Billy King (footballer, born 1994)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Billy King | ||
| Date of birth | 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 |
Rangers (on loan from Heart of Midlothian) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2012 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012– | Heart of Midlothian | 86 | (13) |
| 2016 | → Rangers (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2009 | Scotland U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | Scotland U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Scotland U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014– | Scotland U21 | 5 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:39, 30 January 2016 (UTC). | |||
Billy King (born 12 May 1994)[1] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Rangers, on loan from Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian, as a forward.
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]
International career
He has represented Scotland at Under 15[10] and at Under 16 level.[11] King was called up to the at Under 19 team in August 2012, for an international challenge match against Norway but had to withdraw.[12] He then took part in their Dutch training camp in January,[13] playing in a friendly against Dutch team Telstar.[14]
He was called up to the Scotland Under-21 squad on 31 August 2014.[15]
Career statistics
| Club | League | Season | League | League Cup | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | |||
| Heart of Midlothian | Scottish Premiership | 2012–13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| Scottish Championship | 2014–15 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 9 | |
| Scottish Premiership | 2015–16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| Rangers (loan) | Scottish Championship | 2015–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career total | 87 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 15 | ||
Honours
- Scottish Championship 2014–15
Personal life
Born in Edinburgh King grew up in the Portobello area of the city a Hearts fan and attended Portobello High School.[17] He has three younger brothers Adam, who currently plays for Swansea City and Ross and Robbie.[17][18]
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. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Billy King Stats". uk.soccerway.com. 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.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ [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]
- ↑ "Billy King Stats". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- 1 2 "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.
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