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Carly Johns
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-11-01) 1 November 2002 (age 23)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Heart of Midlothian
Youth career
Oxford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Oxford United
2023–2024 Watford 22 (8)
2024–2025 Durham 19 (3)
2025– Heart of Midlothian 32 (23)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026

Carly Johns (born 1 November 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Women's Premier League club Heart of Midlothian.[1] She began her senior career with Oxford United and later played for Watford and Durham before moving to Scotland in 2025.

With Oxford, Johns was joint top scorer in the FA Women's National League Southern Premier Division in 2022–23, scoring 15 league goals.[2] She scored 18 times in the league for Hearts in 2025–26 as the club won its first SWPL title, and was named in the SWPL Team of the Season.[3]

Club career

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Oxford United

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Johns came through Oxford United's Regional Talent Club and moved into the senior team. Her first full senior season was 2019–20. She scored a hat-trick in an 11–1 win over North Leigh, becoming the youngest player at the time to do so for Oxford United Women, and was named the club's Young Player of the Year.[4]

She won two further club awards in 2020–21, being voted Players' Player of the Year and receiving Goal of the Year for a bicycle kick against AFC Wimbledon.[5]

Johns passed 50 goals for Oxford in March 2023. Two goals in a 4–1 win over MK Dons took her record to 51 goals in 70 appearances.[6] She scored 15 league goals during the 2022–23 Southern Premier Division season and shared the division's Golden Boot.[2] By the time she left Oxford, she had scored 52 goals in 76 appearances in all competitions.[7]

Watford

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Johns joined newly promoted Women's Championship club Watford in August 2023.[7] She made 22 league appearances during the 2023–24 season and scored eight goals.[8] Her eight league goals placed her among the Championship's leading scorers that season.[9]

Durham

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On 10 July 2024, Johns signed a professional contract with Durham ahead of the 2024–25 Women's Championship season.[9] She made 23 appearances in all competitions and scored three goals during her season at the club.[10] Durham announced in June 2025 that Johns would leave when her contract expired on 30 June.[10]

Heart of Midlothian

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Johns signed for Heart of Midlothian on 9 July 2025 on a contract running until 2027.[11]

She scored a hat-trick away to Partick Thistle on 18 March 2026 as Hearts won 4–1 and moved closer to league leaders Glasgow City.[12] Her 18th league goal of the season came in a 2–1 win away to Rangers on 24 April.[13]

Hearts went on to win the SWPL championship for the first time, finishing two points ahead of Rangers.[14] Johns appeared in 27 league matches during the season, starting 26, and finished with 18 goals and seven assists. She was joint third in the division for both goals and assists and was included in the SWPL's 2025–26 Team of the Season.[3]

On 5 August 2026, Johns started Hearts' first European match, a 2–1 win over Lithuanian champions FC Gintra in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Women's Champions League.[15]

Honours

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Heart of Midlothian

Individual

  • FA Women's National League Southern Premier Division Golden Boot: 2022–23 (shared)[2]
  • Oxford United Women Young Player of the Year: 2019–20[4]
  • Oxford United Women Players' Player of the Year: 2020–21[5]
  • Oxford United Women Goal of the Year: 2020–21[5]
  • Scottish Women's Premier League Team of the Season: 2025–26[3]

References

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  1. ↑ "Carly Johns - stats, career and market value". FotMob. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Barker, Stuart (19 May 2023). "FAWNL Teams of the Season 2022/23". Since 71. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Team of the Season 2025/26". Scottish Women's Premier League. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Oxford United Women Host Awards Evening". Oxford United F.C. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "Women's Award Winners". Oxford United F.C. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "Carly Johns Brings Up 50 Goals". Oxford United F.C. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  7. 1 2 Frith, Wilf (16 August 2023). "Watford Women sign striker Carly Johns". SheKicks. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  8. ↑ "Carly Johns". Live Soccer TV. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Durham make striker Carly Johns third summer signing". Durham Women F.C. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Durham Women – 2024/25 Player Departures". Durham Women F.C. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  11. ↑ "Carly checks in". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  12. ↑ "Johns hat-trick helps Hearts thump Thistle and narrow gap at top". BBC Sport. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  13. ↑ "Rangers 1-2 Hearts: Carly Johns helps leaders win". BBC Sport. 24 April 2026. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  14. 1 2 "SWPL finale - Hearts champions despite loss as runners-up Rangers routed". BBC Sport. 24 May 2026. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  15. ↑ "Match Report: FC Gintra 1-2 Hearts Women". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 6 August 2026. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
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