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Full nameRyan Anthony Johnson
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNorthern Ireland
Age29
Date of birth2 Oct 1996
BirthplaceBirmingham
Height188 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubAFC Wimbledon
Centre-back
40
Appearances
4
Goals
0
Assists
3544
Minutes

Domestic-league season · AFC Wimbledon.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League One404035446.86
EFL Trophy1001806.9
League Cup2001146.75

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

R. Johnson is a 29-year-old central defender at AFC Wimbledon, rated 31.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 324th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (85.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Johnson.

Judged on this season alone, Johnson graded 29 — a strong campaign that ranks top 19% of the 88 centre-backs in the League One, on 7 clean sheets and 3.809 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 50 → 29). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 51st of 88 of the 88 centre-backs in the League One. At 29 Johnson is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.9 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2025/26
Current potential51st of 88 centre-backs · League OneCurrent seasonTop 19% centre-backs · League One16th-best centre-back in the League One324th in the League One · potential51st-highest potential centre-back in the League One
31.9
Ratingi
51st of 88 centre-backs
29
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
85.6%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.81
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · AFC Wimbledon finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side

3.81
Def. / 90
62
Tackles
52
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 40 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 85.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 31.9, Johnson carries the 51st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One of 88, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (AFC Wimbledon finished 19th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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Transfer news

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