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| Date of birth | (2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 23) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Clarendon, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Cavalier | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 - | Cavalier | 68 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → ÍBV (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Jamaica | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:25, 29 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Richard King (born 27 November 2001) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cavalier, and the Jamaica national team.
Club career
King plays for Cavalier FC in Jamaica.
In 2023, King spent one season on loan at ÍBV in Iceland.
King return to Cavalier in 2024 and lead them to the JPL title.
International career
King made his senior international debut for Jamaica against Peru and also feature in a WCQ match against Costa Rica.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 29 December 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cavalier | 2021 | Jamaica Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | 19 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 68 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 88 | 6 | ||
| ÍBV (loan) | 2023 | Besta deild karla | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 85 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 105 | 8 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the National Premier League playoffs
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- Appearances in CONCACAF Caribbean Cup
International
- As of match played 18 November 2024.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | |
Honors
Club
Cavalier
Individual
- 2024 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup Best XI
References
- "Cavalier defender King having a dream season".
- https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/05/29/cavaliers-king-ready-fight-national-overseas-objectives/
- "King, Beckford make international starts vs Peru". 20 January 2022.
- "Show's over!".
- Richard King at Soccerway
- Richard King at National-Football-Teams.com
- https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/05/20/cavalier-beat-mt-pleasant-third-premier-league-title/
- "Stein, Correa, Exilus lead Caribbean Cup Best XI". Concacaf. 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
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- Jamaican men's footballers
- 21st-century Jamaican sportsmen
- Jamaica men's international footballers
- 2024 Copa América players
- Men's association football defenders
- National Premier League players
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