The former Sunderland footballer is in the witness stand at Bradford Crown Court for his trial for two counts of sexual activity with a child.
Johnson's QC Orlando Pownall today questioned the player about his online chats with the girl before they met up.
He asked: 'Did you give the girl your number because you wanted to have a sexual relationship with her?'
Johnson replied: 'Yeah.'
Adam Johnson is giving his second day of evidence at his child sex trial at Bradford Crown Court today
The 28-year-old was also questioned over his police interview and admitted he'd lied to detectives.
He said he told them his kiss with the girl wasn't passionate but now accepts it was.
Johnson also told officers he had no feelings for the girl, but said today that he was 'trying to play it down'.
He said his world was 'turned upside down' when he was arrested and he 'panicked' during his police interview.
Johnson admits grooming and kissing the youngster but denies more serious sex acts took place during a meeting with her in his car early last year.
The girl says she performed oral sex on the player in his car and he put his hand down her trousers.
Today, Johnson told the court that, when confronted with her allegations by police, he 'felt like someone was making her say these things for the benefit of herself'.
Asked directly by his lawyer whether they engaged in oral sex, Johnson replied: 'No'.
It is the second day in the witness box in a trial which is expected to last two weeks.
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