John Swift (footballer, born 1995)

John David Swift (born 23 June 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion.

[9] Swift alternated between the U18, U19 and U21 teams during the 2012–13 season and he cemented a place in the U21s the following year, scoring 9 goals in 26 appearances and winning the U21 Premier League title.

[9][12] Swift began training with the first team in the latter stages of the 2013–14 season and was rewarded for his form with the U21s by being named as a substitute for the final match of the campaign versus Cardiff City.

[17] He made his first start for the Millers in the following match versus Fleetwood Town in the League Cup first round,[15] lasting 66 minutes of the extra time victory before being replaced by Matt Derbyshire.

[18] After two further appearances, Swift was consigned to the bench until 14 November,[15] when he returned to Chelsea after failing to "make a significant impact" at the New York Stadium.

[26] Deployed as a right winger,[27] Swift replaced Konstantin Kerschbaumer in the starting lineup for the following match versus former side Rotherham United and scored his first goal for the Bees with the opener in a 3–0 win over Charlton Athletic on 24 October.

[28] He became a regular starter and scored the first brace of his career to send the Bees on the way to a 3–0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on 23 February 2016, subsequently being named in the Football League Team of Midweek.

[28][29] After overcoming an achilles injury suffered on international duty,[30] he scored his seventh goal of the season in a 5–1 rout of Huddersfield Town on the final day.

[43] Moving up to U20 level for the 2014–15 season, Swift was a part of the squad which won the 2014 Four Nation Tournament and he finally scored his first international goal with the opener in a 2–1 victory over United States U20 on 29 March 2015.