Billy King (footballer, born 1994)
Billy King (born 12 May 1994)[1] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a Winger for St Patrick's Athletic. He has also previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Rangers, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Gillingham and Greenock Morton and has represented Scotland up to under-21 level.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 May 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 1⁄4 in (1.76 m) | ||
Playing position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2012 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2017 | Heart of Midlothian | 86 | (13) |
2016 | → Rangers (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2016–2017 | → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 26 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Dundee United | 51 | (7) |
2019 | → Gillingham (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2019 | Greenock Morton | 6 | (0) |
2020– | St Patrick's Athletic | 4 | (1) |
National team | |||
2009 | Scotland U15 | 2 | (0) |
2009 | Scotland U16 | 1 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Scotland U19 | 6 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Scotland U21 | 8 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:07, 10 March 2020 (UTC) |
Club career
A member of the club's under-20 squad[2] on 27 October 2012, King was promoted to the first team for their match against Ross County[3] where he was an unused substitute.[4] He remained an unused substitute on three further occasions[3] before on 30 January 2013, King aged 18,[5] made his first team debut[6] playing from the start in a 1–0 victory over Dundee in the Scottish Premier League.[7]
In January 2016, King moved on loan to Scottish Championship side Rangers until the end of the season, with the move taking place to allow King to get first-team games in order to continue his recovery from injury.[8] He made his first appearance for Rangers against Falkirk on 30 January 2016, coming on as a substitute for Kenny Miller, scoring the winning goal in the 90th minute.[9]
In July 2016, King moved on a season-long loan to Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[10]
King signed a pre-contract agreement with Dundee United in May 2017.[11]
On 30 January 2019, he joined Gillingham on loan for the remainder of the season.[12]
On 19 September 2019, King joined Greenock Morton until January 2020.[13] It was confirmed on 30 December that he had left the club.[14]
On 8 January 2020 King signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side St Patrick's Athletic.[15] He started pre-season off well, scoring a hat-trick on his first start for the club in a friendly against Fermoy as his side won 6–0.[16] He was voted as St Patrick's Athletic Player of the Month by the club's fans for the month of February, receiving his award before the home game against Cork City on 6 March, a game in which he scored his first competitive goal for the club in a 1–0 win.[17]
International career
He has represented Scotland at under-15[18] and at under-16 level.[19] King was called up to the under-19 team in August 2012, for an international challenge match against Norway but had to withdraw.[20] He then took part in their Dutch training camp in January,[21] playing in a friendly against Dutch team Telstar.[22]
He was called up to the Scotland under-21 squad on 31 August 2014.[23]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 August 2020[3]
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
- 2 appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup and 4 appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
Club
- Heart of Midlothian
- Rangers
Personal life
Born in Edinburgh, King grew up in the Portobello area of the city a Hearts fan and attended Portobello High School.[34] He has three younger brothers Adam, who plays for Dundee United and Ross and Robbie.[34][35]
References
- "Billy King Profile". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- "Hearts U20s Squad season 2012/13". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- Billy King at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- "Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Ross County". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- "Subs combine for late Hearts win". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- "Hearts 1–0 Dundee". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- "Late John Sutton goal floors brave Dundee as Hearts claim much-needed SPL win". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- McLaughlin, Chris (28 January 2016). "Billy King: Rangers sign Hearts winger on loan until summer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- "Rangers 1-0 Falkirk". Rangers FC. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- "Hearts' Billy King to join Inverness CT on loan". The Scotsman. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- Roache, Ian (10 May 2017). "Dundee United agree second deal of week by snapping up Billy King". The Courier. DC Thomson. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- "Gillingham: Dundee United winger Billy King joins on loan". BBC Sport. 30 January 2019.
- Morton, Greenock (19 September 2019). "Billy King signs for Morton". GMFC.net. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- "Christopher Wylie signs until 2021". Greenock Morton. 30 December 2019.
- https://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=8610
- https://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=8619
- https://www.the42.ie/st-patricks-athletic-beat-cork-5036784-Mar2020/
- "Billy King Under 15". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- "Billy King Under 16". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- "Under-19 squad for Norway friendlies". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- "Under-19 squad for Turkey training camp". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- "Scotland U19s draw with Dutch club side". sportsmedicinecentre.org. National Stadium Sports. 7 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- Wales, Peter (1 September 2014). "Hearts star King earns Scotland call-up". Edinburgh Evening News.
- "Games played by Billy King in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Games played by Billy King in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Games played by Billy King in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Games played by Billy King in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Games played by Billy King in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Games played by Billy King in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Games played by Billy King in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- "Games played by Billy King in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- Burke, Andy (5 April 2016). "Rangers 1-0 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- English, Tom (10 April 2016). "Rangers 4-0 Peterhead". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- "Billy King playing for the Hearts badge". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- "McStays, McGinns, Kings and Jacobs: Scotland's football families". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.