Richard King (footballer)
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| Date of birth | 27 November 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Clarendon, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Cavalier | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 - | Cavalier | 68 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → ÍBV (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Jamaica | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:25, 29 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Richard King (born 27 November 2001) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cavalier, and the Jamaica national team.
Club career
King plays for Cavalier FC in Jamaica.[1]
In 2023, King spent one season on loan at ÍBV in Iceland.
King return to Cavalier in 2024 and lead them to the JPL title.[2]
International career
King made his senior international debut for Jamaica against Peru and also feature in a WCQ match against Costa Rica.[3][4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 29 December 2024.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cavalier | 2021 | Jamaica Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 2 | 19 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 68 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 88 | 6 | ||
| ÍBV (loan) | 2023 | Besta deild karla | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 85 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 105 | 8 | ||
- Notes
- ^ a b c Appearances in the National Premier League playoffs
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Caribbean Cup
International
- As of match played 18 November 2024.[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | |
Honors
Club
Cavalier
Individual
- 2024 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup Best XI[8]
References
- ^ "Cavalier defender King having a dream season".
- ^ https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/05/29/cavaliers-king-ready-fight-national-overseas-objectives/
- ^ "King, Beckford make international starts vs Peru". 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Show's over!".
- ^ Richard King at Soccerway
- ^ Richard King at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/05/20/cavalier-beat-mt-pleasant-third-premier-league-title/
- ^ "Stein, Correa, Exilus lead Caribbean Cup Best XI". Concacaf. 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
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