Joshua Christian Kojo King ( give birth 15 January 1992 ) is a norwegian professional football player who plays as a fore for Premier League baseball club Watford and the Norway national team. King was signed by Manchester United from Vålerenga in 2008. After loan spells with Preston North End, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hull City and Blackburn Rovers, he signed permanently with Blackburn in January 2013, before switching to AFC Bournemouth in May 2015. In February 2021, in a deadline day deal, he returned to the clear flight with a motion to Everton.
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After representing norway at under-15, under-16, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels, King made his senior international debut against Iceland in 2012, and scored his beginning external goal against Cyprus late that year .
early animation [edit ]
Born in Oslo, to a gambian father and a norwegian mother, King grew up in the suburb of Romsås. [ 4 ] He began his career with the local anesthetic clubhouse, Romsås IL, before switching to Vålerenga when he was 15. [ 5 ] While at Vålerenga, King trained with English side Manchester United on multiple occasions, but UEFA rules prevented him from signing a condense with the club until he was 16. [ 6 ] He besides had trial offers from Chelsea, Sunderland and Ipswich Town, but rejected those in favor of Manchester United. [ 5 ]
Club career [edit ]
manchester United [edit ]
King signed for Manchester United when he turned 16 in January 2008, [ 7 ] and made his debut for the under-18 slope in a 5–1 home frustration to Sunderland on 29 March 2008. [ 8 ] He played just once more in the league that temper, deoxyadenosine monophosphate well as making five substitute appearances in the Blue Stars Youth Cup in May 2008. He began the following temper by scoring four goals in four matches as the Manchester United Under-17s won the 2008 Milk Cup. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] He then played in two matches at the get down of the 2008–09 Premier Academy League temper before an injury in October 2008 kept him out until January 2009. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Two games after his comeback, King scored doubly in a 5–0 win over Bolton Wanderers on 31 January 2009. [ 16 ] The follow workweek, he was named as an unused alternate for the reserves in a Manchester Senior Cup match against Stockport County, [ 17 ] before making his reserve debut as a stand-in for Robbie Brady in a Premier Reserve League match against Bolton Wanderers three days former. [ 18 ] He then made his first begin of the season for the Under-18s against Manchester City on 14 February, only to miss the next two months of the temper. He returned at the begin of April 2009, [ 19 ] fair in time to play in the quarrel to the end of the Under-18 league season, as United finished in second topographic point, 19 points behind winners Manchester City. At the startle of the 2009–10 season, King came on as a stand-in for Zoran Tošić in the final of the Lancashire Senior Cup, a 1–0 acquire over Bolton Wanderers. [ 20 ] He then started the reserves ‘ first three league games of the season, [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] and was rewarded for his performances by being given a rate on the bench for the inaugural team ‘s League Cup third gear round off equal against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 23 September 2009. He was given the phone number 41 jersey and came on as an 81st-minute substitute for goalscorer Danny Welbeck. Although King had two opportunities to add to United ‘s lead, the match finished 1–0 and United progressed to the fourth round of the contest. [ 24 ] He was again named as a stand-in for the fourth round off match against Barnsley, but he did not take to the plain. [ 25 ] King was an built-in separate of the under-18s side for the remainder of the season, scoring six goals in 14 appearances as the team won Group C of the 2009–10 Premier Academy League ; [ 26 ] they were drawn against Arsenal in the play-off semi-finals, and although King scored his penalty in the shoot-out after the match finished in a 1–1 draw, Arsenal ultimately won 5–3. [ 27 ]
Preston North end [edit ]
After impressing for Manchester United in the 2010–11 pre-season, King joined Championship side Preston North End – managed by Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson ‘s son, Darren – on a three-month loanword deal on 7 August 2010, becoming Preston ‘s 1,000th player [ 28 ] and linking up with fellow United loanee Matty James. [ 29 ] He made his debut the following day, coming on as a 70th-minute ersatz for Paul Hayes in Preston ‘s 2–0 frustration by Doncaster Rovers on the hatchway sidereal day of the 2010–11 season. [ 30 ] King ‘s first goal for Preston came in his moment match, a League Cup first round tie against Stockport County on 10 August ; after coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Chris Brown, he intercepted a goal kick from Andy Lonergan and curled the ball past the Stockport goalkeeper, making the final score 5–0. He had earlier added an assist after running 60 yards down the right wing and cross for Paul Hayes ‘ second finish – the fourth of the match. [ 31 ] King made his first start for Preston on 21 August, playing the wide 90 minutes of the team ‘s 1–0 home gain over Portsmouth ; King was named man of the match for his performance, in which he repeatedly threatened the Portsmouth goal. [ 32 ] King played in seven of Preston ‘s first 12 league games, but suffered an ankle wound at the end of October 2010 that ruled him out for the rest of the loan, and he returned to Manchester United. [ 33 ] After his recovery towards the end of November, King returned to Preston on another loan until 4 January 2011 ; [ 34 ] however, he made just one more appearance for the club before being recalled by Manchester United a few days early on. [ 35 ] Some sources suggested that Alex Ferguson recalled King and chap loanees Matty James and Ritchie De Laet in retaliation for Preston sacking his son, Darren, [ 36 ] but Alex belated indicated that King and De Laet had not enjoyed their clock time at Preston and did not want to return to the club. [ 37 ]
