Joshua King (footballer, born 2007)
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King in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua David Steven King[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston upon Thames, England | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fulham | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015– | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Fulham | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | England U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | England U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | England U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2024– | England U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | England U19 | 10 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:06, 25 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:14, 18 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Joshua David Steven King (born 3 January 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Fulham.[3]
Early life
King was educated at Hampton School in West London.
Club career
King joined the Fulham academy aged eight and in January 2024 signed his first professional contract with Fulham.[3]
On 27 August 2024, King made his professional club debut coming on as a second-half substitute in an EFL Cup game against Birmingham City.[4] On 5 December 2024, he made his first Premier League appearance in a victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.[5][6]
International career
In August 2022 King captained England under-16 against Italy.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham U21 | 2023–24[8] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25[9] | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Fulham | 2024–25[9] | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "2024/25 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Josh King". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ a b Martin, Laurie (7 June 2024). "King Wins Scholar of the Year". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Daniel (27 August 2024). "Birmingham City 0-2 Fulham". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Josh: One of the best moments of my life". Fulham F.C. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ Emons, Michael (5 December 2024). "Fulham 3-1 Brighton & Hove Albion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (10 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Joshua King in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Games played by Joshua King in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2024.