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Declan John

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Declan John
John with Swansea City in 2019
Personal information
Full name Declan Christopher John[1]
Date of birth (1995-06-30) 30 June 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Position Left wing-back
Team information
Current team
 St Mirren
Number 3
Youth career
Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Cardiff City 42 (0)
2015 → Barnsley (loan) 9 (0)
2016 → Chesterfield (loan) 6 (0)
2017–2018 → Rangers (loan) 12 (2)
2018 Rangers 14 (1)
2018–2021 Swansea City 11 (0)
2020 → Sunderland (loan) 0 (0)
2021 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 21 (2)
2021–2024 Bolton Wanderers 58 (5)
2023–2024 → Salford City (loan) 32 (0)
2024– St Mirren 48 (3)
International career‡
2011–2012 Wales U17 4 (0)
2013 Wales U19 8 (1)
2014–2016 Wales U21 9 (0)
2013–2019 Wales 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:00, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

Declan Christopher John (born 30 June 1995) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a left wing-back for Scottish Premiership club St Mirren. He also plays for the Wales national team.

Club career

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Cardiff City

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Born in Merthyr Tydfil, John progressed through the academy at Cardiff City. His professional debut for Cardiff came on 14 August 2012, in a 2–1 home defeat to Northampton Town in the first round of the Football League Cup.[2] On 5 January 2013, he made his only other appearance of the season, a loss by the same margin at Macclesfield Town in the third round of the FA Cup.[3]

John made his league debut on 17 August 2013 in a 2–0 loss at West Ham United, Cardiff's first game in the Premier League. He signed a long-term contract until 2018 in December.[4] He went on to make 20 appearances that season, appearing more frequently in the second half of the campaign, as the Bluebirds were relegated.[5]

Under new manager, Russell Slade, John fell down the pecking order and was subsequently loaned out to Barnsley for the remainder of the season.[5] He made nine appearances for the Tykes before returning to Cardiff at the end of the season.

After only making a single appearance for Cardiff during the 2015–16 season, John signed for League One side Chesterfield on a month-loan deal in February,[6] where he impressed in six appearances before being recalled by Cardiff on 14 April.[7][8]

Upon his return to Cardiff, John impressed new manager, Paul Trollope, during pre-season and went on to make his first league start for the club in over a year, where he put in a man of the match performance in a goalless draw against Birmingham City on the opening day of the season.[9] Despite an impressive start to the season, John became a bit-part player under Neil Warnock and was told he could leave the club at the end of the season.[10]

Rangers

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John was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Rangers in August 2017,[11] and the move was made permanent in December.[12]

Swansea City

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On 9 August 2018, John joined Swansea City on a three-year contract.[13] He made his debut for Swansea on 28 August 2018 in the EFL Cup against Crystal Palace.[14]

John signed for Sunderland on a six-month loan on 31 January 2020.[15] He played no matches, and returned to Swansea after the completion of his loan. On 7 January 2021, John joined League Two side Bolton Wanderers on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[16]

Bolton Wanderers

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On 11 June 2021, Bolton confirmed that John would be re-joining them on a permanent three year deal.[17] John made his second debut for the club on 7 August in a 3–3 draw against MK Dons[18] On 2 April, he started in the 2023 EFL Trophy Final which Bolton won 4–0 against Plymouth Argyle.[19]

On 1 September 2023, John joined Salford City on loan until January 2024.[20] On 22 May 2024, the club confirmed that he would be leaving at the end of his contract on 30 June.[21]

St Mirren

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In November 2024 John joined St Mirren on a short term deal, subsequently extended until the end of the season.[22] On 28 March 2025, John signed a further two-year contract.[23]

John supplied the assist for St Mirren’s third goal in their Scottish League Cup final win against Celtic on 14 December 2025.

