Julie King

Julie King
King with Boston Breakers in 2013
Personal information
Full name Julie O'Toole King[1]
Date of birth (1989-10-21) October 21, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Auburn Tigers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Boston Breakers (WPSLE) 14 (?)
2013–2017 Boston Breakers 95 (6)
2018–2019 North Carolina Courage 0 (0)
2019–2020 Orlando Pride 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 29, 2020

Julie O'Toole King (born October 21, 1989) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender. She played college soccer at Auburn University and professionally for the Boston Breakers, North Carolina Courage and Orlando Pride.

Early life and education

King's parents are Kevin and Julie; her siblings are model RJ King, model and former The Amazing Race 21 contestant Caitlin King, and reality TV personality Meghan King Edmonds.[2] King's older sister Caitlin played soccer with her at Auburn for two seasons.[1]

King attended and played for Nerinx Hall High School in Webster Groves, Missouri, where she was an Honor Roll Student. She was a wing-midfielder for St. Louis Scott Gallagher Club Soccer and helped her club team advance to the Region II regional Finals five out of the six years they competed, winning in 2003 and 2005, including winning the National Championship in 2005. King was a 2005 All-Metro honorable mention, 2006 Second Team All-Metro, 2007 All-Midwest honorable mention, a 2007 First Team All-Metro, First Team All-Conference and First Team All-State, 2007 All-Midwest honorable mention, 2008 First Team All-State, All-Metro and All-Conference. She was a second team All-Conference selection in basketball in 2008 and 2007.[3]

Auburn University

King attended and played for Auburn University, where she majored in interdisciplinary studies. Following her four years of soccer with the Auburn Tigers, King also played a single season of basketball with the school.[4][5]

Auburn statistics

Source[6]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Auburn 30 34 26.0% 0.0% 66.7% 1.8 1.0 0.6 0.1 1.1

Club career

Boston Breakers 2012–2017

Following the folding of the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league, King signed on to play with the Boston Breakers in the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite (WPSL Elite), where she played 14 times for the Breakers, starting nine times. Prior to the start of the inaugural 2013 National Women's Soccer League season, King again signed with the Boston Breakers as a discovery player in March 2013. In 2013, King started all 21 games she appeared in and logged 1,862 minutes.

In 2014, King started all 17 games she appeared in and logged 1,530 minutes, third highest on the team, despite missing 6 games due to injury. She tallied one goal and one assist. Her goal, the first of her professional career, came on April 27, 2014, in a 3–2 win at home over Sky Blue FC. She also registered an assist in the match.[7][8][9]

North Carolina Courage 2018–2019

King was selected by the North Carolina Courage as the number 9 draft pick in the Breakers Dispersal Draft on January 30, 2018.[10] King would not play for the Courage in 2018 or 2019 as she was recovering from two ankle operations,[11] and she was released by the Courage on July 18, 2019, without making an appearance for the team.[12]

Orlando Pride, 2019–2020

On August 8, 2019, King was signed by the Orlando Pride.[13] She made her debut for the team two days later at home to Houston Dash. Orlando lost 1–0 with King receiving a red card in the 61st minute. She was waived at the end of the 2020 season and made available on the re-entry wire but was not picked up.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ a b "Caitlin King - Women's Soccer". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012.
  2. ^ Pennington, Gail (June 8, 2015). "Meghan King Edmonds tests life as 'Real Housewife'". St. Louis Post Dispatch. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "Auburn Player Profile". Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  4. ^ "Auburn Basketball player profile". Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  5. ^ "UNITE: Two-Sport Athlete Julie King". ESPN. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  6. ^ "Auburn Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  7. ^ "Boston Breakers Player Profile". Archived from the original on June 27, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  8. ^ "Heather Mitts Announces Retirement from Soccer". Soccer Nation. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  9. ^ "Boston Breakers bring back defender Julie King". NWSL News. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  10. ^ Ltd, Simplestream. "National Women's Soccer League". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  11. ^ "@julie_king8". August 23, 2018. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  12. ^ "NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE SIGNS GOALKEEPER SAM LESHNAK". July 18, 2019. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  13. ^ "Orlando Pride Signs Veteran Defender Julie King". Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  14. ^ "Eight NWSL Players Available on the Re-Entry Wire". www.nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  15. ^ "Racing Louisville FC Acquires Cheyna Matthews Off Re-Entry Wire". www.nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2020.