Leon King
 Leon King in action for Rangers 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leon Thomson King | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Barrhead, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Rangers | 25 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Scotland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Scotland U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022- | Scotland U21 | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023 | |||
Leon Thomson King (born 14 January 2004) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Rangers.[1]
Career
[edit]Club
[edit]King joined Rangers in his early years,[2] soon appearing to be one of the club's brightest prospects.[3][4] He made his Rangers Under-20s debut aged only 14 under the management of Graeme Murty in November 2018.[5][6] At the end of the 2018–19 season, he was also part of the squad that won the Scottish Youth Cup against Celtic.[7]
King made his Rangers debut on 29 November 2020 in a League Cup match against Falkirk.[8] He made his Scottish Premiership debut for on 12 May 2021, replacing Joe Aribo in the 86th minute of a 3–0 away win against Livingston.[9][10][11]
On 5 January 2022, King signed a contract extension until the summer of 2024 and was subsequently promoted to the first-team squad on a full time basis.[12]
International
[edit]King was selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in May 2022.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 27 May 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2020–21[14] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22[15] | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[16] | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[17] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Rangers B | 2021–22[18] | — | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Rangers B | 2022–23[19] | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
Honours
[edit]Rangers
- Scottish Premiership: 2020–21[20]
- Scottish Cup: 2021–22[21]
- Scottish League Cup: 2023–24[22]
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2021–22[23]
References
[edit]- ^ Leon King at Soccerway
- ^ "Introducing... Leon King". Rangers F.C. Youtube. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Campbell, Jordan (9 November 2019). "Chelsea and Liverpool among those looking at Rangers' 15-year-old defender King". The Athletic. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Wright, Angus (9 November 2019). "Rangers face fight to keep hold of 15-year-old defender as English and European giants circle". The Scotsman. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Rangers Academy continues to go from strength to strength". Rangers News. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Rangers U20s 6-1 Partick Thistle U20s". Rangers F.C. Youtube. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Rangers crowned Scottish Youth Cup winners". SFA. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Elgott, Jordan (29 November 2020). "Falkirk 0–4 Rangers". BBC Sport.
- ^ McDougall, Mark (12 May 2021). "Livingston 0 Rangers 3 as Steven Gerrard's men edge closer to 100 point mark". Glasgow Live. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ Campbell, Andy (12 May 2021). "Rangers win to stay unbeaten in league". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ Black, James (13 May 2021). "Rangers veteran delighted after landmark appearance for Ibrox prodigy in Livi win". HITC. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "LEON KING SIGNS NEW RANGERS CONTRACT". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Rangers' Alex Lowry one of five new call-ups by Scotland Under-21s". BBC Sport. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Leon King in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Leon King in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Leon King in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Leon King in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Leon King in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Leon King in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Rangers top-flight champions for first time since 2011 after Celtic drop points". BBC Sport. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Rangers 2-0 Hearts". BBC Sport. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ McPheat, Nick (17 December 2023). "Rangers 1-0 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. BBC.
- ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Rangers". BBC Sport. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
External links
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