Joshua King (footballer, born 2007)
{{short description|English footballer (born 2007)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Joshua King
| image = Josh King 22122024 (3).jpg
| caption = King in 2024
| full_name = Joshua David Steven King{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/4110099 |title=2024/25 Premier League squad lists |publisher=Premier League |date=1 September 2024 |access-date=20 September 2024}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|01|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kingston upon Thames, England
| position = Central midfielder
| currentclub = Fulham
| clubnumber = 24
| youthyears1 = 2015–
| youthclubs1 = Fulham
| years1 = 2024–
| clubs1 = Fulham
| caps1 = 6
| goals1 = 0
| years2 =
| clubs2 =
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| nationalyears1 = 2022
| nationalteam1 = England U15
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2022–2023
| nationalteam2 = England U16
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2023–2024
| nationalteam3 = England U17
| nationalcaps3 = 11
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2024–
| nationalteam4 = England U18
| nationalcaps4 = 3
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2024–
| nationalteam5 = England U19
| nationalcaps5 = 8
| nationalgoals5 = 1
| club-update = 17:05, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 10:41, 10 April 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2024/june/07/king-wins-scholar-of-the-year/|title=King Wins Scholar of the Year|first=Laurie|last=Martin|website=Fulham F.C.|date=7 June 2024|access-date=6 December 2024}}
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.
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.{{cite news |url=https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2024/august/27/birmingham-city-0-2-fulham/|title=Birmingham City 0-2 Fulham|first=Daniel|last=O'Sullivan|website=Fulham F.C.|date=27 August 2024|accessdate=29 December 2024}} On 5 December 2024, he made his first Premier League appearance in a victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.{{cite web |url=https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2024/december/05/josh-one-of-the-best-moments-of-my-life/|title=Josh: One of the best moments of my life|publisher=Fulham F.C.|date=5 December 2024|access-date=29 December 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c99x0100k7dt|title=Fulham 3-1 Brighton & Hove Albion|first=Michael|last=Emons|publisher=BBC Sport|date=5 December 2024|accessdate=29 December 2024}}
International career
In August 2022 King captained England under-16 against Italy.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2023/oct/10/next-generation-2023-20-of-the-best-talents-at-premier-league-clubs|title=Next Generation 2023: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs|first1=Marcus|last1=Christenson|first2=Steven|last2=Bloor|first3=Garry|last3=Blight|website=The Guardian|date=10 October 2023|accessdate=29 December 2024}}
Career statistics
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{{updated|match played 10 May 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Fulham U21
|2023–24{{soccerbase season|183899|2023|access-date=29 December 2024}} |colspan="3"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25
|colspan="3"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Fulham
|2024–25{{soccerbase season|183899|2024|access-date=29 December 2024}} |6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
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References
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Category:Premier League players
Category:English men's footballers
Category:England men's youth international footballers