Joshua King (footballer)

Joshua King
King playing for AFC Bournemouth in 2015
Personal information
Full name Joshua Christian Kojo King[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-15) 15 January 1992 (age 32)[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
Representing  Norway
European Under-21 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2013 U-21
* 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)

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.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 February 2024[4][5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] 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[c] 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[d] 1 27 7
2023–24 12 1 2 0 — 9[e] 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
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, DFB-Pokal, Turkish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Football League Cup/EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearance and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 9 June 2022[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Joshua King
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  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

Honours

Fenerbahçe

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Joshua King: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "7. Joshua King". watfordfc.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Josh King". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Joshua King". Altomfotball. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  6. ↑ Joshua King at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. ↑ "Cumhuriyetimizin 100. Yılında Türkiye Kupası Fenerbahçemiz'in". fenerbahce.org. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "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.