Joel King
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| Full name | Joel Bruce King[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 October 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Figtree, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left back | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sydney FC | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FNSW NTC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sydney FC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | FFA CoE | 29 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Sydney FC NPL | 27 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Sydney FC | 63 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | OB | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Sydney FC (loan) | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Sydney FC | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 |
Australia U20 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– |
Australia U23 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Australia | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Joel Bruce King (born 30 October 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a left back for Sydney FC.
Club career
Sydney FC
King made his professional debut for
2020-21 Young Footballer of the year award at the end of season awards, becoming the first Sydney FC player to do so.[4]
Odense Boldklub
On 29 January 2022, it was announced that King had signed with Danish club OB after triggering a six figure release clause.[5]
Return to Sydney FC
In February 2023, King was loaned back to former club Sydney FC until the end of the 2022–23 A-League Men season.[6] King made 13 appearances in his loan spell, including starts in an Elimination Final against derby rivals Western Sydney Wanderers and in both leagues of the Semi Final tie against Melbourne City.
King then re-signed on a permanent basis with Sydney FC at the end of that season, in June 2023, on a three-year deal.[7]
International career
Australian under-23s
King was called up to the
New Zealand
in a 0–2 loss.
[9]
King provided an assist for Australia's first goal of the tournament, scored by Lachlan Wales against Argentina in which Australia ran out 2-0 winners.[10]
Australia
King was called up to the
Socceroos squad by manager Graham Arnold for their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Vietnam as regular left back Aziz Behich was unable to take part. King started the match and put in a good performance with Australia winning 4-0.[11]
Personal life
King's older sister Taren plays football too, having played in the A-League Women for Canberra United and Newcastle Jets.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 30 April 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sydney FC | 2018–19 | A-League |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | A-League Men | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 0 | ||
| OB | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Sydney FC | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Career total | 92 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 106 | 1 | ||
Honours
Club
- Sydney FC
- A-League Premiership: 2019–20
International
- Australia U17
Individual
- Sydney FC
- A-League Young Footballer of the Year: 2020–21
References
- ^ a b "Squad list - Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Jets sink Sydney to finish season". 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Sydney FC Youngster Joel King Re-Signs". 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Dolan Warren Awards: Joel King named Young Footballer of the Year". a-league.com.au. A-League. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Rugari, Vince (29 January 2022). "King's ransom: Sydney Socceroo sold to Danish club as Wanderers' slump worsens". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "The King Returns". Sydney FC. 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Socceroos full back Joel King makes permanent switch home". Sydney FC. 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Joel King Earns Olympic Selection". Sydney FC. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Curulli, Chris (12 July 2021). "International Friendly Report: Australia defeated by New Zealand on rainy evening in Ichihara". Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Rayson, Zac (23 July 2021). "ROO BEAUTY: Aussies 'shock the world' as Arnie 'masterclass' stuns global powerhouse". Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco. "Star defender Trent Sainsbury impressed with the Socceroos debut of Joel King". news.com.au. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ Smithies, Tom (24 June 2021). "Sydney FC star Joel King reflects on path to second grand final". news.com.au.
- Football Federation Australia. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Match Summary - AFF Smart U16 Championship 2015" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
External links
- Joel King at Soccerway
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