Billy King (footballer, born 1994)

Billy King
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 1⁄4 in (1.76 m)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Dundee United
Number 11
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– Dundee United 35 (5)
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 9 May 2018

Billy King (born 12 May 1994)[1] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Championship side Dundee United. King, who has also previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Rangers and Inverness Caledonian Thistle, represented Scotland up to under-21 level.

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]

International career

He has represented Scotland at under-15[12] and at under-16 level.[13] King was called up to the under-19 team in August 2012, for an international challenge match against Norway but had to withdraw.[14] He then took part in their Dutch training camp in January,[15] playing in a friendly against Dutch team Telstar.[16]

He was called up to the Scotland under-21 squad on 31 August 2014.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 October 2017 [3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heart of Midlothian 2012–13[18] Scottish Premiership 8000000080
2013–14[19] 323002000343
2014–15[20] Scottish Championship 31810001[lower-alpha 1]1339
2015–16[21] Scottish Premiership 152104000202
2016–17[22] 0000001[lower-alpha 2]010
Total 86132060219614
Rangers (loan) 2015–16[21] Scottish Championship 12100001[lower-alpha 1]0131
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 2016–17[22] Scottish Premiership 261105200323
Dundee United 2017–18[23] Scottish Championship 10000531[lower-alpha 1]0163
Career total 13415301654115721
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in the Europa League

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.[26] He has three younger brothers Adam, who plays for Swansea City and Ross and Robbie.[26][27]

References

  1. ↑ "Billy King Profile". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. 1 2 3 Billy King at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Ross County". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Subs combine for late Hearts win". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Hearts 1–0 Dundee". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ McLaughlin, Chris (28 January 2016). "Billy King: Rangers sign Hearts winger on loan until summer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Rangers 1-0 Falkirk". Rangers FC. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Hearts' Billy King to join Inverness CT on loan". The Scotsman. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "Billy King Under 15". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "Billy King Under 16". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "Under-19 squad for Norway friendlies". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  15. ↑ "Under-19 squad for Turkey training camp". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ [Hearts star King earns Scotland call-up http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/hearts-star-king-earns-scotland-under-21-call-up-1-3526923]
  18. ↑ "Games played by Billy King in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Billy King in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Billy King in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Billy King in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Billy King in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Billy King in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  24. ↑ Burke, Andy (5 April 2016). "Rangers 1-0 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  25. ↑ English, Tom (10 April 2016). "Rangers 4-0 Peterhead". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  26. 1 2 "Billy King playing for the Hearts badge". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  27. ↑ "McStays, McGinns, Kings and Jacobs: Scotland's football families". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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