Leon King

Leon Thomson King (born 14 January 2004) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Rangers.^[1]

Leon King

Leon King in action for Rangers 2022
Personal information
Full name	Leon Thomson King
Date of birth	(2004-01-14) 14 January 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth	Barrhead, Scotland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Rangers
Number	38
Youth career
	Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Rangers	27	(0)
2025	→ Queen's Park (loan)	8	(0)
International career‡
2018	Scotland U16	2	(0)
2019	Scotland U17	4	(0)
2022–	Scotland U21	12	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 May 2025

Club career

King joined Rangers in his early years,^[2] soon appearing to be one of the club's brightest prospects.^[3][4] He made his Rangers Under-20s debut aged only 14 under the management of Graeme Murty in November 2018.^[5][6] At the end of the 2018–19 season, he was also part of the squad that won the Scottish Youth Cup against Celtic.^[7]

King made his Rangers debut on 29 November 2020 in a League Cup match against Falkirk.^[8] He made his Scottish Premiership debut for on 12 May 2021, replacing Joe Aribo in the 86th minute of a 3–0 away win against Livingston.^[9][10][11]

On 5 January 2022, King signed a contract extension until the summer of 2024 and was subsequently promoted to the first-team squad on a full time basis.^[12]

International career

King was selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in May 2022.^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rangers	2020–21[14]	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	2021–22[15]		4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2022–23[16]		15	0	0	0	2	0	6[a]	0	23	0
	2023–24[17]		5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2024–25		2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		27	0	4	0	3	0	6	0	41	0
Rangers B	2021–22[18]	—			—		—		2[b]	0	2	0
Rangers B	2022–23[19]	—			—		—		1[c]	0	1	0
Career total			27	0	4	0	3	0	9	0	43	0

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
3. Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Rangers

• Scottish Premiership: 2020–21^[20]
• Scottish Cup: 2021–22^[21]
• Scottish League Cup: 2023–24^[22]
• UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2021–22^[23]