Leon King
Leon Thomson King (born 14 January 2004) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Rangers.
 Leon King in action for Rangers 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leon Thomson King | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Barrhead, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Rangers | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Scotland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Scotland U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022- | Scotland U21 | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023 | |||
Career
Club
King joined Rangers in his early years, soon appearing to be one of the club's brightest prospects. He made his Rangers Under-20s debut aged only 14 under the management of Graeme Murty in November 2018. At the end of the 2018–19 season, he was also part of the squad that won the Scottish Youth Cup against Celtic.
King made his Rangers debut on 29 November 2020 in a League Cup match against Falkirk. 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.
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.
International
King was selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in May 2022.
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 May 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Rangers B | 2021–22 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Rangers B | 2022–23 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
Honours
Rangers
References
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