Andy King (footballer born 1988)

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Andy King
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King playing for Leicester City
Personal information
Full name Andrew Philip King[1]
Date of birth 29 October 1988 (1988-10-29) (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Maidenhead, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Leicester City
Number 10
Youth career
1998–2004 Chelsea
2004–2006 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006– Leicester City 170 (38)
National team‡
2007 Wales U19 7 (0)
2007– Wales U21 10 (2)
2009– Wales 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:14, 21 January 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:17, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

Andrew Philip "Andy" King (born 29 October 1988) is a footballer who plays for Championship club Leicester City as a midfielder. Born in England, King is a Welsh international.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Born in Maidenhead, Berkshire, King joined Chelsea when he was nine years old.[2] After being released in 2004 when he was 15 years old, he became a product of the Leicester City youth academy.[3]

[edit] Leicester City

He was given a squad number for the 2006–07 season.[4] During that season, King scored eight goals in 21 appearances for the Leicester academy side, which saw them win the FA Premier League Group B.[5]

King playing for Leicester City against Millwall on 13 September 2008

King was offered his first professional contract with Leicester on 5 May 2007.[6] He also went on trial with Conference National team York City in August,[5] and after playing in a pre-season friendly against Sheffield he turned down a possible loan move to the club on the advice of his agent.[7] King made his first team debut in a 0–0 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers on 2 October 2007,[8] before scoring his first senior goal with a 35 yard shot described as a "rocket" in a 2–1 defeat to Southampton on 1 December.[9] He made 11 league appearances as Leicester were relegated to League One at the end of the 2007–08 season.

King's impressive start the following season earned him a new three-year contract on 21 August 2008.[3] He scored his first goal of the season in a 3–2 League Cup defeat to Fulham on 27 August, scoring from 18 yards.[10] He went on to score nine league goals to help Leicester secure their promotion as League One champions. His performances earned him the club's young player of the season award on 28 April 2009. He was also nominated for players' player of the season and player of the season awards, but lost out to teammates Matty Fryatt and Steve Howard.[11] King dedicated his award to team captain Stephen Clemence, who missed the entire season through injury.[12]

During pre-season, King believed the Leicester squad was good enough to challenge for promotion.[13] He scored his first goal of the season in a 1–0 win over Plymouth Argyle at the Walkers Stadium on 21 November 2009.[14] Following a fine start to the 2009–10 season, King said on 23 November there is a firm belief that the team can win promotion to the Premier League.[15] He drew praise from then-manager Nigel Pearson after scoring his fourth goal of the season in a 2–1 FA Cup win over Swansea City on 2 January 2010.[16] His overall performance earned him the players' player of the year award on 28 April 2010 which he shared with teammate Jack Hobbs.[17]

King playing for Leicester City in 2010

King had his best season yet in terms of goalscoring in 2010–11, as he ended up the club's top scorer, netting 15 times in the league and 16 times in all competitions from midfield.[18] He earned himself a four-year contract on 15 April 2011, keeping him at the club until 2015.[19] Three days later, King's form that season was acknowledged by his fellow professionals as he was named in the Championship's PFA Team of the Year with teammate Kyle Naughton.[20] He then took the club's players' player of the season award for the second season in a row.

King went on a goal drought in the beginning of the 2011–12 season, scoring just one goal in his first 14 games of the season, but got back on track, netting a brace against West Ham United on 29 October 2011,[21] before adding his fourth of the season at home to Blackpool a month later.[22]

[edit] International career

King qualified to play for Wales through a Welsh grandfather and is a former Wales under-19 international and currently plays for the under-21 team, receiving his first call-up on 10 October 2007.[23] He scored his first goal in a 5–1 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying win over Luxembourg under-21 on 31 March 2009.[24] He was in the squad that narrowly lost out to England in the play-offs for a spot at the 2009 European Championships.

On 22 May 2009, King received his first call up to the senior Wales squad when he was named in manager John Toshack's squad for a friendly match against Estonia.[25][26] Despite naming King in the squad, Toshack admitted King was not yet ready for international football.[27] He made his debut as a second half substitute, replacing Ched Evans in the 89th minute as Wales beat Estonia 1–0.[28]

[edit] Career statistics

As of 21 January 2012.[29]
Season Club Division League FA Cup League Cup Other[30] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2006–07 Leicester City Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007–08 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
2008–09 League One 45 9 4 1 2 1 3 0 54 11
2009–10 Championship 43 9 1 1 1 0 2 1 47 11
2010–11 45 15 2 1 3 0 0 0 50 16
2011–12 26 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 28 4
Total 170 38 9 3 7 1 5 1 191 43

[edit] International goals

Wales' goal tally first

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 August 2010 Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales  Luxembourg 3 – 1 5–1 Friendly

