Ethan King

Ethan King

Personal information
Full name	Ethan King
Born	(2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 23) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position	Fullback, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2024–25 Sydney Roosters 3 0 0 0 0 2026 Nth Old Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0 Total 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 24 July 2025
Education	Ipswich Grammar School
Father	Andrew King
Relatives	Chris King (uncle) Matt King (uncle)

Ethan King (born 12 July 2002) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Background

King was born in Sydney and played his junior rugby league for the Central Cape Suns in Weipa, Queensland. ^{[2] [3]} He attended Ipswich Grammar School and played for the North Ipswich Tigers before being signed by the Sydney Roosters. ^{[4] [5]}

King's father Andrew, and his uncles, Chris and Matt, are former professional rugby league players. ^[6]

Playing career

Early career

In January 2018, King was a member of Queensland's Under-16 Emerging Origin squad. ^{[7] [8]} Later that year he represented SEQ Green at the Under-16 State Championships. ^[9]

In 2019 and 2020, King played for the Ipswich Jets in the Mal Meninga Cup. ^{[10] [11]}

In 2021, King joined the Sydney Roosters, playing for their SG Ball Cup and Jersey Flegg Cup teams. ^{[12] [13]}

In 2022, after starting the season in Flegg, King moved up to the New South Wales Cup, playing for the North Sydney Bears. ^[14] In 2023, he played 17 games for the Roosters' NSW Cup team. ^[15]

2024

In round 18 of the 2024 NRL season, he made his first grade debut, coming off the bench in a 42–12 win over the St. George Illawarra Dragons. ^[16]

References

1. "Ethan King - Playing Career - RLP".
2. "Western Cape Bulletin 11 April 2012". Issuu. 11 April 2012.
3. "QPSRL 12 Years & Under results". QRL. 30 June 2014.
4. "Grammar tops GPS selections". Courier Mail. 31 August 2017.
5. "Under 15, Under 16, Under 18 Emerging Origin squads". QRL. 21 December 2017.
6. "Ipswich Grammar's best sport stars revealed". Courier Mail. 17 July 2020.
7. "Under 15, Under 16, Under 18 Emerging Origin squads". QRL. 21 December 2017.
8. "Under 15 and Under 16 Boys Emerging Origin Camp". QRL. 15 January 2018.
9. "SEQ clean sweep at State Junior Champs". QRL. 17 July 2018.
10. "TEAMS: QRL U18 Auswide Bank Mal Meninga Cup - 2019 Round 1". LeagueUnlimited. 5 March 2019.
11. "TEAMS: QRL U18 Auswide Bank Mal Meninga Cup - 2020 Round 1". LeagueUnlimited. 10 March 2020.
12. "SG Ball 2021 Summer Squad". Sydney Roosters. 28 October 2020.
13. "Pathways Results Round 13: Flegg Hit Half Century in Treble of Wins". Sydney Roosters. 7 June 2021.
14. "Jets claim the points against old-time rivals". Cronulla Sharks. 25 July 2022.
15. "Pilot Medical Update: Round 23". Sydney Roosters. 7 August 2023.
16. "NRL Late Mail: Round 18". Sydney Roosters. 7 July 2024.

External links

• Sydney Roosters profile