Billy King (footballer, born 1994)

Billy King (born 12 May 1994)[1] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Irish club St Patrick's Athletic. He has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Rangers, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Dundee United, Gillingham and Greenock Morton and has represented Scotland up to under-21 level.

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)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 St Patrick's Athletic
Number 15
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) 26 (1)
2017–2019 Dundee United 51 (7)
2019 → Gillingham (loan) 3 (0)
2019 Greenock Morton 6 (0)
2020– St Patrick's Athletic 14 (1)
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 03:07, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

King began his career with Heart of Midlothian. He was a member of the club's under-20 squad[2] when he was promoted to the first team for their match against Ross County on 27 October 2012,[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]

On 30 January 2019, he joined Gillingham on loan for the remainder of the season.[12]

On 19 September 2019, King joined Greenock Morton until January 2020.[13] It was confirmed on 30 December that he had left the club.[14]

On 8 January 2020 King signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side St Patrick's Athletic.[15] He started pre-season off well, scoring a hat-trick on his first start for the club in a friendly against Fermoy as his side won 6–0.[16] He was voted as St Patrick's Athletic Player of the Month by the club's fans for the month of February, receiving his award before the home game against Cork City on 6 March, a game in which he scored his first competitive goal for the club in a 1–0 win.[17] He played in 14 of the club's 18 league games over the course of the season which was shortened due to the Coronavirus pandemic, as his side missed out on European football on the final day of the season, finishing in 6th place.[18] He signed a new contract with the club on the 11th January 2021.[19]

International career

He has represented Scotland at under-15[20] and at under-16 level.[21] King was called up to the under-19 team in August 2012, for an international challenge match against Norway but had to withdraw.[22] He then took part in their Dutch training camp in January,[23] playing in a friendly against Dutch team Telstar.[24]

He was called up to the Scotland under-21 squad on 31 August 2014.[25]

Career statistics
As of match played 9 November 2020[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heart of Midlothian 2012–13[26] Scottish Premiership 8000000[lower-alpha 1]0—80
2013–14[27] 3230020——343
2014–15[28] Scottish Championship 3181000—1[lower-alpha 2]1339
2015–16[29] Scottish Premiership 1521040——202
2016–17[30] 0000001[lower-alpha 1]0—10
Heart of Midlothian Total 8613206010119614
Rangers (loan) 2015–16[29] Scottish Championship 1210000—1[lower-alpha 2]0131
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 2016–17[30] Scottish Premiership 2611052——323
Dundee United 2017–18[31] Scottish Championship 3552053—6[lower-alpha 3]0488
2018–19[32] 1621100—1[lower-alpha 2]0183
Dundee United Total 5173153—706611
Gillingham (loan) 2018–19[32] EFL League One 300000—0[lower-alpha 4]030
Greenock Morton 2019–20[33] Scottish Championship 601000—0[lower-alpha 2]070
St Patrick's Athletic 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division 14100———141
2021 0000———00
St Patrick's Athletic Total 14100———141
Career total 1982372165109123130
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. 2 appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup and 4 appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  4. Appearances in EFL Trophy

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.[36] He has three younger brothers Adam, who plays for Dundee United and Ross and Robbie.[36][37]

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. Billy King at 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. "Gillingham: Dundee United winger Billy King joins on loan". BBC Sport. 30 January 2019.
  13. Morton, Greenock (19 September 2019). "Billy King signs for Morton". GMFC.net. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  14. "Christopher Wylie signs until 2021". Greenock Morton. 30 December 2019.
  15. https://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=8610
  16. https://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=8619
  17. https://www.the42.ie/st-patricks-athletic-beat-cork-5036784-Mar2020/
  18. https://ie.soccerway.com/players/billy-king/275387/
  19. https://www.extratime.com/articles/26470/st-patricks-athletic-re-sign-billy-king-for-2021/
  20. "Billy King Under 15". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  21. "Billy King Under 16". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  22. "Under-19 squad for Norway friendlies". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  23. "Under-19 squad for Turkey training camp". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  24. "Scotland U19s draw with Dutch club side". sportsmedicinecentre.org. National Stadium Sports. 7 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  25. Wales, Peter (1 September 2014). "Hearts star King earns Scotland call-up". Edinburgh Evening News.
  26. "Games played by Billy King in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  27. "Games played by Billy King in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  28. "Games played by Billy King in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  29. "Games played by Billy King in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  30. "Games played by Billy King in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  31. "Games played by Billy King in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  32. "Games played by Billy King in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  33. "Games played by Billy King in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  34. Burke, Andy (5 April 2016). "Rangers 1-0 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  35. English, Tom (10 April 2016). "Rangers 4-0 Peterhead". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  36. "Billy King playing for the Hearts badge". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  37. "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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