Craig King

Craig King
Personal information
Full name	Craig Stuart King
Date of birth	16 October 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Chesterfield, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Matlock Town
Youth career
2005–2008	Leicester City
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2011	Leicester City
2009	→ Hereford United (loan)
2010	→ Northampton Town (loan)
2011–2012	AFC Telford United
2012–2013	Worksop Town
2013–2015	Buxton
2015–2016	Bradford Park Avenue
2016–2017	Salford City
2017–2018	Gainsborough Trinity
2018–2019	Alfreton Town
2019–2021	Matlock Town
2021	Frickley Athletic
2021–	Matlock Town
International career‡
2009	Scotland U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:41, 1 August 2020 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:31, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

Craig Stuart King (born 6 October 1990) is a professional footballer who plays for Northern Premier League side Matlock Town, where he plays as a winger. Born in England, he represented Scotland at youth international level.

Club career

Born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, King started his career at Leicester City where he came through their youth academy alongside Joe Mattock, Max Gradel, Andy King (unrelated), and Luke O'Neill, he signed a two-year pro-contract on 2 September 2008.^[2]

King made a match squad for the 1st time in Leicester's 3–0 Football League Trophy victory over Hartlepool United, however he was an unused substitute on that occasion.^[3] However, he did make his debut the following round as a half time substitute replacing Steve Howard against Lincoln City.^[4]

On 17 September 2009, King joined Hereford United on a one-month loan, and scored within six minutes of his debut in a 2–0 win over Accrington Stanley.^[5] On Monday 19 October, King extended his loan at Hereford until the end of the current season.^[6]

On 11 November 2010, King Northampton Town on a one-month loan deal.^[7]

On 21 May 2011 he was released from Leicester City and in June joined AFC Telford United.^[8]

In February 2015, he joined Bradford Park Avenue for an undisclosed fee.^[9]

In May 2016 he joined Salford City.

In May 2017 he joined Gainsborough Trinity.

In September 2020 he appeared for Frickley Athletic in a pre-season friendly against Mickleover. Soon after in June 2021, he joined the West Yorkshire club on a permanent deal. After appearing in a number of pre-season games, he returned to Derbyshire.

International career

On 18 May 2009 King was called up to the Scotland under-19 squad for the UEFA European Championships Elite round, to be held at Bramall Lane, Sheffield.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
^ "King Earns Pro Contract". www.LCFC.co.uk. Leicester City F.C. 2 September 2008. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2008.
^ "Hartlepool 0–3 Leicester". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2008.
^ "Leicester 0–0 Lincoln City (aet)". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2008.
^ "Hereford bring in three on loan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
^ "King Joins The Bulls". LCFC.co.uk. Leicester City F.C. 19 October 2009. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
^ "Craig King joins Northampton". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Coportation. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
^ "AFC Telford sign Leicester City striker Craig King". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Coportation. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
^ "King: Excited for the Challenge". Bradford Park Avenue. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
^ "Youngster Gets The Nod". www.LCFC.co.uk. Leicester City F.C. 18 May 2009. Archived from the original on 20 May 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.

External links

Craig King's profile on LCFC.co.uk
Craig King at Soccerbase

[Hugman2009-10-1] Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.

[King_Earns_Pro-Contract-2] "King Earns Pro Contract". www.LCFC.co.uk. Leicester City F.C. 2 September 2008. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2008.

[Hartlepool_0-3_Leicester-3] "Hartlepool 0–3 Leicester". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2008.

[Leicester_0-0_Lincoln_City_(aet)-4] "Leicester 0–0 Lincoln City (aet)". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2008.

[Hereford_bring_in_three_on_loan-5] "Hereford bring in three on loan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2009.

[King_Joins_The_Bulls-6] "King Joins The Bulls". LCFC.co.uk. Leicester City F.C. 19 October 2009. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2009.

[Craig_King_joins_Northampton-7] "Craig King joins Northampton". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Coportation. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.

[AFC_Telford_sign_Leicester_City_striker_Craig_King-8] "AFC Telford sign Leicester City striker Craig King". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Coportation. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.

[9] "King: Excited for the Challenge". Bradford Park Avenue. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

[Youngster_Gets_The_Nod-10] "Youngster Gets The Nod". www.LCFC.co.uk. Leicester City F.C. 18 May 2009. Archived from the original on 20 May 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.

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