[edit] Honours

Leicester City
Individual

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 235. ISBN 9781845964740. 
  2. ^ "The Friday Interview: The more I play, the better I will get – Leicester City's Andy King". Leicester Mercury. 2010-02-05. http://www.thebluearmy.co.uk/news/Friday-Interview-play-better-8211-Leicester-City-star-Andy-King/article-1806134-detail/article.html. Retrieved 2010-02-05. 
  3. ^ a b "King Of The Castle". Leicester City F.C. 2008-08-21. http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1371836,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-21. 
  4. ^ "Leicester City". FootballSquads. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2006-2007/flcham/leicester.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-02. 
  5. ^ a b Flett, Dave (2007-08-02). "City check out Leicester duo". The Press (York). http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/yorkcityfc/news/display.var.1590390.0.city_check_out_leicester_duo.php. Retrieved 2007-08-02. 
  6. ^ "Young Stars Make The Grade". Leicester City F.C. 2007-05-05. http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1021228,00.html. Retrieved 2007-08-02. 
  7. ^ Flett, Dave (2007-08-08). "One-year York deal for Jones". The Press (York). http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/yorkcityfc/news/display.var.1602480.0.oneyear_york_deal_for_jones.php. Retrieved 2007-08-08. 
  8. ^ "Leicester 0–0 Wolves". BBC Sport. 2007-10-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7019676.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-10. 
  9. ^ "Leicester 1–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 2007-12-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7110785.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-10. 
  10. ^ "Fulham 3–2 Leicester". BBC Sport. 2008-08-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576510.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-28. 
  11. ^ "Howard bags club gong". Leicester City F.C. 2009-04-28. http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1642325,00.html. Retrieved 2009-04-29. 
  12. ^ "Steve Howard wins Leicester City player-of-the-year award". Leicester Mercury. 2009-04-29. http://www.thebluearmy.co.uk/details.asp?back=true&key=1D29. Retrieved 2009-05-03. 
  13. ^ "King ponders Premier League place". BBC Sport. 2009-07-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/8136037.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-05. 
  14. ^ "Leicester 1–0 Plymouth". BBC Sport. 2009-11-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8351145.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-20. 
  15. ^ "King confident on promotion goal". BBC Sport. 2009-11-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/8374895.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-05. 
  16. ^ "Leicester's Nigel Pearson hails midfielder Andy King". BBC Sport. 2010-01-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/8439379.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-07. 
  17. ^ "Hobbs Lands Awards Double". Leicester City F.C.. 2010-04-27. http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~2037129,00.html. Retrieved 2010-04-28. 
  18. ^ "Goal Scorers - 2010/11". Leicester City F.C. http://www.lcfc.com/page/Goalscorers/0,,10274~201010274,00.html. Retrieved 1 December 2011. 
  19. ^ "King Commits To Foxes Until 2015". Leicester City F.C. http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~2339706,00.html. Retrieved 15 April 2011. 
  20. ^ "City Duo Honoured At PFA Awards". Leicester City F.C. http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~2341174,00.html. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
  21. ^ "West Ham Utd vs Leicester City". Leicester City F.C. http://www.lcfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10274~58179,00.html. Retrieved 1 December 2011. 
  22. ^ "Leicester City v Blackpool". Leicester City F.C. http://www.lcfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10274~58519,00.html. Retrieved 1 December 2011. 
  23. ^ "King Earns Welsh Recognition". Leicester City F.C. 2007-10-10. http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1131790,00.html. Retrieved 2007-10-10. 
  24. ^ "Wales U21 5–1 Luxembourg U21". BBC Sport. 2009-03-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7972999.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-05. 
  25. ^ "King of Wales". Leicester City F.C. 2009-05-22. http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1664695,00.html. Retrieved 2009-05-22. 
  26. ^ "Wales v Estonia – Nationwide International Match". The Football Association of Wales. 2009-05-22. http://www.faw.org.uk/news/1354. Retrieved 2009-05-22. 
  27. ^ "Uncapped trio not ready – Toshack". BBC Sport. 2009-05-22. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8064324.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-05. 
  28. ^ "Wales 1–0 Estonia". BBC Sport. 2009-05-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8046478.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-30. 
  29. ^ "Statistics". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=47450. Retrieved 2008-10-01. 
  30. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy and the Football League play-offs

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Matty Fryatt		 Leicester City top goalscorer
2010-11		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
New award		 Leicester City Young Player of the Season
2008–09		 Succeeded by
Martyn Waghorn
Preceded by
Matty Fryatt		 Leicester City Players' Player of the Season
2009–10 (shared), 2010-11		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Leicester City F.C. – current squad
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