Brennan Johnson: A career in pictures

Club

2 Jan 2026

A pacey attacking outlet, an efficient goalscorer, a Championship Young Player of the Season, a FIFA World Cup representative – and a UEFA Europa League Final match-winner.

And now, Brennan Johnson is an Eagle.

The 42-capped Wales international is taking on Palace's No. 11 shirt after putting pen to paper on a four-and-a-half year deal with the club, following a club-record deal.

The 24-year-old has already achieved a number of impressive feats despite his young age – and now joins Palace's journey at a key moment in his own, after finishing as Tottenham Hotspur's top goalscorer last season with 18 goals (to go alongside seven assists).

Let's take a look back at Brennan Johnson's career so far – in pictures...

Johnson made senior debut aged 18 against West Bromwich Albion in August 2019, before making his first start in the same month in an EFL Cup win over Derby at the Forest Ground.

By that stage, Johnson was already a Wales U19 international, but stepped up to the U21s shortly after his senior domestic debut. Here he is taking on Germany U21s at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground in an U21s European Championship Qualifier.

In September 2019, Johnson played against a Premier League side for the first time, completing the full 90 minutes for Forest against Arsenal in the League Cup, taking on the likes of Mesut Ozil.

After making eight senior appearances in total in his maiden campaign, Johnson joined Lincoln City on loan for the 2020/21 season.

There, he played a starring role – the teenager's 13 goals that season helped the Imps reach the League One Play-Off Final.

Johnson's form on loan also led to the first of his senior call-ups for Wales in September 2020, and then the first of his 42 senior caps, in a 0-0 draw with the USA in November that year.

After returning to Forest, Johnson's first senior goal arrived against Derby in a 1-1 draw at Pride Park - a powerful low strike.

He quickly established himself as one of the EFL's standout talents, winning EFL Young Player of the Month in September 2021. In April 2022, he scored four times and produced four assists, winning Championship Player of the Month, as he propelled his local club into the play-offs.

Forest reached the Championship play-offs where Johnson scored in both semi-final legs against Sheffield United – as well as the subsequent penalty shootout – before playing the full 90 minutes of the final: a 1-0 win over Huddersfield at Wembley.

He was duly named the EFL Championship Young Player of the Season.

Upon their return to the Premier League, Johnson played in all 38 matches as his side avoided relegation, providing eight goals and three assists.

In November 2022, Johnson was named in the Wales squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, his country's first participation since 1958. He played in all three of their group-stage matches, including against England.

Johnson's fine club form for Forest saw him sign for North London club Tottenham Hotspur, and he finished his maiden campaign with 10 assists and five goals to his name – including a stoppage-time winner against Brighton & Hove Albion in February 2024.

Eight months later, he scored against the Seagulls again, as he began the 2024/25 campaign with six goals in Spurs' first 13 Premier League matches.

Johnson finished last season as Spurs' top goalscorer, with 18 goals and seven assists to his name.

That figure included five goals in 13 matches in the UEFA Europa League, including a goal in the first minute of the first leg of the semi-final against Bodo/Glimt and, of course...

... the only only goal in the final against Manchester United in Bilbao on 21st May, helping the club end their 17-year wait for a major trophy.

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Welcome to South London, Brennan!

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