Richard King (footballer)

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Richard King
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Clarendon, Jamaica
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Cavalier
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 - Cavalier 51 (3)
2023ÍBV (loan) 6 (0)
International career
2022– Jamaica 15 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
CONCACAF Nations League
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 United States Team
*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.

Contents

Club career

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]

International career

King made his senior international debut for Jamaica against Peru and also feature in a WCQ match against Costa Rica. [3] [4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 January 2022 [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cavalier 2021 National Premier League 90003 [lower-alpha 1] 0120
2022 151004 [lower-alpha 1] 2193
Career total2410072313
Notes
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the National Premier League playoffs

International

As of match played 8 June 2022. [6]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Jamaica 202270
Total70

Honors

National Premier League

(2): 2021, 2024 [7]

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References

  1. "Cavalier defender King having a dream season".
  2. https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/05/29/cavaliers-king-ready-fight-national-overseas-objectives/
  3. "King, Beckford make international starts vs Peru". 20 January 2022.
  4. "Show's over!".
  5. Richard King at Soccerway
  6. Richard King at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/05/20/cavalier-beat-mt-pleasant-third-premier-league-title/