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) 23 (1)
2017– Dundee United 0 (0)
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 17:08, 10 April 2017.

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 2 October 2016 [3][18]
Club statistics
Club League Season League League Cup National Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership 2012–13 8000000080
2013–14 323200000343
Scottish Championship 2014–15 318001011339
Scottish Premiership 2015–16 152401000202
2016–17 0000001010
Total 86136020219614
Rangers (loan) Scottish Championship 2015–16 121000010131
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) Scottish Premiership 2016–17 231311000272
Career total 121 15 9 1 3 0 3 1 136 17

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.[21] He has three younger brothers Adam, who currently plays for Swansea City and Ross and Robbie.[21][22]

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 Stats". uk.soccerway.com. 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. 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. ↑ "Billy King Stats". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  19. ↑ Burke, Andy (5 April 2016). "Rangers 1-0 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  20. ↑ English, Tom (10 April 2016). "Rangers 4-0 Peterhead". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  21. 1 2 "Billy King playing for the Hearts badge". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  22. ↑ "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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