| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Callum Michael King [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 60 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021–2025 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
George Callum Michael King (born 20 March 2007) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Crystal Palace. He is an Ireland U19 youth international. [2]
King is a ball-playing central defender who has also played as a midfielder. [3] He captained the Crystal Palace under-18 team, and broke into the Palace under-21 side at the end of the 2024-25 season. [4] King signed his first professional contract with Crystal Palace in March 2025. [5]
King trained with the Crystal Palace first-team in the summer of 2025, playing in a pre-season match before injury affected the start of his season. He trained with the first-team again in December 2025. [6] He was named as a starter for his professional debut on 18 December 2025, a 2-2 draw against Finnish club KuPS in the UEFA Conference League. [7] [8]
King played age-group football for England prior to his call-up by the Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team, making his debut at that level in October 2025. [4] [3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crystal Palace | 2025–26 [9] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||