Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 27 November 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Clarendon, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Cavalier | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2021 - | Cavalier | 51 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2023 | → ÍBV (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2022– | Jamaica | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:02, 16 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 August 2022 |
Richard King (born 27 November 2001) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cavalier, and the Jamaica national team.
King plays for Cavalier FC in Jamaica. [1]
In 2023, King spent one season on loan at ÍBV in Iceland.
King return to Cavalier in 2024 and lead them to the JPL title. [2]
King made his senior international debut for Jamaica against Peru and also feature in a WCQ match against Costa Rica. [3] [4]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cavalier | 2021 | National Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
2022 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 19 | 3 | ||
Career total | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 3 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Jamaica | 2022 | 7 | 0 |
Total | 7 | 0 |
(2): 2021, 2024 [7]
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