Billy King (footballer, born 1994)

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Billy King
Personal information
Full name William King
Date of birth (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
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Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Heart of Midlothian
Number 12
Youth career
2004–2012 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Heart of Midlothian 86 (13)
2016 → Rangers (loan) 12 (1)
International career
2009 Scotland U15 2 (0)
2009 Scotland U16 1 (0)
2012–2013 Scotland U19 6 (0)
2014– Scotland U21 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:39, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

Billy King (born 12 May 1994)[1] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for 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 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

As of 17:41, 27 May 2016 (UTC) [3][16]
Club 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 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1
Career total 98 14 6 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 108 15

Honours

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.[17] He has three younger brothers Adam, who currently plays for Swansea City and Ross and Robbie.[17][18]

References

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  15. ↑ [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]
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