Joshua King (footballer)
Joshua Christian Kojo King (born 15 January 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Norway national team.
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King playing for AFC Bournemouth in 2015 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Joshua Christian Kojo King | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1992 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, left winger | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Fenerbahçe | |||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2006 | Romsås | |||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Vålerenga | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Manchester United | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2010 | → Preston North End (loan) | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2011 | → Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2011 | → Borussia Mönchengladbach II (loan) | 4 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2012 | → Hull City (loan) | 18 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2012 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 8 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Blackburn Rovers | 56 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2021 | AFC Bournemouth | 173 | (48) | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Everton | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Watford | 32 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | Fenerbahçe | 28 | (5) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Norway U15 | 4 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2008 | Norway U16 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2009 | Norway U18 | 2 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2010 | Norway U19 | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Norway U21 | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2012– | Norway | 62 | (20) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:05, 3 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:08, 9 June 2022 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
King was signed by Manchester United from Vålerenga in 2008. After loan spells with Preston North End, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hull City and Blackburn Rovers, he signed permanently with Blackburn in January 2013, before switching to AFC Bournemouth in May 2015. In February 2021, in a deadline day deal, he returned to the top flight with a move to Everton.
After representing Norway at under-15, under-16, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels, King made his senior international debut against Iceland in 2012, and scored his first international goal against Cyprus later that year.