return to Manchester United [edit ]
After his return to Manchester United, King was a regular in the reserve team, playing in 17 of the concluding 18 games of the season ; his merely absence came against Arsenal on 28 April 2011. He was besides regularly on the scoresheet, peculiarly in the Manchester Senior Cup, in which he scored twice in an 8–0 succeed over Bury [ 38 ] and three times in a 6–1 winnings over Rochdale. [ 39 ] He besides hit two against Oldham Athletic in the quarter-finals of the Lancashire Senior Cup [ 40 ] and against Chelsea in the Premier Reserve League [ 41 ] to finish the season with 11 goals as the team won the Manchester Senior Cup and the Premier Reserve League North. In among these performances, King was besides named on the judiciary for three first-team matches, including Manchester United ‘s 4–0 away league win over Wigan Athletic and their FA Cup wins over Crawley Town and Arsenal, [ 42 ] [ 43 ] [ 44 ] a well as travelling with the team for the first gear leg of their Champions League round of 16 link with Marseille. [ 45 ] In recognition of his performances in the second half of the season, King was rewarded with a new biennial contract with Manchester United, keeping him at the clubhouse until the summer of 2013. [ 46 ]
King with Mönchengladbach in August 2011 In August 2011, King coupled german cabaret Borussia Mönchengladbach on loan for the duration of the 2011–12 season. The lend agreement between Borussia and Manchester United was foremost announced by Borussia ‘s director of fun, Max Eberl, at the club ‘s general meet on 29 May 2011, [ 47 ] but the act was held up when King suffered a groin injury requiring operating room while on international duty with the Norway Under-21 side. [ 48 ] Borussia confirmed the loan transfer on 22 July 2011, the terms of which were undisclosed by either club, although it was still capable to King passing a medical examination on 1 August. [ 49 ] He began individual training with Borussia on 2 August, [ 50 ] before linking up with the stay of the squad concisely afterwards. King made his first appearance for Borussia Mönchengladbach as a alternate on 19 August 2011, in Borussia ‘s 4–1 winnings against VfL Wolfsburg. [ 51 ] After just one more ersatz appearance and a total of 19 minutes on the field, a recurrence of King ‘s breakwater injury resulted in his loan spell being terminated early. [ 52 ] Having returned to England, King joined Hull City on lend for the rest of the 2011–12 season on 16 January 2012. [ 53 ] He made his debut as an 86th-minute alternate for Liam Rosenior in a 1–0 away win at Reading on 21 January. [ 54 ] King played in four back-to-back matches at the start of his spell at Hull, but on 9 February 2012, he appeared for the Manchester United reserves in their 4–2 Manchester Senior Cup defeat at home to Manchester City ; [ 55 ] he played for 61 minutes of the match before being replaced by Reece Brown. [ 56 ] It took until 9 April for King to score his foremost goal for Hull, scoring the equalizer as Hull came from behind to beat Middlesbrough 2–1 ; King besides provided the aid for Matty Fryatt ‘s winning finish. [ 57 ] King returned to Manchester United on 1 May and went straight back into the allow team for their Lancashire Senior Cup semi-final against Blackpool ; Manchester United won 5–4 on penalties after neither side could produce a finish in convention time, with King scoring United ‘s first penalty. [ 58 ] Another penalty shoot-out followed in King ‘s future couple for the reserves, the Premier Reserve League play-off match against the winners of the confederacy section, Aston Villa ; after coming on as a substitute for captain Davide Petrucci, King was one of three scorers for Manchester United in the shoot-out as they won 3–1 to take the claim. [ 59 ]
Blackburn Rovers [edit ]
“ He ‘s confident, we calm want him to produce more end products but he ‘s a constant menace to the opposition. ”
Blackburn Rovers coach Gary Bowyer on King [ 60 ]
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At the begin of the 2012–13 season, King found himself a regular in the Manchester United military reserve team, and scored the team ‘s last goal in the 90th minute of their 4–0 win over Accrington Stanley in the final of the Lancashire Senior Cup on 8 August 2012. [ 61 ] however, despite playing in seven of the reserves ‘ inaugural nine games of the season, he was ineffective to make the step up to the first team – he was an unused substitute in the League Cup third gear round couple against Newcastle United on 26 September, [ 62 ] and came on as a substitute for Danny Welbeck in the 85th minute of the dead rubber Champions League group match against Galatasaray on 20 November. [ 63 ] In research of first-team football, King was allowed to join Blackburn Rovers on lend until 31 December 2012, [ 64 ] with a view to finally making the be active permanent. Despite rival up front from Jordan Rhodes, Colin Kazim-Richards, Rubén Rochina and Nuno Gomes, [ 65 ] he made his debut two days late, coming on as a 55th-minute alternate for Marcus Olsson in a 2–0 kill at home plate to Millwall. [ 66 ] He scored his first goal for the golf club at home to Cardiff City on 7 December, an equalizer after Mark Hudson had put Cardiff in front ; however, Cardiff scored a far three goals and won 4–1. [ 67 ] After scoring two goals in eight appearances, King ‘s transplant to Blackburn was made permanent wave as he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract on 2 January 2013, with the option of extending the distribute by a further year. [ 68 ] In an FA Cup match against Derby County on 26 January, [ 69 ] he was forced to come off with a hamstring injury ; he had besides missed the three games prior to that with the same wound. [ 70 ] He went on to make a total of 20 appearances for Blackburn that season. [ 69 ] His first goal of the 2013–14 season came on 24 August in Blackburn ‘s 5–2 victory over Barnsley, where he converted a Todd Kane pass into a finish from six yards out. [ 71 ] On 14 February 2015, King scored his first Rovers hat trick in a 4–1 gain against Stoke City in the FA Cup 5th round. [ 72 ] He did not net any early goals that season .
