Adam King (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam King | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Swansea City | ||
| Number | 53 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2013 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 | (0) |
| 2014– | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 24 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | → Southend United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Scotland U18[2] | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Scotland U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2014– | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 September 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2014 | |||
Adam King (born 11 October 1995)[3] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for League One side Southend United on loan from Premier League club Swansea City as a midfielder.[4] King previously played for Heart of Midlothian and has also represented Scotland at Under 18, 19, and 21 levels.
Career
Heart of Midlothian
A member of the club's under-20 squad,[5] King was predominantly a midfielder, however could also play right back[6] and centre back.[7] Having yet to feature for the first team in September 2013, with the transfer window coming to a close, Premier League outfit Swansea City made an offer believed to be a five-figure sum of money for King.[8] However, Hearts administrators BDO rejected the offer.[9] Having been included in the match day squad for every game so far that season,[6] yet not featured, he made his first team debut for Heart of Midlothian (Hearts)[10] as a substitute in a friendly against German Bundesliga side Wolfsburg[11] on 13 November 2013.[12] He made his full professional debut in a Scottish Cup tie against Celtic on 1 December 2013, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute replacing Jamie Hamill.[13] He went on to make his first Scottish Premiership appearance on 21 December, playing from the start against Celtic at Celtic Park.[14]
In January, Swansea renewed their interest in King and a further bid was accepted by the club.[15] In all he made three appearances for Hearts.[16] He has featured at both under-18[2] and under-19 levels for Scotland.[17] King was nominated by STV Sport as one of 14 young players in Scottish football to watch in 2014.[4]
Swansea
On 28 January 2014, King joined the Welsh Premier League side, on a three-and-a-half-year deal,[18] for an undisclosed fee.[19] He initially joined up with the club's under-21 squad.[20] On 3 January 2015, King made his Swansea City debut in a 6–2 FA Cup win over Tranmere Rovers.[21] In May 2015, King won the 2014–15 Professional U21 Development League 2 title as part of the Swansea Under-21 team.[22]
In July 2015, King joined League One team Crewe Alexandra on loan until 6 January 2016.[23] King returned to Swansea on 5 January 2016.
On 5 August 2016, Swansea confirmed that King had signed a season-long loan deal with League One side Southend United [24] but this was cut short in January 2017, with the player returning to Swansea City.[25]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Swansea City | 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2015–16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
Personal life
Born in Edinburgh King grew up in the Portobello area of the city a Hearts fan[28] and attended Portobello High School. His older brother Billy is also a footballer, who is currently playing for Heart of Midlothian.[29] He has two other younger brothers, Ross and Robbie.[7]
References
- ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Adam King". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Adam King Scotland Under 18". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ↑ "Adam King Profile". skysports.com. Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- 1 2 "Fourteen for '14: Introducing rising Hearts central midfielder Adam King". sport.stv.tv. Scottish Television. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ↑ "New-look young Hearts side go down to Kilmarnock". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- 1 2 "Gary Locke wants Adam King to seize big chance". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- 1 2 "Billy King playing for the Hearts badge". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ↑ Anderson, Barry (5 September 2013). "BDO rejected Swansea bid for Hearts' Adam King". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ↑ "Hearts reject bid from Swansea for highly-rated starlet Adam King". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ↑ "Hearts keeper MacDonald to return for County crunch". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ↑ "Little entertainment but plenty of value in fundraising Tynecastle friendly". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ↑ "Hearts settled for a share of the spoils against Bundesliga side Wolfsburg at Tynecastle on Wednesday night". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 13 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ↑ "Kris Commons' hat-trick helped Celtic trounce Hearts to progress to the last 16 of the Scottish Cup". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ↑ "Kris Commons and James Forrest were on target as Celtic overcame a Hearts side inspired by goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ↑ "Swansea complete Adam deal". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian. 28 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Adam King in 2013/2014". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ↑ "Hearts youngster Adam King completes transfer to Swansea City". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "Hearts teenage midfielder Adam King joins Swansea City". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "Swans sign King of Hearts". swanseacity.net. Swansea City. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "King: It's brilliant to be here". swanseacity.net. Swansea City. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "Tranmere 2 Swansea 6". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ↑ "Llewellyn delighted to end season on a high". Swansea City A.F.C. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ "Crewe complete King loan deal". Swansea City AFC. 6 July 2015.
- ↑ "King joins Southend on loan". www.swanseacity.net. Swansea City A.F.C. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ↑ http://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/15005416.King_returns_to_Swansea_as_Blues_loan_spell_is_cut_short/
- ↑ "Games played by Adam King". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ↑ "Adam King Stats". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ↑ "Family Fortunes tied up with Hearts as Jambos' King siblings begin to prosper". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ↑ "Adam King Profile". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.