Cameron King (footballer)

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Cameron King
Personal information
Full name Cameron Mark King [1]
Date of birth (1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 29) [2]
Place of birth Bury St Edmunds, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2003–2014 Norwich City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Norwich City 0 (0)
2016–2017 Thetford Town 38 (15)
2017 Shamrock Rovers 8 (0)
2018 King's Lynn Town 11 (5)
2018–2020 Halifax Town 59 (8)
2020–2022 King's Lynn Town 22 (2)
International career‡
2014 Scotland U21 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:21, 25 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:23, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

Cameron Mark King (born 10 September 1995) is a footballer who last played as a midfielder for King's Lynn. Born in England, King represents Scotland internationally.

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Club career

King joined Norwich City's youth system at the age of eight. [3] King made his senior début for Norwich City on 23 September 2014 in the League Cup in a 1–0 away loss to Shrewsbury Town. [2] [4]

In 2016 King and Norwich mutually agreed to end his contract early, in order for him to receive medical care for persistent migraines. [5] [6] After seeing a specialist, King returned to football with Thetford Town, where he scored 16 goals in 45 appearances in all competitions. [7] [8] King joined League of Ireland Premier Division side Shamrock Rovers on 14 August 2017. [9]

On 24 August 2020, King re-signed for National League side Kings Lynn. [10] King was released by the club following relegation at the end of the 2021–22 season. [11]

He rejoined former club Thetford Town in June 2022, [12] before extending his contract in May 2023 despite interest from teams in higher divisions. [13]

International career

King has represented Scotland at youth level. [2] [3] He scored a goal in his first appearance for the Scotland under-21s, a late equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Switzerland under-21s. [14]

Career statistics

As of end of 2021–22 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norwich City 2014–15 [15] Championship 0000100010
2015–16 [16] Premier League 000000—00
Total0000100010
Thetford Town 2016–17 [8] Eastern Counties League Premier Division381510—6 [a] 14516
Shamrock Rovers 2017 [17] League of Ireland Premier Division 80201000110
King's Lynn Town 2017–18 [18] [19] [20] Southern League Premier Division11500—2 [b] 1136
FC Halifax Town 2018–19 [17] National League 28151—2 [c] 0352
2019–20 [17] National League31700—4 [d] 0357
Total59851—60709
King's Lynn Town 2020–21 [17] National League22210—1 [c] 0242
2021–22 [17] National League0000—0000
Total22210—10242
Career total13830912015216433
  1. ↑ Three appearances in FA Vase; two appearances one goal in Norfolk Senior Cup; one appearance in Eastern Counties League Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Southern League Premier Division play-offs
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Three appearances in FA Trophy; one appearance in National League play-offs

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References

  1. ↑ Cameron King at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 3 "Norwich City U21 Profiles". Norwich City F.C. Official Website. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Cameron King Profile". Flown From the Nest. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Shrewsbury 1 Norwich 0". BBC Sport. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Nine out of contract to leave City Archived 12 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine , Norwich City's official website. Retrieved 10 June 2016
  6. ↑ Freezer, David (30 June 2016). "Cameron King looking forward to fresh start after frustrating end to 'amazing' time with Norwich City". Eastern Daily Press. Archived from the original on 23 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Freezer, David (3 August 2016). "Cameron King signs for Thetford Town following Norwich City exit". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  8. 1 2 "CAMERON KING player stats | Thurlow Nunn League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "New signing Cameron King". Shamrock Rovers FC. 14 August 2017. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "National League News - May-August 2020 (24 August 2020)". BBC Sport. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "King's Lynn Town's Retained & Released List". www.kltown.co.uk. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "Norwich FA Youth Cup winner 'follows his heart' back to Thetford". Suffolk News. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  13. ↑ Iles, Darren (15 May 2023). "Cameron King re signs for the 2023-24 Season". Thetford Town FC. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  14. ↑ Late King strike earns Under-21s draw in Switzerland, Scottish Football Association
  15. ↑ "Cameron King | Football Stats | Season 2014/2015". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "Cameron King | Football Stats". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 Cameron King at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  18. ↑ "Appearances Season 2017-18". www.thelinnets.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  19. ↑ "The Linnets Archive: 2017-18 Fixtures/Results". www.thelinnets.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  20. ↑ King's Lynn Town 1-2 Slough Town | Highlights | 7 May 2018 , retrieved 10 March 2023


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