The keeper brought a wealth of experience to Molineux, having made more than 350 senior appearances, while also being a regular member of Gareth Southgate’s England squad.
Having started his career in the Manchester United academy, Johnstone gained experience from ten separate loans across League One and the Championship, including two stints at Aston Villa between 2016 and 2018.
Johnstone became a regular number one for the first time when he joined West Bromwich Albion, playing every minute as the Baggies won promotion and securing him a first taste of the Premier League, where he was voted Player of the Season, despite a quick return to the second tier.
It was while at the Hawthorns the stopper earned a first senior England cap, having previously won the Under-17 Euros in 2010, and he was part of the senior Three Lions squad which reached the final of Euro 2020 at Wembley.
Ahead of signing for Wolves, Johnstone spent two seasons at Selhurst Park and during the 2023/24 campaign he was an Eagles regular either side of calf and elbow injuries, which kept him sidelined for two spells and denied him a place at Euro 2024.
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Sam Johnstone represented England across the age groups during his teenage years, and was part of the Young Lions’ Euro U17 Championship winning side.
His form in the 2020/21 Premier League season earned Johnstone a first senior England call-up, in 2022 World Cup qualifying, before earning his first Three Lions cap with a clean sheet in a 1-0 win against Romania in a Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly.
Having been part of the England squad at Euro 2020, Johnstone has since made four appearances for his country, keeping another clean sheet in a 1-0 friendly win over Australia.
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Johnstone | 'We have to keep going in the right direction'
Sam Johnstone says Wolves can’t overthink recent results and the table, and must remain confident that the momentum will turn.
22/09/2024
Wolves Express | O'Neil and Johnstone on Newcastle preparations
Friday's episode of Wolves Express is out now, with Gary O'Neil and Sam Johnstone looking ahead to a Molineux return this weekend as Newcastle United provide a Premier League test.
13/09/2024
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