John Swift (footballer, born 1995)

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John Swift
File:John Swift, Brentford FC, December 2015.jpg
Swift playing for Brentford in 2015.
Personal information
Full name John David Swift[1]
Date of birth (1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Portsmouth, England
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Youth career
2005–2006 Portsmouth
Chelsea
Pace Youth
2007–2014 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Chelsea 1 (0)
2014 → Rotherham United (loan) 4 (0)
2015 → Swindon Town (loan) 18 (2)
2015–2016 → Brentford (loan) 27 (7)
International career‡
2010 England U16 1 (0)
2011–2012 England U17 10 (0)
2012 England U18 1 (0)
2012–2014 England U19 11 (0)
2014–2015 England U20 9 (1)
2015– England U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:15, 8 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:56, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

John David Swift (born 23 June 1995) is an English professional football midfielder who currently plays for Chelsea. He has been described as a "box-to-box player who is technically gifted with an eye for goal" and is a current England U21 international.[2]

Club career

Early years

A midfielder, Swift began his career at Soccer City in Fareham, before moving to Kickers in Eastleigh.[3] He joined local Premier League side Portsmouth in 2005, but was released after just one season.[3] He joined Chandler’s Ford Tornadoes, before spending six months with Premier League club Chelsea as an U13.[3] Upon his release he joined Pace Youth in Southampton and also received technical coaching at the Elite Training Centre in the city.[4] After interest from Fulham, Portsmouth and Southampton,[5] Swift rejoined Chelsea after a successful trial in 2007.[6]

Chelsea

Youth years

While still an U15, Swift made his U18 debut during the 2009–10 season.[7] He was a part of the U15 team's success in the Junior Section of the 2010 Milk Cup, scoring in a 3–0 victory over Cruz Azul in the final.[8] Swift signed a scholarship deal at the end of the 2010–11 season and was part of the U18 team which won the 2011–12 FA Youth Cup.[7][9] He made his U21 debut towards the end of the 2011–12 season and was awarded a four-year professional contract in July 2012.[7] Swift alternated between the U18, U19 and U21 teams during the 2012–13 season and he cemented a place in the U21s the following year, scoring 9 goals in 26 appearances and winning the U21 Premier League title.[7][10]

Senior

Swift began training with the first team in the latter stages of the 2013–14 season and was rewarded for his form with the U21s by being named as a substitute for the final match of the campaign versus Cardiff City.[11] He made his professional debut when he replaced Eden Hazard in the dying minutes of the 2–1 victory.[12] Swift spent the majority of the 2014–15 season away on loan and did not receive a first team call up.[13]

Loan to Rotherham United

On 1 August 2014, Swift joined newly promoted Championship side Rotherham United on loan for the duration of the 2014–15 season.[14] He made his debut as a substitute on the opening day of the season in a 1–0 away defeat to Derby County, replacing Matt Derbyshire after 70 minutes.[15] He made his first start for the Millers in the following match versus Fleetwood Town in the League Cup first round,[13] lasting 66 minutes of the extra time victory before being replaced by Matt Derbyshire.[16] After two further appearances, Swift was consigned to the bench until 14 November,[13] when he returned to Chelsea after failing to "make a significant impact" at the New York Stadium.[17] He made just four appearances for the club.[18]

Loan to Swindon Town

On 3 January 2015, Swift joined high-flying League One club Swindon Town on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season.[19] He began his time at the County Ground by making five consecutive starts and he scored his first professional goal on his third appearance, in a 3–1 victory over Chesterfield.[20] He netted again on 7 March, sending the Robins on their way to a 3–0 victory over Notts County.[21] A fourth-place finish saw Swindon qualify for the promotion playoffs, but Swift made just one appearance in the semi-final first leg versus Sheffield United, picking up a muscle strain,[22] which saw him ruled out of the victorious second leg and the final defeat to Preston North End.[13] He made 19 appearances and scored two goals for Swindon.[18]

Loan to Brentford

On 1 October 2015, Swift joined Championship side Brentford on a loan which was later extended until the end of the 2015–16 season.[23] He made his debut two days later as a second-half substitute for Toumani Diagouraga during a 2–0 defeat to Derby County.[24] Deployed as a right winger,[25] Swift replaced Konstantin Kerschbaumer in the starting lineup for the following match versus former side Rotherham United and scored his first goal for the Bees with the opener in a 3–0 win over Charlton Athletic on 24 October.[26] He became a regular starter and scored the first brace of his career to send the Bees on the way to a 3–0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on 23 February 2016, subsequently being named in the Football League Team of Midweek.[26][27] After overcoming an achilles injury suffered on international duty,[28] he scored his seventh goal of the season in a 5–1 rout of Huddersfield Town on the final day.[29] Swift made 28 appearances during the season and returned to Stamford Bridge.[29][30]

International career

File:Johnswiftengland.jpg
Swift lined up for England U17 in 2012.

Swift has represented England from U16 through to U21 level.[2] He made his international debut in a Victory Shield defeat to Wales U16 on 15 October 2010.[2] He was part of the U17 squad which won the 2011 FA International Tournament and the 2012 Algarve Tournament,[31][32] but he could not help the team to qualify for the 2012 European U17 Championship.[33] Swift made 9 appearances during the U19s' failed qualification attempts for the 2013 and 2014 European U19 Championships.[33] Moving up to U20 level for the 2014–15 season, Swift was a part of the squad which won the 2014 Four Nation Tournament and he finally scored his first international goal with the opener in a 2–1 victory over United States U20 on 29 March 2015.[34][35] Swift was called into the U20 squad for the 2015 Toulon Tournament and appeared in all of England's matches as the Young Lions finished fourth.[34] In November 2015, Swift made his U21 debut with a start in a 3–1 2017 European U21 Championship qualifying win over Switzerland.[36]

Personal life

Swift attended Brune Park school in Gosport and lived in the town until the age of 16.[3][6]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2016.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea 2013–14[37] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15[38] 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16[29] 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Rotherham United (loan) 2014–15[38] Championship 3 0 — 1 0 — 4 0
Swindon Town (loan) 2014–15[38] League One 18 2 — — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 19 2
Brentford (loan) 2015–16[29] Championship 27 7 1 0 — — 28 7
Career total 49 9 1 0 1 0 1 0 52 9
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League play-offs

Honours

Club

Chelsea

National

England U20

  • Four Nation Tournament: 2014[34]

England U17

  • FA International U17 Tournament: 2011[31]
  • Algarve Tournament: 2012[32]

References

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