Tom Johnstone was born on 13 August 1995 and is an England international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for Catalans Dragons in the Super League.
16 Facts About Tom Johnstone
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Tom Johnstone has spent time on loan from Wakefield at Featherstone Rovers in the Championship.
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Tom Johnstone was born in Germany and is of Scottish descent.
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Tom Johnstone has lived in England since he was very young; as a junior, he played for Stanningley Amateur Rugby League Club.
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Tom Johnstone attended Pudsey Grangefield School and represented the City of Leeds sprinting team at Indoor athletics.
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Tom Johnstone is noted as one of the fastest players in the game.
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Tom Johnstone made his professional debut for Wakefield Trinity against Leeds in 2014 during a Boxing day friendly at Headingley.
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Tom Johnstone made his full Super League debut for an injury-hit Wakefield Trinity side in their 2015 Round 7 defeat by Wigan.
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Tom Johnstone played 13 times in his first season at Wakefield Trinity, scoring 9 tries.
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Arguably the brightest young talent in English Rugby League, Tom Johnstone is widely regarded as one of the fastest players in the Super League if not the fastest and is without a doubt one of the best finishers.
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Tom Johnstone received his first International call up against France in 2018, he scored a sensational hat-trick of tries on his debut.
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Tom Johnstone was one of the favourites in 2019 to become Super League's top try-scorer and he appeared well motivated to achieve that accolade until injury struck.
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On 5 July 2022, Tom Johnstone signed a two-year deal to join the Catalans Dragons starting on 2023.
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On 15 July 2022, Tom Johnstone was ruled out for the remainder of the 2022 Super League season with a groin injury.
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In round 1 of the 2023 Super League season, Tom Johnstone made his club debut for Catalans against his former club Wakefield Trinity.
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Tom Johnstone has suffered two career-threatening anterior cruciate ligament knee injuries, one in each leg.