AFC Bournemouth [edit ]
right) playing for King ( ) play for AFC Bournemouth in 2017 On 28 May 2015, after turning down a new sign at Blackburn, King switched to AFC Bournemouth ahead of their first-ever season in the Premier League. He credited the ethos of director Eddie Howe and the opportunity to be a top-flight regular as his reasons to sign. [ 73 ] He made his introduction for Bournemouth on 8 August as they began the season with a 0–1 home plate defeat against Aston Villa. [ 74 ] King ‘s first finish for the Cherries came on 21 November, when he opened a 2–2 draw at Swansea City ; [ 75 ] on 12 December he scored the winning goal from a corner kick routine as Bournemouth beat his erstwhile club United 2–1 at Dean Court. [ 76 ] King finished the season as Bournemouth ‘s top scorekeeper, scoring seven times in all competitions, with six of those coming in the Premier League. King went on a sensational score run in 2017, from belated February to March 2017, King scored five goals in three Premier League matches, including an equal goal on his return to Old Trafford, and concluding with a hat-trick in a 3–2 home gain over West Ham despite missing a spot-kick in the first base ten-spot minutes of that match. He became the sixth Norwegian player to score three times in a Premier League match. [ 77 ] On 29 August 2017, King signed a new four-year contract with Bournemouth. [ 78 ] King enjoyed another fat crusade in the 2018–19 temper, netting 12 times in 35 Premier League appearances. [ 79 ]
Everton [edit ]
On 1 February 2021, the survive sidereal day of the winter transfer window, Everton announced the bless of King from Bournemouth for a nominative fee. He agreed to a batch until the end of the season with an option to extend the manage. [ 80 ] He made his debut away against Leeds United on 3 February, coming on in the 87th minute. Everton won the game 2–1. King was announced to be leaving the club upon the termination of his shrink, one of four first team players to not be having their contracts renewed. [ 81 ]
Watford [edit ]
On 9 July 2021, King joined newly promoted Premier League side Watford on a exempt transfer, a biennial consider with the option of a third. [ 82 ] On 23 October 2021, King scored his first goals for Watford, which subsequently was a hat-trick in Watford ’ s 5–2 away win against Everton. [ 83 ]
International career [edit ]
After representing Norway at youth external level, Egil Olsen called up King to Norway ‘s police squad for two World Cup qualifiers in September 2012. [ 84 ] He made his debut against Iceland on 7 September 2012, when he replaced Mohammed Abdellaoue after 65 minutes. [ 85 ] King had the ball in the back of the net eight minutes late, but the goal was disallowed. [ 86 ] Four days subsequently in Norway ‘s adjacent match, he replaced Abdellaoue at one-half time against Slovenia. [ 87 ] King replaced Alexander Søderlund as a utility at half time against Cyprus in Larnaca on 16 October 2012, then won a penalty and scored the last goal in Norway ‘s 3–1 victory. [ 88 ] He was included in the Norway squad for the 2013 UEFA european Under-21 Football Championship, but as he was a regular penis of the elder team he had to play the World Cup qualifying match against Albania, along with his under-21 teammates Valon Berisha, Håvard Nordtveit and Markus Henriksen before they traveled to the championship in Israel. [ 89 ] King appeared in the under-21 team ‘s matches against Italy U-21 and Spain U-21 during the backing. [ 69 ] He scored his second full external goal in his future appearance, scoring the second goal in a 2–0 victory over Cyprus on 6 September 2013. [ 90 ] On 10 October 2014, he scored two goals against Malta in a 3–0 away win in UEFA Euro 2016 passing, [ 91 ] but was dropped by director Per-Mathias Høgmo from their play-off against Hungary in target of Veton Berisha, Marcus Pedersen and Alexander Søderlund. [ 92 ]
career statistics [edit ]
golf club [edit ]
- As of match played 28 November 2021[69][93]
International [edit ]
- As of match played 13 November 2021[94]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Norway
2012
4
1
2013
5
1
2014
6
2
2015
4
0
2016
8
3
2017
4
3
2018
6
2
2019
9
5
2020
5
0
2021
6
0
Total
57
17
- As of match played 30 March 2021
- Scores and results list Norway’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each King goal.
Honours [edit ]
Individual
References [edit ]
- Profile at the Everton F.C. website
- Joshua King at Soccerbase
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