Jonny Howson

Jonathan Mark Howson (born 21 May 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Middlesbrough in the Championship.

Howson started his professional career at Leeds United, where he made 225 appearances following his debut in September 2006. He moved to Norwich City in 2012 before his most recent transfer to Middlesbrough in 2017. He also formerly represented England U21s.

Club Career

Leeds United

2006–07 season

Howson was born in Morley, West Yorkshire and attended Bruntcliffe School. Howson came through the Leeds United Academy along with James Milner, Danny Rose and Aaron Lennon and was a regular in the Leeds reserve team pre-2006, scoring a number of goals at that level. On 22 August 2006, Howson was given a squad number (33) and place on the bench for the first team against Chester City in the Football League Cup, although he did not play. On 18 September 2006 Howson signed a three-year deal with the club.

Howson made his debut for the Leeds first team against Barnet in the League Cup on 20 September 2006. The manager who gave Howson his debut Kevin Blackwell was sacked immediately after the game. New manager Dennis Wise handed Howson his league debut in December in the scoreless draw against Hull City. Howson was awarded the Man of the Match award on his league debut. Howson scored his first professional goal in February 2007 against Norwich City. Howson and Leeds were relegated from The Championship at the end of the 2006–07 season and dropped to the English 3rd tier for the first time in Leeds' history.

2007–08 season

Despite dropping a division, Howson remained on the fringes of the first team for the club's first ever third-tier campaign in 2007–08. He made his first league start of the season on 8 September.

The managerial appointment of Gary McAllister saw a greater emphasis placed on the club's younger players including Howson wh

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