Joel Bruce King (born 30 October 2000) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a left back for OB.
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Full name | Joel Bruce King[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 22) | ||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Figtree, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left back | ||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | OB | ||||||||||||||||||
Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||
FNSW NTC | |||||||||||||||||||
Sydney FC | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | FFA CoE | 29 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Sydney FC NPL | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Sydney FC | 63 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
2022– | OB | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Australia U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
2021– | Australia U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
2022– | Australia | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2022 |
King made his professional debut for Sydney FC in a Round 27 clash against Newcastle Jets, playing the full game in a 2–0 loss at McDonald Jones Stadium.[2] On 9 May 2019, he signed his first professional contract with the club, penning a one-year deal for the 2019–2020 season.[3] King cemented his spot in the Sydney team, and started in every game for Sydney during the 2020-21 season with regular fullback Michael Zullo missing the majority of the season with a recurring calf injury. His consistent performances during the season resulted in him winning the 2020-21 Young Footballer of the year award at the end of season awards, becoming the first Sydney FC player to do so.[4]
On 29 January 2022, it was announced that King had signed with Danish club OB after triggering a six figure release clause.[5]
King was called up to the Australian under-23 squad for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics by manager Graham Arnold.[6] He made his debut in a friendly warm up game for the Olympics against New Zealand in a 0–2 loss. [7] King provided an assist for Australia's first goal of the tournament, scored by Lachlan Wales against Argentina in which Australia ran out 2-0 winners.[8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sydney FC | 2018–19 | A-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2019–20 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | A-League Men | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
Total | 63 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 0 | ||
OB | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
2022–23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | |||
Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
Career total | 79 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 93 | 1 |
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