Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eli Josef King [1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 December 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Wales | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | Cardiff City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Cardiff City | 5 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Morecambe (loan) | 20 | (1) |
2024 | → Ross County (loan) | 15 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Wales U17 | 3 | (0) |
2021– | Wales U21 | 12 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:50, 26 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:11, 16 January 2024 (UTC) |
Eli Josef King (born 23 December 2002) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Cardiff City [2] and the Wales under-21 national team.
He made his first-team debut on 23 October 2021 as a second-half substitute in the 2–0 Championship defeat against Middlesbrough. [3] [4]
He moved on loan to Crewe Alexandra in August 2022, [5] making his Crewe debut in a goalless draw at Bradford City on 27 August 2022. [6] He returned to Cardiff in January 2023. [7]
King joined Morecambe in July 2023 on loan for the 2023–24 season. [8] He scored his first goal for Morcambe against Doncaster Rovers on 12 December 2023, in a 5-0 victory. [9] On 8 January 2024, King was recalled by Cardiff City. [10] A week after his return to Cardiff City, he joined Scottish Premiership club Ross County on loan until the end of the season. [11] [12]
After playing for Wales under-17s, [13] King was selected for the Wales under-21 squad in November 2021. [14] He was called up again in September 2022 for the Wales under-21s' friendly with Austria. [15]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cardiff City | 2021–22 [16] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
2022–23 [6] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2023–24 [17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2022–23 [6] | League Two | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Morecambe (loan) | 2023–24 [17] | League Two | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 24 | 2 |
Ross County (loan) | 2023–24 [17] | Scottish Premiership | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Career total | 55 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 67 | 2 |
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