Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jonathan Lance King | ||
Date of birth | 22 April 1993 | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Sydenham Barnsley | |||
2010–2012 | Nike Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | Blackburn Rovers (SA) | 8 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Black Leopards | 15 | (0) |
2016 | Santos (SA) | 5 | (0) |
Total | 28 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jonathan Lance King (born 22 April 1993) is a South African former footballer who played as a midfielder. [1]
King, along with compatriot Reyaad Pieterse, was chosen along with six other young footballers for the Nike Academy's The Chance; a scouting project to find the best unsigned talent from around the world, with the hope of finding them a professional club to sign for. [2] Prior to this experience, he had played for Sydenham Barnsley in Durban. [3]
On his return to South Africa, King had a short spell with Blackburn Rovers (SA), before moving to Black Leopards in November 2014. [4] After two seasons with the Leopards, in which he featured sparingly, he moved to fellow National First Division side Santos (SA). [5]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Blackburn Rovers (SA) | 2013–14 | National First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Black Leopards | 2014–15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
2015–16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Santos (SA) | 2016–17 | National First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Career total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
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