Seejou King

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Seejou King
Personal information
Full name Seejou King
Date of birth (1992-04-14) 14 April 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Hvidovre, Denmark
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Skovshoved
Number 3
Youth career
Skjold
2007–2008 Hvidovre
2008–2011 Nordsjælland
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Nordsjælland 6 (0)
2013Sporting B (loan) 14 (3)
2013–2016 Sporting B 35 (0)
2016–2017 Aves 0 (0)
2018 Avarta 12 (0)
2018–2020 AB 40 (3)
2020–2021 B1908
2021– Skovshoved
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:21, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

Seejou King (born 14 April 1992) is a Danish footballer of Gambian descent who plays as a left-back for Skovshoved IF.

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Early life

Seejou King was born in Hvidovre, Denmark. He played under-17 football with Hvidovre IF, before being picked up by F.C. Nordsjælland. [1]

Senior career

F.C. Nordsjælland

At the start of the 2011-12 season, F.C. Nordsjælland were without a left full back, after selling Pierre Bengtsson to Danish Superliga champions F.C. Copenhagen in the previous winter and Bryan Oviedo's loan spell coming to an end, King was promoted to first team. [2]

On 16 July 2011, he made his debut for Nordsjælland in a 2–0 loss to OB, the opening match of the new season, picking up his first yellow card for a foul on Andreas Johansson. [3] Making 5 appearances for the first team in the Danish Superliga, with the arrival of Danish international Patrick Mtiliga, King had been pushed back down the pecking order.

Sporting Clube de Portugal

At the end of the 2012–2013 season January transfer window, F.C. Nordsjælland confirmed that Sporting B, the reserve-team of Sporting Clube de Portugal, had signed King on loan for the remainder of the season. King made his debut for Sporting B on 10 February 2013 in a game against Arouca. On 28 June 2013, Sporting finally decided to keep King, penning down a deal until 2016.

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 August 2011
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
F.C. Nordsjælland 2011–12 5000000050
Total5000000050
Career total5000000050

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References

  1. "Kontrakt med U17-talent, venstre back Seejou King" (in Danish). HIF.dk (Hvidovre IF). 15 July 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  2. Kjems, Torsten (4 August 2011). "Mtiliga er klar for FC Nordsjælland" (in Danish). Tipsbladet.dk. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  3. Dueholm, Jakob (17 July 2011). "FCN-debutant: Overrasket og meget nervøs" (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 11 August 2011.