Solomon King Kanform

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Solomon King
Personal information
Full name Solomon King Kanform
Date of birth (1998-05-18) 18 May 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Gambia, Banjul
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking-midfielder, striker
Team information
Current team
Rahmatganj MFS
Number 10
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2022 Sheikh Jamal DC 88 (45)
2023–2024 Bregalnica 22 (2)
2024–2025 Digenis Morphou 6 (0)
2025– Rahmatganj MFS 11 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 November 2025

Solomon King Kanform (born 18 May 1998) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and captains Bangladesh Football League club Rahmatganj MFS.

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Club career

Early career

Solomon King served as captain of Falcons FC and Gambia Armed Forces FC during his time in the GFA League First Division. [1]

Sheikh Jamal DC

In 2017, Solomon King joined Sheikh Jamal DC in the Bangladesh Football League. On 8 August 2017, he scored his first league goal in a 2–1 victory over Sheikh Russel KC. [2] [3] On 26 August, he scored in a 2–1 victory over Muktijoddha Sangsad KC, leaving him with three goals in the last four matches. [4] In the following league match on 6 September, King scored a brace against Brothers Union to take his team to the top of the table. [5] Nevertheless, the Dhanmondi-based club finished runners-up in the 2017–18 league, with King scoring 15 goals, joint-top scorer alongside teammate, Raphael Odovin Onwrebe. [6]

King captained the team in the 2018–19 league. On 28 January 2019, King scored his first league goal of the season in a 2–2 draw against Rahmatganj MFS. [7] On 16 May, King scored in a 1–1 draw against Muktijoddha Sangsad, continuing the club's eight game winless run. [8] In the following game on 22 May, King scored a brace as Sheikh Jamal ended their winless run with a 4–0 victory over Rahmatganj. [9] Sheikh Jamal finished the season in sixth place, with King scoring 9 goals in 22 matches.

In the 2020–21 season, club captain, King scored 10 goals in 22 games. On 27 August 2021, King scored a brace in the final league match which ended in a 2–0 victory over Mohammedan SC, securing Sheikh Jamal a runners-up finish. [10] This also secured the club a place in the 2022 AFC Cup qualifying stage, [11] were the club were unable to participate after failing to obtain an AFC license.

Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Solomon extended his contract with the club for one more year, and also informed the club president about his desire to leave the club at the end of the 2021–22 league. [1] He began the season with a goal in a 3–0 victory against Bangladesh Air Force in the 2021 Independence Cup on 27 November 2021. [12] On 29 April 2022, King scored his final goal for the club in a 2–1 victory against Muktijoddha Sangsad in the league. [13] He ended the season with 8 goals in 18 league appearances.

FK Bregalnica Štip

On 1 September 2023, King signed for Bregalnica in the Macedonian First Football League. [14] On 3 October 2024, he scored his first league goal in a 1–2 defeat against GFK Tikvesh. [15] He finished the 2023–24 league season with 22 appearances and 2 goals as his team suffered relegation. [16]

Digenis Akritas Morphou FC

On 7 December 2024, King joined Digenis Akritas Morphou FC in the Cypriot Second Division. He made six appearances with only one as a starting player in the 2024–25 league season. [17]

Rahmatganj MFS

On 26 February 2025, King returned to the Bangladesh Football League, joining Rahmatganj MFS in the mid-season transfer window of the 2024–25 season. [18]

Personal life

King was born into a Catholic Christian family in Banjul, Gambia. He converted to Islam during his time in Bangladesh. [19]

References

  1. 1 2 "Midfield king ready to represent Gambia". thepoint.gm. April 28, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  2. "Solomon denies Sk Russel". The Daily Star. August 9, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  3. "Jamal ride on super-sub King". New Age. August 9, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  4. "রাজার মতোই খেলছেন সলোমন কিং" [Solomon King is playing like a king]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). August 26, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  5. "King takes Sheikh Jamal to top". The Daily Star. September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  6. "কলঙ্ক নিয়েই শেষ হলো প্রিমিয়ার ফুটবল লিগ" [The Premier League ended in disgrace]. Jago News24 (in Bengali). January 13, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  7. "Rahmatganj hold Sheikh Jamal". Daily Sun. January 28, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  8. "শেখ জামালের ড্র ও সাইফের বড় জয়" [Sheikh Jamal's draw and Saif's big win]. Jago News24 (in Bengali). May 17, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  9. "MSC throw away 3-goal advantage". The Daily Star. May 23, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  10. "Sheikh Jamal emerge runners-up". New Age. August 28, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  11. "শেখ জামালকে সুখবর দিলেন সলোমন কিং" [Solomon King gave good news to Sheikh Jamal]. banglatribune.com (in Bengali). August 27, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  12. "শুরু হলো স্বাধীনতা কাপ, প্রথম ম্যাচে সহজ জয় শেখ জামালের" [Independence Cup begins, Sheikh Jamal wins easily in first match]. Jago News24 (in Bengali). November 27, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  13. "Sheikh Jamal DC beat Muktijoddha SKC in BPL". bssnews.net. April 29, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  14. "PHOTO: Bregalnica strengthened with a Gambian and an Australian of Macedonian origin". slobodenpecat.mk. September 1, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  15. "Tikves - Bregalnica Stip 2:1". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  16. "Bregalnica & Makedonija GjP get relegated". macedonianfootball.com. May 4, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  17. "Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου - Επίσημη Ιστοσελίδα". www.cfa.com.cy. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  18. "রহমতগঞ্জের জার্সিতে বাংলাদেশে ফিরছেন সলোমন কিং!" [Solomon King is returning to Bangladesh in a Rahmatganj jersey!]. offsidebangladesh.com (in Bengali). February 26, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  19. "মুসলিম হলেন জামালের অধিনায়ক গাম্বিয়ান সলোমন" [Gambian captain Solomon Jamal converts to Islam]. Dhaka Post (in Bengali). January 22, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2025.