Connor King

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Connor King
Personal information
Full name Connor Lewis King [1]
Date of birth (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 (age 25) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Burnley (academy goalkeeping coach)
Youth career
2010–2018 Burnley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Burnley 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Barnoldswick Town (loan)
2018–2019 Chester 0 (0)
2019–2020 Clitheroe 16 (0)
International career
2013–2016 England U16 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Connor Lewis King (born 27 April 1999) is an English football coach and former player. He is an academy coach at Premier League club Burnley,.

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As a player, King was part of the youth academy at Burnley and later played at non-League level for Barnoldswick Town, Chester and Clitheroe. He is a former England under-16 international.

Club career

King came through the Burnley academy as a goalkeeper playing for the club from the age of 11 and progressing up until the under-23's team. [3]

On 10 July 2017, he joined non-league side Barnoldswick Town on loan. [4] On 5 January 2018, King returned to Turf Moor with Town manager Danny Craig heaping praise on the player, "I think he has been one of the best keepers in the league and if you could bottle his attitude you would make a fortune. The next move he makes should be three or four levels higher up than us because he is that good. He has probably been our best passer of the ball and he is a huge talent. [5]

On 31 August 2018, King signed for National League North side Chester, following his release from Burnley. [6] [7]

He later had a spell with Clitheroe, where he made sixteen appearances. [8]

International career

King was called up to the England U16 team in 2013, and was an unused substitute in the victory shield win over Wales in Kidderminster. [9] He would eventually win several caps.

Coaching career

King holds a UEFA B license in coaching football, he also had a B license in goalkeeping coaching. [10] On 21 August 2021, King was appointed as the clubs transition goalkeeping coach, replacing Fabian Otte. King had been at the club as a part-time academy coach since retiring from football in 2020. [11]

King, along with Paul Jenkins and Ben Mee, was appointed an assistant to caretaker manager Mike Jackson on 15 April 2022 after Sean Dyche was dismissed as Burnley manager. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "C. King: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Elland's Burnley FC junior Connor King eyes England debut for under 16s". 11 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Barnoldswick sign Burnley goalkeeper Connor King on loan".
  5. ↑ "Burnley keeper Connor King a huge talent believes Barlick boss as teenager returns to Turf Moor | the Oldham Times".
  6. ↑ "Chester Football Club – Official Website » BREAKING | King and Miller join Chester FC".
  7. ↑ "Chester Football Club – Official Website » PLAYER INTERVIEW | King buzzing to get going at Chester".
  8. ↑ "StackPath".
  9. ↑ "Elland's Burnley FC junior Connor King eyes England debut for under 16s". 11 October 2013.
  10. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/connor-king-9a41a017b/?originalSubdomain=uk [ self-published source ]
  11. ↑ "StackPath".
  12. ↑ "Burnley sack manager Sean Dyche with eight games left of Premier League season". BBC Sport. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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