Glen McLeod Cooper Johnson (born 23 August 1984) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Liverpool and the England national team.
During his time with the England U21s, Johnson was handed his full England début on 18 November 2003 against Denmark, coming on as a substitute for the injured Gary Neville after 16 minutes.
Following a poor performance in England's friendly in Denmark in August 2005 he lost his position as Gary Neville's understudy in the squad to Luke Young, who played in both the subsequent World Cup qualifiers. Johnson did not make any further England appearances under Sven Goran Eriksson or his successor Steve McClaren but was named in Fabio Capello's first squad in January 2008. He played in the 2–0 victory over Andorra, and made four assists in the subsequent 6–0 victory against the same team for which he was named Nationwide Man of the Match.
During England's 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, he cemented his place as the squad's first choice right-back. Johnson scored his first goal for England in a friendly match against Mexico on 24 May 2010 at Wembley Stadium, which ended 3-1 to England.
In February 2011, Johnson began England's new calendar year by assisting Ashley Young's winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Denmark in Copenhagen. On 29 March 2011, he started the friendly match against Ghana at Wembley Stadium but was substituted off at half-time for Joleon Lescott in the 1-1 draw. On 4 June 2011, Johnson played the full 90 minutes in the Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland in the 2-2 draw at Wembley. He is currently the first choice right-back for the Three Lions and has so far won 35 caps, scoring 1 goal since making his debut in 2003.
