Corey Johnson (rugby league)
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| Full name | Corey Johnson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 November 2000 England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Corey Johnson (born 16 November 2000) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Bradford Bulls in the RFL Championship, on loan from Leeds Rhinos in the Betfred Super League.
Playing career[]
Leeds Rhinos[]
In 2019 he made professional debut on loan at Featherstone Rovers in the Betfred Championship and made his Super League début in Leeds' final home game of the 2019 season.[3] Despite being less than two years into a four-year contract to stay at Leeds until 2022,[4] Johnson was released from his contract in March 2020 announcing his retirement from the game to focus on life away from rugby league.[5]
York City Knights (loan)[]
On 8 Jul 2021 it was reported that he had come out of retirement, re-signed for Leeds Rhinos and then signed for York City Knights in the RFL Championship on loan[6]
Bradford Bulls (loan)[]
On 2 Dec 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Bradford Bulls in the RFL Championship on loan[7]
References[]
- ^ "Corey Johnson - Player Stats". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Corey Johnson - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Leeds Rhinos' Corey Johnson quits rugby league aged just 19". Sky Sports. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Leeds Rhinos: Academy aces earn revised longer-term deals at Rhinos". Yorkshire Evening Post. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Highly-rated Leeds Rhinos youngster Corey Johnson quits rugby league". Yorkshire Evening Post. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Youngster re-signs for Leeds and is loaned out to York". Love Rugby League. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Leeds loan three players to Bradford". Love Rugby League. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Bradford Bulls players
- English rugby league players
- Featherstone Rovers players
- Leeds Rhinos players
- York City Knights players
- English rugby league biography stubs