International career

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John was first called up to the Wales squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Macedonia and Serbia, in September 2013.[24] He was an unused substitute in both games.[25][26] The following month, he retained his place in the squad for the qualifiers against Macedonia and Belgium.[27] On 11 October, John made his debut, playing the whole 90 minutes in the 1–0 win against Macedonia at the Cardiff City Stadium.[28]

Career statistics

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Declan John (left), Ashkan Dejagah (right)

Club

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As of match played 19 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cardiff City 2012–13[29] Championship 0010100020
2013–14[30] Premier League 200102000230
2014–15[31] Championship 60103000100
2015–16[32] Championship 1000000010
2016–17[33] Championship 150001000160
2017–18[34] Championship 0000000000
Total 420307000520
Barnsley (loan) 2014–15[31] League One 9000000090
Chesterfield (loan) 2015–16[32] League One 6000000060
Rangers (loan) 2017–18[34] Scottish Premiership 122002000142
Rangers 2017–18[34] Scottish Premiership 141300000171
Total 263302000313
Swansea City 2018–19[35] Championship 100201000130
2019–20[36] Championship 1010300050
2020–21[37] Championship 0000000000
Total 110304000180
Sunderland (loan) 2019–20[36] League One 0000000000
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2020–21[37] League Two 212———212
Bolton Wanderers 2021–22[38] League One 39420003[c]1445
2022–23[39] League One 19100206[d]0271
2023–24[40] League One 0000000000
Total 797202091928
Salford City (loan) 2023–24[40] League Two 120000010130
Career total 1701011015010120611
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Football League Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Five appearances in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League One play-offs

International

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As of 20 March 2019.[41]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Wales 201310
201410
201840
201910
Total70

Honours

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Bolton Wanderers

St Mirren

References

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  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Northampton 1–2 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  3. ↑ Hughes, Dewi (3 January 2013). "Macclesfield 2–1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Cardiff City and Wales defender Declan John agrees with new contract". BBC Sport. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Barnsley sign Declan John on loan from Cardiff City". Barnsley F.C. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Jordan Slew and Declan John: Chesterfield sign duo". BBC Sport. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "More to come from Declan John at Chesterfield, says Danny Wilson". Derbyshire Times. 25 February 2016. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Cardiff City recall Declan John as 'precaution' ahead of play-off run in". Wales Online. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "Birmingham City 0–0 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Craig Noone and Declan John set to leave Cardiff City, says boss Neil Warnock". BBC Sport. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Rangers sign Cardiff left-back Declan John on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Declan John: Rangers left-back signs permanent deal". BBC Sport. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  13. ↑ Declan John: Swansea City sign Rangers defender on three year deal BBC Sport. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  14. ↑ "Line-Ups Confirmed: Potter Gives Debuts to 5 Against Crystal Palace". 28 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "Declan John: Wales international joins Sunderland from Swansea on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  16. ↑ "Wanderers welcome Welshman". Bolton Wanderers FC. 7 January 2021.
  17. ↑ "John Returns On Three-Year Deal | Bolton Wanderers FC". www.bwfc.co.uk.
  18. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers 3 - 3 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  19. 1 2 Pilnick, Brent (2 April 2023). "Bolton Wanderers 4–0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  20. ↑ "Salford City sign defensive duo Declan John and Ethan Ingram on loan". 1 September 2023 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  21. ↑ "RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED". bwfc.co.uk. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  22. ↑ "John pens St Mirren extension". BBC Sport. 26 December 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  23. ↑ "John extends stay with new two-year deal". BBC Sport. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  24. ↑ "Bale wants to play for Wales in the World Cup qualifiers". BBC Sport. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  25. ↑ "Macedonia 2–1 Wales". BBC Sport. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  26. ↑ "Wales 0–3 Serbia". BBC Sport. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  27. ↑ "Gareth Bale withdraws from Wales squad with thigh injury". BBC Sport. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  28. ↑ "Wales 1–0 Macedonia". BBC Sport. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Declan John in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Declan John in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  31. 1 2 "Games played by Declan John in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  32. 1 2 "Games played by Declan John in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Declan John in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  34. 1 2 3 "Games played by Declan John in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Declan John in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  36. 1 2 "Games played by Declan John in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  37. 1 2 3 "Games played by Declan John in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  38. ↑ "Games played by Declan John in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  39. ↑ "Games played by Declan John in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  40. 1 2 "Games played by Declan John in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  41. ↑ "Declan John » Statistics: International Matches". www.worldfootball.net.
  42. ↑ "League Two Betting | 2025/26 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
  43. ↑ "St Mirren sensationally roared to Premier Sports Cup victory by stunning beleaguered holders Celtic in a frenetic Hampden final". BBC. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
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