Josh King (footballer, born 2007)

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Joshua King
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King in 2024
Personal information
Full name Joshua David Steven King [1]
Date of birth (2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 (age 18)
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fulham
Number 24
Youth career
2015–2024 Fulham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Fulham 26 (0)
International career‡
2022 England U15 3 (0)
2022–2023 England U16 8 (0)
2023–2024 England U17 11 (0)
2024 England U18 3 (0)
2024– England U19 13 (2)
2025– England U21 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:06, 27 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:14, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Joshua David Steven King (born 3 January 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Fulham. [3]

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Early life

King was educated at Hampton School in South West London and he was an Alumni which at his school was called Old Hamptonians.

Club career

King joined the Fulham academy aged eight and in January 2024 signed his first professional contract with Fulham. [3]

On 27 August 2024, King made his professional club debut for Fulham coming on as a second-half substitute in an EFL Cup game against Birmingham City. [4] On 5 December 2024, he made his first Premier League appearance in a victory over Brighton & Hove Albion. [5] [6] On 22 December 2024 King made his first start in the Premier League against Southampton. [7]

On 17 July 2025 Fulham confirmed King had signed a new four year deal with the club, a contract which will run until 30 June 2029. [8]

On 28 October 2025 King scored his first goal for Fulham against Wycombe Wanderers in the EFL Cup fourth round. [9]

International career

In August 2022 King captained England under-16 against Italy. [10] He was a member of the England U19 squad at the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and scored a goal during a 5-5 group stage draw with Germany. [11]

King made his England U21 debut on 10 October 2025 during a 4-0 victory away to Moldova. [12] The following month saw him score his first goal at this level in an away win against Slovakia. [13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham U21 2023–24 [14] ———1 [a] 010
2024–25 [15] ———2 [a] 020
Total———3030
Fulham 2024–25 [15] Premier League 802010—110
2025–26 [16] Premier League1800031—211
Career total260204130351
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "2024/25 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Josh King". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 Martin, Laurie (7 June 2024). "King Wins Scholar of the Year". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  4. ↑ O'Sullivan, Daniel (27 August 2024). "Birmingham City 0-2 Fulham". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Josh: One of the best moments of my life". Fulham F.C. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Emons, Michael (5 December 2024). "Fulham 3-1 Brighton & Hove Albion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  7. ↑ O'Sullivan, Daniel (23 December 2024). "Man of the Match result: Southampton". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  8. ↑ Pruce, Geoff (17 July 2025). "Long-Term deal for King". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  9. ↑ Brotherton, Alex (28 October 2025). "Fulham beat Wycombe on penalties to reach EFL Cup last eight". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  10. ↑ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (10 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  11. ↑ Johnston, Neil (17 June 2025). "England 5-5 Germany". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  12. ↑ Hunt, Holly (10 October 2025). "Report: England MU19s 4-1 Belgium". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  13. ↑ Emons, Michael (18 November 2025). "Slovakia 0-4 England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Josh King in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Josh King in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Josh King in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
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