var playerInfo={"F4645409D3EE42C9":"29","805ACE40479B6E763FB50E182B20A495":"1987-7-14","B6A0187759F85483D714EA91FD933428":"0","2E0E2A90B9433555":"Sunderland","02EB7DF46653B329":"Adam Johnson","722D75C33935B48A":"63kg","7CC3966A9B90B941797344C1BB8D8534":"Manchester City,Middlesbrough,Watford,Leeds United","3D0C18FC6E83B9810B0FAD6BF04C7B64":"2012-8-25","70545F9392E8422F0998B22F19C3F32C":"Manchester City","ED1B32E089DA5A80B0D0B798C116E403":"<P><STRONG>GIFTED left-winger who shot to prominence when he was thrown on for his first team debut in the away leg of the UEFA Cup defeat at Sporting Lisbon in 2005.<\/STRONG><\/P><P>Far from being overawed by the occasion the youngster set about showing off his impressive ball skills in front of a national TV audience.<\/P><P>He followed that up with an eye-catching&nbsp;full Premiership&nbsp;debut in the 2-1 win over Arsenal at the Riverside in September 2005, with Stewart Downing missing through injury.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/P><P>Adam was a fringe player in the 2004 FA Youth Cup-winning squad but progressed to the team the following year, scoring a wonder goal in a 3-0 win over his hometown club Sunderland at the Riverside in 2005.<\/P><P>Cutting in past two challenges, he unleashed a curling shot which appeared to be off target before swinging into the top corner of the goal as manager Steve McClaren watched in the stands.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/P><P>Made his England U19 debut in a 3-2 win over Belgium at Darlington Football Stadium, setting up two goals in a Man of the Match display.<\/P><P>The 2005\/06 season saw Johnson used increasingly in the first team and he claimed his first goal in a 1-1 draw at Bolton.<\/P><P>His progress was rewarded with an improved four-year contract in the summer of 2006.<\/P>","784E2315886D4158D1382C0663916F9F":"","FCD4DE51CBA4497A68D59AAB112D0E72":"Anh","1D8DD001D97C012A":"175cm","B6A0187759F85483BB8FCFF97E557B3EF40C5B869FAFCEA6":"0","781CC09C30E6A152":"1","0108B3B67855A673":"33538","9CFA5380AB449F58B34CD68741B77812":"1","5588923A723573201F6804A11C3F390A":"11","5C3036D26CFC9127B44FF53093E933F3":"","B5B6215D054A14FF":"Adam Johnson","e_index":8};