Declan John

Declan John of St Mirren was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales on 30 June 1995 (age 31).

Declan John, born 30 June 1995 (age 31), is a Welsh left-back with St Mirren. His current market value is around £213,000, according to Transfermarkt.

His most productive league season came at Rangers in 2017–18, when he scored three goals in 26 appearances. That remains the clearest attacking return on his record, though his main work has usually been the more ordinary business of giving a side width and balance on the left.

At St Mirren in 2025–26, John has remained firmly involved. He has made 30 league appearances and scored one league goal, along with one League Cup appearance and four in the Scottish Cup. Across all competitions for the Paisley club, he has made 35 appearances and scored once.

John’s career has been that of an experienced Welsh full-back with a steady place in the senior game. In 2025–26, he is still part of St Mirren’s regular first-team picture.

📈 Key stats and insights

Declan John made 30 Premiership appearances for St Mirren in 2025-26

Declan John started 28 of his 30 league matches in 2025-26

Declan John scored one Premiership goal from left back in 2025-26

Declan John added five domestic cup appearances across the League Cup and Scottish Cup

Declan John is 31 and carries a €250k market value

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Left Back
Primary Position: Defender
Position

Declan John

LB

1.78m (5ft 10in)
Height: 3
Squad Number: 75kg (11st 11lb)
Weight: 30 June 1995 (age 31)
Date of Birth: Merthyr Tydfil
Birthplace: Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Country of Birth: St Mirren
Team: £213,000 (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value

📊 Season stats

Team: St Mirren
Premiership 2025 - 2026
Games: 30
Starting: 28
Substitute: 2
Unused: 8
Utilisation: 79%
Goals: 1
Yellows: 1
Reds: -

Team: St Mirren
League Cup 2026 - 2027
Games: 1
Starting: 1
Substitute: -
Unused: 1
Utilisation: 50%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: St Mirren
Scottish Cup 2025 - 2026
Games: 4
Starting: 4
Substitute: -
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Declan John was a regular left-back for St Mirren in the 2025-26 Premiership, making 30 league appearances and starting 28 of them. One league goal and a single yellow card point to a controlled, defence-first role, while five further domestic cup appearances underline how often he was used across the season.

📋 Career stats

Team: St Mirren
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: -
Goals: -

Team: St Mirren
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 30
Goals: 1

Team: St Mirren
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 18
Goals: 2

Team: Bolton Wanderers
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 13
Goals: -

Team: Swansea City
Season 2019 - 2020
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 1
Goals: -

Team: Swansea City
Season 2018 - 2019
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 10
Goals: -

Team: Rangers
Season 2017 - 2018
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 26
Goals: 3

Team: Cardiff City
Season 2016 - 2017
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 15
Goals: -

Team: Chesterfield
Season 2015 - 2016
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 6
Goals: -

Team: Cardiff City
Season 2015 - 2016
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 1
Goals: -

Team: Barnsley
Season 2014 - 2015
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 9
Goals: -

Team: Cardiff City
Season 2014 - 2015
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 6
Goals: -

Team: Cardiff City
Season 2013 - 2014
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 20
Goals: -

John is 31, plays as a left back for St Mirren and carries a €250k market value. His recent career has moved through Swansea City, Bolton Wanderers, Salford City on loan and then St Mirren, suggesting a player who has settled into a more pragmatic stage of his career after several changes of club.

💰 Transfers

Team: St Mirren
12 November 2024
Type: Unattached

Team: Bolton Wanderers
1 June 2024
From: Salford City
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Salford City
1 September 2023
From: Bolton Wanderers
Type: Loan

Team: Bolton Wanderers
1 July 2021
From: Swansea City
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Bolton Wanderers
7 January 2021
From: Swansea City
Type: Loan

Team: Swansea City
1 June 2020
From: Sunderland
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Sunderland
31 January 2020
From: Swansea City
Type: Loan

Team: Swansea City
9 August 2018
From: Rangers
Type: Fee (£800k)

Team: Rangers
1 January 2018
From: Cardiff City
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Rangers
31 August 2017
From: Cardiff City
Type: Loan

Team: Cardiff City
13 April 2016
From: Chesterfield
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Chesterfield
18 February 2016
From: Cardiff City
Type: Loan

Team: Cardiff City
1 July 2015
From: Barnsley
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Barnsley
6 March 2015
From: Cardiff City
Type: Loan

Team: Cardiff City
1 July 2011
Type: Trainee

The transfer trail is dominated by low-cost moves: Swansea City to Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer in 2021, a loan to Salford City in 2023, a return to Bolton in 2024, then a release before joining St Mirren while unattached in November 2024. That sequence points to reduced transfer-market leverage, but also to a player who remained useful enough to earn another Premiership role.

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