Joshua King (soccer player)

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Joshua King
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Joshua King (2015)
Personnel
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(0)
2010-2011 →  Preston North End  (loan) 8 0(0)
2011 →  Borussia M'gladbach  (loan) 2 0(0)
2011 →  Borussia M'gladbach II  (loan) 4 0(2)
2012 →  Hull City  (loan) 10 0(0)
2012 →  Blackburn Rovers  (loan) 8 0(2)
2013-2015 Blackburn Rovers 56 0(3)
2015– Bournemouth AFC 123 (38)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2007 Norway U-15 4 0(2)
2008 Norway U-16 3 0(1)
2009 Norway U18 2 0(2)
2010 Norway U-19 2 0(1)
2011-2013 Norway U-21 8 0(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

Commons : Joshua King  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ King's Hull switch confirmed
  2. ^ Rovers complete King deal
  3. ↑ King move made permanent
  4. ^ King deal concluded
  5. ↑ Joshua King: Bournemouth sign Blackburn Rovers midfielder
  6. ↑ Norsk topscorer forlænger med Bournemouth
personal data
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