Adam Johnson has been sentenced to six years in prison for child sex offences.
The 29-year-old former England and Sunderland player was sentenced by Judge Jonathan Rose at Bradford Crown Court on Thursday.
Johnson was found guilty on March 2 of one count of sexual activity with a child and cleared of one further count. He had previously pleaded guilty to two other charges of kissing and grooming the girl, who was 15 at the time of the offences.
The court was told that Johnson, who has been stripped of his 12 England caps, has the intention to appeal against his conviction.
He has been ordered to pay £50,000 in prosecution costs alone and has signed the sex offenders register, where he will remain for the rest of his life. He has a restraining order against the victim.
The prosecutor told the court that Johnson's actions involved "a considerable amount of planning" and that the only mitigating factor should be his lack of any previous convictions.
The defence asked the judge to give a "proportionate" sentence and not "get carried away". They also asked the fact that Johnson had been stripped of a lucrative career that he will never resurrect be taken into account.
Johnson arrived at court around 9.45am on Thursday and the hearing began at 10.30am before statements were read out by the victim and her mother.
The victim said "it has had and continues to have a massive impact on my life" and admits she is still being subjected to bullying. The mother said their family "take no satisfaction in how this has affected Adam Johnson, his family, and football fans".
The court also heard from a therapist who assessed Johnson, and he said the player has not been able to talk about what he had done because of his shame. The therapist said he posed a "low to medium risk" of re-offending.
Johnson is also willing to enter a treatment program to make sure he does not offend again, the court heard.
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