Joshua King (soccer player)
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Joshua King (2015)
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Personnel | ||
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Surname | Joshua Christian Kojo King | |
birthday | January 15, 1992 | |
place of birth | Oslo , Norway | |
size | 185 cm | |
position | Storm | |
Juniors | ||
Years | station | |
1998-2006 | Romsas IL | |
2006-2008 | Vålerenga Oslo | |
2008-2009 | Manchester United | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
2009–2012 | Manchester United | 0 | (0)
2010-2011 | → Preston North End (loan) | 8 | (0)
2011 | → Borussia M'gladbach (loan) | 2 | (0)
2011 | → Borussia M'gladbach II (loan) | 4 | (2)
2012 | → Hull City (loan) | 10 | (0)
2012 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 8 | (2)
2013-2015 | Blackburn Rovers | 56 | (3)
2015– | Bournemouth AFC | 123 (38) |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) 2 |
2007 | Norway U-15 | 4 | (2)
2008 | Norway U-16 | 3 | (1)
2009 | Norway U18 | 2 | (2)
2010 | Norway U-19 | 2 | (1)
2011-2013 | Norway U-21 | 8 | (1)
2012– | Norway | 39 (14) |
1 Only league games are given. As of February 9, 2019 2 As of March 30, 2019 |
Joshua Christian Kojo King (born January 15, 1992 in Oslo ) is a Norwegian football player of Gambian descent. The striker has been under contract with the English first division AFC Bournemouth since 2015 .
Career
youth
Joshua King's father is from Gambia and his mother is Norwegian. King grew up in Romsås, a suburb of the Norwegian capital Oslo . At the age of 6 he started playing football at the local club Romsås IL and in 2006 at the age of 14 he moved to the youth department of Vålerenga Oslo . In 2008 he went to England and from then played in the youth division of the English record champions Manchester United .
Professional career
In 2009 King moved to the professional team of Manchester, but was only used in the reserve team. In the 2010/11 season he was loaned to the second division Preston North End . At the Lilywhites , the Norwegian only made eight appearances and the team was relegated to the third English division at the end of the season . For the 2011/2012 season, the German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach signed him on loan. There he made his debut on August 19 when he came on for Mike Hanke in the 86th minute of the Bundesliga match on the third match day against VfL Wolfsburg . Due to many injuries, the loan contract was terminated during the winter break.
On January 16, 2012, Manchester United announced that King would be loaned to Hull City until the end of the season .
On November 22, 2012, King was loaned to Blackburn Rovers until the end of the year . He was then firmly committed. He signed a contract valid until June 30, 2015. In the summer of 2015, King moved to the Premier League promoted AFC Bournemouth free of charge . In August 2017, the club announced that the contract with King had been extended early until the summer of 2021.
Style of play
Joshua often played as a striker in his youth, but thanks to his versatile skills he can be used in almost any offensive position. His strengths include tempo dribbling, i.e. that is, that he has a very close ball control at high speed. Due to his stature, his opponents find it difficult to separate him from the ball in a duel. His serenity in front of the opposing goal can also be counted among his strengths.
Awards
Web links
- Joshua King in the soccerbase.com database
- Joshua King in the database of kicker.de
- Joshua King in the database of weltfussball.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ King's Hull switch confirmed
- ^ Rovers complete King deal
- ↑ King move made permanent
- ^ King deal concluded
- ↑ Joshua King: Bournemouth sign Blackburn Rovers midfielder
- ↑ Norsk topscorer forlænger med Bournemouth
personal data | |
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SURNAME | King, Joshua |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | King, Joshua Christian Kojo (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1992 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Oslo , Norway |