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.
.jpg.webp) King playing for AFC Bournemouth in 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Joshua Christian Kojo King[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1992[2] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, left winger | |||||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:05, 3 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:08, 9 June 2022 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
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Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United | 2009–10 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Preston North End (loan) | 2010–11 | Championship | 8 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II (loan) | 2011–12 | Regionalliga West | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||
| Hull City (loan) | 2011–12 | Championship | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2012–13 | Championship | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 4 | |||
| Total | 64 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 8 | ||
| AFC Bournemouth | 2015–16 | Premier League | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 7 | |
| 2016–17 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 16 | |||
| 2017–18 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 34 | 9 | |||
| 2018–19 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 12 | |||
| 2019–20 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 6 | |||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| Total | 173 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 53 | ||
| Everton | 2020–21 | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Watford | 2021–22 | Premier League | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 5 | |
| Fenerbahçe | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 7[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 27 | 7 | |
| 2023–24 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 9[lower-alpha 5] | 3 | 23 | 4 | |||
| Total | 28 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 50 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 339 | 66 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 387 | 80 | ||
- Includes FA Cup, DFB-Pokal, Turkish Cup
- Includes Football League Cup/EFL Cup
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearance and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 9 June 2022[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2012 | 4 | 1 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | |
| Total | 62 | 20 | |
- As of match played 29 March 2022
- Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each King goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 October 2012 | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Cyprus | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 6 September 2013 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Cyprus | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 10 October 2014 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Mdina, Malta |  Malta | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 4 | 3–0 | |||||
| 5 | 5 June 2016 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 1–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 6 | 11 October 2016 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  San Marino | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 11 November 2016 | Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic |  Czech Republic | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 1 September 2017 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 5 October 2017 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | San Marino | 2–0 | 8–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 3–0 | |||||
| 11 | 2 June 2018 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland |  Iceland | 2–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 12 | 6 June 2018 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Panama | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 13 | 23 March 2019 | Mestalla, Valencia, Spain |  Spain | 1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 14 | 26 March 2019 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Sweden | 2–0 | 3–3 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 15 | 5 September 2019 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Malta | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 16 | 12 October 2019 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Spain | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 17 | 18 November 2019 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Ta' Qali, Malta | Malta | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 18 | 29 March 2022 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Armenia | 2–0 | 9–0 | Friendly |
| 19 | 4–0 | |||||
| 20 | 6–0 |
References
- "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- "Joshua King: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- "7. Joshua King". watfordfc.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- "Josh King". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- "Joshua King". Altomfotball. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- Joshua King at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Cumhuriyetimizin 100. Yılında Türkiye Kupası Fenerbahçemiz'in". fenerbahce.org. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- "King fikk Gullballen: – Fullt fortjent" [King won the Golden Ball: – Fully deserved]. vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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