Shaun Johnson

Shaun Johnson is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a halfback for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League and for New Zealand at international level. Born in Auckland on 9 September 1990 to a Laotian mother and a New Zealander father, he grew up on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula and played touch, rugby union and rugby league. He played for the Hibiscus Coast Raiders before signing with the Warriors in 2009, made his NRL debut in 2011 and played in the Warriors side that reached the 2011 Grand Final. He has also played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the NRL All Stars. Regarded as one of New Zealand's greatest rugby league players and the highest point scorer for both the Warriors and the Kiwis at international level, he was awarded the Golden Boot as the world's best player in 2014.