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Adam King (footballer)
Scottish footballer (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Adam King (born 11 October 1995)[3] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[4] King has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Swansea City and Dundee United, and represented Scotland at Under-U18, -19 and -21 levels.
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Heart of Midlothian
A member of the club's under-20 squad,[5] King was predominantly a midfielder, however could also play right back[6] and centre back.[7] Having yet to feature for the first team in September 2013, with the transfer window coming to a close, Premier League outfit Swansea City made an offer believed to be a five-figure sum of money for King.[8] However, Hearts administrators BDO rejected the offer.[9] Having been included in the match day squad for every game so far that season,[6] yet not featured, he made his first team debut for Heart of Midlothian (Hearts)[10] as a substitute in a friendly against German Bundesliga side Wolfsburg[11] on 13 November 2013.[12] He made his full professional debut in a Scottish Cup tie against Celtic on 1 December 2013, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute replacing Jamie Hamill.[13] He went on to make his first Scottish Premiership appearance on 21 December, playing from the start against Celtic at Celtic Park.[14]
In January, Swansea renewed their interest in King and a further bid was accepted by the club.[15] In all he made three appearances for Hearts.[16] He has featured at both under-18[2] and under-19 levels for Scotland.[17] King was nominated by STV Sport as one of 14 young players in Scottish football to watch in 2014.[4]
Swansea City
On 28 January 2014, King joined Premier League side Swansea City on a three-and-a-half-year contract,[18] for an undisclosed fee.[19] He initially joined up with the club's under-21 squad.[20] On 3 January 2015, King made his Swansea City debut in a 6–2 FA Cup win over Tranmere Rovers.[21] In May 2015, King won the 2014–15 Professional U21 Development League 2 title as part of the Swansea Under-21 team.[22]
In July 2015, King joined League One team Crewe Alexandra on loan until 6 January 2016.[23] King returned to Swansea on 5 January 2016. On 5 August of the same year he signed a season-long loan deal with League One side Southend United,[24] but this was cut short in January 2017, with the player returning to Swansea City.[25] On 29 January 2018 King signed on loan for League Two side Mansfield Town for the rest of the season.[26] On 2 July 2018, he joined Peterborough United on another loan deal set to last until January 2019,[27] but he returned to Swansea City the following month after his loan was terminated because of injury.
Dundee United
King left Swansea to join Scottish Championship club Dundee United on a three-year contract in July 2019. His brother Billy had left United the previous season.[28] In February 2020, he joined Queen's Park of Scottish League Two on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[29] On 29 January 2021, King joined Raith Rovers on loan until the end of the season.[30]
Alloa Athletic
King was released by Dundee United at the end of the 2020/21 season, he went on trial at Falkirk but was offered an immediate deal by Alloa Athletic and instead accepted the guaranteed deal and signed for The Wasps in June 2021.[31]
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Career statistics
- Appearances for Swansea City under-21s in the EFL Trophy in which age-restricted sides from Premier League clubs compete against senior clubs
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
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Personal life
Born in Edinburgh King grew up in the Portobello area of the city a Hearts fan[34] and attended Portobello High School. His older brother Billy is also a footballer, who plays for St Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland Premier Division.[35] He has two other younger brothers, Ross and Robbie.[7]
Honours
Swansea City U23
References
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