Introduction
Billy King (born 12 May 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership side Inverness Caledonian Thistle, on loan from Heart of Midlothian.
Club career
A member of the club's under-20 squad on 27 October 2012, King was promoted to the first team for their match against Ross County where he was an unused substitute. He remained an unused substitute on three further occasions before on 30 January 2013, King aged 18, made his first team debut playing from the start in a 1–0 victory over Dundee in the Scottish Premier League.
In January 2016, King moved on loan to Scottish Championship side Rangers until the end of the season, with the move taking place to allow King to get first-team games in order to continue his recovery from injury. He made his first appearance for Rangers against Falkirk on 30 January 2016, coming on as a substitute for Kenny Miller, scoring the winning goal in the 90th minute.
In July 2016, King moved on a season long loan to Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
International career
He has represented Scotland at under-15 and at under-16 level. King was called up to the under-19 team in August 2012, for an international challenge match against Norway but had to withdraw. He then took part in their Dutch training camp in January, playing in a friendly against Dutch team Telstar.
He was called up to the Scotland under-21 squad on 31 August 2014.
Career statistics
- As of 2 October 2016
| Club | League | Season | League | League Cup | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | |||
| Heart of Midlothian | Scottish Premiership | 2012–13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| Scottish Championship | 2014–15 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 9 | |
| Scottish Premiership | 2015–16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 86 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 96 | 14 | ||
| Rangers (loan) | Scottish Championship | 2015–16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | Scottish Premiership | 2016–17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Career total | 100 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 114 | 16 | ||
Honours
Club
- Heart of Midlothian
- Scottish Championship: 2014–15
- Rangers
- Scottish Championship: 2015–16
- Scottish Challenge Cup: 2015–16
- Burke, Andy (5 April 2016). "Rangers 1-0 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- English, Tom (10 April 2016). "Rangers 4-0 Peterhead". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
Personal life
Born in Edinburgh King grew up in the Portobello area of the city a Hearts fan and attended Portobello High School. He has three younger brothers Adam, who currently plays for Swansea City and Ross and Robbie.