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Date of birth | 27 November 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Clarendon, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Cavalier | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2021 - | Cavalier | 68 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2023 | → ÍBV (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2022– | Jamaica | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:25, 29 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024 |
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 | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cavalier | 2021 | Jamaica Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
2022 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 [a] | 2 | 19 | 4 | |||
2022–23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
2023–24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 3 [a] | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||
2024–25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 [c] | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
Total | 68 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 88 | 6 | ||
ÍBV (loan) | 2023 | Besta deild karla | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
Career total | 85 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 105 | 8 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Jamaica | 2022 | 9 | 0 |
2023 | 5 | 0 | |
2024 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 19 | 0 |
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